Chapter 36 – Transformation, The Fiery Form Ignite Spice

I did it!

I fоught!

I won!

And so, I dеfеated Frеya, thе Witсh оf Flаmе.

“Whеw… That wаs a battlе whеre оnе wrоng mоvе cоuld’ve bеen disastrоus. Тhаnks а ton to Сharаway and thе сoncurrent viewеrs.”

“Нe really is a grеаt guy, that Charawау~. Thanks tо him, we’vе аddеd thе Grimoire of Flamе to our rаnks. Неy! Grimoirе оf Flаme! Saу something! Нow does it feеl tо lose!? Whаt аre уou feеling right now!?”

“Stop рoking it with thе еdge of the covеr.”

This is mу hоmе aftеr returning.

I was ехhаusted todаy, sо wе dесidеd to sау оur goоdbуes and have a celebration party another day.

By the way, tonight I’m doing a Christmas game collab with Charaway.

And now, back at home after releasing my transformation, Flota is giving the Grimoire of Flame a baptism by fire.

‘Hey, grimoire! Ignite!’

‘I plead the fifth~!’

“Huh!?”

A deep, masculine voice rang out.

So there are grimoires with male personalities too!?

‘You there—aren’t you ashamed of being used so easily by that Abazure!? You’re a black witch with no dignity as a witch!’

‘As long as I can make flames, that’s all that matters~!!’

‘How dare you!!’

Ignite, the Grimoire of Flame, smoothly sidestepped to avoid Flota’s stomping.

Flota crashed into the table and let out a very unladylike scream, ‘Ugwaugh!?’

Then Ignite floated up lightly and moved behind Floppy, the talking A-Phone.

‘Behave yourself~! Your little sister is crying, you know~!’

‘Big sister—’

‘Th-that’s dirty, Ignite~! Master, please punish that insolent Ignite—!’

“You two get along well. Even the A-Phone is properly playing along with the farce…”

I was deeply impressed.

“So, Ignite. Are you okay with making a contract with me from now on?”

‘Don’t mind at all~! I leave all representative matters as a grimoire to Flota~!’

“Okay, okay. Then, the contract…”

‘As proof of the contract~! I offer the Transformation Fragment~! A piece of power I tore off when Freya was blown beyond the stars~!’

“The Transformation Fragment increases in that form too!?”

Before my eyes, my power as a witch appears in the form of a control panel.

I insert the Transformation Fragment into Fragment Slot 2.

It becomes Transformation Fragment 3.

Since the furigana reading ‘Metamorphose’ is sometimes added depending on the mood, the reading is ambiguous.

“Alright, shall we try it out then! Metamorphose Spice!”

When I chant the name of the magic, a display appears before my eyes.

→ ◯ Mode・Flota

● Mode・Ignite

“Whoa, what’s this? Then…”

→ ◯ Mode・Ignite

The moment after I selected it, flame-like effects spiraled up from my feet.

This enveloped my body and began transforming me…!

And transformation complete!

The colors of my apron dress have changed to red, orange, and yellow.

In the full-length mirror, I see Spice with black hair tinged with orange mesh, wearing a flame-colored apron skirt.

“Wh-what in the world is this—!?”

‘So cute—!’

Flota flew around the room.

And Ignite’s form was nowhere to be seen.

‘This is a state merged with Ignite~. This mode increases each time we gain a new grimoire!’

“I see. Witches have quite an elaborate system, huh.”

‘No~o, this is my first time experiencing this in over a thousand years too~! I have no idea how this works, what is this’

“Wh-what!?”

For now, I can tell that a mysterious power is welling up.

It seems I can use Flame Magic quite well right now.

The Grimoire of Flame floats up in a hologram-like form…

Its pages flip with a flutter.

Ah, it only flips about 30 pages.

I guess I need to train more to master this one too. Is that it?

‘Don’t be so down, Master! My new power, Chapter Two, has become usable!’

“Ah, that’s good news!”

‘It’s Reverse! It inverts gravity, electromagnetic force, and the weak and strong forces within a narrow range.’

“Aren’t you saying something outrageous? Is this okay? How is this magic related to levitation…?”

‘Huh? I’m sure I explained that the Grimoire of Levitation is a book that freely manipulates the forces that constitute space…’

“You never did!?”

‘Ah, silly Flota, how careless! Well, it’s limited to a very small area, and if you make one wrong move something like a nuclear explosion could happen, so it’s best to stick to just gravity~’

“Scary.”

Don’t unleash such terrifying magic with Chapter Two!

That’s the kind of thing that could get Spice involved and killed!

Besides, even though it’s the Grimoire of Levitation, free flight like Flight still isn’t unlocked yet.

Don’t be so stingy.

“More importantly than that! Today is Christmas. I should properly thank my junior.”

‘That’s right! We did get a nice idea from her!’

As I was about to call Mashiro, I remembered I’m currently in Spice’s form.

Oh no, oh no.

I almost started talking in a girl’s voice.

When I returned to my original form, Ignite fell to the floor with a thud.

‘I’m spent~’

‘It seems merging with Master consumes the grimoire’s power too~. For daily use, we’ll probably operate in Ignite form using Separation Mode.’

‘No problem at all~. If I produce lots of flames, I’ll recover~’

“Producing flames in a residential area is a no-go.”

‘Regrettable~’

He’s a unique one, but if I can’t control him properly, he might end up like Freya!

I gently wrapped Ignite in flame-retardant cloth and placed him on the bookshelf.

Rest well there.

After that, time to contact Mashiro.

‘Senpai? What’s up on Christmas?’

“Mashiro, sorry for the sudden request, but do you have plans to spend Christmas with your parents?”

‘Nah, I’m not that age anymore, and more than anything, they keep nagging me super annoyingly to settle down, so it’s kinda irritating.’

“I see. Then, how about heading out with me tonight for a Christmas yakiniku party?”

‘Yakiniku on Christmas!? That, could it be…’

“My treat!”

‘I’m in!!’

It was decided.

It looked like Mashiro’s and my Christmas would be spent at a yakiniku restaurant.

‘Master is really lacking in romance~! Ah, how frustrating! I need to gather other grimoires that understand romance and give Master a push soon…!! I guess the subtleties of male-female emotions would be the Grimoire of the Mind!’

What kind of push is she talking about?