How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 218

243. National Foundation Day (7)

Around the time the battle was intensifying.

I was acting separately, moving through the corridors of the royal castle.

“Ailen? Are you really not going to join them over there?”

Marquis Roant asked, following me with a blank look.

Currently, Sylvester, Cruse, and everyone else must be fighting against the head of the Continental Integration Conference.

At first, the difference was so hopeless that they couldn’t stand a chance.

‘……It was worth giving them the equipment.’

I had secretly handed them weapons.

Knowing this would happen, I asked Marquis Roant to stop by the place where he kept his belongings, secretly took their equipment, and sent it over via transfer.

Marquis Roant seemed to have expected me to join the fight afterward, but no way.

“Before helping or anything, the position isn’t very good.”

Of course, if I helped, they might be able to push through a little easier.

There might be a chance of winning.

But it’s meaningless.

Even if we push through here, we’ll just retreat.

“Marquis, that guy’s actions are a feint.”

“A feint?”

“Their goal is to draw attention with the attack and steal a treasure in the meantime.”

In the first place, Pelen Tronel has no reason to be obsessed with taking the lives of the Selvas royal family now.

To him, the lives of the royals are something he can take anytime he wants.

The order is different.

He’s trying to cause an incident and, when everyone’s attention is focused, have his subordinates get what he wants.

“Treasure? I’ve never heard of it.”

“Of course. It’s not known to the public.”

Even in the original story, Sylvester questioned the truth behind this incident and barely figured it out after investigating for several days.

And according to the original story, he steals that treasure at this banquet today.

But…….

“I’m going to pull it out and take it away before he can get his hands on it.”

Recognize what the villain wants, take the initiative to secure it, and gain the upper hand.

And take control.

That’s the first step in my method to defeat Pelen Tronel in the shortest amount of time.

The seizure of the plan.

“Raiding the kingdom’s treasury… Originally, as a proud noble of the kingdom, I might have to stop you.”

“You’re welcome to stop me, though?”

I replied with a playful smile.

If you stop me? I’ll praise you if you last even a second.

It’s just a joke anyway. I know.

“Oh! How could I? It’s an emergency. If you’re right, they’re the ones after the treasure. We just have to protect the treasure from their evil hands!”

“That’s a pretty bullshit excuse.”

I replied without hiding it.

Marquis Roant doesn’t care even if I put on a pretense anyway.

Following me is just to keep an eye on me.

He must have told his aides or acquaintances that he was acting with me before following me.

‘It doesn’t matter to me, though.’

It would be even better if he became a witness.

“Let’s hurry, we don’t have time.”

This battle is one that Sylvester is losing.

To be exact, he has no choice but to struggle because he can’t find a way to respond.

Of course, I devised a plan to get the weapon right away, and he’ll hold out better than in the original story, but how long will that last?

I have to take the initiative before that.

That’s just the way I fight, unlike the protagonist.

“The treasury is probably over there.”

We’re moving through the hallway, with the Marquis giving directions and me taking the lead.

I can’t help it. I really don’t know the way.

‘The royal palace is so damn complicated…….’

There’s something I can’t figure out even if I read the original story, and that’s the way.

I know the direction or simple geography, but I can’t figure out the detailed paths.

It’s easier to have Marquis Roant, who is familiar with the structure of the royal palace, guide me.

“However, I’ve never been inside the treasury myself.”

“It doesn’t matter. I’ll manage somehow after that. ……More than anything, it seems like we’re almost at the treasury.”

“Hmm?”

“A battle is taking place. It’s easy to tell where it is.”

The unique aura of mana clashing could be sensed, indicating that knights guarding the treasury were fighting someone.

“……It seems we’re not too late by a hair’s breadth.”

The enemies haven’t entered inside yet.

But it’s only a matter of time before they break through.

“Don’t let them in! Ughhhhh!”

It seemed like the number of presences was decreasing along with the screams.

“What are you going to do?”

“Is there anything to do? I have to save them. First of all, Marquis, you’re not helping, so hide behind a pillar or something. Scream if someone comes.”

He was silent for a moment, perhaps feeling ashamed, and barely answered, “I understand.”

I sprinted with all my might and arrived at the place where they were fighting in one go.

More than half of the soldiers had already fallen while defending the entrance to the treasury.

“Oops! You shouldn’t be bullying the weak.”

I created arrows of water and fired them at the thugs who appeared to be remnants of the Continental Integration Conference.

Papapapap!

The arrows pierced their heads in an instant, knocking them down one by one.

“Who are you?”

The surviving knight looked at me with suspicious eyes.

“I’m someone who attended the banquet. I came out to do a little business, and then this commotion broke out. I just happened to see the crisis here and got involved.”

As I made up an excuse, he listened for the time being, half in doubt.

“More than that, the situation at the banquet hall doesn’t seem good. Shouldn’t you hurry and protect His Majesty and the guests rather than being here?”

“Hmm…… but…….”

“Treasures are important, but isn’t it more important to help subdue the thugs first right now?”

As I persuaded them, they soon agreed and ran out to support the banquet hall.

I like how obedient they are.

I smirked, and then I noticed a presence approaching this way and turned my gaze.

The reason I sent the soldiers away was to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

“So? Do you have business here too?”

A bandit-like man with a huge club glared at me and grinned, showing his teeth as if he was interested.

“You bet I do, kid.”

Looking at the head of the man who was dragging a huge club on the floor, I roughly guessed his identity.

‘Is he a executive…….’

It would be uneasy to have only subordinates bring the treasure, and Duke Rupel is not a combat operative.

So, they must have mobilized an executive with some force separately.

“You’re a bit fierce for a dog guarding the treasury.”

The man checked his surroundings and clicked his tongue as soon as he saw the bodies of his subordinates.

He didn’t seem like the type to openly express anger, but I felt the atmosphere getting tense.

“I have no grudge, but…… I’ll at least avenge my subordinates.”

Immediately after Elset said those words, he put strength into the hand holding the iron club he had been dragging.

Kwaddeudeuk.

The heavy club was gradually lifted as if following his absurd strength, and then.

It was swung at me.

Was that a weapon made by compressing a mountain of iron to the limit with magic?

The characteristic was the power to easily smash the opponent by wielding its overwhelming weight.

‘It’ll hurt a bit if I get hit…….’

Of course, I have no intention of getting hit.

I started to gauge the opportunity to counterattack while dodging.

Kwaang!

The club swung by the guy is crushing walls and pillars indiscriminately, chasing me and rushing in.

Is that idiot trying to destroy the castle?

“Kuhahahahahahat! What are you doing! Face me properly! Come on, take this! Let’s have a hot fight!”

“……Are you crazy?”

As expected, there’s no sane guy among the villains.

However, if I only dodge, there is a risk of smashing the treasury together.

I have no intention of being caught by the guy’s words, but let’s settle it in one go.

“……Undine might not be a good match.”

Undine, who has evolved into a high-level spirit, would be enough to deal with him, but a more intense blow is needed for a quick settlement.

As I was thinking that, the club that the guy swung down came into my sight.

He catches up in an instant and swings down at me.

“I caught you!”

An exclamation as if he was convinced of victory, judging that I couldn’t avoid it.

“……Avoid? What for.”

I smirked lightly and raised my power.

Gravity control.

“Haaaaaaaaaaaat!”

Using that output, I stretched out my hand with all my might, and the club that had been swung down soared upward in an instant.

“……!”

The guy finally widened his eyes in shock.

“You bastard!”

However, he seems to be trying to endure it even with his stubbornness, so he keeps giving strength and tries to swing it again.

Bbagagagak!

A noise like a crack rang out, and the club pushed out by anti-gravity gradually descended.

What an amazing brute force.

Even as a compliment, isn’t the executive level not a bluff?

Even if he’s not as good as his boss, isn’t he still one level below?

I immediately summoned the necessary spirit.

“Come, Sprite.”

Let’s show the power of you who have become a high-level spirit!

Since that day, I have led not only Undine but also several other spirits to the high level.

In particular, Sprite and Salamander, who are in charge of the main axis of attack, cannot be left out of the priority.

Pajijijijit!

A fierce lightning raged, and a beast wrapped in blue lightning appeared.

Now grown, the spirit has become a strange shape that looks like a well-toned wolf and a hedgehog combined, rather than a chubby hedgehog.

This is Sprite who has become a high-level spirit.

“Melt him with your lightning in one go!”

Sprite raised the output to the fullest and spewed out a stream of electric shots.

The blue light wrapped around the guy’s club in an instant, melting it as it was, and the lightning disappeared beyond the sky.

“What?!”

As half of the club became molten iron and flowed down, only the handle that had been swung in vain was waving in the air.

Sprite spewed out lightning once more.

The lightning that stretched out swept the guy away and turned him into ashes in an instant.

“I competed fairly with strength as you wanted, right?”

There’s no way to get an answer back.

However, I used quite a bit of strength to quickly get rid of the guy, so someone will notice soon and come.

Let’s hurry.

“……Amazing.”

When I came back, Marquis Roant was looking at me as if he was dumbfounded.

“Wasn’t that your full power back then?”

“I said I’d show you the power I have, but I didn’t say I’d show you everything.”

“So, with that much power, you can’t defeat the leader of that thug?”

“…….”

I wonder about that.

I held back my words.

I’ll go with no comment on that question.

“Anyway, what we’re after is probably here.”

I patted the outer wall of the treasury with my palm.

“But how are you going to open it? The treasury has all sorts of defensive magic on it.”

“The answer is simple. Either break it, or…….”

As I put my palm on the door and pushed it lightly.

“Hmm?”

“What’s wrong?”

“No…… Anyway, if you open it like this.”

As I pushed the door, the door of the treasury opened with a creak.

“Did you use magic or something?”

“It tends to open if you pray earnestly.”

“It’s magic.”

I just shrugged my shoulders.

I have no obligation to explain.

Ignoring Marquis Roant’s gaze, I went straight into the treasury.

I created several orbs of light and scattered them around, illuminating the dark interior of the treasury.

“There are quite a few things here, unexpectedly.”

The wealth of the Selvas Kingdom is not particularly outstanding compared to other countries, but it is not lacking either.

Inside the treasury, various artifacts, jewels, and rare metals are enshrined.

“Let me tell you, Ailen.”

“I know. I won’t touch it.”

It’s not that I don’t feel tempted, but I don’t want to get it in such an ugly way.

“More than that, what we’re looking for is probably over here.”

Based on the description in the original story, I looked around the inside of the treasury and boldly went ahead.

The place I headed to was a corner of the treasury.

I was convinced as I touched the floor below with my fingertips.

“It’s here.”

“A hidden space?”

That’s right.

In the original story, it was described that there was a hidden space below here, and through it, the secretly hidden treasure was stolen.

“How do you open it?”

“Unfortunately, I don’t know that far.”

I shrugged playfully.

Marquis Roant looked at me this time with a somewhat hollow look.

I can’t help it.

The description in the original story was after it had already been robbed once.

Of course, it is unknown how they found it and opened it.

“So I have to pull it out in a violent way.”

You can’t open the door because you don’t have a key?

It’s okay. You don’t need a key.

Kwaang!

As I stomped with all my might, the floor shattered as it was, revealing a hidden passage.

“Oh my? I accidentally tripped and the door opened.”

“……You.”

Just knock on the door roughly with your foot and the door will open.