“What do you think?” Nathan asked with a solemn expression.
“I think it’s good. However, are you sure you’re able to control that familiar? From your tone, you’re a bit unsure about it.” Anubis frowned.
“Yeah. I think I can do it. Still, there are a few weeks left, so we can take our time to summon the fourth familiar.”
“Fair enough. What should we do now? Do you want to test anything else?” Anubis asked.
“Nope. This is enough.” Nathan shook his head. He immediately called for others to enter the room and explained, “I have good news and bad news. Which one do you prefer to hear first?”
“Good news.” Evelyn didn’t hesitate.
“The good news is… I can interrogate him without the curse.”
“Really?” Bella looked surprised, since it would help a lot if Nathan was able to do it.
“Yep.”
“What’s the bad news?” Evelyn became even more concerned, considering this good news was too good to be true.
“The bad news is that I can’t do it right now.”
“Hmm? Elaborate.” Evelyn crossed her arms.
“Anubis.” Nathan took a step back.
Anubis nodded and walked toward them. “My ability allows me to judge the dead. This curse might allow him to kill people, but it doesn’t necessarily allow him to stop the dead from talking. By judging his soul, we will be able to interrogate him.”
“The dead? He needs to die?” Neyeid widened his eyes in shock.
“Basically, yes. We can let the curse kill him or you can kill him personally. Then I will invite his soul to the judgment room to interrogate him. That way, he will be able to escape from the curses.”
Bella looked amused. “But what about the bad news?”
“When I was trying to find out about Dikkleus, he exerted himself and manifested the courtroom for a bit, interrogating the souls in that place to get more information. But the price is too much to bear, so the only solution is…” Nathan smiled wryly.
“Is it to become stronger? I see. So that’s the type of familiar you are.” Evelyn nodded in understanding. “There are two types of familiar in this world. The first type is for those who are summoned according to their current state.
“The second type is for those who are summoned after their abilities are sealed. There are reasons for them to seal their power, like the summoner is not strong enough.
“Regardless of their reason, it doesn’t change the fact that they have sealed their abilities. By consuming cores to get more Ena, they are able to gradually release their full abilities. So, you’re the latter…”
Evelyn squinted her eyes. She didn’t believe Anubis was the only one who belonged to the second type. If her prediction was correct, all the beasts Nathan had belonged to the same type.
She just realized how dangerous Nathan truly was. What if his next familiar was the same?
Even if all of them had the same level of ability at their peak, it didn’t change the fact they were stronger than other familiars of the same level.
Bella thought for a moment before saying, “So, you belong to the second type. Still, how long do you need to be able to reach that level?”
Nathan thought for a moment. He had several thousand cores, which allowed him to get about 12,000 to 15,000 Ena if he swallowed everything. With his current amount, he should get a total of 17,000 to 20,000 Ena after absorbing them.
Since he planned to summon his fourth familiar with 10,000 Ena, it meant he still needed a lot more Ena to let other familiars enjoy the treatment of 10,000 Ena.
‘Let’s calculate all of them together at once since I’ll be the one swallowing the cores. Nidhogg has 2,500 Ena, Fenrir and Anubis have 1,500 Ena. In total, they have 5,500 Ena.
‘If I want all of them to have 10,000 Ena each, that means I need 24,500 Ena. Meanwhile, I have around 10,000 Ena after summoning my fourth familiar, positively speaking. But because I also require 10,000 Ena, I guess I will get those 24,500 from another source. And this doesn’t include the increase in absorption rate as I get more Ena.
‘This will be perfect, I guess. I don’t know how much Anubis needs to unlock that ability, but with 10,000 Ena, I can just sacrifice a bit if he still can’t unlock it.’
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After making some calculations, Nathan raised two fingers. “20,000 Ena.”
“20,000 Ena? Huh?” Bella tilted her head in confusion. “Do you mean 20,000 cores?”
“Ah!” Nathan scratched the back of his head. “How do I explain this? Basically, my teacher manages to create a crystal that is able to measure Ena correctly.
“And I have been experimenting with it this whole time. According to the current absorption rate, a proto-class core will give him 3 Ena, a juvenile class core will give him 35 Ena, and a mature class core will give him 500 Ena.
“That’s the current data we have right now.”
Evelyn contemplated. “500 Ena for a mature class core. Since you mention it, that means his body is strong enough to endure the mature class core. Still, 40 mature class cores, huh? How many do we have right now?”
“Are you seriously going to consider it? It’s a lot of money, you know. Right now, we only have about 12 mature class cores in the storage. What about you, Neyeid?” Bella turned to Neyeid.
“Well, I rarely stock up such cores and would rather use it. So, I guess if you really need it, I have 3 cores and can get about 4 more cores? Maybe more, but I will have to fork out at least twice or thrice the original cost.”
Evelyn explained. “I think it’s better to do it right now because we want the information. However, are you sure this is worth the cost, Nathan?”
“Yes. If it’s not worth it, I don’t mind paying it back.” Nathan nodded. “I have been invited to that courtroom, so I know what can happen there.”
Nathan was smiling inwardly. They didn’t realize that Nathan was just trying to get a lot of cores without much effort. This way, he could increase his strength drastically in a short period of time. He needed those Ena for the battle against Alavenya.