Shota's Isekai NTR Adventure Chapter 2092: Making up for it

Ultimately, I chose to proceed with the decision.

It felt like an invisible force was steering me toward this choice, compelling me to follow through in the end.

Yet the instant I drew it out, a subtle wave of peril reached me from behind.

There was no need to turn around; I instantly recognized the source of this animosity directed at me.

My actions, after all, constituted a clear betrayal in their view.

The sole factor preventing an immediate assault and allowing me a moment to clarify was my standing. Without it, they would have surely struck without hesitation and inquired later.

Swiveling to face the two ancestors, I declared, "This is the only way to make up for the deficit."

"Deficit?" Both of them echoed in bewildered tones upon hearing my words.

With a firm nod, I confirmed, "That’s right. It’s the primary cause of that seal manifesting overhead."

Their facial expressions showed that my words weren’t truly sinking in.

This lack of comprehension didn’t catch me off guard, as they held no knowledge of creation divine energy.

Rather than elaborate further, I asked directly, "Can you two perform the ceremony by yourselves?"

Greater confusion flickered across the ancestors’ faces at this, though they nodded to affirm it was feasible.

Still, one ancestor pressed, "If we carry this out, won’t it worsen your situation up on the surface?"

"If my assumptions prove correct, this will actually forestall that."

It was no surprise that puzzled expressions crossed the two ancestors’ features at my claim, yet I urged them onward with the ritual.

As such, they proceeded to the vents within the crystal chamber, while I retreated to the secure area.

Positions set, I lifted the item clutched in my hand and signaled with a nod.

Taking the cue, the two ancestors initiated the very same ritual that the earlier flame elementals had performed.

Before long, magma surged forth from the red gem at the heart of the crystal chamber.

Remarkably, an even larger quantity of magma emerged under the ancestors’ conduction of the ceremony.

The pair displayed far greater ease with the ritual and finer command over the red gem than the other flame elementals—a natural outcome, given their status as progenitors of those beings.

Their vast experience naturally outstripped that of the ordinary flame elementals.

With the ritual complete, the two ancestors advanced to disperse the lingering magma from the crystal chamber.

But upon returning, they detected an unusual change in the space.

The very second they re-entered the crystal chamber, their stares fixed on the central red gem, shock evident in their eyes.

My own gaze mirrored theirs, yet without a trace of surprise.

I had foreseen this exact outcome, as it matched my earlier predictions.

Still, its flawless execution like this...unveiled entirely new prospects.

"How did you accomplish this?" The two ancestors demanded once they snapped out of their daze.

Their question targeted the red gem’s unchanged size, despite the magma it had just produced.

"As I mentioned, one merely needs to source something to cover the deficit."

At last, the two ancestors grasped the implication of my words. It was impossible to ignore, with the proof displayed so plainly before them.

Even so, acceptance of what their eyes had witnessed seemed beyond them.

The reason for their incredulity lay in my extraction of a corruption energy sample.

Yet I recognized that corruption energy emerges from the breakdown of substances. Truly termed destruction energy, it dismantles all that it encounters.

Once dismantled, the resulting matter doesn’t simply cease to exist.

Instead, it lingers within the corruption energy, preserved as raw material.

Divine energy’s contact with corruption energy cleanses the latter, restoring the embedded matter to form.

A wielder of creation divine energy crafts objects from nothingness through their precise mastery of that force.

Employing a relic such as this red gem, however, demands drawing from external sources, just as the ancestors had described.

Therefore, corruption energy proves essential to replenish the deficit.

With this dynamic at play, it followed that I could achieve similar results.

Such a revelation suggested the potential for expansive, large-scale production. Simultaneously, it offered a means to counteract the corruption energy emanating from Dorothy.

This idea ignited a fervent urge within me to rush back to the Kite Kingdom and experiment with this innovative capability.

Regrettably, I couldn’t act on it immediately, for the flame elementals depended heavily on my presence.

Indeed, the reverent way the two ancestors now regarded me—post this monumental feat—resembled awe toward a deity in the flesh...

"Put this out of your minds. We won’t breathe a word of this to anyone."

The vigorous nods of assent from the two ancestors stirred a twinge of discomfort in me, but their intense gazes convinced me they’d honor this vow.

Casting a final glance at the red gem, I departed from the chamber.