How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 181

181. Switching Stance (2)

“What?!”

I heard them swallowing their screams.

They must have tied me up securely and taken precautions for any eventuality.

But the element they overlooked was extremely simple.

That I am a being far beyond their imagination.

“First, you.”

I lightly ducked to avoid the sword flying towards me, and then used that momentum to leap forward.

I don’t know or understand martial arts or footwork, but if it’s just movements that utilize my current physical abilities, I can manage somehow.

“Ho, how…….”

“Sorry. I was actually captured on purpose.”

“……What?”

“Pretending to be kidnapped was quite fun, too. I don’t want to do it twice, though. And wash your hands before touching me. You stink, you son of a bitch!”

I then punched Nilton in the abdomen.

As my clumsy fist landed, the sound of crushing metal echoed, and he was sent flying into the wall.

I lightly tore off the blindfold covering my eyes and saw the knight lying on the ground, spitting blood and unconscious.

“If you’re taken down by something like this, there’s nothing to worry about.”

Muttering lightly, I glared at the remaining guys in turn.

“Hiiiik!”

“Re, retreat! He’s not normal!”

Perhaps already losing their will to fight, the soldiers began to flee in terror.

Unfortunately, there’s no reason to let them go.

‘It’s better to annihilate them here.’

They aren’t innocent, and they’re the ones who tried to manipulate things to their advantage by threatening an innocent mercenary.

And in the process, they didn’t seem to have any guilt or hesitation.

I already remembered everything.

The electric shock I unleashed pierced the bodies of the soldiers trying to escape.

“……It’s better to subdue the upper floor quickly.”

Just as I was about to use Transfer [teleportation magic] to attempt a surprise attack from above.

“……Huh?”

I stopped the activation of Transfer and stared blankly at the ceiling above.

The situation had changed.

To summarize, the upper floor was also in chaos.

When I initially sensed the number of people, there were a total of seven heat sources there.

But now it had increased to ten.

Three people had appeared from somewhere.

And the initial seven were collapsed.

And that ten was weakening.

Their life force was being cut off.

‘They were attacked…….’

A surprise attack that they couldn’t have predicted or responded to.

And those three problematic individuals are coming down to the lower floor.

There are no footsteps.

Meaning they are not ordinary.

If I hadn’t sensed them as heat sources, I wouldn’t have been able to recognize the situation now.

‘Are they enemies…… or…….’

It’s possible to just eliminate the entire building before they show themselves, but I don’t particularly choose that method.

Because I could guess their identities.

‘Let’s wait.’

And the moment the three presences burst into the room where I was.

Thud!

Breaking the door lightly and barging in, they froze, speechless at the sight inside.

The soldiers already annihilated.

And in the middle of them, I was sitting casually on a chair with my legs crossed, waving at them as if striking a pose on purpose.

It’s unsightly to greet them blankly.

At least I have to put on a show to look good.

Especially.

“I didn’t expect to meet again so soon. Did you miss my face that much?”

If the person I sent away some time ago was that elf, I have to put on even more of a facade.

“Fortunately, your wounds from then seem to have healed completely? You must have taken good medicine in addition to my potion.”

Perhaps he’s convinced that this is the right route to obtain the magic book.

This is the correct answer.

And that elf youth, Dires, was staring blankly at me.

His eyes seemed to be asking, ‘What is this guy?’

The moment I witnessed the beastmen and elves, including other races, in the ruins tower.

There was one thing I suspected.

I had a hunch about their identities.

That’s why I thought there was a high possibility that they would come back later if I let them go.

And my prediction was correct.

“I heard it was…… Ailen.”

That elf youth, Dires, seemed to have investigated me separately, calling my name first as if confirming it.

“I am Dires. Ailen, you might not believe me if I say this in this situation.”

“Yes~ Yes. Please guide me. I’ll follow you quietly.”

“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you to follow me right away. So, first…… um?”

He has a face that doubts whether he misheard.

“What did you say?”

He seemed to have been wondering how to persuade me.

……What a useless thought.

“No, I mean, I’m going with you.”

There’s no man easier to seduce than me.

If you call, I have to go.

“Now, lead the way! I’ll follow you very quietly!”

Because that’s the situation I want the most.

* * *

When I urged the dazed Dires to guide me, he was still tilting his head, as if he still had some doubts.

“I’m telling you, you don’t have to be so suspicious. I won’t do anything strange.”

“……There’s one thing I want to ask. Did you know in advance that we were coming?”

“Um~ roughly.”

I admitted it readily, thinking it would be more suspicious to hide it.

“As soon as I saw your face and the guys who were with you back then, I had a rough idea.”

“……What does that mean?”

“The hardships you guys are experiencing within the Selbas Kingdom…… I mean, it’s something that people who know anything would know.”

“…….”

“Maybe the bad guy is the lord here. It’s obvious.”

As I said with a bitter look, he didn’t ask any further, as if that was enough.

Perhaps he didn’t completely trust me yet, so he was trying to avoid unnecessary questions and answers.

As we secretly slipped out to the vicinity outside the city, Dires suddenly stopped.

“It’s a long way to go.”

“Well, it wouldn’t be right nearby.”

What does he want to say?

Dires was silent for a moment, then picked me up as I was and slung me over his shoulder.

Am I some kind of luggage?

As it was, he began to run with me on his back.

He must have thought I was too slow on my own feet.

I could have just told him the location and teleported, but I didn’t point it out.

If I suddenly showed such talent here, he would be even more wary.

Let’s just be carried quietly.

After that, Dires took me to what seemed to be their hideout.

The place we arrived at was that ruins tower we had explored last time.

It was a place that took several hours to walk to, but being carried by this nimble young man, we arrived in no time.

As soon as we arrived, he immediately put me down.

I looked up at the tower and muttered.

“……Don’t tell me that ruins tower is your home?”

“Follow me.”

He answered briefly and took the lead.

However, instead of going in through the entrance we had entered, he was going around to a strange place.

“Wasn’t this side a dead end?”

“You’ll see.”

Soon, as he stood at the opposite entrance of the tower, it automatically opened, revealing another entrance.

“A secret passage…….”

“This way.”

Dires immediately went up the stairs, and I followed behind.

The passage seemed to be directly connected to the space above the 12th floor, so we had to go up for a long time.

And finally, we arrived.

What was seen there was.

“……A village?”

It was clear that an entire floor had been remodeled into a residential space.

Structures that looked like huts where one could hide and rest were huddled together, like a small village.

‘As expected…… is that so.’

While confirming that my prediction was correct.

From one of the entrances to those huts, a small shadow popped out and ran towards us.

“Uncle!”

The first thing that caught my eye was the perky and fluffy-looking ears and the clear voice unique to children.

It was a beastman girl who looked about ten years old.

‘There are kids too?’

That was a bit unexpected for me too.

“Meina, what are you doing up at this hour?”

Dires said calmly to the beastman girl who popped out.

He speaks coldly, but there’s a slight unnaturalness to it.

He’s probably being deliberately businesslike, conscious of me.

Well, you don’t have to be so aware of me?

The little kid doesn’t seem to care, though.

“Everyone was worried. Dires said he was going to pick up a special guest!”

“……I know who blabbed. Is it Zillon? I’ll have to say something to him later.”

“So, is this uncle with Dires the guest?”

The beastman girl called Meina looked at me with curious eyes.

If I had known this would happen, I should have brought some snacks.

I was in a hurry, so I didn’t bring anything in particular.

And it’s not just that beastman girl.

If you look closely, there are small presences coming and going from other caves as well.

That means there’s more than one or two children.

Let’s postpone the minor things for later and first say what I must say to this little Meina.

“Little girl, I’m not an uncle, okay?”

My heart may be an uncle, but I believe my body still belongs to the realm of an older brother.

……I just believe it.

“You look like an uncle?”

“…….”

Perhaps children sometimes notice things that adults don’t.

Perhaps thinking I was in trouble, Dires tapped the little girl’s crown lightly for a moment and coaxed her, saying, “Don’t bother us and go inside for now.”

“……I apologize for the child I take care of being rude.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter. My personality isn’t so rotten that I get annoyed by every little thing a child says. Or did I look like such a piece of human trash?”

“I see…… at least it doesn’t seem like a lie.”

“Is this the place you wanted to guide me to? That means…….”

“This is our hideout. Well, from the lord’s point of view, it’s probably a place where troublemakers gather.”

In that self-deprecating tone, anger towards something seemed to seep out.

I want to ask about the circumstances right away, but not now.

And it’s not from him, but there will be a separate person in charge.

“So, who is the one who called me?”

“I’ll guide you. He’s definitely waiting.”

Dires took me to a certain place.

It was the area at the very end.

The largest structure here.

However, the entrance is wider than other places, as if it is not simply used for residential purposes.

“Is he here?”

“Go in.”

Dires doesn’t seem to want to come in.

I didn’t say anything and went in obediently.

Anyway, my purpose is to first talk to the person in charge of leading them and hear the circumstances.

As I went inside, I realized that the space was wider than I thought.

‘……Space distortion?’

I felt that unique sense of incongruity in my senses.

Not to the extent that the demons used when building the ritual site before, but a feeling of manipulating the space itself.

Is it because of that, when I came inside, the space was about half the width of the current floor of the tower?

Well, there’s nothing to be surprised about.

If the person I’m about to meet is the person I expected, this level of skill would be simple.

He’s a person who is well versed in all kinds of skills.

“Excuse me, but are you going to keep hiding?”

I looked around and shouted.

I came in obediently, but I can’t see him.

I can guess that he’s probably hiding somewhere.

“……If you’re not coming out. I have my own thoughts.”

I will be as polite as possible, but there is a limit to that.

However, it seems that the one using rough methods first is not me, but him.

Thud!

The sound of a heavy metal lump falling echoed.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The sound echoed continuously, and before I knew it, five of the iron spiders I had faced last time appeared from the darkness.

“Aha~ you’re coming out like this?”

The intention is obvious.

Are you going to test my strength?

“Well, then, I’ll 맞춰 드리죠 [play along].”