Chapter 56 – Isekai Short Trip Experiment

Wеll thеn, tоdау’s stream is off.

I еndеd up agrеeing to раrtiсiраtе in the Labуrinth Ministry’s ехpеrimеnts whilе rесeiving whаt theу call соорeratiоn funds.

Thе group that аrrivеd was a team оf tеchnicians commissiоnеd by the Labyrinth Ministrу.

Тogethеr with them аnd Shinо, wе hеaded to the Оtherworld…

“Whоа! Wе passеd thrоugh а window and it’s thе Otherwоrld! Is it really okау for anоthеr world tо be discоvered this eаsily…!?”

Тhе team leader wаs astоnishеd.

Тhe оther teаm mеmbеrs also shоwed surрrisе оn thеir fаcеs, but thеу didn’t wastе wоrds.

Real pros.

“Alright then, until preparations are complete, Spice will be guarding everyone.”

“We’ll keep an eye on things from here. Once everything’s ready, please come over, Ms. Spice.”

“Okay~”

To take up my guard duty, I floated two Grimoires around me.

Equipped with a Toilet Paper Core, and that makes it perfect.

I even had the surrounding rubble floating.

From behind, I heard:

“Mr. Murakami, you’re from Kyoto, aren’t you? Your Kyoto dialect mixed in is so elegant~”

“Huh!? I thought I was usin’ standard Japanese!!”

Shino, it seems that hidden Kyoto dialect you thought you’d concealed had come rolling out after all.

We’ve been living together as roommates quite normally lately, but I hadn’t noticed at all.

I’d only thought she took pride in her local dialect.

‘We Grimoires don’t use local dialects at all! Country-born beasts can’t be helped, I suppose~’

‘Nah, we just forgot our Otherworld languages!’

‘Ignite! That’s the kind of thing you keep to yourself to be more refined!!’

‘Master. Enemy approach. Prepare for combat.’

“Right-o, right-o. Even if you’re squabbling, you can still use the Grimoires’ power, so it’s fine~”

This time it’s an experiment to see how far I can go without Concurrent Viewers.

This place during the experiment is a ruined Otherworld city, but it seems monsters have made it their dwelling or passageway.

Every time we land, we encounter monsters.

This time’s opponent was a monster with wings and legs, and a snake’s body.

There’s a head on the part that should be the tail, too.

‘An Amphisbaena~. It’s a fantastical monster on Earth, but they really exist over here!’

‘Probably based on the ones from this world, then imagined on Earth!’

The two books have stopped fighting and gone into explanation mode.

‘Ghyaaaa’ ‘Shagyaaaaaaa’

The monster’s front and rear heads are threatening us.

Feeling feisty?

“Alrighty, come on out, Torch!”

Flames erupted from the Toilet Paper Core.

They took the shape of a sword.

“Let’s do this, do this, do this~! …Do Witches do close combat and stuff?”

‘Normally Witches don’t~. Ranged combat is the standard~’

‘Yeah, that’s right! Witches who do close combat… about half of them are those of spirit, color, and strength…’

‘That’s surprisingly many!?’

Hey, hey, hey~!

Well, even though I’ve made Torch’s Magic my own, it seems close combat is a last resort.

I launched rubble, and with Torch, I smacked the monster that slipped through, and fought.

Ah, a barrage of rubble is so convenient!

Since it can hinder the enemy’s movements, it raises my own safety.

“Take this! I’ll sizzle you again~!”

‘Gyaaah!’ ‘Ugwaaah!’

Seems it’s had enough of the heat, as the Amphisbaena scrambled away, running off noisily.

It ended peacefully.

Or rather, as Spice is now, I really lack decisive power without Concurrent Viewers.

‘Master is a new Witch, after all! You still lack experience and deciphering Grimoires! Your Skill Tree hasn’t been unlocked yet.’

“There it is, the gaming term!”

Then, Shino contacts me.

Through the chat app Zatcode on the Floppy, I heard her voice.

‘Ms. Spice~, preparations are complete~’

“Okay~”

I run back to the site.

This body is just full of energy and stamina, and even after that fight, I can easily sprint at full speed.

“Arrived! How’s it looking?”

“Ah, Ms. Spice, you’re stepping on the edge of the array!”

Told by the team leader, oops! Spice steps outside.

Let’s see…?

It feels like they’re using the entire main street of the ruined city; something like a Magic Circle has been created.

The team working on this apparently is a company that usually creates Modern Magic and Avatars for Adventure Streamers.

They’re said to be a top Modern Magic company domestically, which is why they were chosen for this mission.

The goal is to use the Otherworld as a hub to instantly travel to another location in the real world.

Warping, huh.

“Since ancient times, phenomena like Spiriting Away have existed. This is thought to be when a Gate to the Otherworld opens by chance, and people end up going to the other side.”

The team leader begins the explanation.

“Um, so that means… it’s like artificially creating a Spiriting Away?”

“That’s correct. However, this time it’s artificial, so we create an entrance and an exit. There are also cases of Spiriting Away where people suddenly appear in a faraway location.”

“I see~! So then Spice just needs to be the guinea pig, right?”

“Yes, please take care of it!”

I got a pretty decent sum of money for this.

Let’s do it, let’s do it!

With the Grimoires and the Floppy, I can return from anywhere.

Alrighty, alrighty?

Preparations complete, and the array drawn on the stone pavement begins to glow.

‘It’s a Simple Magic Circle, but they’re boosting it with scientific power! Well done, modern era! Magic Power can be fairly substituted with Electric Power!’

‘Yeah, fire could probably be enhanced with electricity too!’

“I’ll take that idea! I’ll buy a Portable Battery next time!”

As I’m chatting amiably about new ways to use Magic…

“Movement initiation! Please be careful, Ms. Spice!”

“Ah, okay~! I’m off!”

Around the “off” part, the surrounding scenery became enveloped in light.

And then, plop, I landed.

This place is…

I can see a lake right in front of me.

And looking around, it’s clearly a promenade!

The people walking around are looking at Spice with surprised eyes.

“Ah, it’s Little Spice!”

A guy who was clearly part of the Meat Brigade called out.

Perfect timing.

“That’s right~! You there, Meat Brigade, where is this place?”

“Here? Wait, if you appeared in an instant, could it be teleportation…!? Magic is amazing! Ah, um, well, this is Lake Tama.”

“Lake Tama!! Floppy!”

‘Yes, Master.’

Floppy displays a map for me.

So thoughtful~!

Whoa!

I’m super far from home!!

I’ll contact them on Zakko while still super excited!

Zakko connects to the Otherworld too, after all.

“It’s Lake Tama!”

‘Amazing!! That means you moved nearly 15km in an instant!! The experiment is a success!’

I can hear excited voices rising from the other side of Zakko.

Hmm, this is a great leap for mankind.

Seems we’ve gotten closer to establishing Warp technology.

‘Well, some Witches have already mastered this, you know! It’s just that there’s no exit in Japan.’

“Wha, what did you say!? Don’t drop bombshells out of nowhere, Flota!”