Chapter 131 – The End of the Honeymoon and an Unexpected Proposal

Aftеr tоuring Iriоmоtе Islаnd, staying оvernight, and dоing mоre sightsееing…

Тhе nеxt dаy, wе returned tо Ishigаki Islаnd fоr a historiсal sitеs tour.

“It was a jаm-рacked honеуmoon!”

On the night of thе finаl day, Mashiro ехcitedlу sharеd hеr imрrеssions during dinner.

“Were уou satisfiеd?”

“Suреr satisfied! I wаs thinking I wаntеd to try gоing oversеas, but this was praсtiсally оvеrseаs!”

“Yeah, уou’re right. Cоming to Yаеyama, so far frоm Tоkуо with its vastlу different сlimаtе and culturе, reаllу givеs уоu that frеsh fееling of bеing in а foreign country. I had a great time too.”

Every night, we’d search online for where to go the next day, and even on the day itself, there were plenty of ad-libbed additions to the itinerary.

Returning to the lodging meant Wi-Fi, so internet connectivity was never a worry.

Well, it’s true that outside the city, connecting to the internet can be tough.

“Hey, hey, Mr. Shogo.”

I flinched when she suddenly called me by name.

Even after getting married, she’d been calling me ‘senpai.’

This… probably means she’s about to ask for something.

“I wanna come back in the summer! I wanna swim!”

“Alright, let’s do it!”

I made the promise with Mashiro.

Being a streamer is a job where, while all earnings are your own responsibility, you can twist any schedule into your life and enjoy overwhelming freedom.

If you have the skill, it’s a good job.

This trip made me realize how great traveling is.

I want to go somewhere again.

Maybe overseas next time.

For now, if I had to pick foreign countries safe to travel to… South Korea and Taiwan, maybe…?

And so, I found myself thinking about such things already.

Thus, the honeymoon ended…

And we began our journey home.

After arriving in Okinawa from Ishigaki Island, while waiting for our flight to Tokyo…

It seemed Mashiro got a message on her phone.

“Ah! It’s Ms. Mariya! She says through her husband’s connections, she commissioned an illustrator and wants me to come along for the introductory meeting! She moves fast!”

“That’s the kind of initiative you’d expect from Mr. Daikyo’s wife.”

True to her word.

It looks like Mashiro’s full recovery and a collab between married streamer ladies is going to happen soon.

Flight time arrived, and we boarded the plane to Tokyo.

For the return trip, business class is fine, right…?

It has about the same spacious feel as a regular room in a manga cafe.

Sufficient for sleeping.

Economy class makes your body ache.

The frugal spirit I showed on the way here completely vanished, and both Mashiro and I fell into a deep sleep on our way to Tokyo.

And then, airport arrival!

From Okinawa, that was incredibly fast.

“Should we go via the Otherworld?”

“Yeah… That’s clearly faster than taking a limousine bus and then a train back home from here.”

“Overwhelmingly faster, and cheaper.”

At an airport shop, I bought all the cola they had.

The clerk’s eyes went wide.

This will be our transportation fare, you see.

‘Let’s just transform right here, quick and easy! Going to the Otherworld? With four Grimoires, we can forcibly pry open space and move there!’

Flota was saying something outrageous, but that one line decided it: we were going to the Otherworld from the airport.

Ignite and Marinna cooperated to create a mist.

A localized mist, only in one corner of the airport.

“Metamorphose Spice.”

I muttered and transformed.

Beside me, Mashiro had become Shiroko too.

Sneaking out of the airport, now in an uproar due to the sudden mist, went Spice and company!

The mist cleared quickly.

Will this become an incident later…?

Sorry!

Anyway, we’re outside the airport now.

“Ah! It’s Little Spice!” “They’re back from their trip!” “Was Ishigaki Island fun?”

“The Meat Brigade! It was fun! Thanks for watching the stream!”

To think the Meat Brigade was mixed in among the customers about to use the airport!

Right before their eyes, the four Grimoires danced up into the sky…

Spinning round and round, they created an entrance to the Otherworld.

Aiming for it, Spice grabbed Shiroko and jumped!!

“Whoa, Little Spice disappeared!” “Huh!? How did they do that!? Magic!?” “They really were a Magical Girl…”

They must have been shocked.

This is a first for Spice too, you know.

And so, we landed in the Otherworld…

I opened my Status Screen and used Call Green Dragon.

The dragon-emblazoned mark shone, releasing Magic Power.

‘Oh, they’re coming, they’re coming~’

“They came right away when called~”

Green Dragon, arrival!

And then it started chomping down on the plastic bottles of cola Spice had bought.

‘Mmm, mmm. The tribute is sufficient. Very well, I shall carry you once more.’

“Eek… Riding on a dragon is nerve-wracking even the second time…”

“Spice isn’t exactly used to it either! It’s just that this body lets me show some insane guts!”

The two of us boarded, and the dragon took to the sky!

Travel in the Otherworld is over in an instant.

The dragon being fast is part of it.

During that sky journey, the dragon remarked offhandedly,

‘In this body, I cannot fully savor the black tribute.’

“What’s this all of a sudden?”

‘I am now pondering the meaning of continuing to guard treasure in this world. With that amount, I could store it in a magical treasury and carry it with me. Spice, I see that in the world you inhabit, there exists far greater treasure.’

“Whoa! How did you arrive at that conclusion!?”

‘That black tribute I knew not of is but one example, I wager. I can tell. There must be many more amazing things. Many from this world are also heading to your world. It should pose no problem for me to descend there.’

“You’re coming over!? What about being a dragon!?”

‘Kuhahahaha! No problem at all! That Magic Arts user I devoured the other day, remember? I shall simply reconstitute this form using that as a baseline.’

We arrived at the destination ruins.

A little further ahead, the window leading to our home floated.

‘A dragon’s colossal form is but a temporary guise. This form is better for avoiding unnecessary conflict, you see. We change our appearance as needed. Compared to traversing the stars, constructing a body closer to that of an Otherworld human is easy, easy.’

“You keep saying all these concerning things! Are you some kind of dragon that crosses space or something!?”

‘Thaaat’s it! Reconstructing the body… I shall become human…!’

The dragon’s colossal form instantly turned into something mist-like and spread out bwaa.

The next moment, the mist contracted with tremendous force…

And changed into a human form.

A woman in a somewhat fantasy-esque red dress.

She said she used the Witch of the Mind as a core to create a human body.

She has horns on her head.

And a tail too.

Her hair is golden with orange highlights.

“Hmm, with this body, I can savor the black tribute to my heart’s content. What was that tribute called again?”

“Cola!”

“Eek… sh-she turned into a girl.”

Mashiro was trembling.

‘Dragons turning into human form happens once in a while~. Their Magic Power is condensed, making it something incredible~!’

Amidst the chatter from Flota and the other Grimoires, the dragon went hmm and pondered.

“I had no name to go by in this world… But it would be good to decide on one. Very well, I shall call myself Coral. You may address me as such.”

“Whoa, that’s kinda cool, isn’t it? The arrogant tone makes you sound like someone important! Hey, President! Chairwoman! Queen!”

“President…? I do not fully understand, but call me as you like. I shall gather information here, then come to your side. Have cola ready and wait.”

“Okay~. Seems like there’s a vacant room in our apartment building, maybe you could live there.”

“Hmm, useful information. A nest is important, after all.”

And so!

It looks like the Green Dragon turned human, President Coral, might end up settling down in our world.

“Senpai…! I kinda… feel like I can hear the sound of a peaceful married life fading into the distance…!”

“It’s fine, it’s fine! Things work out the way they’re meant to!”

Spice lives by that motto, after all!