Chapter 116 – Witch of the Sea Conquest Operation

Тhе wеdding сeremonу, rеceрtion, and аftеr-раrtу wеre all оver.

Mаshirо had оffiсiаllу mоved intо our hоme.

It’s effесtivеlу a 3LDK, sо we hаve plentу оf space.

Ехcept for the оnе room that’s directlу сonneсted tо thе Оthеrworld.

This Otherwоrld-connесtеd room is рrоvidеd to the Lаbyrinth Ministrу, where Shino and thе оccаsiоnallу visiting staff work during thе day.

So it’s nоt a рrivаte room, but… a cоnsiderаblе usаge fеe gets dероsited evеry mоnth, whiсh is а hugе hеlp.

Тhе оther rооms are four-and-a-half tatami mat rooms, but…

We decided to use one for things like game streams.

The bedroom is the Japanese-style room next to the living room, and that’s enough.

Anyway, each room is decently sized, so we can live comfortably.

In these spacious rooms, the Grimoires are flying around, chattering excitedly.

‘Finally, the Master will have an Heir~!’

‘How wondrous! How wondrous! At night, we shall set off fireworks outside!’

‘We can cast a spell to get you in the mood anytime! It’ll be a huge success for sure!’

“Se-senpai, these guys are getting way too excited!!”

“Yeah. So our newlywed life won’t be just the two of us at all…”

“Ugh, but I’m absolutely convinced no better man will ever come along if I let you get away, Senpai. I’ll learn to get along with the Grimoires.”

After that, a pact was established strictly forbidding entry into the Japanese-style room during, ahem, marital activities.

Good. Privacy secured.

While preparing for this new life, I was simultaneously working on countermeasures against the Witch of the Sea.

In the streaming room, I held a meeting with the Four Guys + Diz.

“She gathered the wreckage from the seabed and built a castle out of it, right? We have to do something about that…”

‘The public’s eyes are glued to Hazuki-chan clearing the Great Demon General in England! Let’s wrap this up before the world starts paying attention. Once it starts getting major coverage on the news, it’ll be bad. People driven by curiosity will definitely start showing up!’

Everyone nodded at Charaway’s words.

People who love a spectacle can be quite foolish, often failing to sense danger and doing exactly that kind of thing!

‘We’ll likely need to prepare a ship and board it from our side. But the Witch probably understands that too. She’ll likely do everything she can to prevent a landing.’

‘I can do a Geo Seeker if I just get photos of the place, but—. The walls are in the way, so I can’t take them from the side. If someone could take them from the air…’

It can be done!?

Geo Seeker, the pinnacle of Modern Magic, on a similar dimensional level as teleportation.

A magic only Diz, who has mastered the Shugendō art of shukuchi, can use—the most dangerous magic I know of.

“I’ve heard from the Ancient Witch, but apparently that castle has undergone Dungeonization and appears pixelated from satellites. So we need some means to photograph it directly…”

‘…Which means’

Here, Yatagarasu, who had been silent, spoke up.

‘I can fly a certain distance, right?’

“You can fly!?”

‘I fly a lot on my streams! That’s where the name Yatagarasu comes from too. My coat, you see, lets me fly using Modern Magic. So, I’ll fly, fight off anyone who comes to intercept… and have Little Spice hang on and do the photography. How does that sound?’

“Spice!?”

‘Ah, that’s good!! I’ll handle equipment backup. I can rent a sturdy camera that takes good photos.’

‘I see! That could work!’

‘Sounds good! If you send me the photos, I can Geo Seeker everyone there in one go!’

“Whoa!! This is moving forward at a breakneck pace!!”

Everyone is capable and full of motivation, so once an idea starts rolling, it doesn’t stop.

“W-well, if someone has to be carried, Spice is the smallest and lightest…”

‘Yeah, yeah, let’s go with that. And, I was thinking… why don’t we make the Witch public? Do it in real-time up to the clearing and turn it into entertainment. How about it?’

‘I see—settle it before any idiots can make their way to the site.’

‘Speed is undoubtedly crucial. Currently, because of that castle, it’s become impossible to leave Tokyo Bay. The Witch of the Sea is continuously harming national interests. Given that Kiraboshi Hazuki needs to fight even more powerful entities now, we must crush the evil born from among humans ourselves.’

‘You sound just like the Director-General.’

‘Ah, my apologies. Occupational habit… I’m supposed to be freelance now.’

Mr. Daikyo has a strong sense of duty.

And besides, this is a case where I’m the main person involved.

I can’t afford to be picky.

“Alright, then shall we proceed with the operation proposed by Yatagarasu!”

Thus began the operation to clear the Witch of the Sea.

The actual damage so far isn’t that severe, but we need to crush it before any harm is done!

Preparation starts now.

Execution is tomorrow.

It was decided on the spur of the moment.

Then, a simultaneous announcement for a Collab Stream on Tsubuyakix.

For listeners who follow Adventure Streamers, these sudden stream announcements are nothing new.

There was an immediate response, and excitement grew.

The world might be completely absorbed in topics related to Kiraboshi Hazuki, but the world isn’t all about that.

“E-even though we’re newlyweds, my husband is busy working all the time!”

“That’s just how it is for Streamers…!”

Especially with Adventure Streams, where lives are on the line—weekends, holidays, newlywed or funeral—it doesn’t matter.

Once this is over, I should be able to relax a little, so please wait for me, Mashiro.

And so, I headed to the site, taking the Grimoires with me.

The location of the sea castle is roughly right in the middle of a line connecting Miura City in Kanagawa Prefecture and Minamibōsō City in Chiba Prefecture.

What an annoying place to build it!

From our home, Kanagawa is still closer.

Via the Otherworld, I arrived near Miura City.

A short while later, Yatagarasu also arrived, brought by Mr. Manager’s car.

“Mr. Yatagarasu, if left to his own devices, he’ll definitely be late! Ms. Spice, I’m counting on you!”

“Ah, yes, I’ll take responsibility!”

“That’s not very nice to say. I just like to arrive with a comfortable personal margin of about thirty minutes, that’s all.”

“That makes you a habitual thirty-minute late offender. Well then, take care!”

Mr. Manager drove off.

He has it tough.

Alright, from here, Yatagarasu and I will take off together and photograph the sea castle.

Then we’ll rendezvous with Mr. Daikyo and the others who have set out to sea, and Geo Seeker to the sea castle!

Witch of the Sea clearing operation, let’s do this!