My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 166

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Episode 166

“Haa.”

This is ridiculous.

Recalling Zaugg’s appearance from when he was alive in my dream only made me sigh.

“Did you not sleep well, Lord?”

“Yeah. I can’t say it was good.”

I should tell him I saw Zaugg’s past life.

But the words wouldn’t come out because of this strange feeling.

“Did you have a nightmare or something?”

“Something like that.”

【No way, no way! No waaaaaay!!!!】

What?

I barely said anything.

Seeing Zaugg react so intensely made me sigh involuntarily.

Seeing my reaction, Ingrid also looked surprised.

“Really?”

【If the great lord saw my life, of course you’d feel unpleasant!】

Damn.

Is that something to be proud of?

The biggest discrepancy from what I saw in the dream was his appearance.

“Why are you so handsome anyway?”

【Hehehe. I was Zaugg who ruled the nightlife as a host.】

Yeah.

I saw it in the dream.

I didn’t want to know that either.

【When will you make my body?】

“Wait. Let me think about it.”

“You thief. How dare you trouble our Lord’s precious hands!”

【Hiik!】

“You should be grateful when Master says he’ll make it for you.”

【I was wrong!】

“In my time, when serving His Majesty, I kept my mouth shut and waited indefinitely until he asked.”

Pretending not to see the Two Vassals disciplining Zaugg.

I replayed the scenes from my dream over and over.

Fortunately.

Just like with the Two Vassals, the images I saw in dreams don’t easily fade from memory.

A body suitable for Zaugg.

“I think it might work.”

【Ooooh!!!】

“Before that, let me go shopping.”

Other parts are fine, but there’s nothing to serve as Zaugg’s ‘hair’.

“Is hair really that important?”

Sir Isra shook his head left and right.

“It just gets in the way during fights, hair is useless.”

The blonde hair swaying left and right looks particularly dazzling today.

Sir.

You’re doing that on purpose, aren’t you?

“Oh my. You should have said so earlier. I’ll cut it for you.”

“Gal! How dare you try to touch the precious body Master created!”

“When did you say it was useless?”

“Don’t you know the saying about receiving your body from your parents? Master is like my parent, so I cannot damage even a single hair.”

I never had a daughter like you.

Where does she learn such difficult words anyway?

“I’ll go wash up, so everyone wait.”

I need to get some byproducts to use as Zaugg’s hair.

I should go shopping for the first time in a while.

* * *

The Hunter Market bustling as usual today.

I passed through the automatic door and went inside.

“Hunter Park Min-ho?”

“Who’s that person next to him? A model?”

“Don’t you use the internet? That’s Park Min-ho’s summoned being.”

“Wow. I thought he was a celebrity.”

Heh.

My shoulders couldn’t help but rise with pride.

That’s all a body I created.

Of course, when the [Revived One] privilege wasn’t applied, it was a body without any sign of life.

But I made it anyway, right?

“You have good eyes.”

“Appearance is just an illusion. It’s an insult to a knight.”

“Then wear a helmet to cover it.”

“To escort my Lord, it’s better to dress appropriately for this era.”

Sir Isra wearing a white shirt and jeans.

Meanwhile, Ingrid wore a frilly dress.

Either way.

They both drew attention just the same.

“Let’s go look at the byproducts.”

“Yes, Lord.”

“Let’s go together, Master!”

As soon as I entered the byproducts corner, I activated [Spirit Eye].

The details of byproducts that can’t be grasped from item descriptions alone.

Things like the ‘Dragon Essence’ that became a key element when crafting Draco could only be confirmed with Spirit Eye.

I wonder if I can find useful byproducts in this shopping trip too.

【Great lord! My hair comes first!】

I know, so be quiet.

I already have something in mind to use as a substitute for Zaugg’s hair.

“Just give me one bundle of Abyss Seaweed.”

[Abyss Seaweed]

Grade: Magic

Category: Catalyst

Durability: 15/15

Seaweed that grows in the deep sea of the Other World. Very tough and sticky, making it difficult to remove once it sticks to your body.

If I had to translate it, it would be something like deep-sea seaweed.

It’s a weed that often comes from Marine Type Gates.

Since it’s not a byproduct, it shows as an item, and there was nothing particular when I looked with [Spirit Eye].

“Puhup. Seaweed. That’s fine.”

“Hohoho. It’ll suit that thief well, won’t it?”

【Seaweed! What do you mean by that!】

Just wait.

I’ll make you some amazing hair.

Since the main objective was achieved.

I leisurely walked around the byproducts corner, observing each item one by one.

Then.

[Primitive Man’s Heart]

Grade: B

Strength + 14%

Endurance + 16%

*Contains trace amounts of Primitive Species factor.

Primitive Species?

Wait.

When they say primitive, don’t they mean dinosaurs like raptors?

“Boss. About that heart over there.”

“The Primitive Man’s Heart? That’s hard to come by.”

The Primitive Man, a B-grade monster.

I don’t know if it’s the same species as the primitive humans from actual history, but they say it looks similar to the image from comics.

With a build similar to High Orcs and tremendous magic resistance.

Like raptors, they receive the Primitive Species buff, making their actual combat power equivalent to a B+ grade monster.

“Its heart is used as a catalyst for Mana Enhancement.”

“Do you have any extras?”

“It’s incredibly difficult to obtain. If you can’t kill it in one blow, you can’t get it.”

They say the spell carved into the heart goes berserk and explodes.

It has many uses, so it trades at high prices.

So in the end, you were giving me a long explanation to sell it at a high price?

Perhaps reading the meaning in my gaze, the store owner quickly turned his head away.

“I only sell at regular price. Honestly.”

“How much is it?”

“200 million.”

“Give me one.”

With such a grand buildup, I thought it would be at least 1 billion.

It’s cheaper than I expected.

Wait.

When I bought the subspace carrier, I was trembling with just 200 million.

Ugh. My sense of money is collapsing!

“Are you really going to buy it?”

“Yes. Give it to me.”

Phew.

My sense of money collapsing and all that.

Since I secured new data with Spirit Eye, let’s just go for it.

If I research it at the Death Forge, some result should come out.

I came to buy materials for Zaugg’s head but discovered an unexpected byproduct.

* * *

After purchasing additional byproducts to use for Zaugg’s modification.

I began work at the Death Forge.

“Grit your teeth.”

【I’ll minimize my senses!】

“But have you thought about how to modify that thief?”

“I’ll use Death Warrior as the basic framework.”

Sir Isra let out a short “hmm” groan.

“I wish to speak presumptuously, so please forgive me just this once.”

“Go ahead.”

“That thief probably couldn’t use aura when he was alive.”

“It seemed that way.”

The Zaugg I saw in the dream wasn’t an aura user.

Rather than properly learning swordsmanship.

He had self-taught irregular techniques that ended an opponent’s life in one strike.

A lethal blade where his own life would be in danger if he couldn’t kill with one sword thrust.

A fighting style befitting a thief and assassin.

“Death Warriors require souls with deep knowledge of swordsmanship, will that be alright?”

Sir Isra’s point was quite valid.

It was proof of his high understanding of my abilities.

“That was an overstepping remark. I can only hope for my Lord’s meaningless mercy.”

“It’s an excellent point.”

I clapped with genuine appreciation.

“If you have any concerns in the future, please advise me freely.”

“Is it alright that I interfered with my Lord’s work?”

“When you understand my abilities so well, what’s wrong with that?”

I had prepared countermeasures for the issue Sir Isra pointed out.

Separately from that.

There might be parts I miss when doing new work next time.

So I’m actually in a position where I should be asking for help.

“How wonderful would it be if you could point out any oversights?”

“My, my Lord!!”

Sir Isra knelt on one knee.

“I am truly a blessed person. To serve such an excellent person as my Lord after His Majesty!”

“I agree that our Master is excellent.”

“Until this life ends, no. It’s already ended, but I swear loyalty until the moment my soul is extinguished!”

Sir Isra’s sudden confession.

I felt pressure from his tremendous spirit that I needed to give some kind of answer.

“Y-yes. Work hard.”

“I will continue to devote my loyalty as my Lord’s first sword!”

【Um, great sir. How long should I stay still?】

Ah.

Right.

I got sidetracked for a moment by Sir Isra’s sudden confession of loyalty.

“If it hurts during the procedure, raise your right hand.”

【Can I raise it now?】

“Do as you like.”

【Hand! I raised it!】

“Yeah. I saw.”

【But why aren’t you doing anything about it?】

“I never said I’d do anything about it.”

Our Zaugg must be in a lot of pain.

I told him to raise his hand so I could empathize.

Oh my.

Is that so?

There, there, just bear with it a little longer, patient.

“I need to replace everything except the head.”

The existing body was modeled after a ghoul.

Death Warriors have a completely different creation method, so everything except the part where the soul resides must be replaced.

[Spirit Circuit Installation]

[Corpse Processing]

I had researched it countless times.

And successfully created five specimens.

Reconstructing a body to become Zaugg’s physical form wasn’t difficult.

After building the skeletal frame, I fed meat to the Deep Slime’s mucus and attached it like human flesh.

After molding it to match the appearance I saw in my dream.

I cut the Abyss Seaweed I had purchased from the Hunter Market to hair thickness and planted it densely.

It’s a bit droopy, but it matches his greasy appearance from when he was alive, so it’s fine.

No.

This is a secret weapon item I chose to make him closer to his appearance in life.

【So it’s finished now, right?】

“There’s one thing left.”

Sir Isra pointed it out.

If he’s revived in a Death Warrior-based body without gaining enlightenment, wouldn’t that be a big problem?

So here’s the thing.

I prepared something special for you.

“It’s a Soul Stone made by converting the nature of Alphonse’s po soul.”

【What do you mean by that?】

“As you know, the po soul contains experiences and traces.”

That’s why the Skeleton Wizards directly under the Witch Coven can use [Photon Ray].

“If I use Director Jeong’s po soul, there’s a high chance it could harm you.”

Using the Cursed Gravestone.

I transformed the nature of the Soul Stone containing Alphonse’s po soul into warrior-type.

Just like when I crafted the first Death Warrior.

“A Soul Stone with only pure power remaining should guide you to a higher realm without any side effects.”

【Really?】

“It might hurt a little.”

A Soul Stone from one of the 12 Heroes.

It’s a powerful catalyst that guarantees an A-rank skill when crafting magic-type undead.

I felt reluctant to waste that characteristic, but what choice did I have.

If I succeed in raising Zaugg’s level, it’ll be a profitable deal.

【Kiyooooooot!!!】

When I made the Soul Stone strike his heart, Zaugg let out a bizarre scream.

Good.

Everything up to this point is successful.

As long as his soul doesn’t perish, it’s fine.

“Open your eyes.”

Zaugg, transplanted into the Death Warrior’s body, stopped screaming and suddenly sat up.

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