How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 165

184. “Did you get rid of it?” They always come back if you say that. (3)

“Oh… you really cleaned up nicely…”

Alnix whistled in admiration at the bird-brain’s demise.

He was ready to provide support if things got too troublesome, but there was no need to intervene.

Sylvester watched the demon’s disappearance until the very end, then turned around, finally convinced it was gone.

“…Let’s get to dealing with that summoning circle right away.”

“Hmm… can’t we take it easy since we got rid of that thing?”

“There’s no guarantee that something like that won’t come out again. It might emerge from that summoning circle next time.”

“I guess. I wouldn’t like that.”

Alnix agreed to some extent.

He obediently stepped back, careful not to get in Sylvester’s way.

He’d help with smashing things, but he didn’t know what else to do.

At that moment.

“…Hmm?”

“…Oops?”

Both of them reacted almost simultaneously, quickly turning their heads in the same direction.

Someone had just intruded.

Could it be that another demon had appeared?

Both of them took a defensive stance, but their shoulders dropped slightly, as if their strength had been drained.

A familiar-faced boy was peeking in.

“…Ah, looks like you’re a little busy?”

Eilon peeked his head in with a nonchalant expression and came right in.

“So… am I a little late?”

* * *

For a moment, I sat there quietly, rechecking the results of the battle just now.

Although I didn’t defeat him, it seems that the encounter with the boss-level figure had some effect.

You have encountered a person with specific influence.

Influence occurs due to contact with a person with specific influence.

Acquired Influence Points: 45pt

Remaining Influence Points: 226pt

Okay, so far so good. It’s the same as what I saw earlier.

The real problem is the additional content that just popped up.

The opponent’s influence recognizes your influence.

A specific someone remembers your existence and remarks.

As a result, the probability of a separate possibility occurring increases.

What is this? He remembers me?

‘I was prepared for it, but he’s more persistent than I thought.’

Was that old man that petty? Why does he remember someone like me?

In the original work, he even scoffed at Sylvester, saying that he didn’t need to remember mere soldiers when he first met him?

Anyway, let’s worry about that later.

“Huh?”

As I was pondering, I noticed that the Salamander I had summoned earlier was still wandering around without going back.

“…Hey, don’t act so arbitrarily. It’s going to collapse over there if you do that?”

However, for some reason, the Salamander doesn’t care even when I try to stop it, and sniffs around, starting to wander around recklessly.

What is stimulating this guy’s curiosity so much?

As I was wondering, I just left it alone, and it ran away in an instant and stopped.

“…Fire?”

A small green flame was burning.

It seems that the embers of the weapon, ‘Flare Axe,’ that the guy was wielding earlier hadn’t gone out.

“Let’s put it out for now….”

If I cut it off to prevent it from spreading and then pour spirit water on it, it will go out.

When I tried to call Undine to put it out, for some reason…

-Don’t put it out!

The Salamander shakes its head greatly and stops me.

-It’s a waste!

“You’re saying this is a waste?”

If a spirit shows strange behavior, it’s best to observe it as much as possible and find out the cause.

There must be a reason.

-Fire! Good! Hot!

It seems that the Salamander is worshiping this flame.

Considering that the original motif of this flame is a byproduct of the Spirit King, it’s not strange.

“So? What do you want to do?”

Don’t tell me you want to take that back with you?

If so, I have no choice but to refuse firmly.

The Salamander stares at the flame for a while.

As it is.

-Yum!

It swallowed it up.

“…Huh? …Hey! Wait? Wait! Hold on. What are you eating right now?!”

You’ll get a stomachache! No, do spirits get stomachaches?

I was momentarily confused and couldn’t figure out what to do.

The Salamander eventually swallowed the flame completely.

-Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!

Then suddenly screams.

A sound that entrusts the will to instinct itself.

“I told you not to pick up strange things… Hmm?”

I, who was flustered, finally noticed something strange and quietly watched the Salamander’s condition.

There was a slight change.

The torso and tail are slightly longer.

The lizard’s short legs become thicker.

In addition, something like a comb grows from the crown of the head to the nape of the neck and to the tail.

‘It grew up eating that?!’

However, it has not changed to the level of a high-level spirit.

The grade has not changed, but something feels slightly different.

As I was watching blankly, the Salamander spewed out a green flame from its mouth.

It’s the same color as the flame I swallowed earlier.

-I can spit this out too!

It shows off a few times as if proud.

‘Could it be….’

As a test, I created a puddle of water and had it shoot it out.

Sure enough, the water catches fire.

Similar properties to the flame emitted by his weapon.

‘…I see. It’s because it’s the energy of the same fire-type spirit that it had an effect.’

Just as people are inspired by seeing something, spirits must have felt the energy of a higher being and were drawn to it.

Considering that the original purpose of the Spirit King is to lead the spirits under his command, it is not strange that a change occurs if he swallows part of that power.

‘Spirits grow in this way too….’

I didn’t know this.

Well, I only followed the spirit art by referring to the original work, so I have no way of knowing other methods.

Even if you use something related to the spirit, it grows through it.

Let’s remember it.

‘But this flame….’

However, the green flame has lower firepower than the flame that Salamander can normally spew.

It can burn any object that does not burn, but the power feels considerably weaker.

‘It feels like a lower version of the Flare Axe’s flame….’

Even so, there are many uses.

It’s perfect for using against beings that are difficult to deal with with ordinary firepower alone.

The defense methods of the guys I’m going to fight will become more solid as I go forward, so fire with these unconventional characteristics will be a good means of checking.

If I use this, I might be able to give a proper blow to the guys who use Aura, who have troubled me several times.

The countermeasure using spirit art was a problem I had been pondering recently, so I got a great answer.

It’s worth challenging that old man.

“I got something good.”

For convenience, I decided to call this fire the ‘Green Flame’ because I had to distinguish it when using it.

After that, I moved after confirming that there were no other threats.

It seems that all the demons have been defeated, and I didn’t feel disturbed even if I used space control.

‘That means the work is already done?’

Then there’s nothing to wish for.

After checking several times that there were no changes, I moved to the lowest floor at once.

And when I went into a place that felt like the place where the summoning circle was located, the gazes of the two startled guys were focused on this side.

Hello~ How have you been?

I waved my hand slightly with that feeling.

“…Eilon.”

“I can’t believe you’re really safe. I was worried for nothing.”

Both of them seemed relieved.

Did you worry?

Yeah. I believe you were worried. I’ll cry if you didn’t even worry.

“Looks like you’ve had a hard time? What happened?”

When I asked innocently, they readily told me about the situation so far.

The encounter and battle with the demons, and about that summoning circle.

For now, I pretended to listen innocently, pretending I didn’t know anything.

“…Summoning circle~ Wow~ That’s a big deal. Wait?! Before that, is that really Dragon Bone?”

I asked, pointing to the fragments of white bones scattered nearby.

What are demons? I’m more interested in that now.

“It seems to be from a fairly young dragon, but it must be genuine.”

…Tsk! If I had known this, I should have come right away.

Even the bones of a young dragon are definitely expensive materials.

Of course, young dragons are not suitable for use as materials for armor or weapons.

But it’s perfect as a medicinal ingredient.

“By the way, what are you going to do with that dragon bone? You’re not going to throw it away, are you?”

Alnix asked Sylvester as if he understood my intentions well.

“…Well, it would be good to collect and distribute it for sure.”

“Huh? Me too? Are you sharing it with me?”

When I asked, everyone looked at me as if asking what I was talking about.

Were you planning to share it with me from the beginning?

“First of all, we decided to share what we got here when we discussed it at the beginning. Of course, there are no exceptions.”

As expected, he is the main character. He’s generous.

…I think I should release some of what I got here when I distribute it later.

It wouldn’t be good if only I was stingy.

Besides, if it will be helpful to those guys, it is right to provide it without hesitation.

It’s an investment, an investment.

“Well, let’s discuss that part later… So the problem is that summoning circle.”

When I moved my gaze to the summoning circle, both of them frowned as if they were in trouble.

“Sylvester, do you know what it’s used for?”

“…Only to call a higher being… or something.”

Sylvester trailed off as if uncertain.

Could it be that there are ambiguous aspects that are difficult to judge even with his knowledge?

For reference, I don’t know at all.

Because I only know the development and there is no supporting theory.

“Then we can just make that summoning circle unusable right away.”

“Eilon, can you dismantle it?”

“Unfortunately, I can’t.”

I readily stepped back.

It’s not about backing out, I really can’t do it.

How can I disarm it with only the memory of reading the novel?

That’s the same as getting a job just by reading self-help books.

In the end, I have no choice but to leave it to Sylvester.

While Alnix and I were watching, Sylvester interfered with the summoning circle and began to dismantle it in earnest.

It seemed that he was using a method of slowly destroying it by subtly flowing mana into the summoning circle in several branches.

He explained the 정석 [the standard, textbook method] of the release method to us a while ago.

After holding out his hand towards the summoning circle and not moving for several tens of minutes.

“…About this much.”

Sylvester nodded as if he had understood something, drew his sword, and stretched out his aura.

He stabs the sword into the corner of the summoning circle as it is.

Pajijijik!

Something like a spark 튀면서 [flickering] flickers like an old light bulb that has just been lit.

“Eilon! Alnix! Randomly destroy some of the decorations around it!”

As instructed, we destroyed the decorations and statues as they came into view.

Then the flickering light disappeared and the summoning circle died.

“Hoo… It’s my first time dismantling it like this, so I was worried, but fortunately it worked out well.”

Sylvester wiped away his cold sweat as if relieved.

Maybe it’s a more difficult task than I’m estimating.

I’m glad I didn’t try to do it.

Because I don’t know how dangerous it is for a non-expert to pretend to be cool.

‘Then will the incident in volume 23 not happen with this?’

I think it’s still about half and half.

There was something like that sometimes, right? The future does not change. If you block one, another one explodes instead?

Will a similar concept be applied here?

What will happen in the future?

That only complicates the thought.

‘Just do what you can. If it doesn’t work, just deal with it in a different way.’

It’s foolish to give up worrying, but it’s not good to just wrap your head around it and groan too much.

Life is tiring if you live like that.

“…Sylvester, with this, the summoning circle will no longer function, right?”

“First of all, I have completely cut off the central function and destroyed the decorations that amplify the effect. It won’t be easy to repair.”

“Then….”

I gestured to the two to step back and called Gnome.

“Gnome, turn everything you see upside down.”

In fact, the remnants of the summoning circle, ritual objects, and such may be sold quite expensively.

But I don’t need that kind of thing.

I don’t do things that unnecessarily embrace 불안 요소 [elements of anxiety] because of money greed.

As I used Gnome’s power to move the ground to destroy and overturn the floor itself on which the summoning circle was drawn, and similarly, completely разби остальные [smashed the remaining] things into small pieces, the two also opened their eyes wide in a daze.

“Thorough, thorough….”

“I thought Eilon, you would take a share of that too.”

“…Oh, come on, do you see me as such a 속물 [materialistic person]?”

Still, I’m a little 뜨끔하다 [feeling pricked/guilty].

Looking back on my 행적 [past actions], I can’t say no.