Episode 64 - Response of the Demon Tribe
I am a golem.
We finally arrived at
the island nation where the demon tribe lives.
The name of the demon
country is Kukano, and it seems that various powerful tribes are gathered under
one queen. This time, the situation was out of their control, so they had no
choice but to send a request for help from outside. The guild official who was
guiding us told us that the situation had become more serious since the request
was made so late.
The ship arrived at the
port, and I landed on the ground for the first time in a long time. It was a
special trip to send us in this time. But I'm not alone, as there are a number
of adventurers on board.
I was worried that some
idiot would get involved with me on the ship, but no one did. In fact, no one
even came close to me. I felt at home in the labyrinth city, but on this ship,
I felt like I was far away.
The guild staff who
were to guide me came down with me. He said that the son of the powerful family
that ruled this area was here to greet us. The situation must be really bad for
the son of the lord to be here. He also said that the adventurers who had
descended from the ship with me were also going to accompany us.
Three demon tribesmen
came to talk to the guild staff.
One was a boy with two
horns on his forehead and a sword on his waist. The second was a very large man
with a large horn on the front of his head and a large spear and shield in his
hands. The third was a woman with an iron folding fan on her belt and two small
horns growing out of her forehead. Apparently, these three will lead us out of
here.
The guild staff
introduced me to the three of them. The boy is called Shishimaru, the big man
is called Tatamaru, and the woman is called Yasaka. The big man complained, “It
seems that the guild has no intention of sending us any real adventurers to
help us.” The boy replied, “This is Himiko-sama's decision, so it can't be
helped.” “You two should watch your mouths,” the woman chided.
The guild official,
noting the state of concern, said, “The silver golem is the strongest
adventurer we have. There is no better adventurer than him,” he said
desperately, but no one seemed to believe him, including the three demon
tribesmen and the adventurers around me.
After all, maybe my
adorable body doesn't have any sign of authority. And it's shiny.
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Today we were going to
stay in one of the Shishimaru's mansions to recover from the long journey, and
tomorrow we were going to visit Himiko, the queen. I thought we would be riding
horses, but it seemed we would be going on foot.
I made it to the
mansion before dark, but for some reason I was standing alone outside the
mansion. The gatekeepers wouldn't let me in.
The three demons and
the other adventurers seemed to take it as no surprise, and they all went
inside. I tried to appeal to them to let me in, but they insisted that I could
not.
Huh, guild staff, your
explanation didn't reach them. I came here because I was asked to by an old man
in the labyrinth city, but isn't this a terrible response? I realized that
demons are treated in a similar way everywhere.
I'm not being paid yet,
and if the demon tribe is going to treat me that way, I have no choice. I will
act as I please.
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I walked along the
road, feeling a little depressed. The sun had already set, so the area was only
slightly illuminated by the moonlight. There were many fallen acorns along the way.
I picked them up and put them in my pouch for food for Jispo, and the pouch
became very full.
“Chuu-chuu.”
(This too much, boss.)
Jispo, squeezed by the
acorns, expressed his thoughts to me. However, it was rather unconvincing as he
continued to chew on the acorns.
After a short walk, a
fireball appeared in front of us, shimmering and flying. This is a fantasy
world where even ghosts exist, so fireballs are not uncommon. I proceeded
onward, unconcerned. The number of fireballs around me is increasing little by
little.
Perhaps they are
gathering to illuminate my path because it is dark. I can see fine in the dark,
but it's nice to see the thoughtfulness of the fireballs. Having been a little
depressed by the earlier response, I felt a little happy and continued on my
way, skipping ahead.
When I entered the
village, there was no one there. There were no houses with open fires. Hmmm...
I feel like I'm hiding under my breath. I knew that there was definitely
something going on in this country, so I left the village.
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The next day in the
village where the fireballs appeared in large numbers, the men of the village
gathered at the village chief's mansion.
“Chief, a fireball has
finally appeared in this village, hasn't it?”
“Oh, I wish the lords would
do something about it, but from what I've heard, it's not going to be easy.”
“But you're calling for
help and relying on strangers, aren't you? Isn't that something you can handle?”
“If the other party is
normal, that is. It is rumored that the ruckus was caused by the opening of the
door to Hades. I wonder how far we can go against the beings of Hades.”
“The Hades?”
“Yes, spirits of death
and evil. Some of them are real, and some of them are not. And no matter how
many times you slay them, they always come back to life. It's a difficult
opponent.”
“Then what should we
do?”
“There is nothing we
can do. We'll have to pray to God or Buddha.”
Then the village chief
muttered in annoyance.
“The mountain lords are
taking advantage of this chaos to expand their holdings. We have to be prepared
for that. Everyone should be ready to escape at a moment's notice.”
“Oh” “I understand” “Yes”
“I agree.”
The men of the village
replied in their own way and went back to their houses.
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