The timeline is always around now. The perspective is that of Toriumi.
“……It’s not fluffy anymore.”
Maito-san poked my side and looked a bit sad.
Yeah. Well. You know.
Sorry, but it’s not fluffy anymore.
No, at first, it was like, an accident. It was an accident, yeah.
Suddenly, I was in a survival situation, and there was no food at all, right? If I didn’t use the fat I had stored, I’d die, so, naturally, I lost weight, yeah.
After merging with the people from the information room, the survival aspect decreased a bit, but then it got even worse after being thrown out with Kariya? Not only was there no food, but I was forced to exercise, so naturally, I lost weight.
Eventually, I found some rice, which somehow helped us get food, but then I had no cooking skills, so eating undercooked or burnt rice was worse than eating porridge, so I ended up eating porridge, and of course, I kept losing weight!
……And so.
By the time I merged with the other members of the chemistry club, my body mass had already decreased, or rather, I looked emaciated. Well, regardless of the process, I ended up successfully dieting.
At first, I lost more muscle than fat, and my physical strength decreased, and I was dangerously malnourished.
But after merging, there was no longer any danger to my life in terms of nutrition.
My health improved, and then, I suddenly realized this!
“My body feels light… I’ve never felt this happy before…”
My body feels light!
……And then. You know. It became fun? Even though it was an accident-induced forced diet, once you lose a little weight, it starts to become fun?
Then, you start aiming for greater heights, right? Huh?
The ingredients to aim higher were all there. Typical otherworld!
First, the otherworldly correction.
It wasn’t hard to move my body, thanks to the incredible otherworldly correction.
Even though my muscle mass hadn’t changed, my body could move. And yet, my calorie consumption didn’t change either. Yeah, super convenient.
Next, the monsters.
……I had to fight to survive, so it was inevitable, right? So, well, we were hunting monsters every day. And that turned out to be a great exercise.
If I had been a rear guard mage-type job like Hagasaki-kun or President, it wouldn’t have been much of an exercise, but I was a frontline job. Naturally, I was always moving. If I worked hard, it reduced the danger for those in the back, made it easier for Kadomi-kun, and most importantly, reduced the risk for front-liners like Suzumoto and Hariu who had abandoned their defenses. It was all good.
Finally, the meals.
Well, yeah. Fortunately, someone in our department who could cook was there. Or rather, it’s better to say there was someone who could cook.
And that person liked meat, but loved vegetables too. I think we were blessed in terms of health from our meals.
……And, well. With this foundation in place, and already having survived severe conditions, my weight was on a downward trend!……and then, it started to become fun, really.
Well, since it’s a different world, why not try dieting a bit!
From then on, every day was a day of dieting.
First, I increased my physical activity. Even though I was already exercising more in the otherworld, I added things like swinging axes and swords, and going hunting.
One good thing was that Maito-san felt a strangely close affinity towards me… Well, it seems she found it easier to ask me for favors than other members. (Once Maito-san likes someone, they’ll naturally become attached, but if you let them stay attached, they’ll become even more so, unlike Suzumoto who would peel them off or Hagasaki-kun who would act all aloof.)
So, whenever Maito-san asked me for something, it was usually, “Go hunt some meat!” Just doing these favors was enough exercise. Other times, she’d say, “Make a pot stew!” or “Add another oven!” and even blacksmithing turned out to be quite the workout. Plus, it was fun seeing the dining table become more luxurious or creating new items. Yeah.
So, I took to exercising more actively.
Then, revising my diet.
…Though, that part wasn’t too hard.
After all, it’s a different world. My diet was entirely managed by Maito-san.
…Snacking, well, it couldn’t be helped.
No, if I asked, Maito-san would make snacks endlessly. Really. (Once I tried asking, and she made cream puffs. Who knew she could make those? I was surprised, and I was even more surprised when she took a croquembouche to the drama club, and the drama club surprised me again by starting a skit called “This Thief Cat!” at a wedding.)
But, if I didn’t ask for snacks, the meals became more elaborate, and they weren’t necessarily high in calories. (Usually, when Maito-san had extra time, she’d start cooking a demi-glace sauce, or a consommé, or start making bonito flakes… that sort of thing.)
So, living in another world with Maito-san as my dietary cast, I naturally… oh, I did make an effort to reduce carbohydrates.
I mean, it feels a bit odd to tell someone, “I’m going to lose weight!”, or I thought it might make Maito-san, who was already struggling with ingredients and cooking conditions in another world, even more troubled with meal preparation, so I thought I’d quietly try it out.
So, essentially. Dodging Maito-san, who apparently loves feeding people a lot, meant I had to become the one serving the rice!
Also, if I came across unavoidable high-calorie foods, I’d just enjoy them without fuss and maybe request something lighter for the next meal, which would nicely turn out to be low-calorie! Or I’d just give up and decide to exercise it off!
And then there was the order of eating diet. After the library was restored, I collected information there too. Mainly, though not for dieting methods, but to find simple, low-calorie recipes to request. Yeah.
…Dieting in another world meant.
It was a physical battle to increase exercise, a mental battle against my own desires, and a strategic battle on how to get Maito-san to comply. Yeah.
And before I knew it, I had achieved my ideal weight! Applause!
This ideal weight, born of 99% effort and 1% chance! I was overjoyed, and so were the other club members, though not everyone was happy.
“It’s not fluffy…”
First, Maito-san.
Well, she was happy if I was happy.
It seems she felt sad when she poked me and realized I was no longer fluffy as before. Yeah, sorry about that.
For now, I gave Maito-san a mysterious squishy object that had washed up on the beach near Aitzoll as a gift. She started occasionally poking and playing with the squishy. Good for her.
“……By the way, Toriumi, are you really Toriumi? You seem to have shrunk quite a bit. Horizontally.”
And then there was another person. This time, it was Senior Itoigawa.
“It’s me, Toriumi. Peace, peace.”
“Ah, that smug double peace sign, that’s definitely Toriumi. But where did you leave those B-cup or bigger breasts you used to have?”
“I triumphed over fat with friendship and effort!”
“That’s great, I’m very sorry to hear that.”
Senior Itoigawa, who used to come and grope me without any hesitation, seemed somewhat disappointed.
“……But, if you say you’re okay with it, then I think it’s okay too. It’s a pity though.”
But she was still a senior after all.
“If a person can become who they want to be, that’s what matters most. So, if you wanted to lose weight and you did, that should be celebrated and appreciated. It’s a pity, though.”
“Is that so?”
“Especially in your case, it’s all about accumulated effort, right? It might have started with forced malnutrition, but afterwards, it was all due to your own efforts. So as a senior, I’m proud of a junior who has made such efforts.”
She really had a way with words. As expected from a senior.
You know, this senior also practices the “becoming who you want to be” ethos, and I can sort of understand the immense effort it takes. Yeah.
“Well, it’s a pity it’s not fluffy anymore.”
“It’s a pity, isn’t it?”
But she was still senior, indeed. Yeah.
“It’s a pity. What a pity! Now Maito is the only one with a chest left for me to grope. What are you going to do about it, huh?”
“Why don’t you just grope Maito?”
“Then bring Maito here! Make her my exclusive pudding factory and groping staff!”
“If we do that, we’d lose our food provider, equipment maker, and cleaning staff, so that’s not going to work.”
“You little! Ah! Punching you is hard now! What’s this! How dare you! Those abs, how dare they! Despite being Toriumi! Despite being Toriumi!”
……In the end.
Well, yeah.
It turned out that our bodies would revert to their original state when we return to our world, which was quite a shock to me.
But, well, Maito-san’s face was melting off, and we also had severe scars on our bodies. I think it’s better to return with our bodies as they are now than as they were. Well, it can’t be helped, I guess.
……And now that I’ve experienced weight loss once, I just have to keep at it even when we return to our original world!
I’ll defeat fat with friendship and effort as many times as necessary!
So does Maito have her body reverted back to how it was before since she goes back to her world through an unconventional way
Anyway thanks for translating