How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 160

178. Hidden Elements Lie on Unexpected Paths (5)

“Isn’t this a natural intervention? Residents of the Demon Realm, have you forgotten that this place wasn’t built solely by your power? Acknowledge that.”

“Keeeuuuuk…….”

“If you’ve forgotten, I can remind you. Very well. If that’s how you act, I can withdraw my assistance even now. Would that be acceptable?”

“Kyaaaaaaaak……”

The voice, presumably a demon, sounds resentful, making a noise like a crow in pain upon hearing what amounts to a threat.

“Residents of the Demon Realm, do not forget how long it would have taken to build this place without my help.”

What’s clear is that there was a third party intervening with the demons.

‘If there was no assistance, construction would have been impossible…’

I have a hunch.

The materials that went into building this ritual site.

Where on earth did the demons get so many human bones?

It seems Sylvester and Alnix had the same question as me.

The answer is here.

‘So, they were provided by someone…’

The quantity doesn’t match just from this battlefield.

That means a third party provided them.

‘Maybe this episode originally had the influence of someone else mixed in…’

A factor I could only know because I noticed it in advance and came here.

Knowing that is a great gain.

For now, I decided to observe the situation a bit more and act cautiously.

Dealing with demons is easy.

But I’m not sure about the collaborator yet.

Maybe it’s a villain who will appear later in the original story…….

‘If there are no problems, should I not interfere…’

Sylvester will probably take care of it on his own by now.

I believe they will definitely be able to solve it.

However, my naive hope was shattered right after that.

“……Residents of the Demon Realm, if you’re in trouble, I might be able to help you personally?”

Um? Something doesn’t feel right.

Aren’t you guys not on good terms?

At times like this, shouldn’t you act like a villain and say, ‘Deal with it yourselves!’ and pretend not to know?

Why is a villain trying to be loyal?

“……Kyaaaak?! What do you intend to do?”

“Originally, I shouldn’t be taking personal steps. But today, I didn’t bring my subordinates here. ……So, I’ll have to step in myself.”

A voice filled with arrogance.

“Very well. I’ll take care of the problem myself.”

It’s as if he’s saying he can easily handle this much.

Of course, from our perspective, that’s terrible news.

Whoever he is, he intends to interfere with Sylvester.

‘Refuse! Refuse like a villain!’

You guys are proud demons.

Come on, we don’t need human help!

That’s what you should say. You can do it, right? It shouldn’t be hard to say.

“……Kyaaaak. Please.”

……No pride, I see. Well, that’s probably the usual reaction.

“It’s a bit too much to handle the humans who have invaded this place. I’d like you to take care of them.”

Ugh… it looks like a crisis is coming for the protagonist…….

In the original development, there was no intervention from a third party, but a problem seems to be arising because of the timing.

‘I can’t let this happen…’

I can’t let them interfere.

In the end, it means I have to trust this Aileon guy. Sigh…….

The time has come for me to work again.

I took a short, deep breath and steeled myself.

And at the same time.

“Um……?”

I heard a puzzled sound from the other side.

It seems they noticed my presence as soon as I made up my mind.

‘Their sensing ability is quite impressive.’

I don’t need to hide anymore.

I used gravity control to break through the ceiling and jumped down.

Whoosh!

I landed lightly and shrugged, glancing back and forth between the two villains who were conspiring as if nothing was wrong.

First of all, it’s all about the bluff. The bluff is important.

“Oh my, it seems like we have a really important guest. I’m really glad that I interrupted?”

First, I confirmed that there are two people inside.

One is, as expected, a demon.

A demon in the shape of a bird.

To put it in perspective, a muscular crow, I guess.

Well, that’s fine. Even that guy seems quite weak, so there’s no problem.

But the second person was bothering me.

“…….”

When I raised my head a little higher and glared at him, he stared back at me in the same way.

“Oh my, my neck is going to break.”

“I heard there was an intruder… quite the buffoon. But I’ll give you credit for the courage to jump in.”

A heavy and arrogant voice.

A gaze felt from a considerable height.

“I permit you to have an audience with me, grave robber.”

He’s not only arrogant, but also physically high up.

His height alone is easily over 2 meters 30 centimeters [approximately 7 feet 6 inches].

I wonder what humans eat when they’re young to grow that big.

“……Oh my, you could write a book about the diet you had when you were young and become rich.”

While muttering about my impressions of his massive size, I looked above his head.

I don’t know if I should say it’s as expected, or if I’m sad that my guess wasn’t wrong.

‘Well, you’re probably the most free villain at this time…’

Pellentronel.

He can be classified as the first villain boss Sylvester encounters.

The leader of the secret organization, the Continental Integration Council.

He officially appears in Volume 7 and will be gloriously defeated by Sylvester around the beginning of Volume 8.

Anyway, what a shabby place, and what a more shabby person is here?

‘So, this is how it turns out…’

I couldn’t take my eyes off him while feeling a strange sensation.

If I were to only consider whether it’s dangerous or not, it’s definitely dangerous.

‘It was the right decision not to coax Sylvester to come up here…’

And it was the right decision for me to intervene here now.

If Sylvester had fought that guy, he would have definitely died with his current abilities.

It’s still too early for him.

‘The problem is that I’m not taking that big guy lightly.’

I almost drew my sword without thinking, but I stopped.

That magic sword is dangerous.

Isn’t that a mass-produced item from his organization?

I can’t help that we encountered each other, but I don’t want my past actions to be exposed.

For now, I’m just being treated as a grave robber, and that’s not a bad misunderstanding.

I scratched the back of my head, pretending to be embarrassed.

“I thought this was a demon’s house, but there was another tenant? The sound of you two arguing was heard next door.”

“……Kyaaaak! Human! How dare you speak like that!”

The demon reacted.

He’s angry at my nonsense and tries to attack, scattering black feathers and demonic energy.

Thump!

Pellentronel interrupted the flow with a heavy footstep.

“Resident of the Demon Realm.”

He glanced at the demon and continued.

“You go and greet the other intruders.”

“……Kyaaaak? Is that an order?”

“I mean that I will deal with this one. Or are you going to do it all? It’ll be quite overwhelming, won’t it?”

“……Kyaaaak!”

The demon made a frustrated face and disappeared into the floor with a cry.

I could probably chase after him, but I didn’t try.

Above all, that big guy is in the way.

If I were to use space control, he would probably take advantage of the gap and hit me.

‘Those guys below will somehow take care of a guy like that.’

So, I decided to focus only on that big guy.

Honestly, he’s the one I have business with.

“So, is that guy over there accepting complaints about this illegal building on your behalf?”

“Stop with the bluff. It’s a pathetic act. Your intentions are obvious.”

“……Well, sorry I don’t have acting skills.”

He’s not the type to take jokes.

That’s why I hate guys who are unnecessarily serious.

Our personalities don’t match at all.

“So, are you guys colleagues with that guy from before? Actually, I was on my way here after dealing with an idiot who was 넘어간 [deceived/seduced] by a demon. That guy was talking about this and that.”

“……Krold. Hmm, was that his name for sure?”

Pellentronel didn’t deny it.

“How could I not know? He was definitely someone I 회유한 [lured/coaxed]. So, his news has been cut off. Was that your doing?”

I think I know roughly what happened.

Krold wasn’t 넘어간 [deceived] by the demon but was 유도한 [induced/guided] by that man.

Certainly, there’s a possibility if it’s persuasion from the same human.

“But first, let me deny one thing.”

Thump!

He took another step.

“I’m not 손을 잡은 [holding hands/allied] with the demons, but just 이용하는 [using] them?”

I interrupted what he was about to say.

There’s no need to listen.

What he wants to say is obvious.

Because the thinking of villains is almost cliché.

“Shall I guess based on circumstantial evidence? For some reason, you helped those bat wings build this house. It’s not like you’re helping a swallow build its nest.”

“…….”

He doesn’t deny it, so it must be true.

I even felt a little angry at that fact.

I know that guy is a villain, but I couldn’t help it.

“……Are you kidding me? Do you even know what the purpose of those demons is?”

What they want to summon is a high-ranking demon.

“Can you take responsibility for what will happen?”

I don’t know if that guy can handle it or not.

Because he’s a villain who is 토벌되는 [subjugated/defeated] in the early stages, he can’t take responsibility for his actions according to the original story.

He’s not weak at all in the setting, though.

Even so, it’s still a questionable method.

“……There’s no value in considering it.”

He said calmly without changing his expression.

“If my empire is revived, there’s no way it can’t withstand whatever those lowly beings are plotting.”

“Oh, you’re so great.”

Moreover, ‘my empire,’ it’s ridiculous.

I can only laugh because I know his purpose.

His goal was to overthrow the countries that are rampant in the current era and revive the name of the civilization that went extinct 20,000 years ago.

It’s a pointless delusion.

“Grave robber, are you afraid of mere demons?”

“I’m 겁나게 [terrifyingly/extremely] afraid? My legs are shaking, and I’m sweating cold.”

First of all, I spoke from the perspective of ordinary citizens, that is, extras.

From the perspective of those who will be harmed if an incident occurs.

However, Pellentronel clicked his tongue as if dissatisfied with my common-sense answer.

“You’re so weak. At least the humans of the era I long for wouldn’t have said that.”

“Oh, really?”

“Too weak!”

Come to think of it, there was this impression in the comments of that episode.

A 꼰대 [Kkondae – a Korean term for an older person who is condescending and imposes their views on others] obsessed with the past.

Considering his tendencies, that’s exactly the right expression.

“Because you’re weak, you’re trembling in fear of those lowly demons.”

“…….”

“You need a trial.”

He muttered to himself as if he was even more convinced.

“May I ask, is that trial something that involves using the demons those guys summon?”

“That’s right. The existence those guys summon will be a good stimulus for the weak humans of today.”

There’s no hesitation.

“Dalton Kingdom, Selbas Kingdom, Tellian Theocracy, Forellos Empire, Geltarian Kingdom, Rimen Alliance, Elphark Empire, Gilmin Duchy…….”

He suddenly started listing the names of many countries one by one.

Some are existing countries. Some are already gone. There are also names I don’t know.

“……Palzent Duchy. Chellentenia Kingdom. Hmm. Is there anything else? That’s enough. Until now, too many weaklings have claimed to be rulers and have fallen. The number is countless. I have watched it.”

“So?”

“I thought it was worthless! There’s no need to let weaklings claim to be kings anymore. We must sort out the weak with great power!”

In the setting, he despises the humans of the current era as weak and values the humans of the past era.

That’s why he wants to revive the past era and destroy the current era.

He intends to cause a massacre by summoning a Demon King-level demon.

“Let me tell you, a Demon King will come out through this summoning ritual.”

“A Demon King, that’s not bad either. It will surely 도태시키 [weed out/eliminate] the weak humans and allow only the strong to survive. Even more desirable.”

He’s rather happy. Is he a pervert?

“Many people will die?”

“What about it? You’re saying the obvious.”

He’s not aware that he’s spouting sophistry.

He sincerely asks as if it’s none of his business.

“It’s natural for the weak to die! Isn’t it better for the world to wipe out all the unnecessary people?”

“Are you serious?”

“At least that’s how it was in the past era. That’s why it was strong. The humans of the current era are weak because they have forgotten that truth!”

“……What a load of crap.”

“Hmm? What did you say?”

“It’s nothing. You must have misheard me?”

Sylvester should be here.

If that friend was here, he would have been dumbfounded and thoroughly criticized him.

He’s too immersed in the fantasy of the past.

I know it, but after hearing it directly, I realized how crazy he is.

“I don’t know what benefit you get from doing this as an ordinary citizen. At least I know that I have to ruin it.”

Should I fight? Or not?

I’m not even 고민 [worrying/hesitating] about that.

I was already prepared for that much of a 충돌 [conflict/collision] since I 난입한 [crashed/barged] in.

And I’m quite annoyed too.