Chapter 198 – Due to circumstances, I will be sending this chapter while remaining transformed during the journey.

On the first dау, аftеr сlеaring the Dungеon and thоrоughly еnjоуing sightsееing in Graz, I hеadеd to the hоtеl with Windу.

“Whу have уou bеen staying in lаdу form the whole timе, Dеsu?”

“There are vаriоus circumstances, dеshоu~. If I were in mу adult mаlе fоrm, thеre wouldn’t be anу awkwardnеss, surе, but mу wife and suсh, уоu know. I’d worrу her. Alsо, an adult man transfоrming intо a little girl wоuld wоrry thе peоple of Grаz and аll thаt.”

“Oh! Japanesе cоnsidеrаtion! Тhis is the first time I’vе ехperiеncеd it uр сlоsе! I’m movеd! Sо thоughtful!”

“Arеn’t things рretty similar in America when it comes down to it?”

“Maybe the fundamentals don’t change, Kamo?”

“And then, well, due to circumstances, we’re sharing a hotel room, right?”

“That’s right, Deshita! If it were a man and a woman, misunderstandings wouldn’t be strange, Desune!”

Exactly!!

That’s why I’m staying in female form!

Metamorphose completely transforms one’s own body.

The mind is pulled along by the body…

In other words, if I maintain this adult Spice Mode, misunderstandings won’t happen!

Hmm, perfect logic.

‘Is that really sooo?’

Marinna, stop emitting that ominous aura.

The reason for sharing a hotel room is because it’s safer.

A woman traveling alone is physically dangerous, and this time we’ll be fighting on the Witch of Colors’ home turf.

We don’t know when we might be attacked.

For that reason, it’s much safer for us, the Little Witch Duo, to be acting together.

Now, let’s check in!

It’s an age where you can make reservations online.

It’s really convenient.

The room we were shown was fairly spacious.

If it’s too big, it gives the Witch of Colors space to hide if she infiltrates…

I made sure it was just one room, comfortable but not excessive.

Windy let out a cheer and immediately began exploring the room.

…Or so I thought, but then all our Grimoires started following Windy too!

“You Grimoires are so curious!”

I had checked the layout in advance, but she seems to want to see it with her own eyes.

A Grimoire’s eyes…?

Well, indoors, I used Metamorphose to shed my travel clothes and change into something more comfortable…

I didn’t really need clothes.

No, no, thinking about when I revert to Shogo, it wasn’t a mistake to bring them.

Though if my luggage were inspected, men’s underwear and such would probably seem suspicious.

“Alright! Now I shall produce two talismans here!”

“Oh! Are these Japanese amulets, Desu ka!?”

“Precisely that. And also a Chinese amulet. I’ll stick these on the entrance and the window…”

When I stuck the Ancient Witch’s Talisman on the entrance with a pat, a ‘MUGYAOOO!!’ shriek echoed.

What, what!?

A flat, vividly colored cat-like thing appeared and began running around the room.

“It’s the Witch of Colors’ Familiar! Bringing the talismans was the right decision after all!”

‘Eeek! I couldn’t even sense it! It’s a Familiar specialized in Magic Power concealment, nee~!’

Good thing I brought the talismans!

The Familiar tried to escape through the window with tremendous force.

But, too baaad!!

“Flight!”

Using indoor Flight, Spice became super high-speed for an instant, overtaking the Familiar.

And then pat, I stuck the Hermit Sage’s Talisman on the window.

‘MUGYAO!’

The Familiar was repelled.

As it bounced boing into the air, Snow White flew in.

“Take That, You Fiend!”

A charge followed by a mid-air collision, a point-blank gale and blizzard attack!

‘UGUWAA!!’

The Familiar shattered, scattering into colorful confetti.

Aha, so paper sloppily painted with pigments acts as the Familiar’s catalyst.

Probably, the arrangement of colors changes the Familiar’s performance.

The Grimoire of Colors seems like it has quite a lot of depth to master.

“…And so.”

“Hmph?”

“Spice actually operates on a 20-hour cycle, and with the time difference, I’m going to take a short nap…”

I flopped bataaan onto the bed!

Whoa, so fluffy!

Bed-making perfect!!

Glad I paid for a nice place to stay!!

And just like that, Spice’s consciousness quickly faded away.

In the dream, I perceived, ah, this is a dream.

Probably a pattern where a Witch contacts another Witch during REM sleep or something like that.

I could sense Windy and the Grimoires very close by.

These folks are ordering room service while watching local TV programs…

They’re thoroughly enjoying hotel life…!

And then Spice’s consciousness flew out of the room.

The talismans I stuck myself recognize Spice as an ally.

So coming and going is free, huh.

Now, viewing the city of Graz through this dream-based vision…

Whoa, colorful paint markings are everywhere!

They’re probably magical, but you can only see them with a magical vision like this, I guess.

This is bad.

The city of Graz itself has become the Witch of Colors’ territory.

Wow, if I’d let that Familiar escape earlier, the message would have reached the Witch of Colors.

I have to say that was a fine play.

Whoa, there are things like the Witch of Colors’ Familiars or shadows all over the place.

I wonder if these guys might suddenly get angry and trigger a Dungeon.

Thinking that, you could say danger lurks in this city.

The Witch Hunt starting tomorrow, let’s do our best!

And then Spice awoke from about a 90-minute nap.

That’s when Windy climbed on top of Spice!

“Wha, what is thiiis!? Spice adult mode, chastity crisis~!?”

“Spice! Let’s go for dinner!”

It was an invitation for the evening meal.