Chapter 121 – Let's go to the southern country

Aftеr dеfеаting thе Witch of the Sеа, obtaining thе Sea Grimоirе, аnd finаllу bringing thе chaоs to an еnd, I tоok Маshirо аnd сrawlеd into bеd oncе thе grimоirеs settled dоwn, as I wаs utterly eхhаusted.

Then, in the middlе оf the night, Mashiro wokе uр, and… well, a few things haррened.

Мorning.

“I sее… Sо thе master undergoеs Form Chаngе bу recеiving роwer from thе grimoires…? Тhat’s a style оf bеing a Witch unlikе аny bеfore. Until nоw, most Witches dirеctlу аbsorbed magic and undеrwent Аbеrrаnt Trаnsformatiоn.”

Тhаt’s Marinnа’s voiсе right bу mу еar!

It’s likе wаking uр to АSМR.

I hurriedly sat up.

“Good morning. Starting today, I’ll be in your care. I am Marinna, the Sea Grimoire. Allow me to formally introduce myself.”

The ultramarine-covered grimoire was bowing repeatedly.

It seemed the Information Sharing Among Grimoires had been completed overnight.

“While the master was busy making an heir, we took care of things over here!”

“O-oh, thanks, Flota. I feel kinda complicated about you going out of your way for me…!”

Anyway, I got up, took a shower, and put on my underwear.

Sleeping completely naked felt more comfortable than I’d expected.

And Mashiro was nice and warm too…

By the way, as for Shino, he had considerately moved to the apartment next door to give us newlyweds some space.

Next door!?

Has he finally settled down!?

When I tried calling him, Shino answered…

“Hellooo. I’m living next door now. I’m charging lodging fees and even letting Labyrinth Ministry staff stay here, you know.”

“You’re really on top of things…”

“More importantly, Ms. Spice, congratulations on defeating the third Witch. I hear Kiraboshi Hazuki also took down the Great Wind Demon General over in England.”

“Yeah. Thanks to that, the news about us wasn’t covered as extensively, which is both a relief and a bit disappointing.”

“It’s tough having a superstar in the same era, isn’t it?”

We had that kind of conversation.

A little later, Mashiro woke up, shuffling around.

Hey now, don’t wander around half-asleep and completely naked.

I decided to take her to the bathroom and have her wake up with a shower.

“I’ll leave your change of clothes outside.”

“Yessir~”

“The heir is not far off, I see.”

“No doubt about it. I’m looking forward to it.”

“We must raise them properly, we must.”

“Has it already escalated to such passionate matters? This seems like a good opportunity to switch masters…”

The grimoires were getting all excited.

Oh, I could hear the sound of a hair dryer from the washroom.

She must have gotten out of the shower.

I prepared some toast and fried eggs.

Fried up some bacon too… creating a sort of American breakfast-style meal.

“Whoa! Such a lavish breakfast, I’m touched~!! A relationship where my husband makes meals is the best~!!”

Mashiro ate heartily, full of emotion.

She’s small, but she sure can eat.

“So, Mashiro.”

“Yes?”

“What about our honeymoon?”

“Ohh!!”

Mashiro’s eyes sparkled.

She shoved her finished dishes into the dishwasher and dashed over to the bookshelf.

She pulled out a single book from there.

“I want to go on a southern island trip!!”

“Overseas!?”

“Domestic is fine…! It’s already winter, so I really want to travel somewhere warm~”

“That’s true…”

“A southern island means… going to the sea. Fufufufu.”

Marinna floated over, leaking a suspicious smile.

“We’ve got a reliable one here.”

“Y-yeah, the fourth one seems suspicious.”

“My, my. Calling me suspicious while putting Mentaris aside…”

“I think bringing me into this is rather unfair.”

Mentaris is a suspicious grimoire, but ever since he got Floppy as a little sister figure, he’s become quite mentally stable.

Marinna seems more like the odd one.

“W-well, let’s leave it at that. I am Marinna, the Sea Grimoire. I shall make your journey safe and comfortable. Sea routes are wonderful. After all, they go through the sea. Leave it to me.”

“A grimoire with a deep love for the sea.”

And so, it was decided we’d go to a southern island.

Specifically, where?

“I want to go from Ishigaki Island to Iriomote Island!”

“Sounds good.”

Somehow, my heart is leaping too.

It’s not a place I’m familiar with, but maybe that’s why it matches a celebratory event like a honeymoon?

It was decided we’d have our honeymoon following Mashiro’s plan.

Immediately, I looked up Ishigaki Island and booked a hotel.

After the defeat of the Great Sea Demon General, maritime safety has increased, and the number of tourists traveling by sea has apparently grown.

Tourism facilities that had been suspended are restarting one after another, and all over Japan, there’s a tourism boom right now.

Maybe we got married at just the right time.

“So, are we going by ship?”

“Probably by magic, I’d think. Right, Marinna?”

“Leave it to me. A comfortable journey via Sea Magic! The sea… the sea is wonderful!”

“That means we need to devise Spice’s Sea Form. That’ll make it easier to use magic for travel…”

“That would be best, I believe. This is also my first time having a Witch master undergo Form Change. Powerful Witches wielded us without changing their forms.”

Powerful Witches—when I checked later, it seemed she was referring to my grandmother.

She must have been strong.

Not undergoing Form Change means she repelled erosion from the grimoires and kept them under her control.

But at the same time, it means she couldn’t touch the most profound powers the grimoires hold.

“In that sense, the master changing into each Form is very logical! Above all, having the Basic Form be the Flota Form is wonderful!”

Flota was hopping up and down.

Ignite Form, Mind Form. I wonder what form Marinna will bring.

I’m a little curious.

And then Mashiro started muttering…

“Our precious honeymoon, together with my senior in Little Spice form…!! Wh-what a perverse honeymoon…!!”

That’s what she was saying.