Chapter 21 – A Strange Letter Arrives!?

Вlack Рерреr Spice, whо hаd gone virаl with that PiсkРосk thing.

Wеll, еven if yоu call it virаl, things оf a сеrtаin sсаle аre аlways hарреning.

Since I hаdn’t crеated anу nеw content, it was а mоderate buzz.

But my РiсkPock and Twiррy follоwers wеrе stеаdily increasing.

Тaking advаntаgе of the mоmеntum, I еdited and uрloadеd a clip from mу strеam weаring thе forklift hаt.

It was a hit, а real hit.

So this is thе vibe…

“Маster is getting better and bеtter аt using sосial mеdia, isn’t he? I hеаr thе main users оf Tsubuуаkiх аrе mostlу in thеir fоrties аnd fiftiеs. To reach younger people, PickPock is the way to go!”

“How do you know so much about this stuff, Flota?”

It’s hard to believe that just a little while ago, she was a Grimoire sealed away in a library. She’s such an information hub.

She’s always been studying the internet using a smartphone.

There’s no doubt she’s my Brain.

And as for me…

“Cute pose!! Hmm, this is CUTE. Pretty high points, I’d say!”

In front of the full-length mirror, I was spinning around, striking poses with a sharp look over my shoulder, tirelessly researching how to make myself look cute.

It seems like Twippy monetization might be possible soon.

I need to think about subscription content too…

On the Fan Box, I’m streaming cute pin-ups of Spice.

The reception is good.

“What?! They want ASMR?! That microphone is crazy expensive… I can’t provide that unless I earn more… Okay, I’ll reply saying I’ll save up and buy an ASMR mic…”

Being a Streamer costs money no matter what.

Well, if I were just doing Dungeon Streams, it’d only be weapon and costume costs, but when you start wearing an Avatar and doing idol-like activities, money just flies away every day!

It’s still okay for me since I’m using Metamorphose to wear a Shell.

“Thinking about money is making me feel gloomy… Today I only have the evening Chat Stream, so maybe I’ll drink from the afternoon and take a nap! Woo-hoo! Freelancing is the best!!”

“Master is steadily degenerating, isn’t he! Little Floppy! Don’t you have any work or something?”

“I have not received any such communications. I have received a Mysterious Document.”

“Mysterious Document!”

“Mysterious Document?!”

Our A-Phone Floppy, thoroughly educated by Flota and become like a second Familiar.

It seems it received a mysterious email.

“I set it up so emails addressed to me shouldn’t come directly… What could it be?”

I open the Mysterious Document that apparently arrived in the mailbox.

Floppy has checked it for viruses, backdoors, and the like.

It says there’s no problem.

“If even Little Floppy doesn’t understand, then it must be in the realm of Magic, right?”

“You can attach Magic to emails!?”

“You can! Because, right now, don’t you think Master can only stream thanks to the power of science!? That Power-up using Concurrent Viewers is a Magical Technology that gathers faith and transforms the Streamer into a pseudo Demi-god to transcend human limitations. Somewhere, a Witch is involved in this.”

“Wh-what?! You just casually said something incredible. So, Magic can be layered on top of science? Now that you mention it, there was that thing about Modern Magic too. They said it was like scientifically reproducing magic, but…”

“In reality, isn’t it a technique combining science and magic that lets people with insufficient Magic Power use Magic by supplementing with Electric Power? Come on, come on, Master! Read the email!”

“Okay, okay. Let’s see… ‘To Black Pepper Spice-sama. As the year draws to a close, I offer my congratulations on your continued good health. I recently had the opportunity to view your stream. The sight of you wielding the power of Witches, long kept secret, in a public forum, and the people who support you. I felt the changing of the times. You must be a Witch of the new era. As a survivor of the Ancient Witches, I wish to meet you. If you are interested, please come to the location attached. I will send an invitation. From someone in the Peach Garden…’ What’s this, what’s this!?”

“It’s suspicious! But I clearly feel Magic from this writing style! Master, how about going to check it out?”

“Hmm… The address is, let’s see… Isn’t that the place where a Dungeon Hazard happened around the rainy season? And this place name is… a school!?”

It was a famous private high school known as an elite girls’ school.

Super selective, they say even if your family background is excellent, if your character isn’t up to par, you’ll fail as a matter of course.

An invitation for me from such a place?

“Maybe I should go check it out…”

The moment I muttered that.

Clunk, a sound came from the door’s mail slot.

“Whoa!”

“Eek!”

Flota and I jumped in surprise.

I was startled by the sound, and Flota seemed startled by the sudden surge of Magic Power.

“This… it was set up so the invitation would arrive once Master agreed…”

“Scary… That’s real magic…”

“The things Master uses every day are also Magic, you know?”

“Oh, right.”

Opening the mail slot, there was just one thick envelope.

It was quite heavy.

The addressee simply read ‘To Black Pepper Spice-dono.’

The envelope was sealed with wax, and the stamp pressed into it was that school’s emblem.

Opening it…

Inside was a student ID.

“So this means ‘use this to get in’…!? Me, into a girls’ school…!? Isn’t that a problem?”

“If it’s Little Black Pepper Spice, you’re a cute girl, so it’s fine! Let’s go, Master! Those Abazure types wouldn’t do something this roundabout! Besides, the form of Magic is old. Probably from an era before the previous master’s time. It’s worth meeting them!”

“Is that so… If Flota says that much.”

My plans to drink and nap from the afternoon were put on hold.