How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 253

281. The Spirit Master’s Leader (9)

-It was a strange feeling. It was as if someone was constantly telling me that I had to act this way.

“That’s quite an interesting impression, but let’s hear about it later.”

I immediately raised my sword and swung it without hesitation.

“……And. There are always those who aim for the back of your head at times like that.”

I extended my sword energy towards Senileina’s back.

It hit the monster that was trying to appear behind her, splitting it in two and causing it to disappear.

“I can’t let my guard down, can I?”

“……There was another one?”

“Well, I don’t think any more will come out.”

I scanned the surroundings, confirming that no more presences like the one just now were appearing.

It doesn’t seem like there are any more lurking.

“……That’s strange.”

“Hmm? Aileon? What did you say?”

“No. It means it’s safe now.”

There’s no need to say anything that would make them uneasy.

What I’m concerned about is that the guy who seemed like he would appear didn’t.

‘I thought that guy would pop out for sure.’

Epileot.

I thought that final boss might show his face like last time, but maybe I was barking up the wrong tree.

Or maybe he already ran away.

‘Well…… either way, there’s no need to overthink it.’

Let’s just be satisfied with the current result.

I sheathed my sword and looked back and forth between Elmelot and the Spirit King, who was clinging to him.

‘It’s truly an eyesore…….’

I felt a strange sense of exhaustion at the peaceful sight and said for now.

“Let’s move first. We can talk about the rest later.”

For now, the immediate fire has been put out.

I can judge that way.

282. Omen (1)

After that, I was worried that there might be an attack, but it seemed like it was just a concern, and the situation didn’t seem to change any further.

Then I need to get to the original purpose.

I went back to Senileina and immediately stated my business.

In addition, she is currently hiding in a residence prepared by us.

I don’t know how the situation will unfold after that, so I had her hide where she could be seen as much as possible.

Fortunately, Senileina easily agreed.

Maybe it’s because Elmelot is there.

“Then, I think it’s necessary to organize the situation, so I’d like you to call the executives of the Spirit Master’s Guild first.”

-Okay. I got it.

“And for smooth negotiations, I hope you can give them a heads-up before the consultation…….”

-I got that too.

She answers so readily.

I couldn’t be happier.

It’s so easy and nice, but.

‘Something’s annoying…….’

What is this feeling of unease even though I achieved my goal?

Well, what else could it be.

“Hey? Are you listening to me properly? Both of you!”

-I’m listening. Definitely. Keep talking.

“……You can say that, but it’s not convincing.”

The reason I said that so sullenly.

It’s probably because a truly…… terrible and eyesore sight is unfolding before my eyes.

The sight of two old people flirting.

-Elmelot. Ah~.

“……W, wait a minute! What are you doing now?”

That’s exactly what I’m saying.

What are you doing, you guys?

I came to the room I lent her to discuss the negotiation process with the Spirit Master’s Guild in the future.

A truly eyesore and terrible sight of those two old people flirting is unfolding.

It’s nice to be peaceful.

“……Haa, did I work so hard to see this kind of thing?”

“Stop talking nonsense and help me quickly!”

“What am I supposed to help with? Seriously.”

Rather than that, if you’re going to be lovey-dovey, go somewhere else.

That’s not why I lent you the residence, you know? I might charge you a room fee.

Well, thinking about it practically, it’s not a bad thing.

Senileina will definitely take my side because of this.

In fact, it seemed that she had clearly voiced her opinion to the Spirit Master’s Guild to mediate.

Considering the face of the vice guild master who came to negotiate a while ago was stained with humiliation, it was rather beneficial to me.

‘Except for the fact that it’s an eyesore.’

Seriously, can a single person live like this?

“Well, whatever. Anyway, we will negotiate. If Lady Senileina listens to my requests properly, I don’t have any complaints, so please convey that properly.”

-It’s okay.

I wonder if it’s really okay.

-It’s okay. I’ll do it.

“Ah, then there’s no need to worry…… um?”

What did I just hear?

She said to me again without a care, as if I was wondering.

-I’m going to negotiate.

“……With me?”

-Yes.

Oh my, what kind of spirit is talking nonsense?

-I’m going to get involved in the guild from now on.

It seems that she has had a change of heart and is going to be directly involved in the operation of the Spirit Master’s Guild.

Did she have a whim?

“I’ll ask you first. Is that your true intention?”

-I can go out under the guise of guild master work.

“Wow! Full of personal desires!”

That’s a Spirit King for you.

She’s probably going to wander around the world under the pretext of doing guild master work, especially to flirt with Elmelot.

It’s truly a reliable motive.

If it’s a reason based on personal desire, there’s nothing I can do.

‘Why does it feel like the person…… no, should I say spirit, has changed a little?’

The logic of action has changed.

It hasn’t changed as drastically as when she went berserk last time.

Something’s more flexible.

A feeling as if she has broken free from her self-restraint.

Well, let’s put aside the trivial impressions.

It only hurts my head to worry about things that don’t make a penny.

“Then that’s good. If the person I’m negotiating with is you, I’d rather take this opportunity to talk about this and that.”

It’s a good opportunity.

Thinking so, I started discussing the contents to be shared here first.

“First of all, as I said before, the Spirit Master’s Guild should not interfere with our activities.”

-I know. But.

“Yes. Of course, within a reasonable range. Likewise, we have no intention of infringing on the rights of the guild.”

I don’t have the mind to be that stubborn either.

I just want to avoid the guild picking on even minor things like now.

“And if necessary, we can cooperate with each other.”

-Alliance?

“That’s what they say.”

Secondly, I want to build a line where some cooperation is possible.

However, in order for cooperation between the guild and a commercial group to be possible, there must be something going back and forth.

“The price we can give is that we can give some advice to the Spirit Master’s Guild.”

-Advice?

“To put it bluntly, isn’t the growth of the current spirit masters sluggish?”

-……Ugh.

She closes her mouth as if she’s sulking for some reason.

I don’t want to admit it, but there’s nothing I can do.

The level of the Spirit Master’s Guild has declined compared to the past.

Excluding her, the vice guild master, who is the pinnacle of the guild, remains at the level of advanced spirit magic.

Most of the spirit masters who surpass him are not affiliated with the guild, so the prestige of the Spirit Master’s Guild is already gone.

Senileina herself will be disappointed as the guild master or as the Spirit King.

“I’ll help you.”

In exchange for some equal cooperation, I will pass on the secrets to them.

Because there is a secret from the original.

“Of course, I hope you will guarantee my position as much as that.”

I don’t need practical intervention rights, but it would be nice to guarantee a position where I can say at least a word or two.

‘I don’t want to join the guild, but the name of the guild is sometimes necessary.’

Getting a convenient position for that is my fundamental purpose.

To put it bluntly, I just want to get a hat [a title or position].

I don’t have the intention to use it openly yet, but if I take the form of having the backing of the guild, those 잡것들 [a Korean slang term for ‘riff-raff’ or ‘lowlifes’] will not even come near us in the future.

-Is that all?

She asks, staring into my eyes.

“For now, that’s about it for organizational stories.”

Senileina didn’t give an easy answer and seemed to be pondering quietly.

Even though she looks like that, she’s seriously considering it.

-That’s okay.

And she said that she agreed, thinking it was within the allowable range.

There was no reason to object.

It’s also true that I owe her a debt.

So it’s worth accepting.

“And it’s a personal story.”

-Yes.

She easily listened, thinking that I would bring up the next story.

“First of all, I’ll ask you for confirmation. The guild’s problem and the fact that I ran around stopping you are separate issues, right?”

-I’ll admit it. I caused trouble.

Good. It’s an admirable and mature attitude, as expected of the Spirit King.

“Then, shouldn’t I ask for a reward…… or rather, a prize?”

-That’s right.

Perhaps she predicted that I would come out like this, seeing her easily agreeing.

“……Hmm, even so, is there anything Aileon can ask her for?”

Elmelot, who was watching, intervened, a little uneasy.

Are you worried that I’ll ask for something weird? There’s no way.

“Isn’t it common to meet the Spirit King and receive various gifts?”

It’s a really common story.

Representatively, there is also the case of Pellen Tronel, the boss of the Continental Integration Conference, leaving Elmelot’s work aside.

His weapon was a weapon that the Fire Spirit King had directly given in the past.

“In the old days, summoning the Spirit King or finding a place where their power was imbued was considered a trial.”

-Yes. A really old story.

“Don’t you have that these days?”

-At least. I don’t do it.

“Why don’t you do it? Because you’re working as a guild master? No, you didn’t even do that originally.”

-Because no one comes these days. Waiting is also a chore.

It’s truly tearful.

What a waste.

If it’s still there, I’ll go mountain climbing to find another Spirit King right away.

“First of all, there are only two things I want to ask for.”

-I’ll listen and decide.

“Of course. First of all, I ask for the trial of the Spirit Pilgrimage.”

-…….

Senileina’s complexion changed.

-Do you know what it means?

“I wouldn’t have brought it up if I didn’t know.”

It is a ritual for those who handle spirit magic to obtain stronger spirit power.

Only a Spirit King-level being can preside over the ritual.

Then I have no choice but to ask.

-I’ll consider it. What’s the second?

And the second.

In fact, I was a little worried about this.

After all, the second is a bonus.

‘There are quite a few candidates to ask.’

I could ask for a powerful weapon like Pellen Tronel, or I could urge the contract itself.

But neither appeals to me.

If it’s more useful to me than that, then there’s this.

“The transfer of spirit magic. I ask for that.”

Spirit magic.

There was that method.

‘I’m going to see the end of spirit magic with this opportunity…….’

Of course, I won’t be able to skyrocket my level with this one opportunity, but I’ll seize the opportunity to create a stepping stone to achieve achievements that ordinary humans can’t reach.

That’s the purpose I’m aiming for.

* * *

Senileina easily accepted the reward I asked for, and decided to help with the trial I asked for first.

-I’ll say it again. If you want to give up, it’s now.

“How many times do I have to say it? Give up? There’s no such thing.”

I resolutely retorted and confidently took the lead and walked.

“Um…… so I can pass through here, right?”

I playfully said, poking the passage in front of me with my finger.

What’s in front of me is a space where strange rainbow-colored waves are crashing.

When I touched it with my hand, I felt a tingling, intense sensation at the tip of my finger for a moment.

‘Spirit power so thick that I can feel it with my skin.’

Unlike my joking mouth, I instinctively feel how dangerous this is, and my hair stands on end.