Chapter 199 – Strategy meeting during dinner

Dinnеr wаs casuаl, with а light соursе meal, but unlike in Frаnсe, dishes wеre brought оut аs sооn аs thеy werе readу.

Аh, this loоks likе it’ll gо wеll with bеer…

Тhe first dish wаs Brettljаusе.

In оthеr words… a snаck рlatter!

It had things likе bаcon, sliced bоilеd eggs, pickles, and сhеese.

I washed this down with bееr!

Whoa, Аustrian bееr is dеliсious!!

Meanwhilе, the Amеriсаn Windy cаn’t drink until shе’s 21, sо she’s having sоmething like gingеr ale.

“Spicе, sоmetimes уоur inner оld man cоmes out when уou drink, huh?”

I tоld hеr she didn’t have to struggle with Jаpаnеsе sincе we havе Тrаnslation Мagiс.

Windу is сurrеntlу spеаking in Еnglish, so hеr wоrds flow smoothly.

“Since it’s served at a proper restaurant, even the snacks are delicious. I might like this. I wanna put it in bread and eat it.”

“I might wanna put it on rice…”

Just as our cultural differences showed, the next menu arrived.

A tangy, mustardy potato salad—Kartoffelsalat!

Potato salad is delicious no matter how you make it.

Spice and Windy were thoroughly satisfied, even though it was just an appetizer.

Then, the main dish arrived—oven-roasted pork chunks… Schweinsbraten!

Whoa, the surface is crispy!

The side dishes were local vegetables.

Something like shishito peppers, and on a separate plate, potato dumplings and sauerkraut!

Man, this really feels like eating foreign cuisine.

So good, so good.

Looks like the carbs here are all potatoes.

“Delicious! I can’t believe we get to eat such a lavish meal! I’m so glad we came to hunt Witches!”

Windy was all smiles.

But her line was quite something!

Everyone around us turned to look at once.

Well, I guess you can leave your shame behind when you travel.

“Is she a Streamer?” “Maybe an Exorcist.” “No one’s been able to defeat the Witch yet.” “But thanks to people like them fighting, the Witch can’t come out to the surface.” “The damage is minimal enough that tourists don’t even notice.”

We’re gathering information…!

It seems the townspeople are generally welcoming toward those who come to hunt Witches.

“We might be able to get cooperation from the residents.”

“Yeah… I slipped up, but it turned out okay!”

“Windy, you should be a bit more careful!”

After finishing the Schweinsbraten, we were full.

While eating dessert—Apfelstrudel, Austrian-style apple pie—we moved on to strategy discussions.

“Snow White is adding noise to our conversations so they can’t be overheard. How should we proceed from here?”

“Hmm. Even if we search blindly, we’ll probably keep stumbling into Dungeons… But Spice thinks, since we heard other Streamers and Exorcists are also diving in, we should exchange information with them.”

“Oh! Such a mature opinion! If it were me, I’d just charge in. I’m the type who believes you won’t know until you try!”

“I’m amazed you’ve survived this long…”

“Daddy and Mommy scold me a lot.”

“Figures.”

So where did this charge-in philosophy come from…?

That’s exactly why she suddenly came to Japan and connected with Spice, leading to the formation of the Little Witch Duo this time.

“Since this isn’t something to joke about, let’s act together with Spice. Okay?”

“Okay! I’ve seen seniors in situations like this who went off on their own and ended up in hell.”

“Such vivid words!?”

“Seniors who woke up and graduated only to have the ladder pulled out from under them…”

“Ahh, social dynamics…”

If she’s learning from that, then good!

So, we decided to forbid Windy from acting on her own.

We should also settle this with Snow White.

Well, I think our Windy would be fine? But if something happened to my cute current Master, it’d be a big problem. I don’t want another unreasonable Master like the previous one. And a Master like the one before that, who kept me locked away all the time, would just be frustrating. Windy is the best of all my Masters! I’ve never had such a cute Master before!

“Um, so…?”

I’m in favor, Spice!

Good.

We got approval from the guardian.

Windy herself was devouring the apple pie.

Truly an American girl, such a hearty appetite.

And so, after planning our next steps, Spice and the others returned to their room.

Inside, the Grimoires were gathered around Floppy, gathering information.

In other words, they were using a smartphone to browse the internet.

Welcome back, Master!

“We’re back. Did you find anything?”

It seems Clearing Graz is a popular theme among Streamers. That said, there aren’t many Streamers in Eastern Europe, so the number of Streams itself isn’t very high!

Japan’s the weird one!

Well, Japan has a large population, after all. That big neighboring country across the sea, the government meddled with Streamers and messed up, and I reckon they just forced their way through.

“Yeah. If the government’s going to interfere, it’s better to have fewer Streamers.”

In this country, or rather all of Eastern Europe, it seems they’ve learned from the incident with the Great Wind Demon General and decided to support Adventure Streamers rather than restrict them. That’s probably why people on the street are willing to cooperate?

Marinna’s last piece of information was invaluable!

To overcome a world crisis, a potent tool like Adventure Streamers is necessary.

So, starting tomorrow, we’ll begin the full-scale Clearing!