Chapter 300 – Information is gathering

Rероrts of Pоwеrеd sightings in Ноkkaido keер pouring in.

Lоoks like it’s bесоming quitе thе tоpic оf convеrsаtion оut thеrе.

‘Littlе Sрicе will faсe a Grimоirе in Ноkkaido!!’

Тhis… feеls like it’s going to turn intо а public recоrding еvent.

The Meаt Вrigade gathering in Hоkkаido in Februаry, huh?

“I rеаllу hоpe everуone соmеs preраrеd with proрer cоld-weather geаr.”

‘Оhh, Mastеr is аlreаdy fully сommitted to fighting Рowеrеd in front of the public! I lоve it! I аdоrе flashу battles likе thаt!’

‘Мmm, Flota wаs a соmbаt sреciаlist оn рar with Роwered, you know. Throughout history, their users clashed many times.’

‘Nah, that was just youthful recklessness! I’m still totally active now, though!!’

For a Grimoire of Levitation to be a combat specialist on par with the Grimoire of Power… how does that work?

Well, I guess its Magic can become terrifyingly combat-oriented depending on the application.

And so, over about three days, I diligently gathered information and promoted the Spice vs. Powered match…

“Abuu.”

“Oh? What is it, Homura? You look like you have something to say seeing your dad doing promotion.”

“Mau maa.”

“I see, I see.”

‘Mmm~!! Our new Master is so clever~. This one has a promising future, I tell you~.’

“You Grimoires who spoil the daughter more intensely than the parents…”

‘So Ignite is the spoiling type, huh! I’d be a Spartan! I’d raise them into the strongest warrior!’

“Flota is worrying in her own way…”

It seems that, from Ignite’s perspective, since he won’t be able to be with Homura while we’re in Hokkaido, he plans to take full advantage of this gap to spoil her rotten.

Incidentally, Homura is also completely accustomed to Ignite by now, so she pats the red Grimoire and laughs with glee.

She’ll be crawling soon, so we might get to see something like a baby chasing a Grimoire around.

And so, once sufficient sighting reports were gathered…

It was discovered that Powered is currently doing a ramen shop crawl in Sapporo!

…What is he doing!?

It seems he’s been beating up villains and shaking them down for cash or something, so he probably has money.

But, well, that kind of vigilante justice is against the law.

“Alright, so Powered is causing some weird trouble, so for the sake of Sapporo’s peace and order, Spice is on the move!”

When I posted that, it got a huge response.

“Alright then, Mashiro, I’m off.”

“Okay! Have a safe trip! Bring back souvenirs, please!”

“Of course! I’ll bring back the most delicious ramen.”

After promising my wife, I transformed into Spice with a “Metamorphose!”

And set Ignite on my back!

“Ignite Spice! Using Flight in this state…”

I went zooming off.

Behind me, Homura was going ‘Auwaa~’ while opening and closing her hands.

W-was she waving goodbye to me!?

My kid might be a genius.

‘Master is quite the doting parent too, huh!’

“Fool. If a long-awaited child is born and shows you their growth every day, all parents become fools.”

‘Whoa, that’s some strong ideology!!’

While having this exchange, I raced through the sky at a considerable altitude and in an instant was over the Tsugaru Strait.

Checked my direction.

‘Master, we are on the correct course. The map app Installed within me is also functioning accurately.’

When I looked at the log in the map app inside Floppy, I had to laugh seeing the arrow move from western Tokyo at a ridiculous speed.

It must have been close to Mach 10.

I got a bit too carried away.

Suppressing the urge to land in Hakodate for some sightseeing, I accelerated towards Sapporo.

And then, the skies above Sapporo!

Whoaaaa!!

Where does Sapporo even begin and end!?

Being used to Tokyo’s subdivided cities and wards, the endlessly sprawling townscape all categorized as ‘Sapporo’ is confusing.

Also, it’s all white from the snow…

I recruited local helpers, so a Streamer living in Sapporo should be guiding us…

“Um, I’m above Sapporo now. Where are you?”

Reactions like ‘So fast!!’ came back, full of surprise.

I was just inputting into Tsubuyakix from home a moment ago.

‘Uh, you didn’t actually fly here, did you? I, uh, thought you’d be taking a plane or train, so if that were the case, there are meeting points inside the station, so I thought that would be good…! Ah, I’m leaving the house now! It’s my parents’ place!’

From the other side of Zakko, I could hear the sound of her bustling out of the house.

I waited on standby in the sky for a while…!

Incidentally, this time’s guide is Ms. Kumauchi Matagi!

A female Streamer from a shooter-centric group, belonging to D-Spot, originally from Hokkaido, a Streamer with a firearm possession license.

She just happened to be back at her parents’ place, apparently during a recharging period.

Then Powered showed up and started his ‘fixing the world’ spree, so she was thinking, ‘This is bad.’

Yeah, yeah, it’d be a real problem if people just started ‘fixing the world’ on a whim…!!

After waiting about an hour,

‘I’ve arrived! I’m at the Pastoral Statue! Well, inside a nearby building, actually. I’ll know when Ms. Spice lands!’

“Roger that! I’ll make a flashy landing! Floppy, search for Pastoral Statue!”

‘Understood. Here it is.’

The map is displayed.

Convenient, convenient!

Spice went zooming, heading straight for it.

It’s in front of the station!

It’s a bit away, but surely Ms. Matagi is on standby inside the station, right?

Spice landed with a whoosh in front of the Pastoral Statue, blowing up a flashy burst of flames.

Then, a girl in puffy winter clothes came running from the station direction.

“Ms. Spiiice!! It was super easy to spot you, thank goodness! I’m Matagi!”

“Hey there, hey there! Thanks for your help!!”

“Um! It’s deathly cold outside! Let’s talk details inside my car!”

“Ah, right.”

And so, Spice joined up with the local helper.

The search for Powered in Sapporo had begun.