Chapter 16: To the Mermaid Country

After that event, the small mermaid started to swim around me happily. It’s kinda cute.

Living things must be cute in order to be protected after all. I think this is an absolute truth of the universe.

That’s why I’m 【The Enlightened One】. It is my cause to learn the truth of the universe.

…I’m not a lolicon.

It’s really important so I’ll say it twice; I’m really not a lolicon.

By the way, this small mermaid is quite talkative. Her name seems to be Pinky. It’s a sweet name. She said she was called as such due to her pink hair.

What a cheap naming sense. In Japan, it would be like naming Kuroko to a girl with black hair. Though, I do not know this world’s cultures.

According to Pinky’s story, it seems the fishmen attacked the mermaid country. With 300 fishmen that brought 3 sea serpents with them, the mermaid country immediately fell. And now, fishmen have ruled over.

Pinky cutely explained that sea serpents are very strong opponents with large gestures.

「The sea serpent repels most attacks with its hard scales! Also, also, its water breath is so powerful it destroys everything! It is a monster that might not be defeated even if challenged with the country’s 100 soldiers!」

But it was defeated by me with only 2 punches. It might be that I’m really strong.

And so, only Pinky was forced to escape by the queen of the mermaid country. She coaxed Pinky to call for help; casting tangle magic on her to hide her appearance and help her ran away safely.

It’s amazing that she let a small child to escape alone. That queen. But why does she ordered Pinky to escape alone?

I can understand Pinky’s words but I can only convey things to her with gestures. It’s really inconvenient being voiceless.

The variations of my gestures are totally poor. As of now, nodding means affirmation, shaking sideways is denial and doubt is expressed by tilting the head. In addition, I draw pictures on the ocean floor to communicate. When I was a human, I can express my intentions using facial expressions and line of sight but now that I’m a golem, I could not use that method. We can only learned the importance of something when it is gone.

Pinky keeps talking joyfully. At first, even though she talks a lot, she sometimes bit her tongue.

「The tangle magic is difficult to use and there are only few people in the mermaid country who can cast it. Currently, only my mother the queen can use it!」

Pinky proudly spoke about the amazingness of tangle magic. I did not disrupt her. From hercurrent story, I understood that the queen is Pinky’s mother so she let her escape.

Did the queen named her Pinky? Too bad, I’m really disappointed.

While listening to the little mermaid Pinky’s tales, we aimed for the mermaid country.

[The title 【Playboy】 was acquired.]

[Due to acquiring the title 【Playboy】, the skill 【No Touch】 was learned.]

Eh, what’s this? What does this mean?

[Log: Due to the effects of 【The Enlightened One】, agitation was forcibly extinguished.]

【Playboy】?  Is this something like a lolita complex abbreviated as lolicon!?

[Log: Due to the effects of 【The Enlightened One】, agitation was forcibly extinguished.]

I’m not a lolicon!

It is important so I’ll say it twice. I’m really not a lolicon!

[Log: Due to the effects of 【The Enlightened One】, agitation was forcibly extinguished.]

——-
Name: Golem
Race: Metal Golem
Lv 10
Stats:
Max HP: 578
Max MP: 551
Atk. Power: 255 (+0)
Durability: 255 (+0)
Mobility: 213
Intelligence: 209
Luck: 255

Skills <Unique Skills, Magic Skills, Elemental Resistance>:
【Fixed Status】
【Restoration】
【Activation】
【Vain Struggle】
【Interpretation】
【No Touch】
Titles:
【The Eternal】
【The Enlightened One】
【Persistent】
【Friend of the Voice】
【Playboy】

Chapter 17: Arrival at the Mermaid Country

Fuu, calm down, calm down. Be yourself. Be cool.

I got the 【Playboy】 title so I became agitated. Agitation > Extinguished > Agitation > Extinguished > Agitation > Extinguished, an infinite cycle that activated【The Enlightened One】 many times.

It is natural for people to protect small and weak creatures. Well, I’m a golem now.

Likewise, it is also natural as a person to love small lovely creatures. But I’m a golem…

The newly acquired 【No Touch】, what kind of skill is it? From the context, it must mean that I can feel something without contact but unfortunately, there is no target to practice from.

If I used it on Pinky carelessly and the result would be something like [Pinky died], I would rather not use it.

For the time being, let’s put it on hold.

4 days later.

As usual, Pinky talks a lot. Apparently, Pinky was following me since I’ve felt that gaze.

「I was following you for a long time, you know!」 she said with a smile. I cringed.

So this is the so-called stalker. In Japan, it is labeled as a crime. Well, for some people it might be a reward to be stalked by a cute mermaid.

In addition, the reason she was circling me round and round was to give her courage while speaking with me. Just how timid are you? It might be because of her sheltered upbringing that she became like this.

While listening to Pinky’s stories, I nodded alone.

2 days after.

Eventually, we spotted the mermaid country. It’s appearance is not that majestic because it’s under the sea but the dangerous waters around it were clear.

It truly a country where mermaids live.

As we approached the mermaid country, Pinky’s blabbering decreased. From her expression, I can tell her anxiety and tension. The country losing the battle is distressful after all. It is natural to be like that.

I hid behind a big coral reef. Apparently, there seems to be a hidden passage here connecting directly to the royal palace of the mermaid country. I see. So the queen used this passage to let Pinky escape.

「Now, let’s go! Doll-sama!」

By the way, Pinky calls me doll-sama. I could not convey my name to her using only gestures. I could not write the letters so there is no way to convey my name.

Let’s go, let’s go, Pinky urged me. However, the passage is small no matter how I see it. I do not think I could pass through.

Perhaps it is for children? Because the passage is small, only Pinky can use it so there is no point on me using them. I thought mermaids would be the same sized as humans but they are smaller in reality.

I brought my body close to the entrance and tried if I could pass through. Pinky never imagines that I would not fit so she desperately tried to push me in while muttering. I feel that I really won’t fit through.

Now then, what should I do?