My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 73

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Episode 73

A child who appeared to be about 5 years old stood before a crystal orb.

―Try touching this.

As fern-like small hands wrapped around the orb.

Whoooosh!

It emitted such a strong light that it cracked with a snap.

―It’s you! The child who will inherit the secret arts of Eclipse!

Eclipse Lineage.

Among the organizations of the Witch Group that claimed to encompass all wisdom and mysteries.

The Eclipse Lineage was the school that contained the most knowledge and power.

Single Inheritance.

Only one Eclipse Witch could exist in any given era.

So when the previous witch died.

The successor would automatically inherit the mana and knowledge.

Thus.

The child devoted herself to study and training to carry on the name of Eclipse.

Time passed swiftly.

The child grew up.

Her red hair had grown long enough to reach her waist.

Her body too.

“Uh, uuum.”

Had grown to a somewhat burdensome degree.

―I’m sorry. For placing such a heavy burden on you.

The previous Eclipse Witch, having reached the end of her lifespan, finally passed away.

The woman inherited the duties and power.

The scenery changed once again.

“Huh?”

She saw the Witch Coven Headquarters burning.

A woman covered in blood.

Around her were witches wearing pointed hats.

―The Eclipse Lineage is too dangerous.

―She holds tremendous power all by herself.

―That arrogance ends today.

The Witch Group feared the Eclipse Witch.

Because she wielded power too great for one person to possess.

They were wary and jealous that she might interfere with the Witch Group’s operations.

Therefore.

When the Eclipse Witch had just changed, it was the perfect timing for them to eliminate this thorn in their side.

The woman knew this fact well too.

―Even if I die, I won’t go alone.

The woman’s words were not empty boasting.

The Witch Coven Headquarters, which boasted over a thousand years of history, was devastated by a single spell.

The secret art of the Eclipse Lineage that freely weaved techniques together.

It was a scene created by the Unique Technique – Eclipse.

Devastation that was hard to believe was the result of just one person.

―You started this.

Gritting her teeth, the woman rearranged her mana.

Tremendous power writhed, enough to cause dizziness.

The mana of the Eclipse Lineage accumulated across generations.

As that tremendous power pulsated, the other witches’ faces immediately darkened.

―Th-this is impossible.

―You’re wielding such strong power all by yourself?

―Are you planning to die together with us!

The woman’s lips twisted into a sneer.

―Let’s all die together.

White radiance struck her retinas and.

“Hyeeek!”

She opened her eyes with an unsightly scream from the shock.

【What’s wrong!】

“I had a nightmare.”

【Hmm. You’ve been having them frequently lately.】

That’s right.

Following Sir’s past.

I never expected to see Ingrid’s past in dreams too.

There were some differences in the dream content as well.

I could never see Sir Isra’s face, annoyingly enough.

Always wearing armor.

Not full plate mail, but light armor, so I could tell he had a relatively lean build.

But his face was hidden by a helm, so I couldn’t see it.

On the other hand, Ingrid was…

Hmm.

Ahem.

Anyway, what she looked like in life remained clearly etched in my mind.

【Are you really alright?】

“Yeah.”

【Your complexion seems excessively red.】

“It’s probably because I just woke up.”

I’m really glad I didn’t bring Ingrid out.

Wait.

Looking at Sir Isra, an idea occurred to me.

“Sir. What was the synchronization rate just now?”

【92%.】

“How much difference would there be if we compared your living body with your current specs?”

【This body is better than before, but it’s still trash.】

Harsh words.

Considering the performance I saw in the previous dream, it wasn’t wrong either.

But that’s not the key point.

The synchronization rate isn’t about performance, but how closely it follows the appearance and build from life.

Thanks to the vision I just saw, Ingrid’s appearance is clearly imprinted in my mind.

In that case.

If I adjust the body proportions as closely as possible, wouldn’t Ingrid’s specs improve too?

“It’s worth trying.”

【Ho. Has new inspiration struck you?】

“I don’t know if it’ll work, but I have to try.”

If things go according to plan.

I’ll be able to raise my Familiars’ combat power once again.

【Try it right away!】

“There’s something I need to do first.”

【Leave it to me. I’ll accomplish whatever it is.】

“No. It’s something only I can do.”

After saying that, he lay back down on the bed.

“I’m going to sleep for now.”

【What will you do if the inspiration disappears in the meantime?】

“It’s four in the morning right now, you know?”

Inspiration or whatever.

I’m tired, so let me sleep a bit first and try tomorrow.

How long had it been since I closed my eyes?

My consciousness quickly drifted away again.

* * *

It felt like I had only closed my eyes for a moment, but morning had already arrived.

“Yaaawn.”

I rubbed my eyes and immediately summoned Ingrid.

【You want to try implementing my appearance?】

“Yeah. If you don’t like it, I won’t do it.”

【My Master is going to create it for me. It’s an honor! Why would I refuse that?】

Stage 1 passed smoothly.

【This doesn’t make sense, Lord!】

I thought that’s what would happen.

【I, Isra, am your first servant, so shouldn’t the order be different!】

“If I could, I’d want to do that.”

However.

You don’t know the most important thing.

“Your face, Sir.”

【Hmm?!】

“I don’t know what it looks like.”

Who told you to go around fully armored all the time?

Sir Isra’s complete appearance, unknowable even when peering into the past.

Even if I wanted to create him identical to his living form, I couldn’t.

【What about presenting a similar image like last time…!】

“That’s not your actual face though.”

Even if I compared eyes, nose, and mouth one by one.

There would be limits to implementing Sir Isra’s living appearance.

【Kuk.】

“Let’s try next time.”

【This time I have no choice but to yield to the mage.】

Sir Isra trembled with his whole body.

Is it really that frustrating?

【Ohohohoho!】

Conversely, Ingrid was in high spirits.

They really attach a lot of meaning to the difference in order.

After enjoying their reactions, before going to the workshop.

I stopped by the Hunter Market to look around at the byproducts.

“I wonder if there’s anything decent.”

Implementing the body structure I saw in the dream.

I could make the shape well enough with any byproducts.

Still.

I wanted to find and use parts that would match well with a mage.

Woom!

I activated Spirit Eye and looked around slowly.

Thanks to that, I found several useful byproducts.

[Cowardly Pigma’s Skin]

―Grade: E

―Mana + 4%

[Deep Slime Mucus]

―Grade: D

―Mana + 6%

[Obon’s Body Hair]

―Grade: D

―Agility + 6%

―Water Resistance Lv 5

Good.

I found the materials that would be the core.

I bought additional byproducts and went to the workshop.

【What are you planning to use the slime mucus for?】

“Ingrid’s body.”

The Ingrid I saw in the dream looked nothing like a trained warrior.

Her soft body couldn’t be reproduced with ordinary corpse flesh.

So what I thought of was Deep Slime mucus.

Slime mucus is acidic.

If I feed it monster byproducts to soften it, then compose part of the body with that?

“If I can just fix it in place, I should be able to create a feeling similar to a human.”

I can’t be 100% certain.

I’ve done various experiments over 5 years, but this kind of bizarre work was a first.

It’s fine.

I bought plenty of byproducts.

Squish.

When I put dead monster flesh into the Deep Slime mucus, it bubbled.

【It’s all going to melt away.】

“Wait and see.”

When I added more, it couldn’t digest it at all.

The mucus hardened.

It seems if you push in too much at once, it can’t digest it.

“That’s actually better.”

If I control the amount of flesh appropriately.

Wouldn’t it be possible to harden it at a soft level?

After experimenting a few times, I got something that felt quite similar to human flesh.

This works.

I have plenty of mucus and monster flesh.

“Ingrid. It’s surgery time.”

【Please take good care of me.】

Ingrid lying down on the spacious desk.

There wasn’t much to fix with the bones.

When I made the Skeleton Mage, I had already structured the skeleton with maximum reference to her story.

I recalled the appearance that remained in my memory and made slight modifications.

I also carefully rewove the tree branches that had been unraveled from the item Ingrid inhabited, the [Empty Spirit Staff].

Splat!

I filled the bones with mucus containing flesh.

【The feeling is a bit strange.】

“Bear with it a little.”

【Hahahaha. I endured the pain like a knight.】

Enduring pain probably isn’t one of the virtues of chivalry either.

【The slime doesn’t feel like part of my body.】

“Wait a moment.”

[Spirit Circuit Installation]

I filled the empty spaces and connected them to the bones with spirit power circuits.

【This feels pretty good?】

“It’ll feel even better once the surgery is complete.”

At first, it wasn’t difficult.

Since only bones remained, I attached them with the feeling of covering them up and connected the spirit power circuits too.

But after establishing the framework once.

The moment I started layering the slime on top, the difficulty doubled.

Connecting bones and slime was easy.

But extending the spirit power circuits that had already been connected once and stacking the slime layer by layer wasn’t easy.

“Huuuuu.”

Another difficulty was.

Implementing the form I saw in my dream was a bit… yeah.

Hmm.

【Master!】

“What?”

【There’s not enough flesh here. Please add more.】

Ah.

Uuuum.

I filled in that particular area with my eyes as unfocused as possible.

The shape came out reasonably well.

Since it didn’t feel alive, it looked like a mannequin.

【The exaggeration seems a bit excessive.】

【No it’s not?】

[Corpse Processing]

After fixing the form in the first stage, I planted [Obon’s Body Hair] of a similar color one by one instead of hair.

Finally, I connected [Timid Pigma’s Skin].

I attached it over the slime and even did meticulous stitching.

【If you can do this well, why did you make the zombie’s face like that?】

What do you mean.

Ah.

“The orc head?”

【Do you know how frustrated I was when I possessed that hideous body?】

“When making zombies, I didn’t care about appearance.”

Performance comes first.

So what if the face looks a bit fierce.

The monsters were thrilled to see that melted orc face.

“Ugh. This is exhausting.”

Adding slime over bones.

Stitching monster skin stitch by stitch.

After doing work that required tremendous concentration non-stop, my stomach made a growling sound.

“Is it already dinner time?”

【What are you talking about? It’s already the middle of the night.】

I thought it was around dinner time because it was dark outside, but it wasn’t.

[PM – 11:47]

It’s already almost midnight?

Huh.

Should I order some late-night food?

I ordered chicken through a delivery app and stood in front of Ingrid.

“Are you ready?”

【Yes. Master.】

Depending on whether this succeeds or fails, it will even determine the theme of the late-night snack I’m about to eat.

If it succeeds, it’s a celebration.

If it fails, well, I can just call it a consolation celebration.

“Open your eyes.”

[Corpse Crafting]

Ssssssh!

My mana seeped into the additionally installed spirit power circuits.

Like blood circulating throughout the body.

The mana that seeped into the bones – slime – skin circulated around Ingrid’s entire body several times.

【Aaaaah!!】

Letting out a telepathic cry somewhere between ecstasy and a scream.

Ingrid bolted upright.

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