Dasai Nemaki and Goltarou.
In a world of magic and sorcery, where wars are fought with swords, spells, and golems, a young man awakens in the middle of a field with no memory of how he got there. Eager to escape his solitude, he uses an abandoned set of magical textbooks and a pillar of some unknown mineral to create a golem of his own, giving it one single command:
"Be my partner forever."
So begins The Sorcerer King of Destruction and the Golem of the Barbarian Queen, a fantasy novel series written by Northcarolina and illustrated by Shiba. The franchise also includes a short-lived manga series that covers the events of the first volume of the novels.
The Sorcerer King of Destruction and the Golem of the Barbarian Queen contains examples of:
- Big Bad: The Sorcerer King of Destruction, a legendary figure rumored to, well, use sorcery to bring destruction upon the world.
- Cut Short: The manga lasted for two volumes and only covers the first volume of the light novels.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: The spell that summoned Dasai also wiped most of his memories. He can recall political and historical details about his original world, but he draws a blank on anything related to his personal identity.
- Line-of-Sight Name: How Dasai generally decides on names. He even calls himself Dasai Nemaki — literally "lame pajamas" — based on what he was wearing when he was summoned.
- The Hero: Dasai Nemaki, the amnesiac boy who wakes up at the start of the story.
- Magic A Is Magic A: Magic is defined in the series as the manipulation of an element to produce an effect. Sorcery is defined as the ability to take control of a magically produced effect. This distinction is important, as the talent for the latter is linked to the legendary villain known as the Sorcerer King of Destruction.
- Inconsistent Spelling: Dasai names his new companion Goltarou, and she responds to that appellation without trouble, but the magic that translates his speech can't recognize the pronunciation completely. As a result, the first person he introduces her to hears her name as Goretaru, despite Dasai's numerous attempts.
- Translator Microbes: Another effect of the spell that summoned Dasai. He can understand the written and spoken language of the world that he finds himself in, and the people there are able to understand him.
- Undying Loyalty: Goltarou was created with this in mind. Rather than have her act as a servant, however, Dasai intended for his golem to support him as a friend.
