Chapter 367: Joking Around (2/2)
”Hmm… That's not too bad. But I am a Sloth. That's what my mother told me in the past, and I have two eyes. Look at me.”
”Well…This is just folklore.” Kai shrugged.
”Me, me. I wonder what humans thought of me and my kin.” The dolphin asked.
Kai immediately searched for the pink dolphin and found more information than the sloth. He only opened one of them, and Clot immediately sulked again.
”Why are you this famous?”
”Hehe…You should appear more often.” The dolphin looked content when he won the ”fight” and asked Kai to read the information.
”You are considered a mythical creature too. But your legend is around how you are a shape-shifting seducer of the night…According to this legend, you morph into a tall, handsome and elegantly-dressed man. And often seduce the wives and daughters…” Kai suddenly hesitated to continue when he read further.
”Pfft. Morphs into a handsome guy?”
”Hehe…This information is perfect. I am indeed handsome. Just look at me.” The dolphin shamelessly took pride in the information. ”I indeed transformed into a human sometimes…Well, according to their brain, since I could create some sort of illusion that made me look like one. And then, I talked to locals and such to improve my language and befriended them. So, I didn't seduce them.”
”You, handsome? That's the last thing I will think of.” Clot laughed happily.
”Oi! You can ask my kin, and they will surely tell you how handsome I am.”
”They must be your subordinates.” Clot mocked him even more.
”…” The dolphin had nothing more to say.
”Besides, we are different species. How do I even know you are handsome? I don't even know whether this human is handsome or not.”
”It's because you never went around. I often swam to the surface and met them to know them more. Well, that's where I learned their language.” The dolphin snorted.
Kai couldn't help but smile when seeing their good relationship. These two must have known each other for a long time. He then continued to look for the next information. ”It's rumored that you will take lone swimmers to the mystical underwater world of Encante, from which they can never return.”
”Oh. That's my home. I never brought anyone to my home unfortunately, but trust me… It's beautiful. Do you want to see it?” The dolphin smiled.
”That is something I like to see…But probably not now. I have many things to do.”
”Well, you can only watch around in my home, so I guess it's not very important. You can come back a few decades later. But make sure you come back, alright?”
”I will.” Kai nodded with a serious expression.
”And don't be like this girl…She dares to say that my place is not fit because of her extra-large body.”
”I am not fat.”
”You are…Why don't you admit it?”
”This is my slim version…”
”…”
Even Kai couldn't speak anymore and decided to continue reading the article. ”Anyway, from here, you seem to be inflicting a lifetime of nightmares. In here, it said, ”If you point out a nearby river dolphin to a local fisherman, don't be surprised if they refuse to look.”
”A weird way to say that making direct eye contact with a river dolphin is a perilous thing that will unleash a lifetime of nightmares.”
”Oh! I sometimes did that, but in my defense, they were the ones seeking death. We were and are peaceful creatures, but they often attacked us indirectly or directly. So, I snapped their mind and made them go through nightmares.” The dolphin acknowledged it. ”Well, it was only a year or so as punishment unless they killed one of us. But yeah, it might feel like a never-ending nightmare.”
”I never thought you were so cruel.” Clot narrowed her eyes.
”Well, they were first. I only retaliated. It's like you who expelled many people when they invaded your territory.”
”True enough. I didn't like them because they often destroyed my place, so I beat them sometimes. Well, yeah. This is how we operate. As long as you don't harm us, we won't harm you. Tell the humans that. And sometimes, those guys go out of the territory and make things difficult, but yeah, I don't really care about them because my kin is also inside my territory, in the deepest part of the Amazon forest. Don't search for it.” Clot nodded and looked at Kai with a serious expression.
”Yes, yes. I also wanted to say that. You can't expect your enemy to not point their sword at you when you are pointing your sword at them. We usually treat humans and other beings in this forest with kindness, and yeah, don't betray that. As for other species? They are under my protection…Probably? Well, only those around my place… You are going to kill some beasts around here, right?”
”Unfortunately, yes,” Kai added unfortunately because he felt bad after knowing these two were actually pretty warm and friendly.
”No need a second thought. Those in the outer layer and inner layer are those who don't need us, so we are not obligated to protect them.”
”…” Kai ultimately nodded his head even though his expression was still down.