Chapter 24 – The Fallen Witch, Arrives in Japan!?

“Тhеn I’ll givе уоu LUINE’s address. It sееms we’ll be еxchаnging vаriоus infоrmаtiоn in the future tоo.”

“Got it—!”

Аnd sо, I beсаmе friеnds with thе Anсient Witсh.

A seniоr in thе sаmе situation—shе’s prеcious.

“While I’ll suррort humanity’s battlе, уou must fight your own fight, I supроse. Since the Righteоus Witсhes of thе pаst соuldn’t rеveal their seсrets, their bаttlеs must hаve beеn lоnеly onеs. But now is аn era where уоu can еvеn publiсly annоunce being а witch. Find соmrades to fight alongsidе yоu, аnd rеsist the invаsion of thе Вlаck Witchеs.”

“Yes! Соmrаdеs… сomrаdеs, huh… I wоnder if thеrе’s anyone I’m connected to…”

I think.

As a streamer, I’ve only been active twice so far, plus a little chat stream. Did I have any acquaintances or not?

“…Ah, there was someone I met in the first Dungeon…!!”

What I recall is the face of a certain mohawked man.

Upon returning home, I think about how to contact the Apocalypse-world streamer Charaway.

Hmm, for now, maybe it’s best to try a direct reply on Tsubuyakix…?

I quote his address and send a reply.

After a while, Charaway appears in my Tsubuyakix DMs.

『Wey-wey!! Could it be that girl from back then!? I checked! You’re a dude, huh!?』

“This guy, even his text is hyper!!”

『He’s someone whose character is consistent, isn’t he? He’s a mysterious person who seems like he’d be in a rough crowd but is actually proper.』

“Yeah, that’s true. Streamers who last a long time all have social skills.”

『I see—. Indeed, Master is proper in that regard too. I watched streams by some Independent Streamers, and quite a few were, well, socially questionable.』

“Ah… Many aspire to freelance work like streaming where they don’t have to deal with companies, but in the end, only those who are socially adept and interesting survive…”

『The world is harsh…』

Thus, having connected with Charaway and gotten his contact info, we exchanged Zakko addresses to discuss possibly collaborating.

My network of connections expanded tremendously in just one day.

“Phew… I’m exhausted.”

『A lot happened today! Master, here’s some humble tea.』

“Ah, Flota, since when could you make tea…?”

『By skillfully using Levitation and Float, I can boil water and handle tea bags freely, ehehm!』

“You’re a capable Grimoire…”

While praising her, I decided to end the day by surfing the net.

Dinner could just be the cup noodles I stocked up on.

Sichuan Tantan flavor, delicious.

The Fan Box I set up has gathered a decent number of people subscribing.

I’m grateful.

This month, I can get by without touching my unemployment benefits…!

『Ah, Master!!』

Flota, who was looking at my smartphone, suddenly let out a high-pitched shriek.

“What, what!?”

『This! Look at this, Master, this!!』

What the smartphone displayed was news: “Charismatic fashion model Freya comes to Japan despite dangers!”

Hahaa—, she’s a tall, slender beauty with wavy brunette hair, very striking.

Westerners have such high noses and deep features!

Spice is a pure Japanese-style beautiful girl, so my features are flat.

“What about Freya? Even I know she’s a celebrity. Well, I only know she’s a model and sometimes appears in movies.”

『This woman is one of the seven Abazure!! The Witch of Flame!! She’s coming to get me!』

“Wha, wha, what—!?”

I jumped up in shock from my seated position.

Such a famous person is a Fallen Witch!?

I thought witches weren’t supposed to have their names known.

No, Freya must be hiding her name as a witch.

And as a human, she’s become a celebrity in the public world.

『When she fiercely fought the previous master, a mountain burned down. So, not a single blade of grass has grown there for years.』

“That, huh. The area around grandma’s house that became a burnt field.”

『That’s it, that! Ah—, she’s taking her time attacking more than I expected, so we made it in time. With Master’s current state, if you stream, you can put up a good fight.』

“Publicly fighting between witches!?”

『Let’s do it!! With that Concurrent Viewer Power, we can overturn any difference in experience or ability! Even if the opponent is a monster who can turn a whole city into a sea of fire!』

“Eeek—”

What an unbelievable piece of information to receive at the end of the day!

I might not even be able to taste my cup noodles anymore.

Supermodel Freya is coming to Japan coinciding with Christmas.

The story is she’ll be spending time in Japan until near New Year’s.

Ugh—, I have to face off against her at Christmas?

There aren’t many days left.

I think about countermeasures.

I don’t know the opponent’s hand.

This is a big disadvantage.

In contrast, the enemy has probably watched my streams and knows my hand.

But this can also be my advantage.

The power of the Grimoire of Levitation I possess is incredibly versatile.

Until now, I’ve used it by leveraging the environment, but this time, let’s fight using various objects.

What I’ll levitate, what I’ll send flying. Only someone like a prophet could predict that.

If she’s solidified an image from watching my streams, then I just have to fight in a way that overturns it.

“Flota. Is Freya flame magic only?”

『Yes, that’s right! She doesn’t stream either, and she looks down on Modern Magic. But it’s certain she uses powerful Magic! Flame countermeasures are essential!』

“I see… I should prepare some flame-retardant cloth and such…”

The Ancient Witch also contacted me, and so I held strategy meetings with her and Flota.