Chapter 46 – Let's go scout in adult form

I dесided to gо сhесk оut the proреrty Mаshiro’s fathеr hаd intrоduсеd tо me.

Somеhow, he’s bеing аbnormаllу hеlрful аnd it’s kind of sсarу.

What’s he аiming fоr?

Is hе trуing to get mе and Мashiro togеthеr?

Is he insane!?

I’m prасtically half-unemрlоyed.

Well, my currеnt inсome еasilу ехсeeds double whаt I made аs а rеgular salаrуmаn, but this kind of thing is unstablе.

Snap оut of it, Mashiro’s fаthеr!

While thinking such things, I оbviоusly сouldn’t go tо the viewing loоking like Sрiсe.

Reluctantly, I hаd no сhоiсe but tо take оn thе аppеarаnсе оf аn adult mаn.

Wаit, nо, what dо I mеan ‘reluctantly’? This is my true form.

“I’ve completely been taken over by Spice… Ugh, it’s cold! Damn it, I’m forced to turn on the AC. I didn’t mind it until last year, but my room is cheaply built and cold…”

It’s insane to Stream from here.

The warmth indoors, the cold air outside… the sound must be leaking out everywhere.

I need to move as soon as possible.

Hence the viewing, the viewing.

I put Flota, Ignite, and Floppy into my backpack.

You could call it full Equipment.

‘Moving, is it! How exciting~!!’

‘Mmm, a wide room is desirable for a Grimoire too~’

‘Master, I will consume Electric Power, but if you put me in your pocket, I can cast the Warmth Magic.’

Among the excited Grimoires, Floppy said something I couldn’t ignore.

“What!? Floppy, you can use Magic now?”

‘I learned from Big Sister and Big Brother. I can use Warmth, Float, Levitation, and Tinder.’

“Amazing.”

My A-Phone has become incredible.

Even though it’s a consumer product, isn’t it starting to surpass the Original?

Is this the Grimoire Effect?

I put Floppy into my slacks pocket.

Whoa—it’s warm!!

This is irresistible.

Since there seems to be a limit to the Electric Power, I decided to have her use it moderately as I headed to the real estate agency.

It seemed my story had been communicated by Mashiro’s father.

The real estate agent welcomed me with a smile.

I saw the apartment building’s exterior the other day.

Its age… it’s been forty years!?

It seems relatively clean, probably due to various renovations and seismic reinforcement work.

I rode along in the real estate agent’s car to get there.

It’s one station away from where I currently live.

It gets that much farther from the city center, but since this is a terminal station in the countryside, it’s fine because I can take the first train and get a seat.

“As you may know, this property just underwent Dungeonization the other day. Normally, it would become an accident property requiring Special Cleansing, but the tenant underwent Grudge Spirit Transformation, so it was defeated. As a result, it was returned to the owner in a clean state.”

“I see, I see…”

Dungeonization has its pros and cons.

If you Clear it without causing large-scale destruction, the property remains clean.

If you defeat a tenant who has undergone Grudge Spirit Transformation, no corpse remains, so the cleanup is easy too.

I see, so there are advantages like this.

What an irreverent advantage.

At the arrived apartment building, we took the elevator up to the floor.

Hmm, hmm. Fourth floor of a six-story apartment building, Room 5.

It’s originally Room 4, but they named it Room 5 because four is considered unlucky.

I wonder if things like this affect Dungeonization too.

“Taking the opportunity, renovations were done, and only this room has soundproofing equipment installed. The owner apparently wants to renovate all the rooms and turn it into a condominium for sale rather than rental.”

“I see. Price-wise, what’s it like?”

“Are you interested? Here you go.”

“Oho!”

Looking at the monthly payment plan and such, it seems doable.

Incidentally, without Mashiro’s father’s backing, it seems I wouldn’t even be able to rent it.

Apparently, I have no credit at the moment.

Once you’ve been a Streamer for a year, the Labyrinth Ministry starts backing your credit… but even then, buying a house seems difficult.

Tch, maybe I should just buy it, prepared to have a leash around my neck.

‘Master, first let’s look around inside! I’m itching to fly out!!’

I heard Flota’s voice clearly, so the real estate person was startled.

They looked around with a frightened expression.

“Don’t worry, it’s not a Grudge Spirit. I believe I mentioned I’m a Streamer? My companions are inside the backpack.”

“Ah, I see…! I’ve heard Streamers handle machines that talk by themselves.”

The real estate person, relieved to have a reason for the fear they felt.

Yeah, if you suddenly heard a woman’s voice in an accident property, it would be scary.

‘Mmm, I can’t take it anymore~!! I’m flyin’ out!’

“Whoa—!! A, a deep man’s voice—!!”

‘That’s not fair, Ignite! I’m Spawning too!!’

A red-and-orange-colored Grimoire and a light blue Grimoire Spawned out of the backpack.

Floating lightly, they looked around the room.

‘Haha—, this is quite something! The entrance hallway is a bit narrow, but over here… the bath and toilet are separate!’

‘Whoooa! The toilet is spacious, isn’t it! You could put a bookshelf here.’

‘Over here, over here, Ignite! There are three rooms! What’s this room without a window?’

‘That’d be the married couple’s bedroom.’

“Don’t say ‘married couple.’ I’m single.”

While having such conversations with the Grimoires, I began the interior viewing.

The real estate person followed, trembling.

You don’t need to be that scared.

They’re both good-natured Grimoires.