Spice & Wolf

Once upon a time, Tote Col, a wandering student of barely ten years, was saved by a traveling merchant and a wisewolf. Their journey ended fifteen years ago, but Col’s is just beginning. The priest hopeful, accompanied by his wolf sister, Myuri, sets out with an ambitious plan in mind—to translate the sacred scriptures into the common tongue with the help of the kingdom of Winfiel and the Debau Company. But the Our Bookof God project challenges the authority of the all powerful Church…! (Source: Yen Press)

It has been more than ten years since Holo and Lawrence, who became a happily married couple after completing their long journey to send the Wisewolf back home, opened the bathhouse Spice and Wolf in the hot spring resort of Nyohhira. This is a story of continued happiness spun in the bathhouse, which is said to bring happiness and laughter.

The life of a traveling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which Kraft Lawrence is well acquainted. Wandering from town to town with just his horse, cart, and whatever wares have come his way, the peddler has pretty well settled into his routine—that is, until the night Lawrence finds a wolf goddess asleep in his cart. Taking the form of a fetching girl with wolf ears and a tail, Holo has wearied of tending to harvests in the countryside and strikes up a bargain with the merchant to lend him the cunning of “Holo the Wisewolf” to increase his profits in exchange for taking her along on his travels. What kind of businessman could turn down such an offer? Lawrence soon learns, though, that having an ancient goddess as a traveling companion can be a bit of a mixed blessing. Will this wolf girl turn out to be too wild to tame? (Source: Yen Press)

Guided by a mysterious book, Holo and Lawrence open their eyes and find themselves in "modern Japan". The food looks delicious, and the gourmand in Holo is hooked. Included are recipes for the dishes served at the "Spice and Wolf" bathhouse.