I feel like Yunoki was told that Volume 2 would be all they were getting. So they're trying to speedrun the backstories and final arcs to hit a proper conclusion.
A classic optical illusion. The ear and necklace of the young woman can be seen as the eye and mouth of an old woman, with her chin as a really big nose.
Sure, but you don't want to call that out unless you're 100%.
Could you imagine if he'd said "because you're chubby?" in that moment? Might have really hurt her feelings.
I feel like that will be her recurring motif. Thinking she's doing everything "right" to get what she wants but unable to see past her own selfishness and galactic-scale ego.