Chapter 82 – Glad Yatagarasu Was Here

We stаrtеd whilе strеаming, and since wе еnded up in аnother wоrld…

“Аh, I fоund it! Моnstеrs are рouring out frоm оver thеrе!”

“Just аs I thоught. Сan I flу a bit?”

“Gо right aheаd. I’ll hаndlе thе ground monstеrs. I alwаys keeр mу LARF stored in my А-Рhone. Here уоu go.”

Just as I thought the offiсiаl A-Phоnes wеrе flуing аround Yatagarаsu, they sраt оut his LARF from stоrаgе with a pеy sound.

Lоoking closelу, Yаtagarаsu’s LАRF has а blade аttached nеar thе bоttom of the barrel, dоesn’t it?

Оf соurse, thе blade is fоldеd fоr safetу, but just the fасt thаt it hаs а bladе mеаns he must bе skillеd at handling it.

“Whoa, Levitation! Lately I’ve been so focused on trying new things that I feel like I haven’t been able to develop any new magic!”

“That’s where I come in, as I’ve mastered the Fragment of Perception!”

“Oh, so you two have reached an understanding?”

“Through fist and fist!”

But you don’t have arms!

※ ‘Little Spice gained a new power!?’ ‘What can he do!?’ ‘I’m excited!’

“Well, it’s a power called Sense Magic that lets me perceive magic. Since it doesn’t have a visible effect, I think it might seem a bit plain.”

Now that the Witch’s Magic Power is leaking out so blatantly, I suppose I can use Sense Magic to pinpoint the Witch of the Mind’s location as much as I want.

It seems there was no chance to use it when we were separated by the Wall of the World.

“Here I go! Master, here’s the incantation!”

“Okay, okay! Spread! Spice’s sight, hearing, and smell! Sense Magiiic! So, is this something you understand with your five senses?”

“That’s right!”

※ ‘A rainbow-colored ripple formed around Little Spice!’ ‘So pretty!’ ‘So cool!’

“Eh, really!? Is it that obvious!?”

It was true.

The ripple expanded out into the world with a gwaa sound, letting me perceive any beings with Magic Power within its range.

“Ugwaaah, it’s a flood of information!? Spice knows that with this kind of thing, you should deliberately become insensitive and only look for your target. I’m not an old man for nothing.”

※ ‘Little Spice is floating in the air, looking spaced out!’ ‘His dazed face is cute’ ‘He’s letting the extra information go in one ear and out the other’

That’s right.

While I was zoning out, I sensed the dragon I blew away the other day, and the monsters in the forest too.

They probably realize they’re being watched, right?

I could tell the dragon was getting up with a grim expression.

Don’t come over here, don’t come over here~.

And further over there.

Surrounded by a group of monsters, there she was.

A slouching woman with long bangs covering one eye.

“Kihihi!! You saw me, didn’t you!? You saw me just now, didn’t you!? So you came here after all, you brat!! This is my world! I’ll crush you right here!!”

Whoa, she noticed!

She immediately went all out with her magic, causing a Stampede.

“You know, it’s like… the Witch of the Mind only relies on Mind Control, right?”

“That’s the most efficient method, after all. You can manipulate your opponent, make them fight each other, or use them as pawns. But yeah, it does lack artistry.”

From what I sensed with Sense Magic, she seemed like an unstable person.

Is there a gap I can exploit there…?

※ ‘I saw the Witch just now!’ ‘She looks dangerous’ ‘Is that the one who’s been wrecking Dungeons lately!?’ ‘That’s super bad!’ ‘What language was that? I couldn’t understand what she was saying’ ‘That’s Romanian’

“We have an expert! Well, us Witches can understand each other through something like Telepathy. Anyway, I’m going to attack the Witch from the air! Everyone, please cheer me on! Oh, but will Yatagarasu be okay alone…? He’s not streaming, right?”

“Mmm, Masterrr! Worry seems unnecesssary… What’s thaaat, that guyyy?”

Ignite is muttering a suspicious voice from inside the bag.

In other words, he’s totally handling the group of monsters attacking him, I guess.

All I can hear are the monsters going ‘Ugwaaah!!’

“Mr. Yataaa! I’m leaving the ground to youuu!”

“Okay, okaaay, roger that!”

His voice came from a place relatively close to directly below.

Is he pushing back the horde of monsters all by himself?

He’s a monster!

But I’m glad I brought Yatagarasu!

From the Witch of the Mind’s perspective, she can’t ignore him.

※ ‘Is Yatagarasu strong?’ ‘No idea’ ‘He’s a top person in Now Fantasy, right?’ ‘Are Corporate Streamers strong or weak?’

“Okay, okaaay, this is Spice’s channel, so unless we’re doing a Collab or Spice mentions them, you shouldn’t talk about other Streamers.”

※ ‘Okay!’ ‘Understood!’ ‘Got it!’

They’re such good kids.

Doing things like saying, “Such and such streamer was like this!”—a behavior called “pigeoning”—is taboo in the Listener community.

Mentioning other Streamers can potentially lead to this pigeononing behavior.

Also, it’s probably Spice’s consideration that if someone with inhuman strength like Yatagarasu appears on screen, it might be bad for his brand image…!

He has a strong idol-like appeal, so his fans probably don’t expect things like “the overwhelmingly Strongest Streamer in Now Fantasy, on a level that ranks in the top three in Japan.”

A text message came from Yata on Zakko.

He’s doing voice input while fighting!?

He’s that relaxed!?

‘Thanks for your concern! I’ll keep drawing their attention by going on a rampage, so you go and blast that Witch away, Little Spice. Don’t worry about me!’

“So kind! Well, Mr. Yata said it’s okay for me to go, so I’m going to head straight for the Witch now! Everyone, follow Spiiice!! Wooooooh, Accelerate!!”

Levitation accelerates.

Aim for where the Witch of the Mind is!

I’m gonna blow her away today!!