The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 83



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Episode 83

Sergeant Park gestured to us as if telling us to hurry and eat.

But at my wink, Father Hyunwoo and Captain Kim put down their plates.

“I can’t eat raw food because I have diarrhea.”

“I have a fish allergy.”

The expressions of the officers, including Sergeant Park, became serious at the two’s refusal.

“It is human etiquette to eat obediently when someone offers you hospitality.”

“That’s right. I worked so hard to prepare this food, but these people are really rude.”

I stood on Sergeant Park’s side and looked at Hyunwoo’s father and Captain Kim with a reproachful tone.

Hyunwoo’s father and Captain Kim looked at me with aggrieved expressions at my sudden change in attitude.

I winked to let him know it was a plan.

“Are you really not going to eat it?”

Sergeant Park asked with a threatening glare in his eyes.

I said, picking up the plate full of food.

“There’s no need to give it to someone who doesn’t even know manners. I’ll eat it all.”

I ate the food like I was sweeping it away.

Whether he was tired of the sight or thought he could feed at least one person, Sergeant Park did not push any further.

While I was eating until I burst, the negotiations were underway.

The Navy agreed to a basic peace plan.

And it was decided that the island’s entry and exit and trade would operate almost as before.

But oddly enough, the mermaids’ access to the ship was restricted.

In addition, they strongly demanded the import of the fish they caught.

“We highly recommend eating it raw because it’s so fresh.”

“Us?”

“Not us, but the fish we caught.”

Hey, you gave me a hint.

I made a suggestion to Sergeant Park.

“We recently discovered a well. We will provide you with water for free. What do you think?”

“Are you talking about sea water?”

“No, fresh water. Water that people can drink.”

This time, another black pupil brushed past the white of Sergeant Park’s eye.

Sergeant Park answered with a frown.

“It’s okay. I don’t need it.”

Sure. That’s it.

Captain Kim asked with a surprised expression from the side.

“A well? Detective Kim, did you find it?”

“A well? No. I mean, I wish there was a well.”

I answered with a snicker.

The peace negotiations were concluded smoothly and without much friction.

After handing over the oil drums we had brought as gifts, we returned to the ship we had come on.

“I was very worried, but the negotiations ended without any problems, which was greater than I expected.”

Captain Kim, who had been speaking with a satisfied expression, looked at me.

“But Detective Kim. What’s going on with the strange conversation with Sergeant Park and his behavior at the dinner?”

“It’s a bit too close to tell you, but if I say anything strange or you see an extra black pupil in my eye, tell the Mermaid Queen that I ate a fish with black worms in it.”

“Black worm? It looks dangerous. Are you okay?”

“Oh, so that’s why you told us not to eat fish.”

Hyunwoo’s father and Captain Kim were shocked.

The fish contained a worm called a black worm.

The black aquatic parasite is a parasite that appears in the Aquatic Monster Encyclopedia and parasitizes humans, fish, and aquatic monsters.

It was said that they manipulate their hosts into being eaten in order to pass on to top predators that have an advantage in reproduction.

But he said that there is no higher-level intelligence, except for instincts or conditioned reflexes.

However, Sergeant Park and other officers infected with the black water parasite were able to converse, albeit awkwardly.

Not only that, he acted as if he had a goal.

That’s why, even though I saw the shadow of a black aquatic insect reflected in my eyes, I couldn’t help but doubt whether it was really a black aquatic insect.

It is said that when black aquatic parasites invade the brain, shadows sometimes appear in the eyes.

However, seeing Sergeant Park’s slip of the tongue and his dislike of water, I was convinced that it was a black aquatic parasite.

After hearing my explanation about the black aquatic parasite, Captain Kim opened his mouth with a heavy face.

“You said the Navy was infected with a black aquatic parasite.”

“It’s clear that Sergeant Park and the officers are infected. But the soldiers we saw passing by don’t seem to be infected.”

The ordinary soldiers seen in the wheelhouse and mess hall appeared normal.

They must have noticed that their superior was strange, and wondered why he was quietly following orders.

Is it because of the inertia of the military hierarchy? Or is there another reason?

“Then, Colonel Jang’s illness could be hidden because he wasn’t infected.”

“That could be it, or they could have just killed him.”

I shrugged and answered.

Hyunwoo’s father, who had been listening quietly, asked a question as if he didn’t understand.

“Detective Kim said that the black aquatic parasites are not very intelligent. Then how could they negotiate with us? And they even planned to export raw fish to infect the islanders.”

“I also wonder about that. I can only cautiously guess that it might be a variant.”

I scratched my head and answered.

“I see. By the way, is Detective Kim okay?”

“Yes. It seems like there are no problems yet.”

Captain Kim suddenly spoke with a serious expression on his face.

“Could it be that he’s already infected and his brain has been taken over by black water parasites? Could it be that he’s deliberately trying to fool us into thinking he’s fine? How can we believe it?”

“I see. I guess I’m being manipulated against my will.”

I nodded in agreement with Captain Kim’s words.

Captain Kim hurriedly tried to take out his weapon, but he had already taken it out to board the ship.

Captain Kim’s face turned pale.

“I told you, black aquatic insects hate water.”

I gulped down the water as if I was drinking it.

I had already overeaten in the trap, and after drinking water, my stomach felt like it was going to explode.

“Remember!”

I trimmed it down a lot.

Hyunwoo’s father raised a question.

“Then, Detective Kim, you ate the infected fish, are you okay? Could it be a black aquatic parasite? As you said, there are some differences from the black aquatic parasite’s habits.”

It didn’t seem to have any effect, whether it was because of the Mermaid King Ring or because of the transformation that resulted in having gills.

Come to think of it, I was the only one who was okay among the people who ate the poisonous seaweed in the apartment.

Still, I guess I’ll have to check.

“Let’s see if the black aquatic parasite is real.”

Sergeant Park approached the mermaids swimming in front of the ship with the live fish he had given them as a return gift for the oil.

“Your Majesty, you said there was a black wriggler near the trap.”

“that’s right.”

“Hey, can you look at the fish here?”

At my request, Hyang-i jumped onto the boat.

He looked into the fish’s eyes for a moment and then said.

“Oh, there’s a black wiggler hiding.”

Hyang-i brought the tail of the fish to her mouth and sucked it.

A thin, black thread-like thing was seen being sucked into Hyang-i’s mouth.

Mermaids were natural enemies of the black aquatic parasite.

The black worm could not infect mermaids, and mermaids ate the black worm as a delicacy.

It was said that if a human were to become infected with the black water parasite, the black water parasite could be eliminated using the method just mentioned.

However, it is bound to be quite painful and embarrassing.

Hyunwoo’s father asked as if he still didn’t understand.

“Was that the black aquatic parasite that the Mermaid Queen ate just now?”

I asked Hyang-i for one more fish.

“Please catch the black dreamcatcher.”

This time, Hyang-i put her mouth on the fish’s buttocks and sucked them.

Then he spat something black out of his mouth and onto his palm.

The insect on the palm looks like a hairless caterpillar.

“This is penetrating into the brain.”

Hyunwoo’s father said with a frown.

“Yes, but it’s a little different.”

“Different?”

“There are things like tentacles on its tail.”

“Ah! This is the tail. I thought it was the head. But if there are tentacles on the tail, is it different from the black aquatic parasite?”

“well.”

The tail part was different from the picture in the monster guide.

Is it a mutant?

As everyone, including me, looked at the black aquatic insect in confusion, Hyang-i took off the antenna from her tail and showed it to me.

“This? It’s a Japanese thorn.”

“Is this the thorn of the Japanese army?”

“Oh, it’s a one-man show… … .”

Hyang-i explained about Ilmandungi, but it took time for them to understand because they have a different environment and thought structure than humans.

The Ilmandungi is an aquatic creature that looks similar to the seaweed that goes into fish soup.

But their habits were different.

It sprays thorn-like things to protect itself, and if they get stuck, it causes paralysis in the nerves and other parts of the body.

Hyang-i, who was examining the thorns, said.

“This thorn is worth a hundred thousand dollars.”

“A hundred thousand? You just said ten thousand.”

“Oh, when a 10,000-year-old grows old, it becomes an 20,000-year-old, a 30,000-year-old, and later a 10,000-year-old. A 10,000-year-old is a very cunning and smart one. It grows very large, and it controls the black wigglers with its thorns as if they were its subordinates.”

Just as a snake or a fox that lives a long time becomes a snake or a nine-tailed fox, it seems that a ten thousand years old person becomes a hundred thousand years old person.

Now I understand what happened.

Since the Ten Thousand Dwarfs do not directly eat or kill humans, they are not listed in the Monster Guide.

That’s why I didn’t understand the anomalous behavior of the black aquatic parasite.

“When I met Sergeant Park on the ship, I felt like he had some kind of intention. What is the 100,000-year-old trying to do?”

“I don’t know what the Hundred Thousand is thinking. It’s a monster created by the sea.”

In response to my question, Hyang-i shrugged her shoulders and answered.

“A monster created by the sea? What does that mean?”

“What a hundred thousand people see, hear, and feel in the ocean accumulates to create thoughts, and these thoughts accumulate again to create a personality. That’s what a monster is.”

It’s like AI learning data and learning again to create an identity.

In science fiction movies and novels, evolved AI attempts to eliminate humans who have destroyed nature.

So then what are these 100,000 demons trying to do?

Are they simply trying to use humans as food, or is there another purpose?

I was curious, but getting rid of the bastard took priority.

If we were to find out what he was, he might attack us right away.

The operation to attack Trash Island seemed to have been prepared by Colonel Jang Do-hoon, but the attack order seemed to have been given by Sergeant Park.

“Where are the hundred thousand people?”

“The men are on the ship, so they will stay on the ship.”

Well then, let’s infiltrate tonight… … .

A plan of operation emerged in my head at Hyang-i’s answer.