Chapter 269 – The birth of a new magical girl! Is that okay?

Соunсilor Kodаmа wants to bеcomе а Маgiсаl Girl for his granddаughter!

Thаt’s thе spirit! Аnd sо, Sрiсе deсided tо acсерt thе request.

Ugh!

Stоp drоpping bombshеlls thаt even exреrienced Magiсаl Girls would struggle to understand fоr а moment.

“Sinсe Sрiсе is dоing this for the first time and it might bе difficult to hаndlе аlone, lеt’s gеt hеlp from thе Grimoire аnd the President!”

“Ву Presidеnt, уou mеan… Cоral from Live Dungеon, right? Еvеn though her careеr is relаtivеlу short, hеr abilities рlасe her аt the рinnасlе оf Advеnturе Strеamеrs. Нaving her cooperation would be reassuring.”

You’re quite well-informed.

After all, it’s a real Dragon—and not a Lesser Dragon, Elder Dragon, or Ancient Dragon, but probably something even beyond those!

Since it was called a Star-Crossing Dragon, maybe we should call it a Space Dragon or something.

That sounds cheap.

“Um, I think the President is supposed to be…”

“I’m here.”

The President pops her face out.

“She’s here!”

“The one behind you is Councilor Kodama, right? I heard everything. Everything that happens in this entire apartment reaches my ears.”

“What?!”

So that means everything, absolutely everything, was heard loud and clear by the President.

And all the important Labyrinth Ministry discussions at Shino’s place, Throne Angel Kuon’s streams, and even the mutterings during off-time!

No wonder she never gets bored even when staying home.

Moreover, she seems to be planning to bring in new residents…

“A Magical Girl, huh… Hmm. Spice’s case was extremely unusual. Normally, men cannot withstand the power of a Grimoire.”

Spice and Councilor Kodama were led into the President’s reception room—a roughly ten-tatami space floating within an expanded cavity inside the apartment—to discuss the future.

Here, the handy Karafuri and Flota, who’s strong in inexplicable matters, swiftly popped out.

‘Normally, if someone without aptitude tries to handle a Grimoire, they’re either completely ignored or, if they have mediocre talent, devoured. And even if they have considerable skill, if it’s insufficient, they still get taken over! Not that we have any such intentions, of course!’

‘That’s right! Even among my past masters, there weren’t many who could fully wield me! It’s a miracle that I’ve had consecutive masters recently, from my previous one to my current one! So, even if you want to become a Magical Girl, using a Grimoire is impossible! Wouldn’t it be better to just use an Avatar normally? …That’s what I’d like to say, but—’

The two Grimoires chuckled, “Mufufu.”

Sensing their thoughts, the President also laughed and said, “I see.”

What’s going on?!

‘Master, we’ve collected many Fragments so far, but the older or weaker Fragments have become unnecessary. They get superseded by higher-tier ones.’

“Oh-ho, so that’s how it works.”

“What does that mean…?!”

The councilor was completely left behind in the conversation!

“This is getting into specialized talk now—”

The President, Karafuri, and Flota began taking out the unused Fragments they currently had and started combining them.

“No, not like that,” “How about this?”—the discussion grew heated.

‘I think a basic assortment of lower-rank Magic would be fine, but wouldn’t it be lame if the main focus is Detection Magic?’

‘No, no, there are plenty of Streamers specialized in combat. If the councilor is going to transform, it’d be more advantageous to fill a niche.’

“Hmm, I think so too. It’s unlikely he’ll mainly fight as a Streamer anyway. But if he’s going to shine in critical moments, it’d be better to focus on subtle Detection or Investigation-type Magic.”

Oh, it seems the direction is settling.

“I’m worried it might end up being a style without any flashiness.”

“Leave the flashy stuff to the professionals.”

“I see… That’s true…”

Fragments were piled up with a rustling sound, and it was impressive to see just how many Fragments had been collected so far.

Apparently, if they’re elementary-level, Grimoire Fragments can occur naturally.

Even if they don’t develop consciousness, it seems you can assemble simple Grimoires with them.

And so, after about an hour…

‘It’s complete! Behold, the new-era Grimoire! Well, it only contains lower-rank Magic, but isn’t this good enough?!’

‘Yeah, yeah, with this, there’s no risk of being controlled! The world’s safest Grimoire is complete! Oh, and it includes Metamorphose, so you can transform too!’

“If we were to name this Grimoire… well, I suppose it’d be the Detection Grimoire.”

“That’s awfully straightforward.”

‘Won’t it become my junior? How disappointing.’

Floppy, the latest A-Phone that underwent Grimoire Transformation and attached itself to Spice, expressed disappointment.

It’ll probably take about a hundred years of maturation for consciousness to sprout.

As an incredibly rare beginner-friendly Grimoire.

“Can I… become a Magical Girl?”

“You can, you can. Want to decide on a Magical Girl name? Actually, wouldn’t something based on Councilor Kodama’s name work? Like Magical Girl Echo.”

“I see. The main Magic is Detection, right? Then an image of using sound echoes to search for things would be good… Hmm, mhm mhm.”

Alright, decided!

Now, for the appearance as a Magical Girl!

“I prefer monochrome, subdued colors…”

“Unintentionally, that overlaps with Spice.”

“My granddaughter likes this too.”

Aha.

I understand the sentiment.

But something like Generic Spice wouldn’t be good.

‘We’ll add an accent color. Use gray, and gold for decorative parts. That’ll make it clearly different.’

‘That’s great!! Then for the outfit’s shape, instead of a dress, let’s make it a Magical Girl based on Japanese attire… A kimono miniskirt…’

“Ooh!!”

“What am I going to become…!!”

Councilor Kodama’s heart was pounding!