Chapter 191 – Preparations for Departure at the End of February

Тhе major Fеbruary еvеnts wеrе mоstlу over.

Мajor еvеnts…?

Wasn’t Fеbruаrу suррosеd to bе a month оf rеst…?

Wеll, whаtever.

Мy hеart did feel rеstеd.

So now, as Shogо, I nеeded to gather thе nеcessary travеl itеms.

A rolling suitсasе fоr trаvеl… no no, we’d prоbably bе trаvеling by Flight, so thаt wаsn’t nеcessаry.

A duffеl bag would be fine.

It’ll рrоbably bе сold оver therе, so I should gathеr somе jаckets… wait.

Huh?

Onсe wе аrrivе, I’ll basiсally bе in Sрiсe modе, so соuldn’t I just usе Ignitе tо keер wаrm?

‘Oооh! If I’m heeere! Even the South Pole! Will be nice and toaasty!’

“That’s reassuring!!”

I decided to bring warm clothes, but not so many that they’d become a burden.

“Senpai, don’t push yourself. You absolutely have to come back!”

“Of course! I have to be there for the birth of the second one!”

When I poked Mashiro’s belly, she said something like “Delicacy!” and gave me a warm, gentle punch.

Hahaha, so cute, so cute.

Now, Spice had intended to travel alone…

But it seemed Flota had been in contact with another Grimoire and Zakko about something.

‘Master! Windy will be joining you locally!’

“Wha, what did you say—!!”

“That woman—!!”

Mashiro was shocked.

“No, no, I don’t lay hands on college girls. Or rather, I’m devoted to Mashiro.”

“I believe you!!”

Hearing me say I was devoted to her, Mashiro’s eyes sparkled.

I wasn’t lying, but somehow, Mashiro seemed easy to fool, which worried me.

I told her to stay at her parents’ house and to ask Ms. Shino if anything happened.

That settled things regarding Mashiro.

I told my in-laws it was a long business trip.

I’d actually be streaming from Austria too, so it wasn’t wrong to call it work.

Though, since a live stream could reveal my location, it would probably be mostly video uploads…

But doing it live could also be a way to deliberately lure out enemies.

It would be an all-out fight with all my Grimoires, and the Wind and Ice Grimoire would be participating too.

“The Witch of Colors… that’s the one who told Windy to attack me, right?”

‘That seems to be the case! She has many personalities within her, and it seems several aggressive ones were trying to incite Windy! What a troublesome one!’

“The Ancient Witch mentioned it too, and based on my own experience, the Witch of Colors seems dangerous in many ways!”

This was really a situation where I wanted to proceed with caution.

‘I handle the mental aspects, but the Grimoire of Colors doesn’t consider that kind of balance and just randomly influences its owner, you know. That guy often says things that make no sense at all.’

‘Yeah, it’s scary, isn’t it? I also find it hard to understand what the Grimoire of Colors is saying sometimes.’

“Ehh!? Mentaris is one thing, but hearing Marinna say she doesn’t understand is scary.”

In that sense, both the Witch of Colors and her Grimoire required caution.

Well, looking at the patterns so far, it seems Witches are often driven mad by their Grimoires, so they’re probably victims too!

Alright, starting in March, I’ll be traveling for a while and uploading videos from my destination. That’s the announcement.

On Tsubuyakix, the members-only bulletin board, the Fan Box, and…

And tonight, I’ll be setting off!

That’s the report stream.

“Helloo! Koncha!!”

※ ‘Helloo!’ ‘Good evening!’ ‘You’re cute as always today’

“Thanks for the ‘cute’! Um, everyone, Spice has an announcement! I think many of you already know from Tsubuyakix and elsewhere, but… In March, Spice is going on a trip! The destination is a secret, but I’ll be uploading videos from my travels, so try to guess where I am!”

※ ‘A trip!’ ‘Looking forward to the trip!’ ‘Guessing from the videos!’ ‘Have fun!’ ‘Are you going to fight a Witch?’

“Ah.”

※ ‘Ah.’ ‘Ah.’ ‘Ah.’ ‘You said the thing you shouldn’t have said.’

“You perceptive members of the Meat Brigade…”

After that somewhat routine exchange, the report on Spice’s trip was complete!

After that, I mentioned there might be a little surprise during the stream.

Then I announced plans to do food streams and such over there.

Good, good, perfect.

Later, in the morning, I also heard from Windy.

Hmm, hmm. I thought universities over there were quite busy, but it seems some professors give the okay if you submit a report about your travel destination.

Surprisingly flexible.

“She says let’s hang out together over there. Even though it’s a confrontation with the Witch of Colors! Well, I think the mindset of enjoying everything is a valid one.”

‘Snow White chose a good girl, didn’t she? That kind of forward-thinking person is less likely to be consumed even if they become a Witch. But interestingly, most people who try to accept a Grimoire are those of the shadows, and they get eroded by the Grimoire’s power and become monsters, you know.’

“Ooh, scary, scary.”

‘Master was of the light, so maybe that’s why you were safe?’

“Well, I accepted turning into a beautiful girl enough to take a selfie almost immediately after becoming Spice… It felt really good, like something hidden was being released.”

‘That’s a good thing! Let’s keep going full speed ahead in that direction!’

“Is it really okay for a man trying to become a father to be delighted about transforming into a little girl…?”

‘Of course it’s okay!’

Flota said cheerfully.