I'm the Only One With a Different Genre - Chapter 97

Chapter 97
A New God? A New Follower (3)

“Huhuuuaaaat!”

[ Child. ]

“…!”

[ Listen to my words. ]
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A chilling, reverent voice pierced Lian’s mind.

“Ugh…”
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As he acknowledged the voice, he felt his entire body contort. There was no pain, which made it even more unsettling. It felt like his body was turning to jelly or twisting like a pretzel.

At the same time, an overwhelming fear, as if he had been thrown into the middle of the universe, began to strangle him.

Nausea, unlike any seasickness, scrambled his thoughts.

‘This is unbearable.’

No sooner had he thought that,

[ Wha… What’s happening?! ]

The ominous voice that had filled him with discomfort suddenly deflated with a sound like a balloon losing air.

[ Wh-What is this?! ]

The previously imposing and terrifying voice became ridiculously cute and adorable, calming Lian’s mind.

Lian opened his eyes and looked towards the source of the sound. A tiny, cute creature the size of a human head was floating in the air.

With a round face, a stubby body, and eyes like chocolate balls, it looked like it had the mouth of an otter.

‘Uh… a magical girl mascot?’

The creature, resembling the mascots that accompany magical girls, appeared flustered in front of him. Lifting its chubby cheeks with its tiny hands, it spoke.

[ How has the great me ended up like this! ]

Despite its angry huffing, it still looked adorable. Lian sighed, reached out quickly, and grabbed it. Its cute face squished like a dumpling under his rough grasp.

[ Ueet? ]

The mascot-like creature let out a deflated sound, apparently not expecting to be caught so roughly. Lian, squeezing the creature like dough, spoke.

“Did you bring me here?”

[ U-Umm, s-some… ]

With its face squished, the creature’s words came out garbled. Even so, Lian didn’t stop.
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‘These mascot-like creatures need to be properly subdued if you want them to listen.’

Yes, in the gag world, there are even… magical girls! Magical girls in the gag world could be adult men, middle-aged men, grandmothers—anyone, regardless of age or gender.

The problem is that those who became magical girls hadn’t wanted it.

Mascot-like beings formed black companies, using their cute appearance to trick people into signing fraudulent contracts. Simply put, magical girls were victims, and mascots were con artists preying on the gullible.

Lian had encountered mascot fraudsters several times.

He once saw a thug smoking in an isolated place, bullying his subordinates with a heavy voice, suddenly approach a pretty woman with a cute voice, saying, “Do you want to be a magical girl? Let’s protect the world together!”

If his appearance had been thug-like, the pretty woman would have fled. But the mascot’s cute exterior easily disarmed her.

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Lian immediately rushed over and kicked the fawning ferret mascot. Though the pretty woman was shocked and worried about the scammer, Lian showed her a wanted poster he had taken down from a pole, explaining the dangerous scam. She thanked him, startled.

From that day, Lian was targeted by the crazy ferret mascot.

The ferret mascot, who held a high rank, began to chase Lian, wanting to turn him into a cute and charming magical girl for his own use.

Bribery, threats, kidnappings, and more.

After enduring numerous dangers, Lian discovered the mascots’ weakness. They were vulnerable to violent physical contact. Patting their backs vigorously or kneading them like dough made them melt and curl their tails.

Since then, whenever Lian encountered a mascot, he would subdue them with rough handling before engaging in conversation.

This was why he started squeezing the creature before him.

[ Hnng… N-Noah, huu… ]

The creature let out a cute breathy sound, gradually going limp. Its round eyes half-closed, and its otter mouth slackened.

Lian finally stopped and spoke.

“Why did you bring me here? Where is this place? And who are you?”

Listing his questions, the limp creature suddenly regained its round shape. The chocolate-ball-like eyes, topped with eyebrows, formed a proud expression.

[ Hmph, why should I tell you that? ]

Kicking its stubby legs in mock defiance, the creature pouted. Lian steeled himself.

‘I didn’t want to use that technique…’

Just as Lian was about to make a decision, the creature looked directly into his eyes.

[ ‘I couldn’t find a trace of Hamulina in this human, and I can still sense the presence of that foolish god. I tried to probe his mind, but… how did I end up like this?’ ]

The creature was someone akin to Hamulina’s superior. They perceived time very slowly, so they hadn’t questioned her three-year absence.

However, her complete disappearance was different. They were loyal servants of ‘that one,’ unable to die or be killed casually.
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For Hamulina to disappear as if erased by a rubber, it was only natural for her superior to be shaken.

[ ‘Even though my body is in this state, I still possess the powers granted by ‘that one.’ I don’t know how I ended up like this, but I can figure it out by probing his mind!’ ]
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The creature, looking confident, peered deeply into Lian’s eyes, a gateway to his soul. With its high rank, just facing one’s soul would drive them mad.

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If that happened, Lian would naturally fall under its control and help it abandon this ridiculous form. It would also learn all about Lian’s powers.

[ ‘Heh heh, now… show me your soul.’ ]

The chocolate-ball eyes sparkled as the creature stared beyond Lian’s eyes. And then—

[ …? ]

Nothing could be seen.

[ ‘This can’t be right.’ ]

To see one’s soul, first, one must observe the mental world connecting body and soul. However, this connection, the ‘mental world,’ was pitch-black and empty.

[ ‘Am I unable to observe a mere human’s mental world?’ ]

Its pride wounded, the creature activated its powers more intensely. As its eyes adjusted to the darkness, it began to see something.

[ ‘Heh, as expected, a mere human’s mental world is—’ ]

Feeling smug, it discovered a ▉ in the darkness.

▉ looked at it…

“Tickle, tickle.”

[ Ah! Hahaha! ]
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As Lian mercilessly tickled the soft body, the creature’s power was canceled, saving it from the jaws of death.

Unaware, Lian continued to subdue the mascot with his hands.

The relief of escaping near-death was quickly replaced by unbearable ticklishness. The creature squirmed, tears streaming down its face.

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“Will you talk now? Or not?”

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[ Hih! Stop! Stop! Hahaha! ]

Despite its tears and flailing hands, Lian knew it wasn’t the right time to stop.

When the creature’s breath seemed to hitch, Lian finally stopped the relentless tickling.

[ Hii… Hii… ]

The creature lay limp in Lian’s hands, panting. As it slowly regained composure, it rolled its eyes and began to sweat.

Lian thought the mascot was now ready to talk, but the creature was terrified of the ▉ glimpsed in Lian’s mental world.

[ ‘What was that? It felt like facing ‘that one.’ ]

Unconsciously recalling forbidden thoughts, the creature lightly shook its head.

[ ‘No wonder Hamulina vanished. It must be because of that monstrous thing.’ ]

As the creature trembled in fear, Lian asked again with a cheerful expression.

“I’ll ask again. Where are we? Who are you? Why did you bring me here?”

[ Well, actually… ]

End of Chapter.