Otaku Translation: I! Anomaly Cleansing Agent! C55

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Leon stood frozen in place, staring at the scattered remains of the once-mighty golden toad. The surreal sensation that he hadn’t woken up yet lingered in his mind. Though hints of the chief’s immense power had always been evident, this was no ordinary creature—it was a sacred spirit worshipped by Scale of Gold, a pet of a true god. And yet, just a few strands of her hair had annihilated it in an instant.

That damn goat really knows how to bury people alive with misinformation.

Recalling the black goat’s boasts about its own strength and its comparisons to the chief, Leon couldn’t help but scowl. The goat claimed that at its peak, it was a Greater Demon of near-divine status, and boasted that its strength wasn’t too far behind the chief’s. And demons of near-divine rank sounded comparable in power to the sacred spirits imbued with the essence of a true god. By that logic, the toad ≈ near-divine demon ≈ red-haired chief. He’d assumed the toad was only slightly weaker than the chief, worrying that a few strands of hair wouldn’t suffice as protection, which is why he hesitated to provoke it earlier.

But now? That “mighty” toad had crumbled like dust before the chief’s hairs—literally weaker than “a single strand of her hairs.” If only he’d judged the situation more accurately and goaded the toad into attacking sooner, maybe…

Frustrated, Leon turned to the stunned middle-aged woman beside him. Glancing at her dulled right eye and then at the aging masses sprawled across the square, he sighed deeply before patting the equally bewildered goat head in his shopping bag.

“How do we undo the toad’s effects? Do you know?”

“Huh? That’s simple.”

the black goat shuddered, snapping out of its daze, and nodded quickly. “Just return the money they gave you… Speaking of which, how did that red-haired woman lend you her hair?”

“She gave them to me this morning so I’d have a way to survive while infiltrating Lion family,” Leon explained. Watching the crimson strands vanish after slicing through the toad, he frowned. “You said returning the money would work—but the toad’s dead. How are we supposed to give it back?”

“Uh…”

Caught off guard by Leon’s question, the black goat pondered for a moment before offering another suggestion. “There is another method. You could have these people use the coins to join the Scale of Gold. Find the serpent, another sacred spirit of theirs, and buy back what they’ve lost.”

“…”

Getting tens of thousands of strangers to join a cult? This advice is about as useful as saying nothing at all.

Rolling his eyes in exasperation, Leon abandoned further consultation with the goat. Instead, he bent down to pick up a few gold coins, intending to take them back to the chief for guidance. But just as he touched them—

[Encountered an incomprehensible anomaly. Anomalous-Colored Badge Materialist Soul (Crimson) activated. Your cognitive boundaries expanded, granting partial insight into the entity.]

[Name: Golden Wealth-Exchanging Toad Coin (Sacred, Scales) (Recovering)]

[Appearance: A special gold coin equal in denomination to standard currency, but instead of bearing the insignia of any kingdom, its reverse features a peculiar golden toad.]

[Ability: Purchases anything purchasable at prices recognized by the sacred spirit “Golden Wealth-Exchanging Toad.”]

[Cost: Activates upon contact; the coin disappears after use.]

[Record: The final lifeline of the sacred spirit “Golden Wealth-Exchanging Toad.” In dire peril, it sacrifices its life to transform into vast amounts of money, entering a death-like state. Once enough coins converge, it will revive. Current recovery progress: 80,435/88,888.]

[Evaluation: It is alive and harbors deep hatred toward you. Upon revival, it will launch an extremely frenzied attack. Proceed with caution.]

[Contamination Value: 0.1]

“…”

Shivering, Leon hastily flipped over the coins in his hand. Sure enough, there was no royal insignia—only the glaring image of a toad staring back at him.

“Damn it…”

So those coins the toad spat out weren’t meant to expel the hairs—they were part of its fake-death strategy.

Without time to explain to the black goat, Leon dropped the shopping bag and sprinted toward where his broom lay. As he dove to grab the handle, preparing to sweep away the coins, the scattered ones nearby suddenly sprang upright, rolling rapidly toward the pile of severed toad parts.

“Ahh! It’s alive! Leon, it’s still alive! Go catch it!”

“I’m not blind…”

Snapping back at the unhelpful goat, Leon leapt onto the broom and sped after the retreating mass of coins. His heart sank as he saw the toad’s decapitated head twitch violently.

Too late—it’s already reviving…

Under everyone’s horrified gaze, the monstrous golden toad opened its mouth wide and regurgitated… a half-meter-tall “giant” toad.

“…”

“You’re dead meat.”

Overflowing with both relief and fury, the diminutive golden toad composed of over eighty thousand coins raised its head and roared at Leon as he approached:

“I am a sacred spirit of the Scale of Gold! How dare you wield that woman’s hair… Ahh!”

A black broom imbued with gale-force winds slammed into the tiny toad’s skull, scattering its golden shell into a shower of coins. Leon discarded the broom mid-swing and charged forward.

Idiot. Did you think you’re still six meters tall?

“Stay back! Don’t chase me!”

Fully awake to the reversed situation, the panicked toad trembled, then bolted without hesitation. As it fled, it frantically clawed handfuls of coins from its body, hurling them desperately at Leon.

But thanks to Materialist Soul, Leon’s resistance to the toad’s influence had skyrocketed. What once merely shielded against “moderate” effects now granted immunity to “most” impacts. Thousands of coins rained down, occasionally slowing him slightly, but ultimately achieving nothing. The gap between man and toad didn’t widen—it narrowed.

“Back! Back! BACK!”

Amidst the toad’s desperate screams, Leon closed the distance with a flying leap, tackling the coin-formed creature to the ground. Panting heavily, his face flushed with exertion, he bellowed:

“Everything you bought… GIVE THEM ALL BACK!”

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