The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 401

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Chapter 401
Chapter 401
“How is it? The view of the Spirit Realm from above. Isn’t it beautiful?”
“It is.”
Celestial Fantasy Dragon.
Thanks to her, I was able to travel comfortably all the way to the Fantasy Realm Sea.
Moreover, I could fly through the Spirit Realm’s sky as well, and not only was the dreamlike shimmering sky beautiful in itself.
‘So this is the Fantasy Realm Sea.’
The sea was beautiful too.
Entirely different from the blue sea of Caldera.
A sea that rippled in every color imaginable, as if a rainbow had been released upon it.
A sight so surreal it could only be witnessed in the Spirit Realm.
What was remarkable was that even in such a sea.
Splash!
“Squeak?”
“Wooooah!”
Countless spirit beasts made their home.
Perhaps because this was a place where the concept of survival of the fittest did not exist, all the spirit beasts inhabiting the sea appeared peaceful.
Rather than fighting, strong and weak spirit beasts alike played together without distinction.
“You mentioned you wanted a spirit beast large enough to guard a ship, correct?”
“Yes.”
“Does it matter what abilities it possesses?”
“Are there many types?”
“Of course. There are so many spirit beasts in the Fantasy Realm Sea. The varieties of large spirit beasts are countless.”
“It doesn’t matter much. As long as it can guard the ship well.”
“Then I know just the ones for you.”
She nodded and adjusted our course slightly, accelerating further.
The Spirit Realm’s sea and sky blurred past in swift succession.
As we traveled a bit further.
‘Islands?’
Small islands began to come into view.
After leaving the vast landmass of the Spirit Realm, I hadn’t seen even a single small island in the sea.
Yet here there were quite a few.
And.
‘They’re moving?’
The islands were each moving of their own accord.
But looking more closely, they weren’t islands at all.
‘Turtles?’
Spirit beasts drifting through the Fantasy Realm Sea with shells shaped like islands bobbing upon the water.
That was what those small islands truly were.
“They’re Phantasmal Armored Beasts that drift through the Fantasy Realm Sea.”
“Phantasmal Armored Beasts?”
“To be honest, I wouldn’t call them particularly strong spirit beasts, but their abilities match exactly what you described. Hmm, it would be better to show you directly.”
Even to my eyes, these spirit beasts appeared large but not particularly powerful.
If a sea serpent monster attacked right now, they’d likely do nothing more than startle and hide inside their shells.
Protecting the ship seemed impossible.
Then.
“Phantasmal Armored Beasts, I’m asking you. Please show your power.”
As she made her request to the Phantasmal Armored Beasts.
Whoosh.
The Phantasmal Armored Beasts began to disappear.
“That is…”
These massive spirit beasts were vanishing.
No, they weren’t simply disappearing.
The very concept of Phantasmal Armored Beasts seemed to be erased from my mind.
I clearly know that the islands floating on the sea before me are Phantasmal Armored Beasts.
Yet the fact that they’re living spirit beasts is being wiped from my consciousness.
I’m able to remember because I know they are Phantasmal Armored Beasts and that they’re currently using their ability.
But what about those who don’t know about Phantasmal Armored Beasts?
‘Even if a Phantasmal Armored Beast disappeared right before their eyes, they wouldn’t perceive it.’
They would never notice the Phantasmal Armored Beasts.
The question was whether this ability could hide the ship as well.
“There’s no problem with that.”
I received confirmation from the Celestial Fantasy Dragon.
So I immediately rode her down and prepared to make a contract with the Phantasmal Armored Beasts.
It would have been difficult to contract with them through normal means, but I had naturally high affinity with spirit beasts and my spirit beast summoning skill level had increased significantly.
And above all.
“I’m counting on you.”
“Uuuuuuung.”
The ruler of the Spirit Realm.
With the Celestial Fantasy Dragon’s request added as well.
[ You have successfully made a contract with the spirit beast ‘Phantasmal Armored Beast’. ]
I was able to complete the contract immediately.
After completing the contract, I discovered another advantage of the Phantasmal Armored Beasts.
‘The mana consumption is less than I expected. And they don’t take up much of my contract capacity either.’
Phantasmal Armored Beasts weren’t like guardian spirit beasts.
They were spirit beasts that were large in size but weak in combat power and easily frightened.
Perhaps because of this, the difficulty of contracting with them was quite low.
Realizing this, I broke all my temporary contracts with other spirit beasts.
[ You have successfully made a contract with the spirit beast ‘Phantasmal Armored Beast’. ]
[ Successful contract established with the Guardian Beast ‘Phantom Dream Armor’. ]
….
I contracted with as many Phantom Dream Armors as possible.
Since I needed to protect many ships, the more Phantom Dream Armors I had, the better.
Fortunately, thanks to the Celestial Fantasy Dragon’s guidance, all the Phantom Dream Armors from the Fantasy Realm Sea gathered here.
I contracted with Phantom Dream Armors up to the maximum limit my Guardian Beast Summoning skill allowed.
“It’s to protect the ships. I don’t know the details, but since it’s something the Reincarnation of the Savior is planning, it must be for protecting the world, right?”
And then came the Celestial Fantasy Dragon’s question.
Honestly, I felt a pang of guilt.
The Celestial Fantasy Dragon seemed to think my plan was something grand meant to prevent the world’s destruction.
Truthfully, it had nothing to do with that.
“Well, yes….”
If I thought about it the way she suggested.
If I protected the ships with Guardian Beasts, tourism in Kalbera Territory would develop, profits would flow to me, and I could strengthen my forces through that.
Couldn’t that also be seen as part of my process to prevent destruction?
So it wasn’t a lie.
Probably.
“I see. Like the Previous Guardian King, I too have been turning my eyes away from the Physical World as much as possible….”
The Celestial Fantasy Dragon gave a small nod at my response and spoke.
“The Previous Guardian King was a great being. He turned away from the Physical World to protect the Spirit Realm, and only stepped into it at the very end.”
Then.
“But my thoughts are different. Meeting you, I’ve come to understand clearly. To protect the Spirit Realm, I must face the Physical World head-on.”
Her eyes suddenly hardened as she continued.
“I couldn’t trust just any human, but I think I can trust you, Reincarnation. You were called the Savior, and your affinity with Guardian Beasts is this high.”
Her eyes shone with immense trust in me.
Honestly, it was an uncomfortably heavy gaze, but I couldn’t show it.
Regardless, the Celestial Fantasy Dragon seemed to have made a firm resolve as she approached me and lightly touched the back of my hand with her snout.
Then.
Whoosh—.
A rainbow-colored aura flowing from her body poured into the back of my hand.
In that moment.
[ Preliminary contract with the Celestial Fantasy Dragon established successfully. ]
[ Guardian Beast Affinity has increased significantly. ]
[ Skill ‘Guardian Beast Summoning’ level has increased. ]
[ Skill ‘Guardian Beast Summoning’ level has increased. ]
….
My Guardian Beast Affinity, already at the highest level, rose even further.
Moreover, the Guardian Beast Summoning skill level, which I thought was almost maxed out, reached level 100.
But that wasn’t the important part.
A contract with the Celestial Fantasy Dragon, the king of Guardian Beasts.
If I could borrow the power of the Celestial Fantasy Dragon rather than merely a spirit beast, it would certainly become a tremendous asset.
However.
“A provisional contract?”
Upon closer inspection, it wasn’t a proper contract at all.
A provisional contract.
Wondering what this meant, I met the Celestial Fantasy Dragon’s gaze.
“At your current level, Reincarnate, I cannot establish a complete contract with you. So for now, I’ve arranged a provisional contract instead.”
“What can I do under a provisional contract?”
“You won’t be able to summon me properly, but if you invest power, I can assist with attacks through the dimensional gates of the Spirit Realm.”
“Attacks, you say….”
“The mist spirit art I unleashed upon you, Reincarnate. That much should certainly be possible.”
The Celestial Fantasy Dragon explained kindly.
It was unfortunate that I couldn’t summon her completely, but truthfully, it was only natural.
Summoning the king of the spirit beasts at my level would be absurd.
Still, being able to borrow her attack even once was remarkable.
This would certainly prove invaluable.
Her spirit arts had been powerful enough to trouble even me.
And there was something else.
“Since my contract with you is merely provisional, it won’t affect your contracts with other spirit beasts. Regardless of the provisional contract, you’ll be able to maintain contracts with other spirit beasts freely.”
I had wondered if contracting with her would cancel my contracts with other spirit beasts.
But that wasn’t the case.
I could maintain my contracts with other spirit beasts separately from my contract with her.
It couldn’t have been better.
Given that.
“Could you summon more of the Dream Armor Beasts?”
“If that would be helpful to you, Reincarnate, of course.”
For now, I decided to proceed with my original plan and bring more Dream Armor Beasts with me.
* * *
The results of my journey through the Spirit Realm were deeply satisfying.
In this single expedition, I’d established a provisional contract with the king of the Spirit Realm, and my spirit beast affinity and spirit beast summoning skill levels had reached their limits.
Was that all?
I’d perfectly completed contracts with the Dream Armor Beasts—exactly the spirit beasts I’d wanted.
However, I didn’t stop there and immediately used my next skill.
– Using skill ‘Demon Summoning’.
And this time as well.
– Entering the Demon Realm.
Instead of randomly summoning demons, I traveled to the Demon Realm itself.
The Demon Realm I arrived at was a place that lived up to its name perfectly.
The earth was stained with so much demon blood that it had hardened into a crimson crust, and the sky itself bled red as if weeping blood.
And, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
“Grrrrrowl….”
The demons here were far more aggressive than those in the Spirit Realm, regardless of demon affinity.
“Well then, shall we become acquainted?”
This time, combat proved far smoother than in the Spirit Realm.
No, I was able to forge bonds with the demons far more readily.
* * *
My ‘Guardian Troop Recruitment’ took far longer than anticipated.
In truth, it was only natural.
I wasn’t simply summoning minions through a skill—I’d entered the dimension directly.
I entered the dimension, built proficiency with the summoning skill, found minions that suited me, and forged contracts with them.
Traversing even a single dimension was exhausting, yet I was moving through several dimensions in succession.
Even one dimension per day consumed considerable time.
Meanwhile.
“Please hurry. Once Mir completes the contracts with the minions, we must finalize preparations and deploy them immediately.”
“Yes!”
Ena was making preparations to receive my minions in advance.
A management facility for the minions was being constructed beside the harbor where the vessels were moored.
In truth, there was no need to feed the minions, despite calling it a management facility.
However, even minions had limited stamina and required rest.
According to my instructions, they planned to implant mana stones to replenish mana instead, so a dedicated Sage would need to be stationed at the facility to periodically recharge the mana stones.
As the management facility was being constructed.
“Ena.”
“Is there a problem?”
“No, not exactly a problem, but… I’m wondering if we’re building the management facilities too large and too numerous.”
The Construction Supervisor approached Ena.
His meaning was simple.
Even if it was me, I’d be summoning minions alone—was there truly a need to construct such expansive and numerous facilities?
That was his implication.
Ena responded with a knowing smile.
“Well, most people think that way at first.”
“Pardon?”
“I thought the same initially. But after being surprised repeatedly, I eventually adapted to Mir’s nature.”
“I’m not sure I follow….”
“It’s simple. When dealing with Mir, you must always set your expectations high.”
“Hmm, my apologies. I still don’t quite understand.”
“It’s fine. Build the management facility according to plan. There won’t be any issues.”
“Understood for now.”
Thus the management facility continued to be constructed.
A Sage to recharge the mana stones was also found.
As the management facility neared completion.
At the opportune moment, Mir finished his “preparations” and appeared before Ena.
“I’m ready.”
“You’ve worked hard, Mir. We’re nearly finished on our end as well. So, could we take a look at those “escort forces” of yours?”
“I’ll summon them all to the waters ahead.”
“Of course.”
As expected of Mir.
The preparations had finished faster than I’d anticipated.
However, since the administrative facility was also being constructed more quickly than expected, I thought we’d be able to handle Mir’s summons adequately.
– Using skill ‘Spirit Beast Summon’.
– Using skill ‘Demon Beast Summon’.
– Using skill ‘Holy Beast Summon’.
….
The moment Mir activated his summoning skills and called forth his summons.
“… I thought I’d finally grown accustomed to Mir’s capabilities. It seems I was still underestimating him.”
“Pardon?”
“Never mind. Um, Construction Supervisor?”
“You called for me!”
“Do you see that? We’ll need to expand the administrative facility. And increase the water supply.”
“Huh….”
Gazing upon Mir’s summons that filled the waters before the harbor.
I could only release a delighted sigh.

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