How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 255

284. Premonition (3)

I definitely passed through, so returning to where I was should be the normal outcome.

At least, that’s how it usually works!

Did something go wrong?

In a moment of panic, I quickly realized the reason and breathed a sigh of relief.

“…What? It was this way? Seriously, you scared the crap out of me…”

I understood immediately.

This place is still the Spirit Realm.

However…

-We have lowered the density of our energy so that even humans can easily perceive it. Human who has a contract with our descendants.

A voice echoed.

I turned to look in the direction it came from.

‘…A spark?’

A small spark was visible.

It was a tiny spark, about the size of a candle flame.

However, the density of spirit energy within that spark was high enough to recognize instantly.

‘That means…’

As I guessed its identity, the spark suddenly expanded and soared, becoming like a huge mountain.

And the fire took the shape of a giant.

“A spirit… a Spirit King at that…”

This was my second time encountering a Spirit King.

And its attribute was easy to recognize.

Fire Spirit King.

There’s no doubt that the culprit who brought me here is that huge flame giant.

However, I can’t see its name, so this must not be its main body. Maybe it’s like a clone or projection.

-Please understand. I thought now was a good opportunity to have a private conversation since you have set foot in our world.

The Fire Spirit King spoke to me in a respectful tone, as if asking for my understanding.

“It doesn’t matter. I was about to become free anyway.”

The Fire Spirit King himself directly summoned me.

That means there’s some significance to it.

I’m not so short-sighted as to complain.

“That being said, to see a being of the Spirit King level twice in such a short period…”

-Just in case, she [Senileina] doesn’t know. It was solely my decision to intervene.

That means Senileina must be extremely embarrassed right now.

It’s an act of defiance that only a spirit of the same rank can commit.

-Don’t worry. The matter won’t take long.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s long, so I’d appreciate it if you could tell me everything you can and can’t say.”

If you don’t say what you need to say, I’ll be too bothered to deal with it.

So, what does the Fire Spirit King want to say that he directly snatched a mere human in the middle of things?

As I waited quietly, he directly brought up the topic.

-According to the promise, there is a message to convey to you. Stranger with a soul of a different law.

“…”

It’s quite unexpected, I suppose.

“A stranger…”

I can’t say I don’t feel confused, but it would be foolish to pretend otherwise.

More than anything, there’s no other word that suits me so well.

Truly, one who has drifted in from another world.

“Do you know about me?”

-I don’t know. I just heard it.

“Heard it?”

I tilted my head, having no idea what he was talking about, but he didn’t seem inclined to explain further and brought up the main point.

-The world is created and meets its end. Where there is a beginning, there is bound to be destruction.

“…That’s obvious.”

-There is a being who is involved in that beginning and end. I want to warn you about your enemy.

Enemy? I can’t think of any other being.

The most likely candidate is Epileot or those monsters he’s involved with.

“Enemy, you say.”

-They do not usually interfere with the world. However, they intervene when an unplanned event occurs… or when the situation they planned does not occur.

That was something I had already confirmed.

Of course, they don’t interfere in everything.

They don’t easily appear in minor roles or events on the scale of a territory.

To put it simply, they’re main villain-level.

So, they frequently show up in cases involving a country or a spark that could potentially escalate to that level.

“But what does that have to do with me?”

-I don’t know.

“…”

-I only heard it from him.

“…Him? Who are you talking about?”

-Long ago, I was a small being like the weak spirits of today.

No one is born a Spirit King from the start.

Just as a chicken is a chick when it’s young, Spirit Kings must have had humble beginnings.

-It was 20,000 years ago in your time.

As far as the original story goes, that was only mentioned as the time when the protagonist originally lived.

Strictly speaking, it’s the era before the original story.

-In my small days… the messengers also heralded the end of that era.

The destruction of the era 20,000 years ago.

That was something I had already heard from Asilla.

The incident in which most of humanity and the legacy of their civilization vanished in an instant.

What remained were Sylvester, Pelen Tronel, and a very small number of other beings, or artifacts and knowledge preserved in dungeons.

And that Spirit King.

‘He’s a veteran among spirits… Wait? Then…’

I thought of one possibility.

“Do you perhaps know the truth?”

-I certainly saw it.

He admitted it without hiding anything.

-But I was a small being back then. I was immature in understanding things.

So, he said he only remembers what he saw and understood as a low-level spirit.

But that alone would be a great piece of information.

-All I know is one thing. They herald the end. At the time, he said, ‘The messengers’… the one who reigns behind them declares the end, and the moment they give up, civilization is wiped out.

Perhaps the one the Spirit King is talking about is Gran, the contractor at the time.

Someone I don’t know, but someone who knows the truth.

And I guess that person left a message with that Spirit King.

To deliver the message when someone who meets certain conditions appears.

“Then… does the fact that you’re telling me this mean that the current civilization will also meet the same conclusion as then?”

-I can’t be sure about that. But it’s what happened in the past.

“Then it will happen again and again.”

It’s obvious.

In the first place, if there was no possibility, he wouldn’t have bothered to warn me.

And it’s not like I have no idea either.

‘Maybe that… the time of the end…’

I’m still not sure, so it’s just a hypothesis, but if it’s true…

‘The final boss… the time when Epileot falls… after that.’

I wonder if it’s the time when the original story I know ends.

‘Actually, there’s a possibility…’

One of the things I was worried about.

I wonder what will happen after all the events of the original story are over.

But there are also questions.

As far as I know, the original story is about the current era.

But what does the past destruction have to do with the current destruction?

The original story has nothing to do with the past, does it?

What is the being that determines that end?

If that’s true, what is the original story I read?

Questions arise.

But that Spirit King wouldn’t be enough to solve all of them.

“Seeing as you’re saying that, are you perhaps going to suggest a solution? Or fight with me?”

-It’s difficult.

Unfortunately, the answer is negative.

-Our power cannot handle it. No…

“It won’t work, will it.”

That’s right. I don’t know if they’re messengers or what, but normal abilities and attacks don’t work on them.

Even Senileina, who is also a Spirit King, couldn’t resist and went berserk when that monster interfered.

The only means that works on those guys…

-Find the weapons of an era that their laws do not reach.

“Excuse me, but where are those weapons?”

It means to find hidden means like my Killmuris.

But without a basis, I can’t do anything.

I need information.

I’m quite 기대하고 있다ing [looking forward to] it.

He called someone all the way here.

If I were the contractor of that Spirit King in the past, I would have prepared at least a minimum of sincerity.

-I heard some locations from him.

“Oh, that’s a relief. I was worried if I really had to search the entire continent without a map.”

I’ll move as soon as I hear the location.

Fortunately, I have a knack for finding treasures.

And I guess they will be in a way that is easy for me to obtain.

The Fire Spirit King told me the location of the hidden weapon.

-The end of the north.

“…Damn it.”

It feels like a path of hardship has opened up from the beginning.

The end of the north is nothing but the White Hell [a frozen wasteland].

“Pass on that! Next!”

-The home of demons.

“Do you want to see people die?”

It’s obviously the Demon World!

-The world of the sky.

“Just tell me to die!”

You put the item farming locations in such terrible places!

I was relieved that Asilla’s magic book and the magic sword Killmuris were easy to obtain, but these were just tutorials?

-Don’t misunderstand. You don’t have to get them all.

“I was going to cry if I had to go to all of them. No, there’s really no easy place… Are there really no other places?”

-There’s one last place I heard about.

“Yes. Yes… Let’s hear it for now.”

I didn’t expect anything, but I heard the location of the last weapon he mentioned.

-The land that humans call the Forellos Empire.

“…Haa.”

It’s easier compared to other places, but that doesn’t mean I don’t sigh.

I sighed and decided to remember it for now.

I would have had to pay attention to it someday anyway.

Forellos Empire, huh.

‘That means those guys are starting to cause trouble.’

Maybe by now, Sylvester… that friend with the destiny of being the protagonist is busy planting flags separately from me.

Maybe I’ll hear some news soon.

‘Come to think of it, what is that guy doing?’

Well, he’s probably causing trouble anyway.

* * *

A territory in the outskirts of the Selbas Kingdom that is not even well known.

According to the original plan, Sylvester and his party would have passed through this place and headed to the Forellos Empire.

However, there was a reason why they stayed here longer than planned.

“…I never thought I’d get a request to defeat a black magician in a place like this.”

Alnix scratched the back of his head and sighed as he looked up at the ceiling of the underground facility they were in.

A few days ago.

Sylvester received a simple request in a village he stopped by to earn travel expenses to the Empire.

Recently, monsters that they had never seen before kept coming down from the mountains, eating livestock or ruining fields, causing headaches.

There were voices saying that there might be a black magician’s workshop, and the residents feared it.

Sylvester gladly accepted the request fee that the villagers had gathered and headed to the source where the monster was said to have appeared.

And after several days of investigation, they discovered something strange.

“…The fact that monsters are popping out of the cave, and that the monsters are not native to this area in general, and this black magic…”

“Either way, it’s all characteristic and evidence,” Lucel said, looking around warily, seeming somehow pleased.

“Hey… Lucel, you seem happy?”

“Ahaha~ I was worried that the travel expenses to the Empire might be a bit tight. Besides, you and Sylvester went to the dungeon last time and had all the fun!”

“Fun, my foot! I almost died!”

It seems that Lucel was quite envious that only Alnix and Sylvester flew to the sky dungeon last time and got various things.

After that, she joked several times, ‘Haa~ I wonder if there are any good opportunities left nearby?’

“I never thought there would really be a black magician’s workshop!”

She clenched her fist and was genuinely happy.

Even if it’s not a dungeon, a black magician’s workshop is a place worth calling a bonanza [a source of great wealth or luck].

It would be perfect for this elf girl who wants a stable career advancement for her fellow elves.

“…It’s not certain yet. I think it’s too early to conclude?”

“Hey~ Monsters keep coming out of this wide cave, it’s obvious, isn’t it? And we don’t have to worry if it’s us!”

If the three of them are skilled enough, they can break through with enough caution.

“Don’t be careless. Hmm?”

Sylvester, who was about to give a warning, tilted his head.