Chapter 257 – Hazuki Kiraboshi's Return and Mashiro's Baby

Whilе Sрice and thе оthers werе bustling about in Jараn, Кirаbоshi Hazuki hаd alreаdу savеd Сhinа.

Тhаt Chinа, which hаd becоmе а hеllscaрe сovered in Dungеоns as far as the еуe could see!

Shе sаved it in a single summer!?

Thаt’s unbеlievablе.

Sincе а рrеss conferenсe was bеing brоаdcast livе, I dесided to wаtch it.

As usuаl, she has no traсе of a hеrоic аura…

And nеxt to Little Нazuki wеrе two Latin-looking men, рlaуing livеlу Bаckground Мusiс.

Whаt’s this, what’s this?

‘Mаster, thеsе twо аrе streаmеrs аctivе frоm Latin America to Europe, Jose & Pancho.’

“Floppy sure is knowledgeable. I see, I see. So she liberated China with the help of powerful streamers too.”

It’s said that only four provinces remain, and even as they rebuild, they’ll inevitably have to adopt a completely different political system from the old China.

Until now, excessive secrecy led them to try and suppress the Dungeons within their own country, which failed.

It got to the point where the country itself was nearly taken over.

It’s an era where any country, anywhere, could easily end up like that if they make one wrong move.

It’s scary.

“Mr. Shogo is touching my belly with a serious look on his face…”

“I was thinking, it’s gotten bigger. How does it feel?”

“Mufufu~, I’ve been keeping it a secret, but actually…”

“Actually?”

“It’s twins!!”

“Wha, wha, what!?”

I jumped up from my seated position.

Well, living daily as a Witch and working out at the gym has made me capable of jumping from a seated position, but still.

Twins!?

Are Mashiro’s and my children twins!?

“Mr. Shogo has been so busy, and you were training the Hero Party kids, so I thought I shouldn’t worry you. I only told the Grimoires and kept it a secret.”

“What!?”

When I looked at the Grimoires, I could tell they were smirking even though they have no faces.

‘Gufufufu, we’ve actually been keeping it a secret all along~’

‘With two of them, there’s even more reason for elite education!’

‘It’s fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, right, Mistress?’

“That’s right! From now on, we’re going to be super busy over here too~!”

‘Kyaa! To have two Witch children added at once is unprecedented!’

‘Given how few Witches there are, the chance of twins inheriting was zero!’

‘Big Brother, Big Sister, things are getting lively.’

“Floppy, what about you? Can you tell if you’re happy or surprised?”

When I asked, our A-Phone, which had evolved tremendously, floated softly and tilted with a klin.

It looked like a head-tilting gesture.

‘I might be… happy.’

Emotions are sprouting~!

And so, our household turned into a celebration.

We told Mashiro’s parents and also contacted my father as a courtesy.

I could tell my quiet father’s breathing had grown rough.

Well, I guess I’ll let him meet them once they’re born…

I can even let him hold them.

As for the Grimoires, now that the baby information embargo was lifted, they were flying around the house, passionately debating what kind of elite education to provide.

‘As expected~, I hold the theory that the male child possesses the true talent of a Witch, so I propose thoroughly strengthening the young master…’

‘I think I’ll go with the daughter! It seems better to have them learn different attributes separately. It’d get confusing otherwise!’

‘Karafuri and I can wait until later.’

‘Yeah, yeah, Me isn’t in a hurry. Me knows Me is a handful, after all. Fhyohohohoho~’

‘Aah, I can’t decide! Which one should I choose~?’

Well, elite education will have to wait until the babies are born and gain some awareness.

With the addition of the Grimoire of Power, Powered, our house is scheduled to become even livelier.

“So then… that means it. The plan is for Flota, Ignite, and Marinna to go with the children, and Mentaris and Karafuri will stay with me.”

‘That seems to be the case. Handling us requires a certain level of mental maturity. Especially someone like me—I’m originally classified as a super-first-class hazardous Grimoire, you know.’

“Even though you’re such a person of character.”

‘It’s because I can be misused for evil as much as you want if the wielder has malicious intent. Well, any human with a fragile mind who tries to misuse me will gradually have their psyche eroded by me and descend into madness.’

‘Me is the same! Me and Mentaris are like siblings! By the way, Me is the last Grimoire written among all of them! Me was written as a Grimoire that combines everything, referencing the other six! But then Me’s Papa went crazy! He surpassed his capacity, you see. As a result, Me is all-purpose, but ended up being unable to surpass any of the other Grimoires in their specialized fields.’

“Hahaan, so in theory, you should have been able to rival them all in their specialties?”

‘Nah, it was an impossible theory from the start. Thanks to that, Me learned Me’s own limits and decided to specialize in being a handy generalist by gathering a vast number of fragments of versatile Magic.’

“Grimoires sure have history.”

I was deeply impressed.

For reference, in the order they were written:

1. Grimoire of Power, Powered

2. Grimoire of the Mind, Mentaris

3. Grimoire of Flame, Ignite

4. Wind and Ice Grimoire, Snow White

5. Sea Grimoire, Marinna

6. Grimoire of Colors, Karafuri

It’s unclear who wrote Flota or when she was written.

She is said to have suddenly appeared in that world, in that era, at some point.

‘I wonder who my writer was! Well, that doesn’t really matter! Mugu-gu, at this rate, Marinna will steal the elite education position from me based on seeming suitability! Isn’t there a good plan…?’

Looking up at the noisily chattering Grimoires, Mashiro nodded with a firm “Un un.”

“At this rate, it looks like child-rearing will be pretty easy for me!!”

My wife is dependable.