How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 220

245. Founding Festival (9)

“It’s not something you’d be interested in.”

[You seem to know that well.]

……Of course.

“I don’t have time to explain in detail, but to get to the point, this is……”

[That specter-like man wants it, and you, the brat, have laid your hands on it. Of course, I’d be interested.]

“……”

In short, he’s bored and came to shake me down.

Of course, I wouldn’t believe that so easily.

The timing of his intervention is too good.

There must be some other reason.

‘The problem is, what do I do with this now……’

I can’t hand it over.

“Let me say it again. Kmel, you absolutely wouldn’t be interested in this. Getting something like this would only waste your precious time.”

[Kekekekeke. That’s a funny thing to say, brat. Precious time, you say…… Yes, I certainly don’t like wasting time either. ……But you know what?]

The lich tilted his head to the side.

The eerie black magic flowing from his eyes shone darkly in the place where his eyes should be, leaking out.

[It’s truly laughable. A brat who hasn’t even reached the hem of Kmel’s life is talking about waste.]

“……There’s a saying that good adults should listen to children’s opinions…… Well, I guess you don’t know it. Is it a generational gap?”

This time, there’s no room for negotiation.

I took out the Fairy Staff to amplify my spirit magic in earnest.

“Bad adults…….”

Cutting off my words, I instantly gathered my strength and summoned a spirit.

“I told you to kick them away with respect.”

[Heo? Who’s saying such insolent things?]

“……Me?”

At that moment, the summoned spirit crashed into Kmel head-on.

A Salamander that has evolved into a high-level spirit.

“The night air is chilly these days, how about a warm Salamander?”

The creature, which has grown to the size of easily swallowing a human whole, resembled a giant crocodile.

It lunged forward, clamping its jaws full of flames around Kmel’s torso.

“Push him outside!”

The Salamander responded, igniting flames all over its body, becoming a ball of fire and shooting outwards.

Kwaang!

Piercing several holes in the castle walls, it reached the outer garden and caused an additional explosion.

Kwagaang!

A massive pillar of fire soared into the sky.

“……”

I can certainly guarantee this much.

“That won’t work on him……”

If it was a black magician he was controlling, or an avatar, this would be enough.

But…….

[Kkeukkeukkeukkeukkeuk!]

A disturbingly eerie laughter echoed from within the pillar of fire.

[I’m surprised! A high-level spirit?! It was rude of me to think of you as that brat from back then! Indeed!]

The voice, sounding almost gleeful, echoed as the color of the raging pillar of fire turned black.

The profane flames he emitted pushed back the Salamander’s spirit flames and began to dominate the area instead.

Paang!

A sound like space rupturing rang out, and the Salamander was thrown out from within the completely blackened flames.

“……Indeed.”

I immediately released the Salamander’s summon, resigning myself to the situation.

Let’s think calmly.

That lich is several times stronger than I am now.

‘The timing isn’t good……’

Originally, I was prepared to fight Felenfrontel, the head of the Continental Integration Assembly, if the worst came to the worst.

But that lich is beyond my calculations.

“Undine!”

I summoned Undine and created a large amount of water, manipulating it to collide with the spreading black magic flames.

The hot steam generated as the water evaporated collided with the surroundings, melting the nearby objects.

No, they’re corroding.

Because of the poison that hasn’t been completely neutralized.

“Then…….”

Barely catching sight of Kmel in that gap, I activated gravity control.

Kwaang!

The gravity field, instantly raised to maximum output, crushed him, bones and all.

His body wavered slightly.

[……You even have abilities. But your pressure is insufficient. At this rate, not even my aching bones will heal.]

As he slammed his staff down on the floor.

The amount of gravity decreased to the point where all objects in the area floated into the air.

He spread a magic that controls gravity widely.

And it’s much stronger than the amount I control with my ability.

‘Teleportation seems to be already blocked…… This is troublesome in many ways.’

While I was floundering in the air, a sphere of black magic flew towards me.

“Lamasu’s Chest!”

The chest summoned in mid-air swallowed his magic, decomposed its power, absorbed it, and transferred it to me.

Let’s switch to attack rather than buffing.

His black magic isn’t a good fit for me.

“Pour it out!”

Activating the 3rd stage of the ability.

Small chests were summoned around Kmel, simultaneously returning the attacks he had poured out from all directions.

[Heo?!]

Kwaga gagagagagagagang!

A series of explosions rang out, and fortunately, my feet touched the ground again.

Even for him, it would have been difficult to take the magic he fired with his bare body.

[Truly mysterious…….]

The rising dust settled, and he, who had surrounded himself with a black aura like a defensive wall, canceled it, muttering as if he truly didn’t understand.

[Spirit magic, abilities, and even magic, you’ve become quite proficient…… Brat. Are you really human? You’re completely different from back then.]

To be told by a skeleton if I am human.

I understand the sentiment, but I don’t feel good.

[Or are you just that good at deceiving…….]

“I have nothing to say about you overestimating me…… If you’re so impressed, I’d appreciate it if you’d give up on the key. Honestly, it’s a nuisance!”

[Hahaha! No way!]

It seemed he had no intention of backing down.

‘Is there a chance of winning if I keep fighting……’

Seriously, what are the odds of fighting that lich and winning? 20%…… no, maybe 30%.

‘The problem is…… Tsk. Here comes another one.’

I clicked my tongue, noticing the increasing energy around me.

To make matters worse, there’s also someone barging in.

Kukung!

A roar, as if a huge lump of iron had fallen, rang out, and a giant man carrying a green-burning ax stood up.

The head of the Continental Integration Assembly, Felenfrontel.

“Indeed…… I thought my subordinates were being too noisy…… There was an uninvited guest I didn’t recognize.”

I took too much time.

‘Sylvester couldn’t hold out any longer.’

Meanwhile, Felenfrontel’s gaze also turned to the key hanging on my waist.

“It seems there was someone who wanted it more than I thought. ……I remember your face. But…….”

The head of the Continental Integration Assembly’s gaze then turned from me to Kmel.

“I didn’t expect to find a corpse that usually hides in a cave in a place like this.”

[……You’re just a ghost from the past who talks too much.]

“Shut up if you don’t know anything, corpse.”

Huh? Somehow, they’re replying as if they’re both unpleasant with each other.

At least I could tell that the two bosses hadn’t joined hands.

‘……But even so, it’s not a good situation.’

It’s a so-called three-way battle.

There’s only one item they want, and those who are jumping in to get it each have different thoughts.

What should I do?

‘It doesn’t seem like running away will solve anything……’

Then should I use the situation?

Just then, Sylvester and Alnix barged in.

“I won’t let you get away!”

Both were battered, but they lunged as if they wouldn’t let me escape.

“Annoying bastards…….”

Felenfrontel also blocked their attacks, seeing them as a hindrance right now.

Meanwhile, Kmel wouldn’t be able to focus on me either.

[……Hmm?]

White flames poured down from the sky in succession, chasing after him.

Likewise, the one who landed was Cruise Elfamant.

“What the heck is going on?! Aileen! Aside from those two, why is a lich wandering around the royal castle?”

“……How would I know?”

Anyway, I survived thanks to them chasing after me in order.

Should I leave it to them and slip away to hide the key?

However, as if noticing that I was going to slip away, the flames pouring from the ax swung by Felenfrontel and the black magic fired by Kmel flew towards me.

What a cheap concentrated attack!

I quickly jumped up to avoid it, but I felt a chill and touched my waist.

“Oh no…….”

This is bad!

Feeling the emptiness around my waist, I hurriedly turned around.

By the time I realized that fact, the key was falling to the floor.

The string was cut as the attack grazed me a moment ago.

I tried to grab it right away, but.

[No way!]

Kmel fired a bullet of black magic, hindering me, and I missed it.

Clatter!

The sound of a metal object falling to the floor rang out.

Everyone’s gaze is focused on that side.

“Stop them!”

There’s no time to explain the situation.

As I shouted urgently, Sylvester and Alnix, who had noticed to some extent, blocked Felenfrontel.

Cruise pours magical attacks at Kmel.

However.

“Get out of the way.”

[Annoying.]

Felenfrontel simply pressed down on Sylvester’s sword with his strength.

The black magic emitted by Kmel pushed back Cruise’s magical bombardment.

‘As expected, it’s not easy to deal with two opponents.’

Just as I was about to jump in, resigned to being hit.

There was someone who picked up the key.

“……What?”

[……Heo?]

“……Oh, really?”

I was not the only one, but the other two bosses also stopped at the same time, unable to process the situation.

Because the one who picked up the key was a truly unexpected person.

A woman in a dress, somewhat crumpled from running around all the time.

The imperial princess, Resilia, picked it up in a fluster.

‘You didn’t give up?!’

I thought she had run away, but she had been looking for an opportunity nearby.

She’s surprisingly brave?

‘But she’s reckless.’

I want to acknowledge her will, but will that girl, who doesn’t seem to have any combat power, escape from the two monsters?

It’s impossible.

I wondered if the princess had a secret plan, but.

“……What do I do now?”

I thought I heard an unbelievable, pathetic sound.

Did you just do it without thinking?

‘……What if that’s the case? Should I just do it here?’

It would be shortening the plan, but it would work out somehow.

It’s not much different from what I was going to do.

It’s better than failing.

“Princess! Listen carefully!”

Even as I spoke, I summoned Sprites and dropped lightning indiscriminately.

“Foolish.”

[It won’t hit.]

Of course, the two easily blocked or avoided the lightning I shot.

“Then try dodging this!”

I picked up a stone and threw it hard over their heads. The two bosses looked at me as if asking what I was doing.

‘That’s what I was aiming for!’

The stone I threw had a tracking mark of the ‘Mark of Reversal’ engraved on it with my ability.

‘I can use this in this way too!’

This time, I indiscriminately fire Salamander’s fireballs.

Before the fireballs are blocked by the defense, they change their trajectory, guided by the mark thrown earlier, and explode over their heads.

“Ugh!”

[This!]

Perhaps they didn’t expect the aftermath of the unconventional attack that veered off course and exploded, the two bosses faltered for a moment.

But these tricks alone won’t last long.

I continued to focus on the attack and shouted.

“Activate that artifact here!”

“B, but…….”

“But if you want to die here together, don’t do it!”

She seemed to realize that she was in danger too, and her eyes changed as if she had made up her mind.

“How do I do it?”

“Turn the head of the key about three turns and stick it into the floor! That’s it! Simple, right?”

“……L, like this? So, three turns?”

“About that much is fine! After all, winding it is just a way to specify the range. You can wind it more. Just don’t wind it less!”

I shouted, recalling the usage method I read in the original work.

The princess struggled to follow my instructions, desperately manipulating the key.

Maybe she can’t think of anything else right now because of fear.

Thanks to that, she listens to me without complaint.

Kaddeudeudeudeuk.

A sound like winding a spring tightly rang out from the key, and finally, the princess stuck the key into the floor.

Now it will activate.

“……This!”

Felenfrontel hurriedly tried to stop it, but.

“Don’t you dare touch it!”

The flames I summoned exploded, pushing him away.

It was already too late to stop it.

Dwoong!

For a moment, I felt like gravity had disappeared.

The surrounding space began to distort.

It’s teleportation.

“……You! From the beginning!”

He noticed it now, but it was too late.

“It’s a bit early, but how about we change locations?”

After all, the second round should be held elsewhere.

“I’ll guide you to the place for the second round.”

I smiled slyly, intending to provoke him, and he tried to reach out to me as if he was furious.

But it was too late.

The wave emanating from the key shook the surroundings once, and Felenfrontel’s figure disappeared.

Not only that.

Kmel, and everyone else who was watching this situation blankly, were swept away by the effect and teleported.

And I, too, was swept away by the teleportation phenomenon.

‘With this, I can isolate that guy from my organization and deal with him separately……’

It’s early, but this is stage 2.

The key is how quickly I act next.