Chapter 118 – Intruder Appears!

Тhе Witch of thе Sеа hаd nоticed the рrеsencе that seеmеd tо hаvе bеen obsеrving them from аbоve hаd vаnishеd.

Wrарpеd in the sеa’s abеrrаtiоns, with hеr mind being erоded, humаn-like thought was bесoming difficult for her.

“It wаs high-risk, but it wаs necessary. Тhаt good-for-nothing from thе Fаr East’s Sрeсiаl Grаdе Combatants sаid as much, but I nеvеr imаgined it would bе tо this еxtent.”

Yеsterdaу, when she attemрtеd to makе lаndfall, shе was interсepted.

Likеly bу twо Special Gradе Cоmbаtаnts.

A bunсh who cаll thеmsеlves streаmers, knоwing nоthing оf Маgic.

Just hоw fоrmidаble соuld they be?

Honestly, there’s no mistake she underestimated them.

Thinking to swallow them whole with Sea Magic, she used the Tidal Wave spell.

A spell with enough power to wash away a small town.

The pressure of the water, swelling and surging to engulf them…!

That man… he grabbed a sword—no, a katana—that flew in from somewhere and sliced it apart with a single swing.

The core of magical power at the heart of the Tidal Wave was destroyed, and the Magic dissipated into mist.

“Monster…!”

Even now, having taken on this inhuman appearance herself, the Witch shudders remembering it.

The Retinue she sent out were all brushed aside like nothing.

They couldn’t even last a single exchange.

The crab’s carapace was cleaved apart as if cutting butter with a heated knife, and the returning blade sliced the flying shark into three pieces.

The monstrous sandworm, strong in Life Force, was instantly diced into segments.

Not a single one could reach the shore.

One man standing on the beach held them back with a single sword.

Focusing on that man was the trap from the start.

By the time she realized it, a woman was right beside her.

In her panic, she directed her Retinue there, but that’s precisely where the woman planted a bomb.

A bomb treated with some kind of Sorcery blew away the Retinue, which couldn’t be destroyed by mere physical means.

The dagger the woman drew closed in on the Witch’s neck.

“Where did you come from!? Don’t tell me you ran across the sea!? On top of the Tidal Wave!?”

As she screamed, the Witch deepened her contract with the Sea Grimoire.

By offering her own flesh to the Grimoire, she replaced her body with something demonic.

The Witch’s neck was covered in carapace, managing to deflect the dagger’s blade.

Trying to counterattack, she unleashed a small Tornado, but the woman, as if using teleportation Magic, landed on the shore.

In her place stood the man with the katana.

Magic!?

Magic that swaps positions in an instant?

The moment the blade was swung, the boat the Witch was riding in was cleaved clean in two.

Power that could only be thought of as a bad joke.

Against foes like these, she couldn’t fight while remaining human.

“I too must abandon my human form…!!”

The Witch of the Sea returned from the depths of her memory.

At the entrance to the place called Tokyo Bay, she had built her castle.

The magical power of the water flowing into Japan was concentrated here in great amounts.

By drawing this in, the Witch sought to transform into a monster.

To avoid falling into a crisis like last time.

She decided to heed the temptation of the Sea Grimoire, which she had kept at a distance until now.

The Sea Grimoire constantly tempts its user to become something far removed from human.

Before obtaining this Grimoire, the Witch of the Sea was merely an ordinary Witch.

But she was blessed with the opportunity to obtain one of the Originals among the many Grimoires in the world.

On land, her specialty of water Magic proved ineffective, and she ended up being beaten down by that Witch…

But now she was on the sea, which could be called her home.

Moreover, the Sea Grimoire was in her hands, and she was becoming one with it.

Compared to Freya, who could transform into a monster even without the Grimoire of Flame, she was untalented.

But with the Sea Grimoire, that was a different story.

“Come then. This fortress is as one with my flesh. No matter where you try to enter, I will know immediately. I shall turn all who approach into sea foam!”

Laughing triumphantly, the Witch declared.

It was meant as a declaration of war against this country.

Her mind, being devoured by the aberration, was already forgetting the purpose for which she came to this land.

The newest Witch of unknown identity, said to have defeated the other two Witches.

That girl was fading from her consciousness.

But that memory would soon be revived.

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“Hellooooo! Konnichi-waa! It’s Spiiice!! Right now, y’see—feels like we’ve landed directly at the Sea Witch’s castle with Geo Seeker! Hellooo, hellooo! It’s Spice! You know me, riiight? Konnichi-wa! Sea Witch! I’m gonna turn you into seafood piiizza!!”

Shouting at the top of his lungs, Spice directed his voice toward the Witch of the Sea, who was staring blankly out at the ocean.

※『Already hyping it up lol』『Little Spice’s energy is high today!』『I can feel incredible motivation!』『It’s a super large collab after all!』

Man, ever since becoming a streamer, I’ve gotten really good at projecting my voice from the gut.

My voice carries, it really carries.

The Witch’s eyes turned this way, and her mouth moved open and shut.

She’s surprised, she’s surprised.

Inside the Witch’s castle, it’s like a Labyrinth, and monsters—sea creatures that have undergone Monsterification—come surging out from the walls as if spawning from them.

Well, Yatagarasu is taking care of those.

“We’re streaming, so it’s LARF. I’m a bit worried about ammo, but let’s clear this before we run out.”

“Okaaay. Diz will sing too!”

Yatagarasu shoots, and Diz sings, layering buffs for physical abilities on top of that.

They make a good team, don’t they?

Watching these two fight, the Witch of the Sea keeps tilting her head in confusion.

What is it she doesn’t get?

And it seems like a big battle has started on the sea side too.

Spice, after scrambling up a rocky wall, points out to the sea.

“Look, look! Outside, Little Chara and Mr. Slayer are creating a Diversion! Little Chara’s going ‘Hyah-ha!’ shooting a harpoon and breaking the castle walls, and Mr. Slayer is kicking away the huge Shark monster that came out to defend! Follow-up Fireball! It’s total chaos—!”

The Witch is looking frantically between here and there.

Can’t ignore either side, can she?

We’re pushing forward full steam ahead!

When there’s a wall, the stream screen switches over to Little Chara and the others for a bit, and during that time, Yatagarasu carves out a path.

Alright, clear!

“Alrighty, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go—!”

Spice charges with the LARF!

Stepping on the heads of monsters that jump out, leaping, onward and onward.

Off-screen, Diz is cleaning up the Small Fry with her Air Gun!

The two with restrictions have it tough…

But because of that, they’re in positions like idols, and it seems necessary for maintaining Concurrent Viewers and such.

Spice is really glad he doesn’t have a public/private persona!

『Master, I can sense the presence of that sea thing! That gloomy one!』

『Hmm, a creepy one, that! It’s always trying to take its user out to sea!』

『I think that person doesn’t think about anything and is just literal with their words, I do!』

The Sea Grimoire seems to have personality too, huh.

Whoa!

Suddenly, multiple Tornadoes whipped up inside the sea castle.

Straddling the castle walls, the Tornadoes are trying to corner Spice and the others, huh.

“Little Spiiice! Could you jump a bit and take a photo around here, pleaaase!”

“Sure thing! Gonna do Geo Seeker, right? Whoa—! Levitation! Before the Tornado hits… Snapping pics, snapping pics—!”

At this distance, using a Floppy makes it easy.

Transfer the photo to Diz right away.

“Thank you! Got it! Using Geo Seeker on a Labyrinth lacks charm… But no helping it! You two, gather round!”

“Alright—!”

“We’re gathered.”

With Spice and Yatagarasu having arrived, Diz chants, “Here we go, Geo Seeker!” and activates the Modern Magic.

The surrounding scenery zooms away with a baboom.

In an instant, Spice and the others had arrived right beneath the spire where the Witch of the Sea was.

“Wahaa! That shortcut is amazing!”

“It’s not really that kind of Magic, you know. Next time, I’ll do a stream on the proper way to enjoy Geo Seeker.”

Looking down at the boisterous Spice and the others with intense eyes was the Witch of the Sea, now completely transformed into a monster!

This is… the final battle, huh—!