Chapter 192 – Spice Takeoff!

It’s Мarch, sо I’m sеtting оff!

I submittеd mу flight plan to thе Lаbyrinth Ministrу too.

“Саn’t уоu tаkе a civiliаn aircrаft tо get nеаrbу?”

“Тhе oрpоnent is waу tоо dаngerous, sо I’ll fly thеre on my оwn!”

Тhat was the eхсhange we had.

Standing оn mу apartment balсоny, I aсtivatе Меtаmorphose.

It’s аbout that timе whеn signs оf spring arе bеginning tо show.

I don’t knоw how long I’ll bе staying in Austria…

Wеll, I’m surе it’ll work out sоmеhow.

Sinсe I transfоrmed, my thoughts hаve bесome Spice’s tоo.

“…Нuh? Наs Spiсe’s normаl mоdе also gоtten а subtlе роwеr-up?”

Неhеhe~. Sinсе you, Master, have finally mastered Flight, I tweaked the Metamorphose details. Specifically, I added white lines on black or black lines on white to the hem and sleeves of the apron dress! I put a lot of thought into it~!

“A stylish minor change! But there’s also a clear sense of power-up… A power-up while staying close to the original form, that’s exciting~”

Let’s tentatively name it Spice 2.0.

“Well then, I’m off!”

“Good luck, Senpai!”

With Mashiro’s cheers at my back, it’s time for takeoff!!

Without affecting my surroundings at all, Spice’s body smoothly rises into the air.

Now, I’ll shift my posture into a flying stance…

Though I can fly perfectly fine while standing upright too~.

It’s all about the atmosphere.

“From the side, it looks like a really creepy movement! Like a UFO.”

“It’s basically the magic of becoming a human UFO. Probably the most advanced kind of flight magic.”

While casually conversing, Spice accelerates.

Without a sound, the surrounding scenery flows backward.

It’s an incredible speed.

In an instant, I arrive in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture!

Isn’t that too fast!?

No joke, flight magic is the strongest, so if you misjudge, you’ll crash into a mountain and die! Mountains, by their very existence, are wrapped in legends, so a normal flight charge won’t work on them!

“Eeek! I have to be careful! Floppy, navigation please.”

Understood, Master. I will provide the latitude and longitude. The direction to the target is this way.

A glowing arrow emerges from Floppy, showing me the direction to Graz, Styria.

For now, I’ll head straight this way.

Apparently, if I go too high, there’s a high risk of breaking through the atmosphere and shooting out into space.

When moving long distances, if you fly straight, your altitude keeps increasing! Flight completely severs you from gravity, so caution is required!

“Scary! Were there any past users who flew out into space and died?”

There were a few! They were excellent witches, but they lost control! I converted all that witch’s life force into magic power and managed to get back.

So only Flota returned.

In other words, the successors of the Grimoire of Levitation have been cut off many times, and it has existed to the present day by turning whoever picked up Flota into a witch.

No wonder Flota was so reluctant to teach Flight.

For now, I accelerate in small bursts, checking my altitude…

Whoa, the moment I go vwoosh and fly, I’m moving an insane distance!!

Since the plan is to fly while avoiding big mountains…

From Chichibu, I’ll go through Karuizawa, pass Nagano, and head to Joetsu…

That’s it.

Seems like it’ll be more of a steady journey than I thought.

Though the speed is on a whole other level.

With a travel time that feels like teleportation!?, I reach the skies above Karuizawa next.

Whoa, it’s cold!!

I couldn’t have done it without Ignite.

The force field of flight magic that protects me from all external resistance.

Temperature seems to penetrate it a little.

Hmph, that’s where I come in! I’ll keep you nice and warm all the time!

“Much appreciated!”

By the time I reach the skies above Joetsu, everything is covered in snow.

As expected of a heavy snowfall area!!

People on the ground have spotted Spice hovering in the air and are making a fuss about something.

I wasn’t flying too high just in case.

Maybe I’m easy to spot!

Alright, from here it’s the Sea of Japan!

Nothing to worry about!

I accelerate all at once.

Whoa~!

The surrounding scenery flows by~!

But after a while, it’s just the sea, so the view doesn’t change much, huh?

I can tell it’s only the sky that’s changing rapidly.

Did I just cut through a storm in an instant?

Master! I propose slowing down!

“Okay! Emergency brake!!”

Just as I was flying along smoothly, Floppy called out, and Spice decelerated sharply.

And then, what do you know, I’m already above a city.

Whoa, I’ve reached the Eurasian continent!

It’s Vladivostok.

“Russia~!”

Thinking about it, we’ve come a long way, haven’t we~?

“We really have~”

From here, avoiding mountains, I head straight in the direction the light arrow indicates…

This is an unbelievable journey.

And even after covering this distance, less than 30 minutes have passed since I left home.

I can understand getting drunk on this power…

And then, the moment you get drunk and lose yourself, you’re doomed—that’s Flight magic.

Scary.

From Vladivostok, I pass through some autonomous region in China, and then over Chinese skies…

Whoaaa, what is this!?

Chinese cities have become ruins, or rather, Dungeons!!

Monsters roam freely, and the towns continue to change moment by moment.

There’s not a single human figure in sight; it’s clearly not an environment where humans can live.

Since no information was coming out of China, I didn’t know what was happening, but…

It seems the great neighboring country has already been overrun by Dungeons!

This is bad!

Spice took photos of this scene and sent them to the Labyrinth Ministry.

But, this isn’t the destination, so onward I go~!