Chapter 117 – Soaring! Spice, streaming from the sky!

“Неllо-hello! Kоnniсhi-chaа! Right now, Spiсе is—! Саn уоu guess—! Wherе I am—!”

※『Kоn-Sрa~!』『Коnniсhi!』『I hеаr whoоshing wind sounds』『Whеre arе уоu?』『Littlе Spicе’s hair is stаnding on end!』

“Thе truth is—!”

Нere, the cаmеra mounted on the flорpy flips to show thе оppоsite sidе.

Whаt it disрlаys is the entranсe to Тоkуo Bау.

Right bеhind me is arоund the Kаnda Bay аrеa!

A vаst еxрanse оf sea and skу, with just a tinу bit оf land!

“I’m in the sky! Right now, Spiсe is flуing thrоugh thе air tо comрlеtе a cеrtain missiоn! Whоа! Sо high!! Sо scаrу!”

※『Еek! Ве careful!』『Why are you streaming from the sky?』『Is there a Dungeon in the sky?』

“The Dungeon is over there! See, right around the bay entrance—which is also the exit—there’s a spear-shaped spiral shell-like structure, right? That’s the Witch of the Sea’s castle. Actually, Tokyo Bay is in a pretty serious situation right now!”

The spiral shell has gathered rocks and junk from the seabed to build a fortress, making it just like a labyrinth.

There’s nowhere for ships to dock even from the outside.

“So, Spice’s mission is to take photos from the sky and send information about the Witch’s castle to my allies! Here I go—!”

“Roger that!”

※『I heard a voice!』『Looking closely, Little Spice is being suspended from something』『What is it…?』『A fluttering coat, that voice… Yatagarasu…!?』

Some sharp-eared listeners, huh!

Right now, Spice is being suspended by a wire from Yatagarasu, who’s gliding through the sky, while holding a camera with a telescopic function!

Modern cameras are so convenient since they auto-focus, right?

Their performance keeps improving.

I can confirm the Witch’s castle from here.

Blocked by the castle walls, you can’t peek inside from the sea.

But from the sky, it’s completely exposed!

Of course, attacks come from the other side to prevent intrusion.

“Sea monsters are flying at us, but are those makeshift wings? They’re a bit clumsy. Easy headshots. There, another one!”

Yatagarasu is shooting them down one after another.

As expected, he’s quite skilled with LARF.

But their defenses are thick, and we’re in no condition to approach the Witch’s castle.

By the way, I think helicopters or planes wouldn’t be able to get close since they lack individual attack methods.

After taking plenty of photos from a distance…

“I kinda want to change angles for some shots.”

“Got it. We’re running low on hover time, so let’s make it quick.”

“Leave it to me!”

Yatagarasu’s gliding has a time limit.

Apparently, this flight and glide use fuel refined from a Dungeon Core…

Each flight lasts about an hour.

Changing angles, shooting from a different direction!

Whoa, capturing the Witch’s castle in intense detail!

Ah, through the zoom, I can see the Witch’s figure.

She’s peeking out from the upper part of the spiral shell castle.

A woman wearing something like a navy blue robe.

Tentacle-like things are growing from her entire body, connecting to the castle.

She’s become like a monster.

※『Whoa』『Gross』『Is that the Witch of the Sea…』『That’s a Demon』

“Do Witches tend to become monster-like? The Witch of Flame also had a weird form.”

‘Mm, that’s because!’

“Ah, speak of the devil, it’s commentator Ignite!”

‘Mmm, I’ll explain! The power of a Grimoire, the more you master it, causes metamorphosis in the body! That person’s mental image becomes the changing form of the Witch!’

※『So, Little Spice will change someday too!?』『No way!』『Stay as our little girl forever!』

Such anguished cries!

‘In the master’s case, she already created a transformation form, so she won’t change much. In this era, you can shape your mental image pretty freely. I was impressed.’

“Ah, Ignite Form! So having separate transformation forms was the right call after all!”

※『Whoa! So that’s the reason behind Little Spice’s double transformation!』『They say it’s better to have multiple dependencies for both society and hobbies』『Since she has many Grimoires, she doesn’t get fully influenced, huh』

Yeah, yeah, seems that way.

Having forms specialized for each Magic stops the erosion from the Grimoires.

Thanks to that, I can use multiple Grimoires!

“Little Spice, photos, photos!”

“Ah, right! Here goes! Intense shots—!”

From the sea, giant spear-like shells are being fired one after another.

Yatagarasu avoids them lightly while riding the wind.

Anything dangerous, he handles with LARF.

Then, the bayonet attached to LARF’s belly cuts them apart.

“Oops, the fuel’s running low… Did you get the photos?”

“Got ’em! Perfect! Thanks, Mr. Yata!”

“You’re welcome. Heading back!”

“And so, the sky journey ends here! After a short thirty-minute break, we’ll finally clear the Witch’s castle! Meat Brigade, get ready!”

※『Yay!』『Standby!』『Can’t wait!』

With that, the video stops for now!

Muting the audio, Spice and the others land on the Minamibōsō City side.

There, waiting, is a rather intimidating boat.

It has a skull-shaped ram at the front, equipped with what looks like flamethrowers and crossbow-like Equipment.

Th-this is, could it be…

“Hyahha! It’s the private property of my mohawk-wearing listeners!! They’re lending it to us specially!!”

“Whoa!”

Charaway, and next to him, a leather-jacketed uncle pumping his fist, getting hyped.

So it’s the uncle’s modified boat.

By the way, the flamethrowers just look the part—they’re actually lights for nighttime… and the crossbows are harpoons used for fishing.

That’s right, the uncle is a fisherman!

“Little Chara’s connections are exploding. Uncle, we’ll borrow your boat.”

“Yeah, use it to your heart’s content! Helping with Dungeon Clearing on my boat is the greatest honor! Go get ’em, Charaway!”

“Whee! Leave it to me!”

Inside the boat are already Slayer V and Diz.

Diz, having received the photo data Spice took, nods repeatedly.

“This should work. The external attack team will be Mr. Slayer and Mr. Charaway, and the internal infiltration team will be me, Little Spice, and Yatagarasu. Mr. Slayer can attack and defend even without mobility, and Mr. Charaway can fight using the boat’s Equipment. Yatagarasu is out of fuel, so it’s better for him to go inside, and me as a Magic Arts user too. Today’s star, Little Spice, is also inside.”

“Ooh, this all-out attack vibe, it’s Four Guys +1, huh.”

Hearing Spice’s mutter, Charaway points and says, “That’s it!”

“What, what?”

“The Collab Name! Let’s go with Four Guys +1. We’ll promote it now. Tag is #FourGuys+1… I want it to get really hype! After all, because of that castle, ships can’t go out, and everyone’s in trouble!”

“Right! Then for everyone who works at sea, we have to do our best! Let’s go!”

As Spice thrusts a fist upward, everyone choruses with a shout of “Ooh!”