The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 107



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Episode 107

【 Trumpet sound 】

“Oh! There’s Shy Guy over there. Then there has to be something to add to the excitement.”

As I went up on stage, Shinhane carefully took something out like a secret weapon.

The cone-shaped object seemed to be empty inside, with only a shell.

Is that a loudspeaker?

But is that really a clam, with its irregularly spread reddish-brown patterns in a spiral-shaped layer?

No, it’s a trumpet blast.

I remembered seeing it on the beach when I was young.

But was there such a loud trumpet blast?

The trumpet sound was almost the size of a trumpet.

By the way, I’ve heard that the trumpet sound is used as a material for traditional hornpipes. Are you planning on blowing that?

He excitedly put the trumpet to his lips.

Phew~!

The ship’s miraculous sound echoed throughout the banquet hall.

Then my head started to hurt and felt like it was going to split open.

I was so shocked by the headache that I couldn’t help but feel my feet start to move.

“Oh! Shy Guy is getting excited.”

“Let’s dance!”

People were shouting at me.

I started dancing to the sound of the trumpet.

With arms swinging back and forth, feet stepped forward diligently.

What are you doing now!

I tried to stop in surprise, but my arms and feet continued to move against my will.

I clenched my fist and struck my thigh with all my might, thinking that I had to stop.

Only then did my legs stop moving.

Then my head started hurting again.

I couldn’t stand it any longer and had to move my feet again.

The hip-hop dance I learned as part of a youth leadership program just came out naturally.

As I performed the Windmill, a power move where I spin around with my shoulders and upper back on the floor, and the Halo, where I spin around with my head and hands on the ground, the eyes of the surrounding audience turned towards me.

The more intense and flashy the dancing was, the less the headaches became.

My body felt refreshed and my mood felt like it was flying, as if adrenaline and dopamine were being secreted.

I found myself getting intoxicated by the sound of the trumpet, almost like I was addicted to a drug, but I couldn’t stop dancing.

It wasn’t just me.

The people in the banquet hall danced like crazy.

The dancing became so heated that tables flipped over and chairs fell backwards.

Amid the dazzling lights, people bumped into each other as if they were slamming into a concert hall.

Compared to the song I sang as a first taste, the effect was incredibly strong.

So I guess I was hypnotized.

I felt my mind being consumed.

I tried to resist somehow, but the hypnosis of the trumpet sound was so strong that I couldn’t come to my senses.

The dance, which grew more and more intense to the sound of the trumpet, lost its form.

It was like a difficult modern dance, or like a shaman’s dance possessed by a spirit.

Just when I was about to lose my mind, Shin-ha-ge stopped blowing the trumpet.

“Gasp, gasp! How was it? It was a story I don’t tell to just anyone. Was it fun? Gasp, gasp!”

He was out of breath, perhaps because he was having a hard time blowing the trumpet.

Since it is an item that has a strong hypnotic effect, it will probably consume a lot of energy.

Even people who had been dancing as if the world was ending just moments ago collapsed or fell to the floor, apparently exhausted.

I came to my senses a little during that gap.

But the afterglow of the trumpet still dominated my body and mind.

So the pace was slow, but I was taking steps.

Shinnae smiled as if she was satisfied with the sight.

“Then let’s sing a lighter song this time. It’s ‘Let’s Play Seriously.’ Let’s have some serious fun~!”

Unlike before, the song was heard clearly.

The song further engulfed my enslaved mind.

My legs stepped as if they weren’t my own.

My entire body, including my limbs and senses, felt like it was completely out of my control.

I tried to hold on, but the song gradually took me back and even tried to take away my ears, my last bastion.

At that moment, my ear gills began to tremble as if my lips were twitching.

Until now, gills had to open and breathe when in water.

Outside the water, it was as impenetrable as an iron fortress.

But this time, somehow I had a feeling that things would go my way.

Now the only area of ​​control I had left in my body was my ear gills.

I focused what little consciousness I had left on my last hope, my ear gills.

“~What does age matter? Let’s all have fun!!”

The song of Shinnae reached its climax.

At the moment when the last remaining sanity was about to disappear from the all-out attack, “Gasp!” A breath burst out from the gills of his ears.

The rough air was sucked into my ears, as if a baby had just emerged from its mother’s womb and was breathing air rather than amniotic fluid for the first time.

My ears felt like they were burning, and then it started to sting all the way to my throat.

A shock so great that I burst into tears hit my body.

Actually, tears welled up in my eyes and a scream rose to my throat.

But the shock woke me up from the hypnosis all at once, as if my head had been poured with ice water.

I barely managed to suppress the scream that was about to burst out as I regained consciousness.

My mind, which had been absent-minded until just a moment ago, became clear like the autumn sky after the fine dust had cleared.

My senses became extremely sensitive, as if my condition was at its peak.

Although I wasn’t in his line of sight, I felt Shinnae’s eyes looking at my feet as they stopped.

I resumed the steps I had stopped taking.

He even jumped up and down and shook the Odubangjeong.

Then Shinnae’s expression changed to one of satisfaction.

Shinnae no longer paid attention to me and looked at the stage.

“Since the response has been so good, this time I will play a hot new song that has not been released yet. What do you think?”

“Wow! This is so awesome!”

“I want to hear it right now.”

People applauded and cheered enthusiastically.

While Shinnae was busy setting up the mic, a female singer and a rocker came up and prepared the chorus.

“Have fun without any worries~”

“Have fun~”

Strangely, they said it was a new song, but people were singing along to the song.

Judging by the lyrics, it was clear that it wasn’t a hot new song, but a worn-out old song.

Maybe he called it every time he lured people and hypnotized them.

No, maybe they sang it like an encore song without even trying.

Shinnae’s face became ecstatic as if he was walking on clouds due to the audience’s enthusiastic cheers.

That thing, it looks exactly like a stage performance.

I’ve heard that stage highs are more addictive than drugs.

That’s why singers, actors, and even politicians don’t know when to step down and don’t come down from the stage.

But do sirens also feel the thrill of being on stage?

I looked at Shinnae’s face carefully.

Only humans can make such complex and subtle facial expressions.

What the heck! Isn’t that a siren?

So does that mean it wasn’t the Siren who created the ghost ship?

I pretended to sing along with the audience and looked around the stage excitedly again.

Oh! No, it’s not exciting, they were sirens.

I could see the ripped jeans of the rocker singing the chorus behind him and the tail fin poking out from under the woman’s dress.

It was a sight that had not been seen until just a moment ago, but it was clear that the hypnosis was breaking.

I covered my nose with my hand and took a deep breath through my ear gills.

At first, it was difficult to breathe because my nose was stuffy like I had a cold, but little by little, the pores in my ear gills began to open up and I could breathe.

My senses were heightened and my vision changed, as if I had breathed in the morning air on top of a mountain.

Ah! Is this the effect that Hyang-i was talking about?

It felt like I could do the West Sea Dongjeong Jinkyung movements outside the water.

If this effect were true, mermaids would be able to show flashy movements even out of the water, but why do they waddle like pandas?

Ah, they don’t have legs so it’s difficult for them to move.

On the other hand, sirens were said to have short legs instead of a degenerated tail fin.

And there were silver scales on his arms and neck.

Guys, let’s have some fun.

The real thing looked much more robust than the picture in the monster guide.

But that won’t work against the Mermaid King.

I left the cover slightly open so that I could take out the trident I was carrying on my back at any time.

When I turned my head down to the stage, I saw people twisted like mummies.

The excitement and energy of the dance had disappeared, and they were now waving their arms and legs around lazily, like zombies.

The banquet hall was covered in cobwebs, and tables were dirty with rotten food and broken dishes.

The stench and dust made me sneeze and vomit, but I held it back so as not to get caught.

But why is it still so exciting?

Even Bomi and Jungwoo’s faces looked sunken, as if their energy had been sucked out.

On the other hand, there was no change in Shinnae.

There were no scales or tail fins visible.

No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem to be a siren.

I looked at Shinnae carefully.

“~Ahh!”

He opened his mouth wide and sang high notes excitedly.

The high notes kept rising, and the chin dropped.

The mouth opened wide enough that the inside of the mouth was visible.

Hey! What’s that?

Light sparkled inside her mouth, as if glitter was reflecting light.

Did you swallow some glitter paper?

Upon closer inspection, I could see silvery scales attached to the inside of the throat and the Adam’s apple.

The scales were reflecting the stage lights.

Wow, that guy’s completely transformed?

This is a completely unexpected development.

I thought about it carefully, making sure the steps didn’t stop.

Hey, where did that guy get those eggs?

Sirens have scales in their mouths that vibrate to produce sound waves that can be used for hypnosis.

Perhaps the egg was imbued with the characteristics of a siren?

No, maybe it was the Siren’s egg that was turned into an egg.

Sirens lay eggs like mermaids, and they are related to mermaids, so it didn’t seem impossible.

So does that have anything to do with the Ark Church?

Or maybe it’s a new type of egg created by a completely different force.

I’ve never heard of the Ark being associated with the Sirens.

I guess I’ll have to revise my plans to figure out what’s going on.

I put the lid back on the trident cover.

But how did you find out that the guy ate the egg?

While I was thinking about it, Shinhaeng finished singing the song.