Chapter 343 – Goods have been shipped nationwide!

Аlright thеn…

Тhe goods sоld аt the evеnt were thе initiаl рrоduсtiоn batch.

Тhey sоld оut without issuе, аnd I bеliеvе theу’ve rеachеd thе hаnds оf the Mеat Вrigade membеrs whо were able tо аttend the event.

And finаllу…!

Production of thе gоods ordеred оnlinе is соmplete!

Spiсe’s merсhаndisе is now being shiрреd all aсross the nаtion.

“Good, goоd, gоod. Thеу’re sеlling like crаzy. Why wasn’t I mаking goоds аll this time? Was I really sо ovеrwhеlmеd that I didn’t еven notiсе sоmething this simplе?”

I groаn, “Нmm.”

Right nоw, I’m in Shоgо modе.

Сhеcking thе rеsidential areas of the Meat Brigade members who placed orders, they’re splendidly scattered all over Japan.

They sold in the tens of thousands, after all.

Once these reach their hands, a strong bond will form between the Meat Brigade and Spice.

‘Master, why are goods so important?’

“Well, you see, Flota. It’s a phenomenon discovered by Kiraboshi Hazuki, but merchandise related to a streamer can serve as an idol. By praying to these goods and cherishing them, Concurrent Viewer Power gathers even when the streamer isn’t live. In fact, Kiraboshi Hazuki boasted absurd strength even when she wasn’t streaming. That’s how it is.”

‘I see! So that gives us an advantage against Annette! Even if she tries to ambush us, it won’t be a problem!’

“Exactly. We were able to put up a pretty good fight against those Clones the other day, right? There’s no doubt that was partly because the goods had already been distributed in advance.”

My power as a Witch gets a Concurrent boost, you see.

Even if it’s not my complete form, I can overwhelm mere Clones.

Although, there are also those whose strength is such that the Concurrent boost is just a bonus…

Yatagarasu, Slayer V, and Miss Diz.

Those three are cheats even without it.

According to Little Ira, there are apparently four others in this country on a similar level.

Excluding Little Hazuki?

So many powerful individuals!

The fact they aren’t treated as Special Grade Combatants probably means they aren’t streaming.

“Spice… no, in my estimation, even these Special Grade Combatant-level individuals probably can’t fight Annette alone. They’d need to gather multiple people, but if four of them aren’t streamers, it would be tough if they got picked off one by one.”

‘Master’s starting to worry about all sorts of things again, I see.’

“One worry just leads to another…”

While I was occupied with that, the two little ones in our house started pattering around.

Crawling, they charged towards me.

“Ah-ba!”

“Whoa! Homura’s crawling is fast! And Minato moves a little, then stops with a thoughtful look on his face. They’re twins, but their personalities have really diverged.”

Right now, Mashiro is in the streaming room, groaning as she works on company-related tasks.

Even though she’s working from home, her workload has actually gotten heavier, hasn’t it?

“Oh? I feel something… like power welling up. My power is naturally increasing.”

‘That must be the goods arriving right now!’

“Exactly!”

Holding Homura, I check the delivery status on the living room PC.

By now, the goods have probably reached the Meat Brigade members in the Kanto region.

This sudden Power-up makes sense.

Oh, Minato chose to roll around rather than crawl.

He’s rotating towards me.

Then he pops up, grabs my arm, and wobbles as he stands up.

He’s standing!?

“O-oooooh! Mashiro! Mashirooo!! Minato is standing!!”

“Wha, wha, what did you say?!”

Mashiro comes tumbling out of the streaming room.

Seeing Minato holding onto me and standing, she lets out a “Whoa!”

That’s right, our two little ones are already nine months old.

Thanks to the care from the Grimoire, they’ve grown up healthy and without any problems.

Homura stares intently at Minato, snorts “Mphu!” with rough breaths, and slaps my thigh pisha pisha.

Oh, oh, she’s fired up.

If she gets shown up by her little brother, her big sister dignity will suffer.

Though, it seems she herself has no intention of standing up yet, as she just finished by slapping my thigh.

She’s leaning against me, relaxing.

“Ignite, how’s the elite education going?”

‘Mmm, Flame Magic is dangerous, so I haven’t taught anything yet.’

“That’s true.”

So, Homura is growing up as a relatively normal, active baby.

As for Marinna.

‘Little Master can use simple water magic. But since she can’t really visualize magic yet, it’s just things like making a little water appear or making touched water swirl a tiny bit~’

“Even so, thinking of her as a baby magic user is amazing… Huh!? She can use magic even though she won’t become a Magical Girl!?”

‘It seems she can because she made a contract with me right after she was born~?’

Isn’t that an amazing discovery?

Right now, Minato is being held and stroked by Mashiro, flapping his arms.

He might somehow understand that Mama is praising him.

“Our kids are getting bigger and bigger… Soon, we’ll be able to hold their hands and go for walks.”

“Really. I’m looking forward to it. But before that, we need to deal with Annette somehow.”

To prevent her from interfering with my family plans, I’ll complete the encirclement against Annette and take her down!

The more complete Streamer Spice becomes, the stronger our combat power against Annette will be!

I’m counting on you, Meat Brigade—pour all your Concurrent power into Spice!