Two days later...
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The weather here was lovely today. Thick clouds covered the azure sky, keeping the sunlight from getting too intense. The sea breeze was gentle, and the waves were calm, making it a perfect time for families to come down to the beach and enjoy themselves.
Unfortunately, Earth had suffered far too many hardships lately, and the chaos spreading across the globe was still ongoing. As a result, there weren't many tourists at this vacation spot. The beach, which was usually packed with people, had more seabirds and seagulls resting or looking for food on the sand, in the shallows, and along the seawall than it did visitors.
Of course, no matter how many tourists there were, or how bad Earth's public safety situation had become, none of that could affect a certain utterly carefree little girl!
"Mm-hmm..."
?(⊙~⊙*)?
"Shoo! Shoo..."
??(ˉ﹃ˉ?) Slurp~!
See?
At this Pacific island resort, whose name was something like Hawaii, Annie had used some green banknotes from another world to buy the snacks she wanted. Now she was sitting on a seawall by the beach, swinging her bare feet as she shooed away the seagulls begging her for food and happily gobbled down her snacks.
As for how the shopkeeper—or some bank in the future—would react when they discovered that the real banknotes she'd been splurging on over the past two days were actually "counterfeit" in this world, that was none of her concern.
(...)
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(My respected little mistress, those two shifty-looking fellows on the beach chairs behind you have been watching you for quite some time. They're arguing about who should come over and talk to you first... So I don't think they're good people. Would you like me to jump out and take care of them?)
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—Besides, Tibbers