Chapter 347 – What's Happening in America?

Wе dесidеd tо take a brеаk by going intо a neаrbу hоt dоg shор.

Acсording to Gаnnеt…

“Seе, with thе Guаrdiаns, I’m Вlaсk, Mikеy has Рuеrtо Riсan roоts, right? Dark Сhild probablу isn’t humаn, and the only whitе рeople arе Кaiware and Leiliа, sо we’ve bеen gеtting flаmеd аbout how the raсial balаnсе and chаrасter plаcemеnt feels arbitrarу аnd stuff.”

“Wahahа!”

‘Аhahаhaha!’

Sрice and Вeеlzеbub burst into laughter at a jоke thаt wаs nо laughing mаtter.

Incidеntаllу, the authеntic hоt dоgs wеrе inсrediblу dеliсious.

Just brеаd, sausage, ketchup, and mustard, yet they tasted this good!

Beelzebub was already starting on her second one.

The pink-haired girl was devouring hot dogs with such ferocious speed that everyone in the shop was staring.

I wonder if they think she’s a food fighter…?

“And Diva is basically statue-colored, so you can’t tell her race, right? Our country is so sensitive about race, you know?”

“Sounds tough. Even though Other Species are popping up left and right.”

“More like there are still a lot of sensitive people? See, bullets don’t work on Other Species folks, and you can’t really discriminate against them carelessly, so it’s like the gun society is starting to crumble, you know? So maybe they want to complain at least about the humans that bullets do work on? Hardly anyone can complain directly to Dark Child or Diva.”

Those two are just in a league of their own.

I drink the cola I ordered with my hot dog.

Mmm, bucket cola!

Huh, this is a medium?

My stomach’s gonna get all sloshy.

For someone Spice’s size, a small would be fine.

“Ah, Kaiware and Dark Child have arrived, it says. Diva seems to be picking up Leilia on the way.”

“The Guardians are gathering one after another.”

“Well, Spice, you’re quite a big deal in the Streamer world, you know? You’re treated as one of the world’s top-class White Witches. Though, since you don’t leave Japan much, not many people have a real sense of it.”

“Well, my child is still a baby, so…”

“Eh!? You have childbirth experience!?”

“Spice is an old man, so he has a wife, you know~”

“Eeeeh!?”

A genuine Spice novice, how rare these days!!

I want to cherish this surprise.

After a while, it got noisy outside the shop.

Cars on the road stopped, and everyone was looking up at the sky.

For just a moment, the sun was blotted out as a massive black figure descended in front of the hot dog shop.

So that’s Dark Child!

It spread its dark, giant wings—or rather, membranes—and came from the sky.

Even with the membranes folded, it was about 3 meters tall.

Within the pitch-black silhouette, only its pupil-less eyes shone a bright red.

Hmm, a demonic silhouette~!

“Bel-chan, do you know what he is?”

‘That, I think it’s probably a Great Balrog.’

Beelzebub, who was eating her seventh hot dog, answered immediately.

Whoa.

Dark Child smoothly slipped off a rope that had been hanging around its neck…

Something went thump and fell behind it.

“Owch!”

“That was Kaiware’s voice!”

He must be the type who stays fine even if handled roughly, since you can just tie him up with a rope and transport him.

Too convenient.

Kaiware, who stood up immediately, came running into the shop wearing a character T-shirt.

Ah, we made eye contact!

“Spice~!!”

“Whoa! Kaiware!”

I high-fived Kaiware as he entered the shop.

He’s so energetic, Kaiware!

Meanwhile, Dark Child also shrank down to about Spice’s size and came trotting pico pico into the shop.

‘Hello! I have heard much about you from Kaiware. I am Dark Child. Everyone calls me Dark. Pleased to meet you, Spice.’

“Nice to meet you!”

We shook hands.

Whoa, its hand is cool!

Its weapon seems to be black flames, but I guess it doesn’t emit heat itself.

Dark Child then looked at Beelzebub and muttered,

‘A high-ranking Demon King is eating hot dogs like crazy.’

So Beelzebub is higher ranking than Dark, huh.

Amidst the attention from everyone in the shop, Spice and the others lined up, eating hot dogs and drinking cola.

After that, the camper van Gannet called arrived, and everyone got in.

“This is one of the Guardians’ mobile bases. Make yourselves comfortable.”

The camper van is fully equipped with all sorts of activities!

There’s something like a massage chair, a gaming PC, a nap room, even a shower room.

Beelzebub immediately started fiddling with the gaming PC.

Spice has work, work to do.

“The power disparity issue within the Guardians? HAHAHA! Nobody cares about that! Because hero teams in the States are originally supposed to have uneven compositions! It’s not strange even for a nerd like me to be participating!”

“Isn’t Kaiware a top-class cheat ability?”

‘My attacks don’t work on him, you see. When we first encountered him, I thought I had been weakened, but it was just that Kaiware is weird.’

“Right? It’s surprising, isn’t it?”

Dark and I laughed together, wahaha.

Gannet, who had been staring intently at Spice like that, said,

“Not being fazed at all in front of Dark, you truly are Spice, the greatest White Witch of the modern era. Someone with normal nerves wouldn’t be able to look Dark directly in the eye.”

“Spice’s Listeners include Manma and Bakedanuki, after all…”

I can’t afford to be shaken by something like this.

Or rather, the owner of my residence is a Dragon.

A Great Balrog feels more like normal or even below average by comparison.

‘Then, let me speak about the Guardians’ activities in this region. The Witch’s Vanguards are appearing here and there. But they are weak. Many are impulsive and sporadic. In that regard, the individuals in Japan are stronger.’

“Hoh!”

It seems Dark is quite the data character.

Tapping pon pon on a terminal, it shows us more and more information.

On a screen that descended by the window, the information gathered by the Guardians is displayed.

‘In American hero stuff, the power types often double as data types, right?’

Somehow, Beelzebub muttered something like that.