How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 211

235. Preparing for New Business (6)

Just as I was pondering that, someone finally succeeded in summoning a spirit.

“I, I summoned it!”

“If you shout like that, the spirit you managed to summon will go right back.”

Okay. The key is to stay calm and not be surprised.

In the end, the spirit he summoned successfully appeared.

“……Hmm.”

However… As I was observing it, lost in thought, he perked up his ears and asked me.

“S, shall we make a contract?”

“No. Send it back.”

“……Pardon?”

No, even if you give me such a blank stare…

A bold request for a recall.

With a wave of my hand, the cluster of light gently scattered and vanished.

That’s how I released the wild spirit.

Bye-bye.

I appreciate you responding to the summons, but unfortunately, I have no choice but to issue a rejection notice.

Return to the spirit realm safely.

“…….”

“It puts me in a difficult position when you make such a wronged expression… Um… What I need for work right now are spirits of water, earth, and fire.”

It would be nice to have a few others, but those three elements are essential.

As for the other elements.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t need them right now.”

The one he summoned probably had an aura of a different nature than the elements I wanted.

It stings my conscience a little to interfere with the contract, but I can’t help it.

The number of spirits a novice spiritist can contract with for the first time is limited.

Considering their average aptitude, the limit would be about two spirits for lower-grade ones, or four for the lowest-grade ones.

“There’s no limit to the number of attempts you can make, so you can keep trying until you get the spirit you want.”

There are still plenty of spirit stones for summoning spirits.

If we run out? I can just go to that mining site I have my eye on and mine more.

Don’t worry.

You can keep trying until you get the spirit you want.

“I promise you here and now. As a novice spiritist, I will develop skills that will allow you to show off in a plausible way. So trust me and follow my instructions.”

I will wholeheartedly pass on the secrets to you.

Because the more you guys do your part, the easier my job will be.

* * *

Of course, I don’t force others to work hard alone.

I also need to strive to strengthen my power further.

‘Let’s try to evolve a high-grade spirit.’

The fact that spiritism has reached the high-grade level means that you can newly attempt the high-grade evolution of a spirit.

It’s not simple.

Unlike when evolving to the intermediate grade, becoming high-grade means that the spirit’s completeness is almost fully realized.

The difficulty for evolution is that much higher.

That’s because…

“Okay, Undine! Let’s work hard for evolution today!”

-Ooh!

“Aja!” [A Japanese term for “Let’s go!”]

-Aja!

The motivation is overflowing.

I summon Undine, who speaks energetically, and send her power for evolution.

I try to break Undine’s limits by recalling the feeling when I evolved her to the intermediate grade.

-Uung… It’s not working!

How much had I concentrated? Undine shakes her head.

Is it difficult after all?

The stronger the power you handle, the more concentration and will are required to newly shape the framework for handling it.

Even if you look at the fact that I have been trying continuously since my spiritism reached the high-grade level, but I still haven’t achieved it, you can easily guess how difficult this is.

‘I can’t be obsessed, so if I don’t succeed within the next few days, I’ll have to look for the next opportunity.’

There’s no need to be too attached.

If you have an obsession, things that could have been done will not be done.

I stroked Undine’s head, who was feeling dejected, and coaxed her.

‘It won’t work if I just stubbornly insist on my own…’

The evolution of a high-grade spirit is a wall that is not easy to overcome with my personal will alone.

However, it’s not good to just vaguely wait for the time to come someday.

…Is there really no way?

Think about it, Aileen.

What are the factors that promote the evolution of a spirit?

‘The individual capabilities of the spiritist in question… I don’t think there’s much of a problem with that.’

My spiritism has already reached the level of high-grade, and because I’m covered in various characteristics, my pure power cannot be easily matched even by a high-grade spiritist.

You could say that I have gathered non-existent talents and raised them to the extreme.

‘My personal vessel… Well… let’s just say it is.’

There is no more embarrassing and brazen thing to do than to evaluate my personality myself.

Well, I want to believe there’s no problem.

‘Next is a large amount of spirit power that will change the fundamental composition of the spirit, right?’

I already have a huge amount of spirit power, but I don’t think it’s enough to drastically draw out Undine’s existence.

‘But it would be nice to have more, right?’

There’s nothing to lose by having a lot.

And I personally had a strange intuition.

I feel like I could succeed if something more was added.

“An even larger amount of spirit power than I can currently produce… Huh? Isn’t it possible?”

An idea came to mind.

With that, maybe it’s possible?

I clapped my hands together and quickly moved to implement the method.

* * *

3 days later.

In order to prepare a method for the evolution of a high-grade spirit, I diligently moved around and hurried to prepare the method.

I had to move quite busily.

I hurriedly placed orders to blacksmiths to make the necessary equipment, and even asked Elmeroth to install a specific framework.

He grumbled as if to say how much more I was going to exploit him when he was already busy teaching skills, but he took the time to make what I wanted.

“First of all, I made it according to your order… But do you really think this will lead to the evolution of a spirit?”

“Aren’t there spirits that evolve without contracting with a spiritist?”

“Hmm, that’s right.”

Those who are born as high-grade or highest-grade are extremely rare cases.

Most spirits start from a tiny existence without even a proper ego and gradually grow.

Usually, they gain experience and grow while going through a contracted spiritist…

But that’s not always the case.

“There have been cases where a spirit evolved due to a large amount of spirit power occurring in an instant.”

There is mention that when lightning struck a mine where a large amount of spirit stone ore was buried, a large number of low-grade spirits appeared around it for several days, causing difficulties.

The mana contained in the lightning resonated with the power latent in the spirit stone, and a large amount of energy scattered, drawing out and evolving a large group of the lowest-grade spirits that were floating nearby.

“In short, the important thing is how to generate a large amount of spirit power in an instant.”

“So you proposed this device.”

“Yes.”

We were looking at the device currently installed in the open space and having such a conversation.

Ten metal pillars are arranged, and a thin pipe that circulates the flow of spirit power is buried under the array, and a magic circle is drawn on top to concentrate mana in the same way.

What I asked Elmeroth to make were the pillars and pipes to make this device.

It can’t be just simple metal.

An alloy made by melting metal and spirit stones must be used, which is not easy even for a skilled blacksmith.

It was a job that required the capabilities of a competent alchemist.

Fortunately, I was able to obtain the necessary materials in time, and I succeeded in installing a device to assist in evolution in this way.

“Let’s call it the ‘Altar of Evolution’ for now.”

“You really named it conveniently.”

Well, the name doesn’t really matter.

“If spirit power is generated here, the spirit stones contained in the installed pillars and pipes will resonate and amplify it several times.”

“You’re saying that you’ll instantaneously increase the power needed for evolution in that way. Will it be that simple?”

“Well, if my idea works properly, it will be.”

I believe there is a possibility.

The rest depends on my capabilities.

“If it doesn’t work, we’ll dismantle the altar and use those lumps of metal somewhere else~.”

Positively, constructively, and challengingly.

Let’s not be burdened and just do it.

I called Undine and sat her in the middle of the altar.

“Okay~ Undine. Just stay there. It won’t hurt.”

I stood Undine, who tilted her head in confusion, in the middle of the suspicious device and grinned, and the alchemist looked at it as if he was dumbfounded.

“……It looks like you’re doing a terrible experiment with a spirit.”

A pure spirit and a mad experimenter.

“Please don’t say strange things. It’s bad luck.”

I was thinking something similar.

When I think about it, trying to force evolution by using a device when it doesn’t work.

Isn’t that what villains usually do?

Anyway, let’s try it.

I put aside unnecessary chatter and quietly concentrated, squeezing out as much spirit power as possible.

“Let’s begin.”

Thud.

The device began to tremble and react as if it was resonating.

‘Okay, it’s amplifying properly.’

As I release my spirit power, it is being properly amplified and becoming huge.

The density of spirit power increases, creating sparkling clusters of light in the area and gradually spreading widely.

The density of power increases, refracting light and becoming visible.

“It’s working properly.”

“It’s from now on.”

I need to pull it up a little more.

I squeezed out my power to the maximum in one breath.

-Oooooo?

Undine also seemed to feel something, looked around curiously, and then flinched in surprise.

At that moment.

Whoosh!

The sparkling light is amplified at once, and a huge pillar of light soars up.

I’m getting a bite!

“Is it still not enough?”

“A little more! A little more! You have to endure!”

To achieve evolution, you have to maintain this state and gradually increase the density.

It’s barely touching the hurdle.

Evolution will not be achieved unless you overcome it in one breath.

It’s almost there.

“Kuhhhhhhhhh!”

If I reduce the pressure even a little, I will fail.

I gritted my teeth and desperately endured, squeezing out my power.

In reality, it probably didn’t even last 10 seconds, but it felt like I had endured for almost 10 minutes.

And finally, the feeling changed.

“It’s done….”

With conviction, I slowly reduced the pressure of power.

“……It’s really hard to evolve a spirit once.”

“Did it succeed?”

“Of course. Who do you think I am? I’m Aileen!”

As the light that swept through the device gradually subsided, the appearance of the evolved Undine was revealed.

This time, she grew to about my shoulder height.

-The view is high!

Undine’s tone also changed.

Undine, who burst into admiration and revealed her appearance, looked down at herself and jumped up and down as if she was happy.

There are still childish aspects left, but she has the appearance of a girl who looks about thirteen or fourteen years old.

She properly achieved evolution to the high-grade.

“Undine, use your power once.”

I instructed Undine to use her power autonomously without giving specific instructions.

-Can I do it? To what extent?

“It doesn’t matter. However, don’t cause trouble to those around you.”

-Okay! Aileer!

Undine nodded her head greatly as if she had accepted my request and immediately exerted her power.

She immediately drew a large amount of spirit power from me and lightly summoned a large amount of water while raising both arms.

The summoned water swirls violently, surging towards the sky and rotating.

A huge tornado of water.

As it raged, a strong storm swept through the area.

It’s like being in the middle of a typhoon.

“……It’s almost a disaster.”

Elmeroth also muttered as if he was fed up with it.

He realized that the power of a high-grade spirit means that it can destroy a city if it wants to.

Of course, in proportion to the great power, the consumption of spirit power is incomparably large, so it is not a power to be used recklessly.

“Keueung. It’s a terrifying power.”

“Well, even I get tired if I do this. I can’t overuse it.”

It was just a demonstration operation to allow her to use her power to her heart’s content.

If I keep using it like this, my back will be bent.

In addition, Undine’s fuel efficiency is severe compared to other spirits.

Perhaps the total amount of power that goes into each spirit’s characteristics is different.

“That’s enough.”

When I shouted that it was enough, Undine lightly pretended to wave one hand and immediately extinguished all the water.

“More than that… Who on earth are you imitating with that gesture?”

-It’s an Aileer imitation?

“Do I usually do that?”

Undine’s eyes, as if asking what nonsense I was talking about now, pierce my heart.

I wondered what nonsense it was, but then Elmeroth cleared his throat from behind.

It seems to mean it’s real.

…Do other people see me posing like that usually?

I didn’t know.

“Anyway, this proves that the evolution of a spirit is possible according to my theory.”

What I got there is not the only thing.