Episode 40: The Resurrected Evil Dragon
No, no, no.
Too much blood has been
spilled in this continent since the humans have been fighting all the time,・・・・・・. There's no way we can
control it anymore. We're doing our best to keep it at bay, but it's only a
matter of time.
This guy's power is
getting stronger and stronger, and our power keeps getting drained.
"Spirit King, no
more! Let's run!"
"There's nothing
more we can do!"
Damn, the spirits under
my command are running for cover. But it can't be helped. I've got enough on my
plate as it is. It's a great thing that I'm still holding them together and not
running away.
"Wait just a
little longer. If we run away now, the continent will be destroyed and we will
not be able to survive. Let's stick it out until the last minute."
The spirits under his
command murmured, "Spirit King," and began to restrain him again with
a strong determination.
Even I know that this
situation won't last long. But I have to persist until the end. That's my
dignity as the King of the Spirit of Light.
Somebody, please stop
this guy.
I made a wish that I
knew would never come true.
--A certain meadow.
The human world is
always a battle.
Behold. The corpses of
many soldiers were lying haphazardly on the grassland in front of me. Some of
them are moving, like people ripping weapons from soldiers, or birds and beasts
devouring the corpses of soldiers. Some of them might even be demons.
Hmm, no.
There was no need to
walk all the way to this place, so I started walking in a different direction.
I've been feeling a
creeping presence from a certain direction lately. It's like my soul is
thrilled. This is the first time this has happened to me since I became a
golem. I'm so sick of whether I should go to the bathroom or not, like raise my
hand, or not during class.
Maybe there is someone
who is just like me. I wonder if this someone is calling me.
Wahoo! Isn't it good? I
may be able to communicate with our index finger by touching it. With that in
mind, I couldn't stand it and rushed.
--Three days later.
Three days of running
at full speed. I've been running and running. I was faster than a track and
field athlete, that's for sure. Even the sparkle-loving dragons that attacked
me on the way were unable to get close enough to my speed. Now is not the time
to get involved with you, dragon. My priority is to confirm the excitement in
my heart.
I arrived at a forest
with large trees towering in all directions. It was quite a large forest. The
big trees are really big. I don't know what a big tree is, but it seems to have
reached a low cloud. The trunks were also very thick. What kind of tree is
this?
As I approached the
tree, I found a large cubic stone with a magic circle carved into its base.
This time it wasn't black, but white. Completely white. I wouldn't touch it,
because it could cause a lot of trouble.
Just to be sure, I
should also check the base of the other big tree.
There it is. This large
tree also has a cube with a magic circle engraved on it. This one is also
white. It's so white that it makes me think of something like "I'm burned
out", or something like that. There is no way that the power is really
gone. If I touch this cube thinking that it has lost its power, I'm sure I'll
get hurt. Because it's so shiny and beautiful.
You can't play the same
hand against me. You can't play the same hand against a golem!
I decide to connect the
large trees across from each other with a line and aim for the place where the
lines intersect. I don't know what to say, but if there is a sealed object, it
should be in such a place.
It's quiet in the
forest. Very quiet. There is no sign of life. No birds chirping, no animals
making noises at all. What the hell is this? The atmosphere is abnormal. Maybe
I shouldn't have come. No, I should follow my heart's throbbing.
As I was thinking about
this, I saw a cube with a white magic circle carved in front of me. It seems
that there was something in the center of this forest after all. As expected of
me. I couldn't help but admire myself. I'm sure it won't be long before I'm
called the Detective Golem.
I wandered around the
cube.
The excitement in my
heart has reached its peak since I came here. I'm already feeling very nervous.
I'm so excited! I know I can't do it anymore, but should I touch the cube? Just
a little bit?
There's no way I'm
going to get hurt that many times, they say twice is thrice, but I've only been
hurt once, so I guess I'm okay! Osh! Let's do it! It's
better to regret doing something than to regret not doing it!
Huh! I reach for the cube
with a feeling of excitement!
{Log: The effects of
[enlightened one] have calmed my excitement}
Dangerous. My hand is
about to touch the cube. I slowly retract my hand. Calm down. There's no need
to be so hasty. I just need to observe a little more.
I spin around the cube.
I'm watching it closely, but there is no change. What should I do?
Aha! Right!
I've learned magic.
I'll have to use what I've learned in practice. The cube seems to be sturdy, so
I should be able to put a good amount of magic into it. Then, I fired the line
light! I dare to fire the line light from my eyes! Because it looks cool, like
a beam from the eye!
With a thud, a hole
appeared in the white cube. It was pierced. I guess it was softer than I
thought. Well, sometimes these things happen. Then the cube became a bubble of
light and disappeared. Oh my God! It disappeared.
I went to the place
where the cube had been, but there was nothing there. I thought I had simply
broken it, but then a light began to shine from beneath my feet. At the same
time, a hole about three meters in diameter opened up under my feet, centered
on me.
I'm falling in a free
fall. It's pretty deep.
--
I've reached my limit.
There's no way we can hold him back any longer.
"Everyone, I can't
do this anymore. I'm retreating to the spirit world."
"""Okay."""
Everyone's voice was
dark. Of course, we all know that if this thing is unleashed on this continent,
terrible things will happen.
"The smaller
spirits will leave one by one. We, as kings, will be the last to leave."
As I said this, the
wobbly little spirits returned one by one to the spirit world.
The only ones left were
Wai, the Spirit King of Light, and the Spirit Kings of Darkness, Fire, Water,
Wind, Earth, Thunder, and Wood.
Just then, I suddenly
felt the seal stone above me shatter. The other spirit kings were also looking
up in astonishment, so there was no doubt about it.
I can't believe it.
The white seal stone
should not shatter even if this thing comes out. It should be our trump card if
we ever get the chance to seal it after it's unleashed and running amok.
Now we can't even try
to re-seal it. There's nothing we can do about it.
As I was thinking about
this, something silvery fell from right above me. It made a loud bang. It's
pretty deep here. I can't help it. There's a hole in the ground in the shape of
a small man. I didn't know that was a real thing. I thought it was a joke.
Oh, there's something
coming out of the hole. There's something silver. That's a golem, right? Wow,
silver golems are rare.
Damn, I was thinking of
the wrong thing. He looked around at the other spirit kings and nodded. I'm not
sure what to make of it. I was the last one left. I know it's useless, but I
have to fight until the end.
I know it's futile, but
I have to fight to the end. I have to keep this guy at bay.
--
I fell into a hole. It
was deep. I crashed into the ground.
I couldn't help but say
"ouch", but it didn't hurt. Hmmm... It seems that my metal body was
harder than the ground.
I hurriedly got out of
the hole.
What? No way! Really?
There's a hole just
like the one I'm in. I didn't know this kind of thing really existed. I thought
this only happened in manga and anime. I had to take a picture, I thought, as I
stared hard at the hole.
{Log: Golem pressed the
shutter of his mind. I recorded the fallen remains of the golem}
Come to think of it,
Roof, Ichirou, Jirou and the others didn't press the shutter of their minds.
It's not like I forgot about it, though. See, if I close my eyes and remember,
it'll come to me soon enough.
{Log: Golem pressed the
shutter of his mind. He recorded the high five between Ichirou and Jirou}
!?!! What?
I can press the shutter
of your mind even if it's not right in front of me! Isn't that really
sophisticated of me! No, calm down. These things are often given up and
dropped. When you're happy, you're usually knocked down like a fool.
Let's think of what
happened with Sebastian. Oh, no, I can't help but imagine a bad Sebastian
playing a prank on the maid. This is my imagination, my fantasy. I can't press
the shutter on my mind, as expected.
{Log: Golem pressed the
shutter of his mind. It recorded the butler's power sexual harassment}
!!? Seriously!
Can you even record my
imagination? Hooray for freedom of imagination!
Anyway, what is
"power sexual harassment of butlers"? I wonder if it's a combination
of "power harassment" and "sexual harassment.
I've never seen such a
bad Sebastian. It's a good thing there's no printout function. I'm so sorry,
Sebastian! It's not my fault! And it's not Sebastian's fault! This is the
tragedy of having an imagination!
{Log: The effects of
[enlightened things] have calmed down my excitement}
I think I understand
why people take pictures so much. Photography is fun! I've always been more of
a CANON guy.
So, why did it fall
off? When something like this happens, there must be something going on. Let's
take a look around. It's such a huge space. I didn't know there was such a vast
space under the ground. What's going on?
In the center of the
space, there was a glowing one, a pitch-black one, a burning one, a fresh one,
a whirlwind-like one, a rugged one, and a shiny, discharging one.
It's a strange space
with strange people. That's fantasy. The word "fantasy" is
convenient. It's a magic word. It makes everything make sense somehow. It's
fantasy, so it's possible. I'm not sure what I’m talking about, though.
By the way, the guys in
the strange outfits are pretty big. They're not just small, they're genuinely
big. They are bigger than Sebastian, maybe three to five meters. They were
gathered in a circle. It's a bizarre sight, to say the least. I wonder if
they're having some kind of ritual.
Oh, they're
disappearing. At the end, there was only one person left who was glowing. I
wonder what he's doing.
I approach the glowing
one. I approach him as carefully as I would approach a stray cat in the wild,
appealing that I'm not dangerous. The shiny one is kind of tired. I wonder if I
should keep calling him Hikaru. That's right, I'll call him Hikaru.
Hikaru is grunting as he
raises his hands horizontally in front of his body in a desperate manner.
Hikaru looks at me with a puzzled expression. I stare at Hikaru.
At times like this,
communication is necessary. I stepped in front of Hikaru and gave him a high
five on his hand.
Hikaru's hand and mine
touched each other with a snap.
How's it going? I
looked at Hikaru, but he was still looking at me hesitantly. I couldn't
communicate a smile with a high five. Hikaru is very shy, isn't he?
"You're a golem.
What the hell do you want? It's not safe here, so you'd better get the hell
out."
Hikaru spoke to me. It
seemed that I had made the right choice in giving him a high five. It was just
as I'd calculated, since that's how Hikaru started talking to me!
I thought to myself,
"I'm only here because my soul feels thrilled and excited from around
here," and tried my best to convey it through gestures. It's really
difficult to express the thrill and excitement in my soul. I wonder if Hikaru
will be able to understand this feeling.
"Will Hikaru be
able to understand this feeling?"
Ohh!! It's transmitted!
No way!! Did you get my gesture about tingling and excitement? Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa! This is a great day! Maybe I've come here to meet Hikaru! No, I'm
pretty sure I'm here to meet Hikaru!!
For the first time
since I came to this world, I feel excitement! I was so excited that I tried to
do a backflip, but failed.
{Log: Due to the
effects of the [Enlightened One], the state of excitement has subsided}
"What's with the
dancing out of nowhere? I didn't understand you because of your gestures. I
read your mind. I'm the Spirit King of Light, so I can do that kind of thing
too."
It seems that Hikaru,
who uses this fishy Kansai dialect, is a fishy king. I'm not sure what to make
of that. There is no proof that Hikaru is a spirit king. I'm not so naive as to
believe a self-proclaimed position.
"What a
self-proclaimed spirit king? It's the first time I've been told that."
What?! You're reading
my thoughts!? I'm not sure if Hikaru can really read my mind. I'm not sure what
to do, but I'm going to try to imagine a scene of power sexual harassment
between Sebastian and the maid Cup.
"Maybe Hikaru
means me, ・・・・・・.
Please don't show me a scene with a butler and a maid.
Oh. It seems that
Hikaru really can read my mind. It's been a while since I've been able to
communicate with someone. I'm a little happy.
"No, I don't care
if you're happy or not, just get out of here. The big monster will be back here
soon. You don't want to lose your life, do you? Just get out of here."
What's that big thing? Is
it a flag? But since I'm so tired, I wouldn't lie, would I?
"What is that big
thing, Hikaru?"
Hikaru is looking at me
with half-lidded eyes.
"Hikaru?・・・・・・. This golem is very
friendly. I've never seen a golem like this before."
The fact that he
ignores my question so lightly suggests that Hikaru really is a spirit king.
Those who don't listen to people are either stupid or great.
"I'm not sure what
you mean by "stupid" ・・・・・・.
I'm sure you've heard of it. It's a Evil Dragon that the gods and spirits of
old gathered together and finally sealed away. It's going to be resurrected
soon."
"So why don't we
all get together and seal it up again? If Hikaru is the Spirit King, can't he
gather the gods and other spirits?"
Or is he a
self-proclaimed?
"I don't call
myself that! The old gods are gone. In this world, where there is no faith and
the power of nature is weak, the spirits alone cannot seal the evil dragon.
Besides, the white sealing stone is broken even if we try to seal it. It's
over."
I was a little nervous.
I wonder if the white sealing stone is the one that was above.
“Hey, what is the white
seal stone?”
“There was a white cube
above which was the key to the five sealing stones that seal the evil dragon,
but I wonder why did it break?”
“Damn, that’s strange.”
I desperately try to
empty my mind. It’s time to show that the title of "Enlightened one"
is not just a joke.
I sat down beside
Hikaru and meditated.
"Why are you
sitting down? I told you to run, didn't I?
I continued to meditate
next to Hikaru.
"Ignoring me now. ・・・・・・ Well, that's fine. Do
what you want. The evil dragon will be back soon.”
I continued to meditate
next to Hikaru.
Soon, the earth began
to shake and the ground cracked. A huge dragon appeared, filling up the entire
vast underground space. Hikaru grabbed me and stepped back to the edge of the
space. Hikaru is a good guy.
Still a bit fishy,
though.
"Oh, it's a big
dragon. It's got eight heads and wings on its back. It would be a disaster if this
gets out."
I said to Hikaru in a
light tone, and he responded with a pained tone.
"Idiot. If we are
not careful. This continent, or worse, this planet, will be devoured.”
"Then we'll have
to defeat it."
"It’s not easy.
Even the old ones couldn't defeat it, and that's why we're in this situation.
The last thing I want to do is attack it with all my strength, so you better
run while I'm at it.
Then, Hikaru lowered
himself to the ground. I can't run or fly, you know. I'm not sure if I can
climb up this wall with its obtuse angles. I've never done any rock climbing
before.
My thoughts did not
reach Hikaru. Hikaru glowed brightly and chanted a spell.
"Infinite Shooting
Star!
Several glittering
balls of light attacked the evil dragon. A roar of thud thud thud thud rang
out. However, the evil dragon was not hurt at all.
As if in despair,
Hikaru muttered, "I knew it, this is it."
The evil dragon turned
all eight of its heads toward Hikaru. It opened its mouth wide and spat out
flames of destruction towards Hikaru. Hikaru closed his eyes against the
approaching flames.
With a rumbling sound,
Hikaru was swallowed by the flames. When the evil dragon finished spitting out
the flames, it quietly began to flap its wings. The evil dragon slowly floats
in the air. Just as the dragon was about to break through the ceiling and fly
outside, he noticed a glowing box on the ground.
--
The flames of the evil
dragon approached and I gave up saying that I was dead, but the pain never
came. I instinctively said, "It's not hot."
I looked around me and
saw the light surrounding me as if it was protecting me. Even I, the Spirit
King of Light, would not be able to do such a trick. I don't understand what's
going on.
I saw a small silver
golem standing in front of me. Oh it’s the friendly golem.. who didn’t listen
to my advice.
This golem can't seem
to speak, so it's more correct to say that it was conveying its thoughts to me.
"Are you okay,
Hikaru?
"Ah, yeah, I'm
fine."
"You want to
defeat that evil dragon, don't you? Then I'll help you."
"What? What are
you talking about, you ・・・・・・?"
Before I had time to
think about it, the light that had been surrounding me turned into a stick and
moved around the golem. I wonder if this golem is controlling this light.
"Fufufu, look at
it. The power of my magic line light!”
With those words, the
golem created hundreds of more giant lights around it. A line light is just a
magic that produces light in the shape of a stick.
All of these lights
attacked the evil dragon at once. No, the lights were regenerating one after
the other, and without any time to breathe, they pushed forward towards the
evil dragon. It never ceases. In addition, each blow pierces the body of the
evil dragon. It also pierces the ceiling beyond and keeps on going.
I can't comprehend the
scene in front of me. How is it possible that the Evil Dragon, which even the
ancient gods and spirits could barely seal, can be so one-sidedly hunted down?
The evil dragon was
unable to fight back and disappeared by the light that continued to be shot
out. Not a single piece of flesh was left behind. What an unexpected end. A
dazzling light shone down from a large hole in the ceiling.
A golem standing in the
middle of that light. A sparkling golem. All I could do was stare at it.
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