I Became an Almighty All-Master with EX-Rank Spirits - Chapter 27

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Chapter 27
Episode 27
“Wow, you’re telling me this came from here?”
I doubted my own eyes.
An unexpected result had tumbled out.
There probably isn’t a single Awakener in the world who doesn’t know what a Skill Evolution Right is.
Literally.
It’s an item that lets you evolve a single skill exactly once, jumping it up by one full grade.
Not from B to B+, but straight to A.
The limitation to S-grade and below is a little disappointing, I’ll admit.
“Besides, I don’t even have any skills beyond S-grade—well, except Fire’s EX-grade. Can you even evolve an EX-grade skill?”
-Impossible. That is the highest grade registered in the System.
“Exactly. This should be more than enough.”
I found myself lost in happy deliberation since morning.
Which skill should I use the Evolution Right on to get the most impressive reputation?
“Spirit-Blessed Body?”
That would strengthen my body directly and raise my fundamentals.
I could sharpen my vision further with Spirit’s Eyes, or accelerate my movement with Darkness Seep.
If I applied the Evolution Right to Blessing of Nature, materials would become even easier to acquire.
“There are so many options, I’m actually struggling to decide.”
-I recommend first checking the skills you obtained this time, then using the Evolution Right.
“Oh, right. Thanks.”
I’d momentarily forgotten in the overwhelming shock.
I scrolled up and saw the skill acquisition system messages.
[You have acquired the skill ‘Light’s Quick Step (C)’!]
[You have acquired the skill ‘Flying Footsteps (C)’!]
[Similar skills detected!]
[The item ‘Lucky Talisman (C-)’ has activated!]
[You acquire a skill one grade higher!]
[The skills ‘Light’s Quick Step (C)’, ‘Flying Footsteps (C)’, and ‘Darkness Seep (B-)’ have merged and evolved into ‘Light Teleportation (A)’!]
[To reach S-grade, you will need ten similar A-grade skills!]
<Light Teleportation (A)>
Description: You can instantly teleport to any location where there is light.
“Two skills… A-grade?!”
The jackpot hit again.
The Lucky Talisman turned out to be dependable.
It occasionally revealed itself and threw luck my way.
I’d heard its luck probability wasn’t that high, but it was a really reliable little thing.
I leveled up twice, so I should have gotten two skills, but none of that mattered now.
With something this good, what did two skills amount to?
I didn’t even need to agonize over where to use the Evolution Right.
“Definitely here!”
-Congratulations. This is your first A-grade skill. Despite your high trait grade, I never expected an A-grade skill to appear this quickly.
“Let’s do it right now! I just tear it and it activates?”
-That is correct. Simply think of the skill you wish to evolve.
Rrrip!
The S-grade and Below Skill Evolution Right tore cleanly apart.
The system message appeared immediately.
[S-grade and Below Skill Evolution Right has been used!]
[The skill ‘Light Teleportation (A)’ has evolved into ‘Spirit Jump (S)’!]
[S-grade and Below Skill Evolution Right has been consumed!]
<Spirit Jump (S)>
Description: You can access the Spirit Corridor, a passage known only to spirits.
“Yes!”
My first S-grade skill.
Even the name alone sounded extraordinary.
Access to a passage used only by spirits—
I wanted to test it out immediately, but there was one more important thing left to handle.
“Time to check out that Random Treasure Box!”
-Chirp!
Fire says she’s excited to see what comes out this time!
The first use had yielded an S+ Grade Pickaxe.
What about now?
[Using Random Treasure Box (SSS)!]
Thump-thump, thump-thump—
The Random Treasure Box rattled continuously before bursting with brilliant white light and swinging wide open.
As the light faded, a single glass marble—no larger than a fist—sat nestled in the open box.
It was nothing like that refined pickaxe with its elegant grip and dark-gray blade that curved in a flawless arc—the kind you could recognize as high-quality at a glance.
Even upon closer inspection, it was merely an ordinary glass marble.
But its grade told a different story.
[From Random Treasure Box (SSS), you have obtained Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire (A)!]
[You may use Random Treasure Box (SSS) again in 168 hours.]
<Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire (A)>
Description: The grudge of one who was poor yet rich—compressed and transformed into a Trial. Clear the Trial and claim everything he accumulated over a lifetime.
“A-grade!”
For an SSS-grade item, it’s a rather low tier.
Especially after seeing an S-grade Skill before.
Yet its value remained undiminished.
However much the grade had dropped, the Random Treasure Box would surely have given me exactly what I needed.
“Is it like a jewel box concept?”
It is similar. However, this one will be more difficult than a jewel box, so caution is advised.
“Got it. A-grade, after all.”
I wasn’t particularly worried, of course.
I’d cleared the Trial when I obtained the Random Treasure Box itself.
A-grade was nothing.
Compared to the Trial of the Forgotten Absolute, it was pocket lint.
Squeak?
[Fire asks if you’re going in right away!]
“Let me do this first, then head into the Tower. You’re in good shape, right?”
Squeak! Squeak!
[Fire shows off her scrawny little muscles, saying there’s no problem!]
[Fire declares that nothing stands before her!]
She does look ready.
How could she not be?
The Spirit Sanctuary was of my own making.
Once Fire was prepared, everything else would fall into place.
I’d have to test my Skills once we entered anyway.
Time to descend.
[Will you enter Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire (A)?]
[Yes/No]
“Yes!”
My vision darkened before gradually returning, emanating from the center outward.
Before me lay a space unlike any maze or forest—something distinctly unusual.
It resembled a Medieval Sewage Processing Plant.
Narrow passages just wide enough for one or two people lined either side, with the center filled entirely with what could only be described as filth, reeking of unspeakable stench.
There was no doubt about it.
My nose confirmed as much.
Gag! Squeak! Squeak!
[Fire retches repeatedly!]
[Fire cries out—what in the world is this revolting smell?!]
[Fire says she wants to escape this place as quickly as possible!]
Fire was absolutely appalled.
My sentiments matched hers exactly.
I had to get us out of here as fast as possible.
Hell itself would be preferable to this.
[You have arrived at the Trial of Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire.]
[Resolve the 100 Grudges of the Beggar Millionaire.]
[Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire: 0/100]
“A hundred grudges? I have to resolve all of them?”
Squeak?! Hack!
[Fire is aghast at the number of grudges that need settling!]
[Fire blocks his nose entirely as the retching continues unabated!]
I didn’t even have a clear target.
My brief thought that searching for the grudge itself would be complicated evaporated quickly.
[Proceed toward the first grudge!]
“Oh? The System tells me everything?”
An arrow materialized before my eyes.
It even showed the approximate location.
All I had to do was go there and settle it.
The distance was considerable, but it didn’t matter.
I had Spirit Jump after all.
Perfect.
I could use it here.
The method was straightforward.
I just had to think about moving.
It felt vastly different from a teleportation skill.
My body suddenly lifted, and the surroundings burst into kaleidoscopic color.
More precisely—
—What a magnificent contractor!
—Look! He can see us!
—Wait? This is the Spirit Corridor—how did a human get here?
—His potential is astounding, don’t you think? Could that be it?
“……Spirits?”
There were hundreds, if not thousands.
Different kinds, different grades—a vast variety.
Darkness, light, water, fire, grass, and more.
I never imagined I’d see so many spirits in one lifetime.
Until now, I’d only ever seen two: a high-grade darkness spirit and Fire.
There was no time to gawk.
I vanished from sight quickly, then suddenly stopped.
Something pushed through the throngs of spirits and appeared.
—Hrmph! All of you, get out of the way! Only someone of my caliber deserves to meet a contractor like this!
It was a supreme-grade fire spirit in the shape of an enormous horse.
It approached with full confidence, its tail swishing languidly.
‘……Is that thing really trying to seduce me?’
I must be quite impressive then.
A supreme-grade fire spirit was personally flirting with me.
Unfortunately, I already had a spirit who came first.
A spirit of such overwhelming presence that a supreme-grade fire spirit became utterly insignificant.
—Kyaa.
[Fire stands before his contractor with eyes wide open!]
—Huh? What? This little thing? You think you can hold onto a contractor this remarkable? Wait—
—Kyaa.
[Fire threatens that if the spirit doesn’t leave at once, he’ll spend the rest of his life wallowing in water!]
—Your Majesty, how are you here……?
—Kyaa? Kyaa!!
[Fire demands to know why the spirit is being so talkative!]
[Fire tells him to vanish immediately from his contractor’s presence!]
—I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!
“…….”
The supreme-grade fire spirit disappeared into the throngs in a flash.
I’d sensed it since the high-grade darkness spirit.
‘Fire really is the king of fire spirits. His presence is no joke.’
I’d never seen threats like that before.
Yet he was gentle with the high-grade darkness spirit.
—Kyaa?
[Fire asks if that wasn’t well done, and how about pork belly for breakfast today?]
“Sure. Let’s go with pork belly.”
—Kyaa!
[Fire says he’s in an excellent mood!]
That’s right. This is what Fire should be.
The spirits that had been staring at me with greed vanished in an instant.
Movement resumed, and I reached my destination in a flash.
Target: one orc.
Before I could even approach, Hell Sphere flew out.
[Fire (EX)’s possessed Skill, ‘Hell Sphere (EX)’ activates.]
Along with the defeated orc.
[Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire: 1/100]
The numbers climbing steadily.
So monster kills count toward the grudge too.
This makes things easier.
If I’m going to eat grilled pork belly this morning, I’d better move fast.
* * *
‘Who’s entered?’
The Trial’s master opened his eyes.
When the Trial was created, he had ensured his consciousness would be lost the moment he entered alongside it.
There was only one exception.
The arrival of a Trial challenger.
Regaining consciousness meant the challenger had definitely appeared.
At the challenger’s arrival, a dark smile bloomed at the corner of the Trial master’s mouth.
Finally, he could satisfy this loathsome grudge.
Not because the challenger would resolve the grudge.
‘I’m the one resolving the grudge against the challenger. The grudge will never truly be settled anyway.’
That was the Trial’s original purpose from the start.
An antlion trap.
Even when trying to escape, the grudges would relentlessly seize the challenger.
And in the end, they would become another grudge and be devoured.
Just as his life had been.
While indulging in pleasant fantasies and checking the grudge’s progress, he suddenly doubted his own eyes.
[Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire: 97/100]
‘Only three left?!’
His grudge was far from ordinary.
Each individual target was separate, making them difficult to track down.
But what was this?
His shock didn’t last long.
It didn’t matter.
The final grudge was himself, after all.
All he had to do was block it at the end.
“Oh, so this is it then.”
‘Here it comes!’
He unleashed the power of his grudge through both hands.
“A grudge this ancient possesses power that can shake the very heavens——!!”
[Fire (EX)’s possessed Skill, ‘Hellfire (EX)’ activates.]
Boom-boom-boom-bang!
“Huh? What was that?”
-Wah-wah? Wah-wah.
[Fire (EX) tilts his head.]
[Fire (EX) says he didn’t say anything at all.]
“Did I mishear? Took ten minutes? Guess it took a while because there were so many.”
Even if it took time, the reward was certain.
[You have cleared the Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire Trial!]
[You have successfully resolved all one hundred grudges of the Beggar Millionaire!]
[Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire: 100/100]
[You have successfully cleared the Grudge of the Beggar Millionaire Trial with overwhelming force!]
[Due to the curse of the Beggar Millionaire, you can only obtain Mana Stones!]
[Due to the curse of the Beggar Millionaire, you can only obtain Lowest-grade and Low-grade Mana Stones!]
[You obtain Lowest-grade Mana Stone (F) × 20,405!]
[You obtain Low-grade Mana Stone (E) × 10,574!]
Now only one thing remained.
-Wah-wah!
Fire says that after eating the pork belly, it’s time to enter the tower!
After all that work, I need to fill my stomach too.
Somehow feeding Fire feels harder than clearing the Trial itself.

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