Chapter 104 – Review session for the collaboration stream

“I sаw it! I saw it!”

“I saw it toо!”

“Whаt a greаt duo theу wеrе.”

Тhis wаs Dаikyo Тsuguya’s rеsidеncе.

Наving bееn invited, I brоught Mаshiro alоng fоr а visit.

It wаs one оf the uрper-levеl units in а large apаrtmеnt building, with only two floors оn thе first level.

Naturally, it wаs quitе spaсious.

In thе living rооm, insidе the enormous hоt platе рlаced оn thе tаble…

Thе wives and сhildren of Mr. Daikуо were busilу аrranging thе gyozа they had mаde.

It wаs а gyoza partу.

Mаshirо hаd beеn told by thе mоrе energеtic оf thе twо wivеs, “Yоu’re а guеst, sо just relах,” but she insisted, “No, I’m happier when I’m moving around, so let me help!” and was currently assisting.

Hmm, he really does have two wives.

One was a woman with long hair, giving off a lively impression.

She had a somewhat plump feel to her, and indeed, she looked perfect standing next to Mr. Daikyo.

“I used to be a Labyrinth Conqueror too, you know. Oh, back in the old days, before adventure streams existed, they called us Labyrinth Conquerors. Papa was my senior in high school, and he invited me to become a Labyrinth Conqueror together… Ah, we went through a lot…”

“Wow! So that’s how you met!! That’s so nice. You’re childhood friends, aren’t you?!”

“What about you, Ms. Mashiro? You were also a senior and junior, right?”

“Y-yes. In university…”

“How lovely!”

The other wife was a slender woman with short hair.

She said she’s now freelance and deals with the Labyrinth Ministry, but she was originally a staff member there.

“Mhm, mhm. I ended up being in charge of Tsuguya-san through Labyrinth Ministry connections, and that’s how we met. I thought it was hopeless because Mariya-san was already there, but…”

“Hey, both Miyuki and I said, ‘We’ll accept you both!’ It was pretty amazing, wasn’t it?”

“Whoa…”

Mashiro seemed somewhat dazed.

These were tales from the hero’s youthful days.

“Mama, you’re just talking!!”

“Make the gyoza!!”

“Ah, we’re being scolded!”

“Let’s do it, let’s do it.”

Smiling, the wives returned to their tasks.

And then… back to the beginning.

The topic was my recent collab stream with Kiraboshi Hazuki.

It seemed everyone here had made contact with her long before I did.

“Well, due to my position, my connection was only very superficial… She made my avatar, you see. I’d say she’s like the Mama of me as a streamer now.”

The “Mama” remark bursting forth from his rugged appearance.

A manly declaration, unhesitating despite having two beautiful wives and children!

Note: There’s an industry custom where streamers call the illustrator who designs their avatar “Mama.”

Thinking about that, Spice doesn’t have a Mama, huh.

Even that Charaway has one…!

“Right now, were you thinking, ‘Even Charaway has a Mama…’?”

“You’re perceptive…!”

Everyone burst out laughing.

The gyoza were starting to cook nicely.

The short-haired wife, Ms. Miyuki, who seemed to be the gyoza-frying commander, looked at them with a professional eye, added a little water, and put the lid on.

Oh, with a sizzling sound, the hot plate filled with steam.

“Charaway and I went to Little Hazuki’s school festival last year, you know.”

“Whoa. That was around the time I had just debuted or hadn’t even debuted yet, right?”

“That’s right, that’s right. So you could say we’ve known her for a relatively long time. We met her when she was still just a regular student, but she probably doesn’t remember.”

Yatagarasu, you encountered her that early!

And Charaway was Kiraboshi Hazuki’s first collab partner.

One way or another, everyone here has been looked after by that top streamer girl.

“People like that really exist in this world, huh… A girl straight out of an anime protagonist role.”

When I muttered that, the remaining three members of Four Guys stared intently at me.

“Coming from you, Spice-san?”

“You’re quite something yourself.”

“I don’t think I lose in terms of the weight of what I carry.”

I, is that so!?

I get a little flustered when I become the topic of conversation.

At that moment, the fried gyoza were ready.

By the hand of Mrs. Miyuki, the gyoza were divided up.

Furthermore, the beer poured by Mariya-san was set out.

“Now then… Cheers!”

The gyoza are all ready, the first permitted toast!

Mr. Daikyo had left all the arrangements to his wives, so he might be nicely henpecked, in a good way.

The beer was delicious.

The gyoza were also very delicious.

Partway through, Mashiro started entertaining the children, which was a great help.

Flota, whom I had brought along, popped out and started saying things like:

『I was observing, but they seem like very well-behaved children! They probably won’t dirty books! Here, let me teach you the elementary basics of magic!』

The wives, who knew the threats of Dungeons past, were on guard…!

I hurriedly had to explain that she was a relatively good Grimoire, so the danger was relatively low.

『Master!! What do you mean “relatively,” what do you mean “relatively”!!』

“I can’t state it definitively…”

“Hey, mister! You’re Little Spice, right?”

“Transform! Transform!”

Ughh, I’m being pressured by Mr. Daikyo’s children.

Looking back, the wives were watching with sparkling eyes, and Mr. Daikyo seemed completely engrossed in eating rice with gyoza.

What a situation.

“Fine then… Listen up? This is a secret from your friends. Let’s go, Flota.”

『Understood! Wooah, Magic Power release! Here you go, Master!』

“Metamorphose Spice!”

A spiral of black and white light surged up, enveloping my entire body.

Within the radiance, I transformed into Black Pepper Spice.

“Ta-daa! Heeello! It’s Spice!”

“It’s Little Spice!!”

“So cute!”

“She really turned into a little girl…!”

“I wonder how it all fits inside.”

That’s something Spice wonders about too!

“So, Little Spice, what will you do?”

While I was playing noisily with the children, Charaway asked me.

“What is it?”

“Hazuki-chan, you know, she’s having her school festival again this year. Want to go see it together?”

“I’ll go!”

My mind had become completely Spice, so I answered reflexively…!