I Became an Almighty All-Master with EX-Rank Spirits - Chapter 30

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Episode 30
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I was curious what Spirit would appear, but here came another of the fundamental Elements.
Water—the very opposite of fire!
Without even checking the system message, one glance at that sapphire form told me exactly what Element it was.
This time, just like with Fire, it was a Spirit King.
So EX-rank isn’t unique to the world’s first after all.
Another Spirit King.
Any lingering anxiety had vanished long ago.
I found myself simply curious what skills the Water Spirit King would wield.
‘I just hope it’s not as much of a troublemaker as Fire.’
Fire is like raising a Border Collie puppy.
Never mind the stamina—its appetite is absolutely insane.
I wonder what the Water Spirit King would be like?
-Waaah?
[The Water Spirit King (EX) whimpers, upset that you haven’t greeted it properly.]
“Whimpering? Wait, why are you whimpering? I didn’t ignore your greeting. I was just getting excited—it took me a moment to—”
-Waaah! Waaah!
[The Water Spirit King (EX) can hold back no longer and bursts into tears!]
[Fire (EX) claps its paws over its ears with practiced ease!]
I couldn’t make sense of what was happening.
Why was it crying so hard just because I didn’t greet it immediately?
Now that I thought about it, something seemed off from the very start.
Fire had greeted me warmly when it first appeared.
As if it had been waiting for this moment for ages.
But the Water Spirit King was the opposite.
It watched me so carefully, almost nervously.
Even its greeting had been timid.
Now I understood Fire’s remark about being the strongest.
True to its nature as the Water Spirit King, its temperament was completely opposite to Fire’s exuberant personality.
First, I needed to calm it down.
At this rate, the house I’d just moved into would end up flooded.
Every time it cried, water poured down like a waterfall.
“Our Water Spirit King is new to the human realm and got overwhelmed, didn’t it? Pretty scary, wasn’t it?”
-Waaah. Sniff!
[The Water Spirit King (EX) stops crying and looks up at you.]
My experience raising seven younger siblings came in handy here.
You must never be harsh with them.
You have to show you understand why they’re upset, then gently soothe them step by step.
Apparently the approach was the same with the Water Spirit King.
The last of its sniffles faded as it wrapped its small arms tightly around my leg.
-Waaah. Waaah.
[The Water Spirit King (EX) says it’s sorry.]
[The Water Spirit King (EX) apologizes, saying it was just too nervous coming to the human realm for the first time.]
“That’s understandable. You don’t need to apologize.”
Judging by its personality, I’d have to say the Water Spirit King was like a Chihuahua among dogs.
An extremely neurotic one at that.
Fearful, wary.
And prone to crying.
If Fire needed physical attention, then the Water Spirit King would need emotional care.
There was one thing they’d definitely have in common despite their opposite natures.
I pulled a Mana Stone from my inventory.
Grade A, no less.
“Here, you like Mana Stones too, right? I have plenty, so just ask whenever you want one.”
No matter what else differs, all Spirits without exception love Mana Stones.
This time, though, it was different.
I’d expected it to be delighted with a high-grade Mana Stone from the start.
-Waaah! Waaah!
[The Water Spirit King (EX) protests—it doesn’t like Mana Stones at all!]
[The Water Spirit King (EX) says only a simple-minded Fire Spirit King would enjoy such things!]
“Ah, so that’s it?”
-Kyaa?!
[Fire (EX) opens his eyes wide, saying the Spirit King of Water has gone mad!]
This was entirely unexpected.
Not liking Mana Stones?
“How is that even possible? Mana Stones are fundamental to Spirit growth.”
-It may be different because he’s a Spirit King. There are always exceptions.
“Well, I never thought a Spirit would hate Mana Stones. This means I’d have to raise him from scratch.”
-Not entirely from scratch. Please be precise with your words.
“Ah, yes.”
So what does he like, then?
When Fire first appeared, he’d asked for something to eat.
In the end, he was satisfied after consuming Mana Stones and Potions.
The Spirit King of Water—being water himself—would need water imbued with magical power.
Potions probably worked similarly enough.
The buffed purifier wouldn’t work.
It only supplied buffs.
Ground Mana Stone—I’d have to try it to know.
The mystery didn’t linger long.
-Kyaa! Kyaa!
[The Spirit King of Water (EX) says he drinks Potions!]
[The Spirit King of Water (EX) says that suits him best!]
“Potions? You mean the ordinary ones I know about?”
-Precisely. Everything from the common recovery Potions on the market—stamina, energy, mana restoration—right through to buff Potions, all included.
“……Really?”
A hollow laugh escaped me.
As my second Spirit, he’d cost more to maintain than Fire.
Of all things, it had to be Potions.
Mana Stones were almost a bargain by comparison.
All I had to do was patrol Gates and the Trial Tower, hunting monsters.
Even if it took some effort, any Awakener could acquire them easily enough.
‘But Potions aren’t like that.’
Making them from scratch was impossible.
The recipes alone required dozens of materials, and even with materials in hand, you couldn’t craft them without skilled hands.
You needed skills too.
And even if you had everything, what if the manufacturing process went even slightly wrong?
Who knew what would result.
Murky sludge or an explosive device.
Money could buy them, sure, but even the lowest-grade recovery Potions cost hundreds.
Buff Potions ran into the thousands minimum.
I could get help from the Association.
That would make things easier, true.
“But I’m not about to affiliate just for that.”
This relationship worked perfectly as is.
Trade only when needed, and I hold all the leverage.
With these two, I’d manage to get Potions somehow or other, even without outside help.
Look at how much I earn!
And the Gates and Trial Tower I clear—how lucrative are those.
The only real obstacle is time.
-Even that won’t take long.
“Thanks for the encouragement.”
-Think nothing of it.
Worry comes later.
First, there’s something I need to do.
-Kyaa! Kyaa!
[Fire (EX) answers that he isn’t simple—he’s tough!]
[Fire (EX) says the Spirit King of Water is a crybaby with no sense!]
-Kyaa. Kyaa.
[The Spirit King of Water (EX) retorts that he’s so foolish his thinking is clearly just as simple!]
[The Spirit King of Water (EX) counters that it makes no sense to say a crybaby knows nothing!]
True to their opposing natures, a training ground materialized the moment they laid eyes on each other.
As if questioning when Fire had ever cried, Water teased him with infuriating mockery.
Fire fumed before him.
I stepped in before they could clash.
“Calm down. Both of you.”
I broke up the fight despite my obvious displeasure.
Still, they listened to me because I was their contractor.
If this kept up, they’d never stop quarreling.
I couldn’t keep intervening every time they fought.
This needed to be settled once and for all.
“Listen to me. No matter how badly you two get along, we’re doing this right now. Since you’ve both come to me, the one who arrived first takes precedence. Show proper respect.”
-Chirp!
[Fire (EX) says the contractor truly understands the essence of flame!]
“Of course! But that doesn’t mean you can act carelessly. You know what happens if you do, don’t you?”
I controlled their Mana Stones. Their food, too.
Water was no exception.
Only then did both of them nod.
This way, the headaches would decrease.
‘When the next Spirit shows up, this is going to get so much harder.’
Seeing they’d understood, I exhaled with relief.
Even adding just one more Spirit had been rough from the start.
‘If I add more here, this becomes a nightmare.’
Each needed different things, I noticed.
Fire craved Mana Stones when hungry; Water craved Potions when thirsty.
Their personalities differed just as much.
I wondered what the next one would be like.
I’d worry about that later.
[Please give the Spirit King of Water (EX) a name!]
[Your affinity will grow stronger!]
I’d already decided on a name from the beginning.
[The Spirit King of Water (EX) has been named ‘Water’!]
[Your affinity increases!]
[They will follow you more faithfully!]
“Water is ‘Water,’ obviously.”
I wasn’t taking objections.
The Spirit King of flame was Fire, so it had to be this way.
Water seemed satisfied with it too.
I’d handled all the urgent matters.
The Roulette included.
I’d been too lucky yesterday—this time, nothing.
There’d be tomorrow, so I decided to check the skills I’d acquired carefully.
I couldn’t help but be astonished at the result.
“‘Divine Baptism’?! Purges all debuffs AND provides the Sanctuary of Healing?”
A perfect fit for the current situation had materialized.
Fire, being a Spirit of flame, had an aggressive feel to it; Water carried the essence of healing.
The timing couldn’t have been better.
There was no need to think further.
I was going in right now!
I grabbed my phone before heading in.
“I need to let them know before I enter.”
I absolutely refused to face a tax bomb.
The money I’d be liable for was already in the hundreds of millions.
With Water’s appetite on top of that, it was non-negotiable.
A text would suffice.
I sent a message saying I was entering now, then went in.
My vision darkened before slowly returning.
But it wasn’t as clear as the previous floor.
A thick green fog blanketed everything.
“So that’s poison… Cough! Ugh, it hits fast.”
I wasn’t just coughing.
My vision blurred further, and my entire body felt as though needles were piercing through it.
Even without a system message, I knew this one thing with absolute certainty.
I wouldn’t last much longer.
Something flickered at the edge of my awareness, but I had no time to examine it.
A body dying.
Not something I could endure for even a few seconds.
Despite having a body blessed by a spirit, every fiber of me felt like it was burning away.
I’d be dead in seconds. Definitely.
If this poison gas kept up.
“Water!”
Timid as she was, she had good instincts.
Water, who had somehow climbed onto my shoulder, stretched her small arms upward.
The complete opposite of Fire.
Fire would paint the sky crimson-red and unleash hell itself.
[Water (EX) activates her possessed skill, Divine Baptism (EX).]
Whoooosh!
Heaven descended.
Through the thick miasma of poison, golden threads of divine revelation poured across the entirety of Floor 12.
The poison gas that had been impossible to eliminate by any means—
“It’s vanishing?”
It vanished completely.
And that wasn’t all.
My body was healed perfectly.
Only then did the system messages appear.
[You have arrived at Floor 12 of the Trial Tower.]
[Find 5 Gems, insert them into the gate, and return safely.]
[Gems: 0/5]
I could proceed as planned from here.
But first—
“Water! That was incredible!”
Wheee…
[Water (EX) squirms happily at her Contractor’s praise.]
She seemed to be the type who loved praise.
Fire, by contrast, would have puffed out her chest proudly, full of herself.
She might actually be worth raising.
Though I can’t say for certain since we’re just starting.
Everything after that was simple.
Divine Baptism, once activated, remained active for a long time.
In that window, Fire swept out all the monsters, and I just had to spot the Gems with the spirits’ eyes—that was all there was to it.
I found all five Gems and inserted them into the gate.
[You have cleared Floor 12 of the Trial Tower!]
[Gems: 5/5]
[Orc Cutter: 1,000/1,000]
[Destruction Troll: 100/100]
[Giant Ant: 150/150]
[Self-Detonating Slime: 1,000/1,000]
[Ghoul: 6,000/6,000]
[Elite Goblin: 5,000/5,000]
[You have completely neutralized the Poison Gas Terrain of Floor 12 in the Trial Tower!]
[You have achieved a new record!]
[Floor 12 of the Trial Tower’s World Ranking 1st place has been updated!]
[Clear time: 1 minute 23 seconds]
[You have successfully cleared Floor 12 of the Trial Tower with overwhelming dominance!]
[You receive 133 × Orc Cutter’s Cleaver Axe!]
[You receive 45 × Destruction Troll’s Viscous Blood!]
[You receive 61 × Giant Ant’s Sturdy Carapace!]
[You receive 501 × Self-Detonating Slime’s Bomb Slime!]
[You receive 2,511 × Ghoul’s Worn Equipment!]
[You receive 1,541 × Elite Goblin’s Necklace!]
[You acquire 1,788 × Lowest-Grade Mana Stone (F)!]
[You have acquired a Lower-tier Mana Stone (E) × 999!]
[You have acquired a Lower-middle-tier Mana Stone (D) × 779!]
[You have acquired a Mid-tier Mana Stone (C) × 514!]
[You have acquired an Upper-middle-tier Mana Stone (B) × 343!]
[You have acquired an Upper-tier Mana Stone (A) × 53!]
[You have acquired a Supreme Mana Stone (S) × 21!]
It hadn’t taken more than two minutes.
* * *
At that moment, Jin Arin, who had just rushed to her feet, went rigid.
The instant she saw the message: entered the Tower.
[Trial Tower, Floor 12 World Ranking 1st Place Achieved!]
[1st Place: 1 minute 23 seconds]
So the 1st place in the World Ranking had been achieved.

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