LATEST UPDATES

Published at 22nd of September 2021 12:58:36 PM


Chapter 40

If audio player doesn't work, press Stop then Play button again




Chapter 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.





Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!


COMMENTS