My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 178

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Episode 178

Clang! Claang!

The cheerful sounds of hammering echoed throughout the Blacksmith District.

“To think the sound of work is cheerful.”

I muttered to myself in disbelief.

Something must have happened to me too.

I’m not even a workaholic like Master Han Yo-han.

I shouldn’t be enjoying the sound of metalwork.

Right, of course not.

“Lord is a wonderful work addict.”

“Every drop of sweat Master sheds is magnificent.”

No, you demons.

The reason I get excited hammering metal or bone is because of the joy of getting stronger.

Absolutely.

It’s not because I enjoy the work or anything.

“Being addicted to a sense of achievement is also wonderful work addiction.”

“Gyeong. Are you perhaps someone else?”

“What do you mean?”

“You’re strangely good at hitting the nail on the head.”

Getting hit where it hurt by a chivalry addict dealt double damage.

As soon as I entered Hanil Forge.

“You’re here.”

A rough voice greeted me.

A pair of red lights glowing in the darkness.

A terrifying aura emanated from those bloodshot eyes.

“Did you pull an all-nighter again?”

“Yaaawn. There’s something in the final stages of processing.”

Jin-woo also came out scratching his disheveled hair.

Despite how they look, they’re our country’s greatest craftsman and chief apprentice.

Top-tier experts who require year-long waits to commission weapon crafting.

These are people who receive commissions from all over the world, beyond just our country.

“Hunter Park is here?”

“So today’s that day.”

“I brought something to commemorate this good day, so let’s have a drink.”

The Three Craftsmen also wandered into the blacksmith shop.

What day, you ask?

Today is the final adjustment day for Master Han Yo-han’s masterpiece, the Gigant Armor.

“Phew.”

This is quite nerve-wracking.

Master Han Yo-han opened his mouth with his characteristic stoic expression.

“Let’s do it right now.”

“Master. I told you people misunderstand when you speak without context.”

“I’ve waited long enough.”

But why is the hammer you’re gripping trembling?

Look at those veins bulging.

It looks ready to easily smash a monster’s head.

Actually, wouldn’t there be no problem at all exploring Cross Gate even without the Gigant Armor?

Having such thoughts as I walked, inside the workshop two Gigant Armors were waiting for final adjustments.

【Master. What is this armor?】

Meigers, waiting in Death Space, sent out a loud telepathic message.

“It’s called Gigant Armor.”

When I explained the general concept, Meigers let out a short exclamation of admiration.

【This world’s technology has developed quite well.】

Oh.

An unexpectedly high evaluation.

“I guess it’s interesting even from a Grand Alchemist’s perspective?”

【With this method, it seems we could fill the missing links in magical armor crafting techniques.】

Something about devices that activate user-armor links.

Something about hybrid joints.

Something about constructing movable systems, and so on.

Meigers continued spouting incomprehensible stories after that.

St-stop it.

My life points are at 0!

When my mind became hazy from Meigers’ lengthy explanation.

President Bang Gyeong-rok, our country’s top alchemist, rolled up both sleeves.

“Finally the last step.”

“Congratulations.”

“Hm?”

“Haven’t you taken a step toward the invention of the century?”

“Hammer-wielder. Don’t act like you’re doing me a favor with a project that wouldn’t have worked without me.”

“You can make it the glory of your family.”

You two.

You are talking to each other, right?

President Bang Gyeong-rok additionally opened and modified mana circuits.

Crackle!

【Hmm.】

Crackle!

【That’s not how you do it.】

Ah.

Sooooo awkward.

Every time Meigers sighed, I got nervous for no reason.

Good thing he’s in Death Space.

Otherwise, he would’ve gotten into a keyboard fight with Korea’s top alchemist.

“It’s done. There’s nowhere else to work on now.”

【Hmm. If you work on left shoulder line 42 and right side 24, plus central nervous system 13, mana circulation would increase by 12%.】

The points of criticism were incredibly detailed.

What to do.

If I hadn’t known, I would have just accepted it.

But after hearing Meigers’ words, I could see the problems with those points.

It was the influence of [Golden Ratio].

Like brushing your teeth and seeing chili powder stuck when you look in the mirror.

It was too uncomfortable to just leave it alone.

Ugh.

I don’t know.

“President Bang. May I say something?”

“By all means.”

“The output of this mana circuit seems to be dropping, how about additional installation?”

“Hmm. Right. I’ll try it once.”

“And about this shoulder.”

As the points of criticism increased, President Bang Gyeong-rok’s expression gradually hardened.

It’s not like I want to poke around here and there either.

Ever since Meigers pointed it out.

[Golden Ratio] detected the discomfort, so I couldn’t watch comfortably anymore.

“Hammer guy.”

“What.”

“Should we do as the Guui-dong Necromancer said?”

“That’s unusual. You’re not even angry after being criticized.”

“He said this young man is the best when it comes to bones. I’m trusting him.”

Phew.

I felt relieved that he thought of it differently.

Meigers.

Make sure to ask permission before spouting such stories.

If I hadn’t noticed, I would have just let it pass.

But after your words made me uncomfortable, I can’t just overlook it.

Once the mana circuit modification and additional installation work was finished, my mind surprisingly became at ease.

Phew.

“Let’s test it right away.”

Master Han Yo-han wearing, no, boarding the Giant Armor.

Wooooong!

A massive amount of mana gushed forth and circulated throughout the entire armor.

“Master! It exceeded 150% of the initially estimated output!”

“The output is higher than even my calculations. It’s thanks to the additional adjustments.”

Jin-woo and President Bang Kyung-rok’s eyes widened.

Clank, clank.

『This armor feels like my own body.』

Master Han Yo-han’s walking appeared natural.

It was movement that seemed like human skin and joints rather than metal armor.

『There should be no problems at Cross Gate either.』

“Congratulations, Master!”

“Don’t forget my help too, hammer guy.”

『Being able to complete the Giant Armor is all thanks to Hunter Park.』

“Tch. I’ll have to acknowledge that.”

『Thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to fulfill a long-cherished wish.』

Clank.

Master Han Yo-han aboard the Giant Armor bowed his waist.

For some reason, my heart felt touched.

【Master.】

“Hm?”

【How about we try developing in that manner as well.】

“Should I ask them to tell us the manufacturing method then?”

【Are you underestimating this old man!】

Oh my.

My head felt dizzy from the amplified telepathy.

【Based on the magic armor blueprints, I could make one quickly.】

My comment seems to have greatly stimulated the Great Alchemist’s pride.

Giant Armor, huh.

It’s not absolutely necessary, but it would be beneficial to have.

The biggest risk in operating my undead army right now is ‘myself’.

If I wore Giant Armor, I’d be a bit safer, right?

“Do as you wish.”

【This old man’s motivation is overflowing!】

While I was quietly conversing with Meigers.

The Three Craftsmen also shouted with excited expressions.

“Bring out the shots!”

“I’ll open the makgeolli I brewed myself today, so everyone have a drink!”

“Hunter Park will drink too, right?”

How could I refuse on such a day.

“I can’t drink makgeolli, is that okay?”

“Ahem. I’ve prepared other alcohol too, so it’s fine.”

“I mean I usually can’t drink because there isn’t any.”

“Hehehe. Was that it? Let’s drink until we really can’t because there isn’t any left. Then.”

“Old Man Jeong brews alcohol better than hammering, so you can look forward to it.”

Hehehe.

I’m someone who stayed until the end even at company dinners after overtime.

Let me show you that mere alcohol is no match for me.

The pride forged at company dinners was.

“Oh my. You drink well. Have another glass.”

“Ugh. Urgh.”

“What do you do if you’re already struggling?”

“We haven’t even started yet.”

“Hunter Park. I’d be a bit disappointed if you get drunk from this.”

S-save me.

This is hell!

I fell into an inescapable swamp of alcohol and had to drink makgeolli until I threw up everything inside.

Uweeeeek.

Am I going to have another drinking bout with these gentlemen!

* * *

I fell into alcohol hell and wasted the entire next morning.

“Ack. Ugh. Urk.”

I really thought I was going to die.

“Great Lord. I bring honey water.”

“Thank you.”

How does Zaugg know that honey water is good for hangovers?

No.

Where do I have the leisure to think about such things.

Gulp— Gulp—

“Phew. Now I can live a bit.”

“Master. Please have a glass of water too.”

“My Lord. Did you just serve cold water?”

“Yeah.”

“For hangovers, it’s definitely warm water. Are you planning to assassinate the Great Lord by making his stomach hurt?”

“Haha. You only know magic and nothing else.”

“You just stood by doing nothing while Master was suffering.”

“Isn’t that better than assassination?”

“Ugh.”

“My Lord. I bring warm water.”

“You! How cowardly!”

Phew.

After drinking the warm water too, my mind cleared up a bit.

“Since alcohol is also a type of poison, the Heavenly Martial Body’s function should help resolve it quickly.”

Long live the Heavenly Martial Body.

I got up late and filled my stomach with soup and rice.

“I completely wasted the entire morning.”

“My apologies. I should have been protecting my Lord, but I was negligent.”

“I was the one who asked you to step aside during the company dinner.”

Putting my familiars in Death Space and drinking was the root of the problem.

Ugh.

Half the day had flown by, but what could I do about it.

I still had work to do.

“The primitive heart I ordered arrived too.”

The primitive essence I had experimented with recently.

Now that I had [Golden Ratio], I was expecting to achieve better results this time.

I took out the well-packaged heart and entered the Death Forge.

“Should I place the raptor corpse here?”

“Yeah. Thanks.”

“Haha. As my Lord’s first sword, this is naturally what I should do.”

In the past, he used to grumble about why a knight should be transporting cargo.

Sir Isra has changed a lot too.

I placed the raptor corpse and the primitive heart side by side.

Then pushed the abilities I received from my familiars to their extreme limits.

[Heavenly Martial Body]

[Master of Magic]

[Golden Ratio]

Reading the body structure.

Grasping the flow of mana.

Then engraving qualities beyond mana with Golden Ratio.

[Spirit Eye]

The moment I wove together talents that had reached the ultimate in each field and visualized them.

Tingle.

I could discover that the green energy dwelling in the primitive heart was also present in trace amounts in the raptor.

“Found it.”

An energy I couldn’t grasp when looking with Spirit Eye alone.

With Golden Ratio added, it appeared clearly as if I could grasp it with my hands.

Crack!

I rolled up both sleeves and reached out toward the visible energy.

Let’s do this quickly while I have a bite.

Today I had a feeling that tangible results would emerge.

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