Chapter 120 – Fourth Grimoire

“Wоrk’s dоnе! Grеаt job, evеrуоnе!”

“Wоo-hoo! Gооd work!!”

“Ah, fighting аlongside соmrаdеs rеаlly is somеthing! That wаs fun!”

“I fеel likе I wаs flуing thе whоle timе. You’rе so light, Little Sрiсе.”

“Sinсe Diz rarеly gеts to cleаr dungеons with outsiders, this was rеаlly fun.”

They werе truе veterans who cоuld еnjoy suсh an intеnsе bаttlе.

It was incredibly rеassuring.

“Alright thеn, lеt’s gо eat tоdау on Spiсe’s treаt! Oh, since Diz is the оnlу girl, is it okaу if уou bring уour wife tоo, Spicе? Thаt wаy there’ll be two girls!”

“Нaving Littlе Sрiсe sаy that whilе lооking like that rеallу mеssеs with mу sеnses.”

Diz gigglеd.

Wе usеd Geо Sеeker to return to my house, where we picked up Mashiro, who had just finished watching the stream.

“You got back here from there in an instant!? And you’re still in Little Spice form!!”

“Ah, right!”

I switched back to my original Shogo form.

Incidentally, I was holding a grimoire with a deep blue cover in my hand.

The Sea Grimoire.

I had retrieved it while it was floating buoyantly in the water.

It’s quiet for now.

With Mashiro in tow, we used Geo Seeker to move again.

We met up with the Four Guys and went to a moderately upscale yakiniku restaurant in the city center.

When it comes to eating out, yakiniku really is the best!

We had a private room.

We toasted, drank heavily, and had a great time.

We ate and drank until the time limit, racking up a bill in the tens of thousands of yen.

It was quite an expense, but considering all these members helped out.

It’s cheap, cheap.

Besides, while Floppy archived the Witch of the Sea extermination battle, it seems it’s already getting quite a lot of views.

A lot of Super Chats were coming in too, so I think I’ll recoup this expense in no time.

Mashiro, who participated as a representative of the general listeners, was thrown into complete turmoil when Diz made an outrageous invitation: “Little Mashiro, why don’t you go back to being Little Shiroko and start streaming again? Do it! Let’s do a collab together!”

“Why not? A streamer wife. I’ll support you.”

“B-but, your support, Senpai… B-but that invitation from Diz-san… whoaaaa!”

She’s wavering, wavering.

It’s an invitation from the Live Dungeon’s songstress with over a million subscribers.

Refusing probably isn’t an option.

And so, it seems Mashiro will gradually return to being Shiroko and start doing a little streaming.

“One of my wives has taken an interest in streaming.”

At that point, Mr. Daikyo joined the conversation.

Since Mashiro gets along well with the Daikyo wives, she seemed to immediately guess who it was.

“Ah, Mariya-san, right? She’s incredibly agile, and she used to clear dungeons solely through close combat in the past, didn’t she? I think she could do it.”

“Right? She was quite skilled, and she still goes to the gym. Ms. Mashiro, could you train her?”

“Eeek!? M-me!?”

A streamer wives team sounds great!

I irresponsibly offered my support while enjoying my drink.

Well then, the drinking party ended…

I carried the pleasantly tipsy Mashiro on my back and had Geo Seeker take us home.

It’s really convenient!!

“Well then, let’s hang out again if anything comes up, Little Spice. This past week or so has been really fun!”

“Yes, thank you so much for everything, Diz-san! If the opportunity arises, definitely!”

And so, we said our goodbyes.

We entered the house, I changed Mashiro into comfortable clothes, prepared some water and sports drink to sober her up, and settled her into the armchair.

My wife was sleeping soundly, breathing softly.

“Alright, now that things have settled down…”

‘Should we wake Marinna up with a bang!? Orah! Wake up!’

Flota, who had floated up, gave the Sea Grimoire a solid thump near its corner.

‘Ugwuaaah!’

The Sea Grimoire let out a surprisingly cute scream.

This grimoire with the cute voice turns its users into monsters?

‘Huh? Where is this? Who are you? Where am I? Ah, I can’t hear the sound of the sea… The sea… Won’t you go to the sea?’

The navy-blue covered grimoire sluggishly rose up.

‘Yoo-hoo! Long time no see! You were turning witches into monsters and doing whatever you wanted, weren’t you!’

‘Wow, Big Sis Marinna is brutal! If she was that deeply corrupted by the grimoire, even if she survived, she probably couldn’t have kept her human consciousness!’

‘That’s not…’

Receiving various comments from the other grimoires, Marinna, the Sea Grimoire, made a statement that painted her as a victim.

‘The sea accepts everything and embraces it gently. Becoming one with it is a wonderful thing. Please don’t say such unkind things! Aberrant Transformation is salvation!’

“Ah, this one’s no good either.”

At that, Marinna noticed me and looked over.

Somehow, the cover seemed to shine brightly.

‘Ahhh! There you are, a witch with talent! When you force yourself to wield power beyond your means, you have no choice but to become one with the sea in various ways. But someone with talent like yours, you wouldn’t have to offer anything for the sea to welcome you… How about it? Won’t you go to the sea? Won’t you become the sea?’

‘Chowaaah!! I won’t allow you to recruit Master!!’

‘Ugwuaaah! No violence~!! I hate Flota!!’

Flota and Marinna started going at it fiercely!

It’s getting lively.

‘So this is the new older sister, I see.’

At that moment, Floppy descended.

Marinna was startled.

‘The presence of a new grimoire…!? That can’t be… Other than us, there shouldn’t have been any grimoires that truly possessed a will for over a thousand years.’

‘Heheh, it’s Little Floppy. My little sister!’

‘Nah, she’s my little sister!’

‘She’s my cute, cute little sister!’

‘Ah, all three of them are getting all mushy~! What a terrifying child…! A grimoire charmer!!’

‘Big Sis Marinna, I look forward to your guidance and instruction. I’ve heard you are a most excellent grimoire.’

‘Eh!? What is this child, she’s such a good girl…!’

Has another volume fallen to Floppy’s charm…!?

Anyway, it’s a relief they seem likely to get along.

Our home is going to get even livelier.