The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 64



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Episode 64

Bomi rubbed her eyes, wondering if she was hallucinating.

“Am I seeing things because I threw up so much?”

Nurse Jang, who had gotten up with difficulty, rubbed her eyes and said.

“Yeah. I guess we threw up too much.”

I ran down the bridge.

In the place where Bomi and Nurse Jang’s eyes were focused, two women were leisurely swimming next to Lake Halla.

“That thing you see in the back is a tail fin, right?”

Nurse Jang turned to me and asked.

Behind the swimming woman, a broad, oar-like tail fin could be seen emerging from the water and then retracting.

I nodded and answered.

“Yes, that’s right. They’re mermaids.”

“A mermaid? The image is a bit different.”

Bomi and Nurse Jang looked at the mermaid with bewildered expressions, as if they were consumers who had been deceived by exaggerated advertising.

The two mermaids with their upper bodies exposed above the sea look nothing like the ones we’ve seen in fairy tales and animations.

One mermaid had a plump body with a belly that protruded like Namsan Mountain rather than a voluptuous body.

And he had a broad, flat face, a flat nose, and upturned eyes.

In contrast, the other mermaid had a long, thin face and hollow cheeks, seemingly suffering from malnutrition.

Not only that, but her face was covered in rashes and hives, whether it was acne or atopic dermatitis, and her eyes were bloodshot as if she had stayed up all night.

The fat, ugly mermaid waved her hand with a childish, innocent smile.

“Hi. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.”

“Hello. Nice to meet you too.”

Bomi waved her hand.

Then the mermaid began to cry like a child asking for milk.

“Jude is hungry. He wants chocolate, cookies, and cola. Give it to him. Give it to him quickly!”

I guess your name is Jude.

But as soon as I saw the child, he asked for something to eat, and only sweets at that.

So it looks like I’ve gained weight.

Nurse Jang, the kitchen staff member, took a homemade nutrition bar out of her pocket.

“There’s no such junk food. Instead, there are nutrition bars. Would you like to eat these? I made them myself by mixing various grains and dried fruits for your health.”

“Jude doesn’t like tasteless things. He likes delicious chocolate, cookies, and cola.”

“There’s no such thing.”

Then Jude, looking angry, started beating the surface of the water with his hands and tail fin.

“Chocolate, cookies, cola. I want to eat them! Jude, I’m hungry!”

The movements became more and more intense, and water splashed all the way to the bow.

If the atmosphere was not right, I would lie down in front of Hallasan Lake.

At that moment, the skinny mermaid next to him hit Jude on the back of the head.

“Take it easy. They’re not here.”

Jude pouted his lips and looked as if he was going to cry, but he kept his mouth shut, perhaps because he was afraid of the skinny mermaid.

“Hey, sailors. There’s no chocolate, no sweets, no such thing. That’s it.”

“If you don’t like nutrition bars, I have canned fruit. How about that? It’s tasty and healthy.”

At Nurse Jang’s suggestion, the skinny mermaid spat, “Thump!”

“You guys can eat that kind of garbage on land.”

Jude also spat after the skinny mermaid.

“Tch! Jude hates canned fruit just like Mary! He likes cola, cookies, and chocolate!”

The skinny mermaid’s name seemed to be Mary.

But why an English name?

I was curious, but I couldn’t figure out how to name mermaids.

“What do you mean, garbage? Vitamins and essential amino acids… .”

“Ma’am! Okay, if you like it that much, you can have some. Other than that, do you have any cigarettes or alcohol? I like whiskey and cognac, but I’ll also take soju, beer, and makgeolli. Well, if you don’t like it, you can at least give me some rubbing alcohol.”

“You! If you drink rubbing alcohol, you’ll die.”

Nurse Jang exclaimed in surprise at the mention of rubbing alcohol.

“Why, if I want to drink, I can drink? What does it matter? Isn’t it a human right to die by drinking poison?”

The skinny mermaid answered with a cynical expression.

“No. But if I die, I will be free… … .”

“Okay. This lady is nagging. Hey, sailors. You want to go to Trash Island? We’ll guide you, so give her some alcohol. If she doesn’t have any snacks, you can give her a nutrition bar or a poop bar. Alcohol is absolutely non-negotiable! Cigarettes are okay. But no e-cigarettes. Got it?”

“What, there are mermaids like that? Tsk tsk!”

Nurse Jang clicked her tongue in disbelief.

“I don’t know if mermaids are originally like that, since this is our first time meeting them.”

Nurse Jang nodded in response to my words.

“Now that you mention it, that’s true. You may be childish, but since you’re a mermaid, is it okay for you to eat junk food, drink, and smoke?”

“How could that be?”

According to the Aquatic Monster Guide, mermaids eat seaweed as their staple food, but they are omnivorous and can eat a variety of things, including fish and animals.

However, junk food, alcohol and cigarettes were not included in the edible items.

Rather, humans may enjoy eating it, but it was included in the diet.

So I thought it would be dangerous like a ferocious limb, but in reality, it didn’t seem that dangerous.

Rather, it seemed as if there was some deformity or disability, as if it were sick.

Is it because I’m close to junk food, alcohol, and cigarettes?

Could it be that humans poisoned mermaids with bad things in order to tame them?

Hyunwoo said that mermaids act as pilots who help ships enter and exit the Garbage Island.

Because the currents of Garbage Island are so rough and complex, even if you have excellent navigation skills and a state-of-the-art ship, you will run aground without a mermaid guide.

So I was wondering if they were offering human sacrifices to mermaids like the Ark Church, but it seemed like they were dealing with something else.

But it didn’t look good to make mermaids look like drug dealers.

“Should I give it to him? Should I not? I brought some chocolate bars and medical alcohol just in case I need to burn some calories.”

Nurse Jang asked.

I shook my head vigorously.

And he shouted to the two mermaids.

“Hey. Mermaids.”

“Little mermaid? Who said she was little?”

The skinny mermaid looked at me with her eyebrows furrowed.

It’s an abbreviation for Mermaid Child, but you can tell right away.

Jude, on the other hand, looked up, amused.

“Mermaid! Kkk.”

The two who were laughing and getting angry looked at my face and stared at me as if they were possessed by something.

And the two of them whispered and giggled.

Words like ‘handsome’ and ‘handsome’ could be heard in the wind.

The atmosphere between the two was a bit strange, but I ignored it and said what I wanted to say.

“Okay, mermaid children. We don’t plan on giving you junk food or alcohol. If you want to eat, eat this nutrition bar and help us out. Otherwise, we’ll take care of it ourselves, so don’t worry about it.”

We had a rudder that could take us all the way to the eastern end of our intended trash island.

Although the tide has changed and the difficulty has increased, there is nothing you can’t do.

“No, it’s okay. You don’t have to give me alcohol or cigarettes. I’ll guide you.”

“Jude, it’s okay. If you tell me to eat something tasteless, I can eat it.”

I asked back at the completely unexpected answer.

“Is it true?”

“uh.”

They both nodded.

What is it? Your expression has been strange since earlier. Are you trying to do something?

As I looked at the two with suspicious eyes, Bomi poked me in the side.

“Those mermaids are totally in love with you, mister.”

“What does that mean?”

“Can’t you see that I’m sending hearts to you with my eyes?”

How did a mermaid fall in love with me, a human?

But just as Bomi said, the two of them looked at me with eyes full of affection, wagging their tail fins and acting almost coquettishly.

What is it? Why are you doing that?

Is this why?

I looked down at the ring on the hand that was holding the railing.

The red trident engraved on the ring seems to have become a bit darker.

Dr. Oh said that the ring he found in the bottomless passage was related to mermaids.

I don’t know if it’s because of the real ring, but I can’t refuse any help that’s free.

“Okay, eat this nutrition bar. Then I’ll let you guide me.”

“Jude, I don’t like land food, but I’ll eat it. I’ll show you around.”

When I threw Jude a nutrition bar, he jumped up to the surface and caught it in his mouth.

“Clap, clap! Wow! You’re good!”

Bomi clapped as if she was watching a seal show.

Next, I tried to throw a nutrition bar to Mary.

Mary said with a frown.

“I’m fine.”

“No. You have to eat. You’re too skinny. You have to gain some weight. And if you eat this, your skin problems will get better. Right? Nurse Jang.”

“Oh, of course. If you eat this, you’ll feel better.”

Nurse Jang handed me some vegetables.

The vegetables were grown by Nurse Jang herself at Lake Halla.

“If you eat this, you can guide me. I will give you special permission.”

Mary nodded as if she had no choice.

When the vegetables were thrown, Mary kicked off the water, jumped, did a somersault, and caught the vegetables in her mouth.

It seemed like he was performing a high-difficulty stunt to impress me more than Jude.

“Clap! Clap! That’s right, it’s delicious. It’s much healthier than smoking or drinking.”

When Nurse Jang clapped her hands, the skinny mermaid glared at her fiercely, as if she had just chewed on some shit.

“You’re feeding me this garbage. I stepped on a banana peel and fell backwards, and my phone screen broke.”

“Hey! That curse word is Jiyeon’s signature curse word.”

I heard Bomi muttering.

Now that I think about it, I think I’ve heard Jiyeon use similar curse words.

By any chance, do you know the kids’ delay?

By the way, I think Jiyeon said that it was related to the hatching of mermaid eggs.

“Are you by any chance delayed?”

“Delay? What kind of woman is Jiyeon?”

Ah! That’s right. Jiyeon is a priestess.

“I’m talking about the priestess of the Ark Church.”

“Arknights Priestess? What is that?”

You don’t know?

It was a pity, but I thought that the kids were still young and not part of the upper echelons of mermaid society, so they might not know.

“Okay, you both did well.”

At my compliments, the two of them jumped for joy, splashing water on the surface.

This guy really seems to have fallen for me.

I wasn’t particularly romantically interested in the young mermaid, but it wouldn’t hurt if it helped.

“We’re going to the east of the island. Can you guide us?”

The expressions on their faces changed at the word “East.”

“I told you not to go to the east of the island because it’s dangerous.”

“If you don’t want to go, we can go by ourselves.”

“No. I will guide you.”

As the skinny mermaid took the lead, Jude, who had a frightened expression, also started swimming competitively.

We followed them comfortably.