Chapter 23: Miscommunication

I had become a golem.

In this world, that obviously I do not know, various things just keep popping up after I reincarnated. Looking back on the things I did, it seems to be an end flag but thinking about it, it shouldn’t be. Absolutely, it must not.

It feels like straight out of an anime. It’s kinda bad¹, freely giving it to me. It really is a waste when I destroyed the cliché events². There is no hot passion to depict³! This kind of outcome was terrible⁴.

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

Ha! There goes my ramblings.

I went a little bit strange due to my unreasonable title and skills. There is nothing I could do about it.

I have to conduct tests first, make a room for experiments, clean up so that I will not mess up my priorities. Humans always did. So, no matter what, that is something I cannot do.

In order to confirm it using the voice of the world, let’s visit it once in a while.

Now then.

Status!

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Name: Golem
Race: Metal Golem
Lv 10
Stats:
Max HP: 578
Max MP: 551
Atk. Power: 255 (+1)
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】
【Be Stupid】
Titles:
【The Eternal】
【The Enlightened One】
【Persistent】
【Friend of the Voice】
【Playboy】
【Instigator】
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Looks like I was right after all. The voice can’t make mistakes. As expected of the voice of the world! I gave a heartfelt applause.

[Log: Favorability with the voice of the world has increased by 1.]

Somehow, I made an impression to the voice of the world again. Well, let’s just put it aside so we can now check the status. As I thought, it has been added. The title 【Instigator】 is here. That’s still alright but what kind of skill is 【Be Stupid】? I don’t need such skills so, no thank you.

In this world, there exists a skill called appraisal. If I used appraisal on myself, the title and skill descriptions might be read.

It’s bad! It’s embarrassing.

There might also be skills to protect from appraisals and prevent recognitions. Hell, there might be a skill that outright hides it. After I finished helping Pinky, I have no other choice but to leave and find status-hiding skills!

I walked towards the royal palace while thinking such things. But I was dragging a sea serpent. Beside me, Pinky who wore a mantle to hide her body followed.

She is saying something about me swinging a dead serpent around. However, I said to her imposingly that it won’t be a problem so she had no choice but to return back behind me.

I immediately got uneasy, thinking that I might acquire a title of 【Worthless】 or something. Until now, only good titles came up like 【Persistent】.

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

Meanwhile, I just arrived in front of the royal palace. 200 fishman soldiers in a formation awaited me. As soon as I saw them, I hastily ordered Pinky to hide. No mercy.

Fufufu. I waited for this moment. The time has come to wield this whip (sea serpent’s corpse).

Could it be that the reason for the Atk. Power(+1) in my status is because of the whip? In other words, by equipping weapons, I can become stronger! I must acquire weapons.

Even so, by equipping this huge whip, only (+1) were added. The world is always giving me a problem. That’s why, go 【Persistent】! I will never stop advancing!

In the middle of the fishmen soldiers, a man with a scruffy face walked forward. His had an imposing weapon so he might be an important figure.

「I am Bowman, the Head General of the Fishman Corps! Tell me what are you here for?!」

Bowman, Boman, Manbo, Mambo. So he is a mambo⁵? With that appearance, I guess he really is a mambo. Though it is cool and all but… why a mambo?

Even if you wanted me to answer, though there is no need to but I will.

『It is I, Golem! In accordance with the small mermaid’s request, I will destroy you! However, this me is not a demon! From here on, I will not chase those who wanted to leave! Running away is good!! 』

It’s decided. And also, it’s kinda cool. Particularly, the feeling of being calm and composed is cool so I will be generous and let them escape.

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

「Ugh, can you not speak with words? Then it cannot be helped, come out! Sea Serpent! Destroy that doll for me!」

Ah, I can’t speak can I?

Right, I can’t. No, I shouldn’t let them know my plans. If they will know that I am here to save the mermaids, they might take them as hostages. Though, I already considered it before crossing the barrier. So it did not slip my mind.

Let’s stage the events to direct the atmosphere!

Now then, the battle begins!

Thus, the battle that was a nightmare for the fishmen unfolded.

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1. Mottainai = Roughly translates to “It’s a waste” because it is “more than one deserves”. Hard to translate so I’ll go with this.
2. Plot of common animes. Common here generally refers to all human protagonist animes so he said he ruined it by turning into a golem, diving under the sea, meeting mermaids at early chapters, being OP at the get go.
3. Coz he’s OP. Every problem was solved with brute strength alone.
4. In anime standards at least.
5. So Mambo is not the fishman country’s name but a type of fish. A sunfish to be exact. It is also called Mola-mola. Just search it on google if you wanted to see it. To those who didn’t, trust me, being a man with a head of a sunfish is hilarious.