Episode 51 - Through the Spirit World
I am a golem.
Thanks to the elf-like
maid Erza, I remembered that guy. Yes, that's my friend Hikaru! I'm sure he'll
help me out when I'm in trouble. Because he's my friend.
I was about to call out
to Hikaru, but then I thought, “Would it be okay if I called out to him just
casually?”
Hikaru really is the
Spirit King of Light. I wondered if it was okay to call Hikaru in a casual way,
no, it was not okay. I shouldn’t call him something like that. The lady and the
maids will be watching, too. Formality is important.
I thought to myself,
and spread my arms wide in front of the tree. I spread my legs shoulder-width
apart and held my arms out slightly above my shoulders, as if I were doing
radio gymnastics. I'm sure the people who do radio gymnastics in front of
everyone at field day would be amazed at my current form.
“I summon thee! Come
forth, Spirit King of Light! Answer my call!”
Oh, I can't speak, so I
thought I said it a bit coolly, but no one heard me. But if this really is
where the spirits live, I'm sure Hikaru can hear me.
I waited in that position
for a while, but Hikaru never appeared.
Why?! Why am I not
being acknowledged? It's a different world, I don’t how am I supposed to contact
someone. Oh, my God! The darkness of the Internet society is now beginning to
invade my mind!
{Log: The effect of the
[Enlightened One] has resolved the state of agitation}
It must have been a bad
idea to call him so seriously. He must have thought I was calling him on the
wrong number. A mabudachi should have his own way of calling.
“Uh, uh, I'm Golem.
Hello, can you hear me, Hikaru? Hikaru, if you can hear me, please come out
ASAP! I'm in a very awkward situation right now.”
I can feel the eyes of
the ladies and maids on my back, as if they are staring at me. It's very
awkward.
“Ah, ah, I'm a golem!
Hello, can you hear me, Hikaru? I'm about to be in trouble!”
Finally, the light
began to gather in front of me. Then Hikaru, the Spirit King of Light, revealed
himself to me. He spoke to me in a slightly sleepy voice.
“It's been a while
since I've seen you. Golem. You're rushing me too much. I was taking a nap.”
A nap? Is that why he
didn't come out no matter how many times I called him? I complained a bit.
“I called Hikaru many
times, but you still didn't come out!”
However, Hikaru replied
without any hard feelings.
“I can't help it.
Initially, it was something like, “I summon thee! Come forth, Spirit King of
Light!”, I thought ‘Who is this guy?’ I didn't expect you to call me the “Spirit
King of Light.”
Damn, that's what I get
for being a little too formal. Anyway, did he ignore me at first after all?
It's just awful.
“So why are you here,
Golem? If you're here to visit the spirit world, you're most welcome.”
I shake my head from
side to side and point behind me. The ladies are talking to each other in
surprise.
“Miss, if I'm not
crazy, is that the Spirit King of Light?”
“Yes, it looks like the
Spirit King of Light to me too. I am amazed that I have actually seen him
outside of the books.”
“What a divine figure.
I never thought I would be able to see a spirit king.”
“Indeed, I never
dreamed that I would have the opportunity to see the Spirit King with my own
eyes. That too, the Spirit King of Light.”
The lady and the maids
are really surprised to see Hikaru. I'm impressed.
“Hey, Hikaru. The
ladies are really surprised to see you. Is Hikaru famous by any chance?”
“Well, I guess so,
yeah. If you're a Spirit King, you're in the mythology, and you don't show up
in front of humans very often, so that makes you rare. It's been quite a while since
anyone has actually seen me in person. In fact, that's the normal reaction for
them. You too can learn from it.”
What a surprise, Hikaru
is respected by the general public because he is the Spirit King. If Hikaru
says so, I can't help it, I'll respect him a little too.
“Haha, as you wish,
Spirit King of Light.”
Hikaru made a face as
if he had chewed on a bitter bug. Did something happen that he didn't like?
“I'm sorry, but I'm
fine with the way things are. It's a little creepy when you're all formal all
of a sudden.”
“Well, I thought so,
too. Acting like you're being respectful when you're not is exhausting.”
“Hmm, well, okay.
You've been like that from the start anyways. So, what business do you have
here, aren’t you here to visit me?”
Oh, that's right. I
asked Hikaru to come here because I have business with him. Oh, I’m careless. I
got sidetracked. Let's get back to the point.
“Oh, yes. We're lost,
and we need to get back to where we came from, is there anything that you can
help us with?”
“Hmm? Sorry, I have no
idea.”
“Oh, really? Well, we
were suddenly transported from Laxlakin Academy in Zykarta to this continent at
the end of the world. We want to go back to our school in Zykarta. When we got
lost, we ended up at the place where the spirits live, so I decided to ask my
friend, Hikaru, for help.”
“Oh, I see. You can't
go back to the school directly, but you can go back to the Zykarta continent.”
“Oh, we would like to
go back then. How do we do that?”
“It's easy. All you
have to do is enter the spirit world from the spirit dwelling here and then
exit from the spirit dwelling in Zykarta.”
Hikaru easily offered a
solution. It seems that he wasn’t the King of Spirits for nothing.
“Is that possible?
That's so convenient. You're good, Hikaru! I'm impressed!”
“What's the big deal?
Do you really think so little of me? I'm getting depressed.”
“Well, I've never seen
Hikaru doing much of anything. I can't help it.”
“Damn, you still say
whatever you want, don't you?”
I and Hikaru are having
a light discussion, but of course the ladies can't hear me. But I can hear the
ladies whispering something like, “Isn't it amazing that Golem-san is so
friendly with the Spirit King?”
No-No way, just talking
to Hikaru raised my reputation!?
It's kind of
frustrating ・・・・・・.
Oops, no, no, no. I'm getting sidetracked again. I'm going to ask Hikaru a
question.
“I want to go together
with the ladies, will it be okay? I'm not sure if time flows differently in the
spirit world or not.”
“The flow of time in
the spirit world is the same as in this world, so it should be fine. It's not
like you can go into the spirit world and then come back out and find that a
lot of time has passed. But, those human ladies cannot enter the spirit world.”
“What, you can't? I'm
on a mission to get the girls back home! Please let them in somehow, Hikaru!
You're the only one I can ask!”
“Why are you imitating
my tone for a second? It's just annoying. Well, I'm doing you a favor. I'm sure
you'll be pleased to know that I've included the ladies in the spirit world
this time. Anyways, the girl with the vertical rolls seems to have quite a few
talents.”
“That's Hikaru! You
know what you're talking about. You are indeed the king of spirits. You can
just tell by looking at her how high her talents are!”
I gestured to the
ladies, “OK, OK, we're all set.” The girls looked at me like, “What? What? Are
we going to the spirit world? I've only heard of people going to the spirit
world in fairy tales,” they said, a little confused. Seeing the ladies, Hikaru
calls out to them.
“Humans, my friend, my benefactor,
Golem, has asked me for a favor. I grant you permission to enter the spirit
world for this one time. And I promise to send you to the spirit dwellings on
the continent of Zykarta. If you pass through the spirit world, you will be
able to get there quickly.”
!? What the hell,
Hikaru doesn't speak Kansai dialect.
What, has Hikaru always
pretending to be a little character?
“What the hell, Hikaru?
You can speak standard Japanese?”
“What do you mean,
"standard Japanese"? What is standard Japanese? You have to treat
humans with dignity rather than friendliness.”
“Oh, well, okay. Then
take us to the spirit world.”
“Aiyo, let’s go.”
The next thing I knew,
I and the ladies were transported to the spirit world. In front of us was the
same large tree that we had seen earlier. However, there was one thing that was
definitely different. Many spirits were flying around, flowers were blooming
all around, and the trees were greener than ever. We had indeed visited the
spirit world.
Hikaru waved his hand
and said, “Follow me this way.” The flowers shifted quickly as if they were
making a path for us to walk. After a short walk, we reached a large tree and
Hikaru said, “You can go back to Zykarta from here. It's quite a distance from
the school, but it will take you to the southeast of the royal capital.” he
explained. I looked at the young lady and she nodded her head in
acknowledgement.
“So, let us out of here,
Hikaru.”
Hikaru replied lightly,
"Aiyo", and I and the ladies were finally able to return to the
Zaykarta continent.
“Thank you, Hikaru! Thank
you so much for your help. You' re a good friend to have!”
When I thanked him, he
waved his hand and said not to worry about it. I'm not sure if you're saying
that you don't need to thank me because we're friends, I think Hikaru is kind
of cool right now.
The lady and the maids
also thanked Hikaru for his help.
“Spirit King of Light,
thank you so much for sending us to the continent of Zykarta.”
“Thank you very much.”
The young ladies bowed
deeply, and Hikaru suddenly addressed them.
“I give you my
blessing, girl with a pure heart. You have a great responsibility ahead of you.
My friends will look out for you. From now on, as long as you keep your heart
pure, I promise you that my light will continue to protect you.”
The young lady, as well
as the two maids, froze when they heard the voice. The maids were muttering
things like, “Blessings from the King of the Spirit of Light to you, young lady.”
and “Is this even real?”
The young lady solemnly
knelt down in front of Hikaru, saying, “Thank you very much.” Then a necklace
with a small jewel shining like a diamond quickly appeared around the lady's
neck.
Eh, what's that? Hikaru
can give you blessings? But I didn't get any blessings from Hikaru.
Hikaru must have read
my mind, because he said to me, “Idiot, you're stronger than me, so you don't
need to worry about my blessings.”
“I see, you're right.”
I replied.
He shook his head left
and right, “I know that, but it's really depressing to hear you say it so easily.”
“So long, Golem. The
next time you come to the spirit world, take your time and come alone. I'll be
sure to give you a warm welcome when you do.” he said, and then Hikaru returned
to the spirit world. After all, when in need, a friend is always there. Thank
you, Hikaru.
I gestured to the young
lady and asked her what she was going to do now.
The lady's eyes shone
intensely as if she had made up her mind, and she spoke clearly.
“Let's go to the royal
capital.”
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