Episode 62 -
Anti-Adventurer
I am a golem.
I was thinking of going
to the advanced dungeon again today when I saw five guild employees, including
Camome, waiting for me outside the inn. Come to think of it, I was called to
the guild yesterday. I forgot about it. I meekly went to the guild with the
guild staff who said, “Please come.”
At the guild, I was
immediately sent to the old man's room.
This old man looks like
he has lost a lot of weight. I wonder how many gray hairs he has. It seems that
the head of an organization has to go through a lot of hardships. I lightly
tapped the old man on the shoulder, asking if he was okay. He sighed heavily as
we took our seats and said, “Golem, there's someone who wants to meet you.”
“I would like to
register you as an adventurer.”
Wh-What the?! What's
going on here?
“You’re out of the norm
in many ways, so I want to keep track of how powerful you are. And if you have
a dungeon card, it will record which level of the labyrinth you have dived to.”
Hmm, I have no
objection to that. I would like to be registered as an adventurer as well. The
adventurer's dungeon card is engraved with a star. It's like you start out as a
beginner with no stars, and then you get more stars as you gain more
achievements. I've heard that 3-star adventurers are the best, and that there
are only a few 7-star adventurers in the world.
Fufufu. When I become
an adventurer, I'll climb to the seventh star as fast as I can.
“Five adventurers from
the Adventurer's Guild headquarters have come to determine whether or not we
can make a special exception and accept you as an adventurer.”
I nodded in agreement.
“One of them is a
seven-star adventurer, and the rest are six-star adventurers. The one with
seven stars is the guildmaster of the headquarters, and the rest are his
apprentices. Although I don't think the guildmaster of the headquarters should
be coming to this place.”
So, the best of the
adventurers have come for me. I'm pretty happy about that. It's a little
special treatment.
“Well, I think we'll
just take a look at you and be done with it. You have already dived enough
dungeons to have a good track record. I've asked them not to do any kind of
weird screening or testing.”
I see, this old man is
acknowledging my daily efforts. In order to live up to the old man's
expectations, I'll do my best to capture more dungeons! I clenched my fists and
told the old man that I would do my best.
“No, you don't have to
be so motivated. Really. Then I'll go get the guys from headquarters.”
I sat down and waited
for a while, wondering what kind of 7-star and 6-star adventurers they were.
I'm a little excited.
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The old man returned to
the room with five adventurers in tow. Before I had time to greet them, the
young adventurers began to say what they thought when they saw me.
“Wow, it's really a
golem. It's so tiny.”
“Is this golem really
that strong? It doesn't look like much.”
“We didn't have to come
all this way, did we?”
“It seems that Gamongu-san's
perception has declined considerably.”
Hmm... What a horrible
thing to say. I guess I can't blame them, they are judging me by my appearance.
I was expecting more cool adventurers, so I'm a little disappointed. I dropped
my shoulders a little. The one who got impatient was the old man.
“I-Idiot! What the hell
are you talking about? Are you guys trying to pick a fight now?!”
“Yeah, you guys think
you're so strong, you look down on everyone around you too much. One of these
days you will get hurt.”
I guess the stern
looking old man who spoke after the old man is the guildmaster of the
headquarters.
“But, Master. We can't
allow a demon that doesn't even have a tamer to register as an adventurer.”
“Yeah, it's bad for the
dignity of adventurers.”
“Wouldn't it be better
if we just killed this demon?”
“It's a metal golem, so
it might be able to cover our travel expenses.”
Oh, that's a lot of
nasty comments. I've been blending in with the city lately, It's been a long
time since I've gotten this kind of reaction. It's a little refreshing, after
all, there are people like this, aren't there? It can't be helped because there
are people of all kinds of personalities.
“Hey, come on, you
guys!”
“I brought you guys
here because you said you'd sit back and watch!”
The old men got angry
and scolded the young adventurers.
“I tried to keep quiet
at first, but once I saw the real thing, I just couldn't do it. I can't accept
a demon as an adventurer.”
“Yes, I can't accept it
either. I don't care what my master says.”
The other two nodded
their heads in agreement. So, four of the five people making the decision are
saying no. I guess it's not gonna happen. It's a shame, but it can't be helped.
I raised my hand to the old man and was about to leave the room. The old man
rushed to stop me, saying, “Wait a minute.”
“Hey, that golem's got
terrific taste. I don't know how he can use that weird pouch without feeling
embarrassed.”
“Maybe the demon's
aesthetic sense thinks it's cool.”
I'm a bit annoyed that
you are so blunt about your thoughts... I glare at the adventurers.
“Hey, hey are you going
to do it? We don't mind.”
“Rather, it would be a
blessing in disguise.”
“Well, with this golem
gone, there will be no more problems.”
“That would be the best
way to settle this situation.”
Unable to keep quiet,
Jispo pokes his head out of the pouch and munches, baring his teeth and
grumbling at the four adventurers.
“Chuchuchuchuchu!”
(As long as the boss doesn't
say anything, you can have your way!)
“Oh, Softysmouse! It's
specialty creature in the dungeon’s around here. I was just thinking of hunting
it down and then go home.”
At the same time, the
woman threw a knife at Jispo and he couldn't seem to react. I flicked the knife
with a snap. Finally, he was able to react and dove into the pouch.
The woman looked a
little frustrated that I had played with her knife, and she muttered, “It's a
golem, so it's indeed hard.” I turned to the old man and asked him with a
gesture what to do with them.
“I, I'm sorry! Golem, I
didn't call them here with this intention!”
“Anise! What the hell
are you doing!?”
The old guys are upset,
but these guys seem to be ready to go. I'm a little pissed off that my fellow
adventurers are messing with me, because they were definitely trying to kill Jispo.
If you want to fight so badly, I'll fight you.
I gestured to the four
adventurers, indicating that they should follow me. Perhaps they understood my
intention, and followed me.
“W-Wait! Golem! I'm so sorry!”,
The old man shouts, but it's a mutual decision so, there is no problem. I
ignored the old man and moved to the grasslands a little far from the labyrinth
city.
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Me and four adventurers
facing each other in a grassland. As we walked through the city, people who
heard the commotion followed us. That's why there is quite a large crowd. I
spotted Camome in the gallery, so I left Jispo with her. They seemed to be
getting along well, so I guess it should be okay.
“Golem-san! Goodluck!”
“Golem-san! Beat them
to death!”
“Golem-chan! Fight!”
Most of the crowd were
cheering me on! I'm a little touched to see that I've been accepted in this
city. My slightly irritated mind begins to calm down. However, the voices of
the adventurers facing me start to bother me again.
“You're quite popular.
But you are going to die here. Ah, if you want to run away, I won't stop you,
so feel free to do so.”
What is he talking
about, this guy? Why do I need to run away from someone so vulnerable?
◆
Gamongus and Kaeth, the
guild master at the headquarters, converse as they look at the golem and four
adventurers facing each other. Gamongus has a pained look on his face. Kaeth is
worried about his growing disciples.
“Gamongus, have you
appraised that golem yet?”
“No, not yet. I want to
appraise it with the appraisal stone when I register him as an adventurer. I
don't want to antagonize that golem as much as possible, even though the idiots
you've brought with you may end up being the reason for this city’s destruction
today.”
“No, I don't think so.
Those idiots are good at what they do. That's why they are growing and getting
into trouble all the time. I'm sorry if that golem is killed.”
“No, you're
underestimating that golem. Didn't you see my report?”
“Yes, I have. But when
it comes to the Labyrinth of Despair, it's only his own report, isn't it?”
“Damn, I should've gone
ahead and made him the adventurer myself. The golem is on good terms with the
city people, so hopefully the golem will only kill the four of them.”
“Is he really that
terrifying? That golem doesn't give off the aura of a strong one.”
“Looks can be
deceiving, you know. It's like a small fish can't tell the size of the ocean.
“Really? Well, if
you're so sure, I'd like to witness it myself.”
◆
“Why aren't you running
away? Fine, I'll start then.”
A man comes at me with
great speed and swings his sword at me. I flick the sword away with a snap. The
man was surprised, and I wondered if he was planning to defeat me with that
kind of thing.
I make a sighing
gesture and indicate to the adventurers that they should all come at me
simultaneously. The four adventurers get angry, saying, “Don't be ridiculous!”
The man with the wand
and glasses starts chanting. The woman begins to run around me, wrapping a
steel string around me. I wonder if she thinks she can block my movement with that.
The remaining two men slash at me in unison.
I simply took all of
their attacks without defending myself. The adventurers, probably thinking that
there was nothing I could do, said, “He’s pretty solid.” and, “But he doesn’t
seem to be able to do anything about it, so let's keep attacking.”
{Log: Golem has been
appraised}
Hmm, someone appraised
me. Who is it?
I looked around and saw
a surprised Guild Master from headquarters.
Oh, you want to fight
me too? I focused my gaze on the Guild Master. The Guildmaster of the
headquarters falls on his back and backs away. If you want to fight, I'll deal
with you later, just wait there.
The woman and two men
attacked me endlessly. I wonder if these guys are really 6-star or 7-star
adventurers. Do they not suspect that I have not been hurt at all?
“Get away from him!”
the man with the glasses shouts, and the three adventurers distance themselves
from me. The man with the glasses then shouts, “Meteor Strike!” and a huge ball
of fire falls from the sky toward me. It's easy enough to knock it out with one
of my line lights, but I don't need to. At this distance, there is no danger to
the crowd, so I take the direct hit of the fireball without defending myself.
Boom! With a loud
noise, a large pillar of fire rose up around me.
◆
Gamongus thought about
calling out to Kaeth, who had fallen on his back, but he couldn't take his eyes
off the scene in front of him. These are indeed six-star adventurers. They must
be talented and have worked hard to achieve it. It was easy to predict that
this was why they had come this far without losing a battle. The people around
them gulped and watched with bated breath.
“Wow, this is how the
top class adventurers fight?”
“That's one hell of an
attack.”
“Golem-san hasn't moved
an inch, is he okay?”
“Golem-san will be
fine.”
“Oh, it's not that he's
stuck, he just hasn't moved.”
“This time the golem
might be a little angry, so it's the other guys we have to worry about.”
“You're right.”
While listening to the
adventurers around him, Gamongus looked at Kaeth, who had finally gotten up. He
seemed to be shaking a little. Thinking that this is unusual for this man, he
calls out to Kaeth.
“What's the result of
your appraisal?”
“I'm sorry. You were
right this time. We shouldn't have messed with that golem. It was definitely
our fault.”
“It's unusual for you
to be so quick to admit fault.”
“You say that lightly
because you haven't appraised the golem. If you knew the power of that golem, you
wouldn't be able to deal with it like you do now.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, if we’re
careful, the world could fall.”
“Really?
“You only have to look
at what's about to happen in front of us to understand some part of his power.
I'll help you get that golem registered as an adventurer.”
“Well, I'd appreciate
it if you'd help me. Do you mind if I give him a five-star card out of the box?”
“No, I don't think
that's a good idea.”
“Okay, well, five stars
is a bit much, so let's say three.”
“No, the other way
around. Give him the black card.”
“What? No one's ever
given out black cards before, right? That's...”
“Don't bother. The
black card, I'll arrange the card. I handle the rest and all the feedback.”
“Well, that's fine by
me.”
With a loud boom, a
huge pillar of fire erupted in the grassland. The golem seemed to have taken a
direct hit, but from the look on Kaeth's face, it was probably the adventurers
who were in trouble.
◆
The flames subside and
my view gradually opens. The man with glasses, who was so proud and says, “Did I
overdo it?” Dropped the cane he had in his hand, he is stunned, muttering, “Lie,
it’s a lie.” The other three seemed to
have finally felt threatened by me being unfazed.
In this case, the
Skinhead, who was carefully exploring the labyrinth, would be better as an
adventurer.
It's my turn now, I thought,
as I created countless line lights around me, each about the size of a
ballpoint pen. The adventurers were startled by the sight and tried to distance
themselves from me. It doesn't matter to me whether they close the distance or
move away from me.
I fire my line light at
the adventurers all at once. The light goes off with a Chuin, Chuin, Chuin, and
destroys all the weapons in the hands of the adventurers and the wands on the
ground. Not a scratch on the adventurers. There's no need to hurt these people.
The dumbfounded adventurers in front of me are further shown the overwhelming
difference in power. It would be troublesome if this happened again and again.
I raise one hand upward
and generate four huge line lights. I swing my arm down toward the horrified
adventurers.
Chudon! With a thud, a
huge, bottomless hole opened up in front of each of the adventurers. I look at
the frozen adventurers. They seem to be trembling. I take a step toward them,
and they scream and crouch down on the spot. Seeing this, I turned and headed
back to the city, having lost interest.
I regretted that I had
been a bit immature, but when someone messes with your pet, master can't let it
slide. It couldn't be helped.
Oh, I left the Jispo
with Camome.
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