Chapter 325 – The Sign of a Meetup

The Моst Аnсiеnt Witch, Annettе.

Еver sincе she messеd with Sрiсе thаt оne time, thеre hasn’t bееn anу mоvеmеnt frоm her… Shе seеms like a саutiоus оppоnent, whiсh makes her а rеal pain.

She’s аbsоlutely scheming all sоrts оf things behind the scenes.

Еsрeciаlly sinсе shе’s рrobing Flota’s Mаgic Pоwеr, it mаkes it incrеdiblу hаrd to movе.

Beсause Flight is sealеd!

Аnnette, whо sеems tо have inhеrited the Demоn King’s роwer, must have obtainеd an оutrаgеous lеvel of strеngth.

Unlеss Sрice gаthers thе Sеvеn Grimоirеs and асts, hе’s in seriоus dаnger!

‘We have sightings on our end as well.’

“Really, Fugen Shinjin?”

‘Mmm. It appears Annette has appeared and is recruiting Yokai and Hermit Sages who are dissatisfied with the current state of affairs. That wretch, perhaps she intends to build her own organization.’

“Ugh, worst-case scenario!”

By the way, Spice is connected to Fugen Shinjin through Zakko!

Hermit Sages these days are pretty strong with the internet too, huh.

‘The sense of crisis is growing. The anti-Annette forces in the eastern continent have formed a cooperative alliance consisting of us Hermit Sages, a Yokai group led by Suiko, and a human group of Streamers. Several individuals have gone missing and are believed to have defected.’

“China is on a war footing!! By the way, Fugen Shinjin, do you have a little time? Want to play a game together?”

‘A Stream, is it? Certainly.’

And so!!

“Heya! Helloo! Today’s Stream is a Collab Game Stream featuring the Hermit Sage, Fugen Shinjin! It’s a game where you just climb a mountain!! Panic Mountain Range!”

※ ‘Wooooooow’ ‘Heya!!’ ‘A real Hermit Sage collab!!’ ‘Is that even possible lol!?’

It is possible!

“And furthermore, when I asked, they agreed to come! Long time no see! Little Charaa!”

‘Wheey!! You guys doing alright!? The Dwarves have left my side and become independent. I finally have some free time!! Today, we’re climbing a mountain, hyahhaa!!’

“And the other person is Ms. Marie D! Nice to meet you!”

‘Pleased to meet you! Wait, Mr. Fugen Shinjin, are you really a Hermit Sage?’

‘That I am, that I am’

Ah, Fugen Shinjin is getting all flustered!

Hermit Sages are surprisingly human-like, after all.

Moreover, Adventure Streamers ultimately become beings that surpass humans, so Streamers above a certain level are considered equivalent to Earth Immortals, I hear.

I see, since Ms. Marie is treated as an Earth Immortal, for Fugen Shinjin, she’s a target for getting flustered…

Even a woman in her forties is super young from Fugen Shinjin’s perspective.

Incidentally, it’s unbelievable how youthful Ms. Marie looks, considering she has a daughter in university!

Thus began the Game Stream.

‘Wooooooow!? For a Hermit Sage like myself to be bested by mere mountain climbing!!’

“Fugen Shinjiiin!!”

‘The Hermit Sage turned into a ghost!!’

‘Visually, it’s pretty surreal, huh’

After reviving the fallen Fugen Shinjin, everyone went back to mountain climbing!

In this game, Spice and Little Chara are just really good at it!

‘Once you kinda get the hang of it, it’s totally doable, right! Hyahha! Climb, climb!! Ah, grab my hand’

‘Thank youuu!’

Little Chara pulled Ms. Marie up.

‘Me too, me too’

‘Yes, yes’

“Little Chara, you’re so helpful”

‘Ugwaaah!’

“Ah!! Fugen Shinjin fell again!!”

‘There are no games in the Immortal Realm, you see. I am playing from the provisional government lodgings.’

“Oh right, since you’re abroad, there’s a bit of lag!”

And so, the fun, lively Collab Stream came to an end.

Once in a while, it’s fine to just play games like this without going on adventures!

‘Well then, I shall take my leave…’

“Thank you, Fugen Shinjin!”

‘Spice, you have an announcement after this, right?’

“That’s right! Thanks for the toss, Little Chara! Umm, so! Spice, at the end of next month… will be holding an Offline Meetup!! Tickets are here!!”

It was an Offline Meetup that had been planned from the start.

I had sort of hinted about it to the Meat Brigade…

I want to see everyone’s faces directly, you know.

This time it’s a lottery system, but I’ll also be streaming the Offline Meetup live.

※ ‘Wooooooow!!’ ‘Live Little Spice!’ ‘Is she a little girl in reality too!?’ ‘To confirm that, we have applied for the lottery!’

“It’s a narrow gate, but do your best! I’ll be waiting for the Meat Brigade’s applications!!”

‘Can I apply too?’

“Ah, please do”

※ ‘Ms. Marie might be mixed in with the Meat Brigade!?’ ‘This could turn into an insane collab’ Rump ‘Woooah smashing the apply button!!’

Stop smashing it!

And so the Stream ended!

Look forward to the event at the end of April!

After the Stream ended, I chatted with Little Chara and Ms. Marie.

‘So in practice, A… that one whose name must not be spoken is like Spice’s arch-nemesis, right?’

“Yep. A seriously dangerous one.”

‘Please feel free to use my husband as much as you need. He’s like a warrior race kind of person, he seeks strong opponents, and he seems really envious of how Ms. Spice keeps encountering powerful enemies one after another.’

“Mr. Slayer is way too much of a warrior race!”

Well, in his case, he’s also managing the A-Guild, and he’s busy, so he’s in a state where he can’t fully fight strong opponents.

No, I mean, a father of five and former cabinet minister being a warrior race, what’s up with that!

But, if he’s free, maybe I should invite him to various things!

‘Ah, I’ve got free time too! I’m planning various projects, but they won’t start moving for another six months. If it’s for a Stream Collab right now, you’re very welcome!’

“Alriiight! Then let’s do something soon!”

That’s how it ended up.

Incidentally, Yatagarasu is super busy with Now Fantasy concert-related stuff.