章節 7: Chapter 7: I'm evolving
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Skills in bold []
System in bold normal text
sounds in bold italics
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Wow, who could have predicted that centipedes are so scary. I mean, seriously, what the heck?
I never want to see so many insects like that in my life again.
Although now that I remember, I could have sworn there were more centipedes on that cliff.
I could also swear that there was another cliff on the other side and that there was something, or someone, over there.
It almost appeared to be a... spider.
Has my mind deceived me?
...I guess so, it must be because I'm tired.
And a lot of it.
My legs are shaking. Most likely it's because I ran for quite some time after exhausting my yellow stamina, the energy I immediately have available to do anything strenuous.
It is definitely time to take a break.
I look around to confirm that the centipede army is not chasing me.
Great, looks like I really missed them, none of them in sight.
I free up a few threads so that I can make a simple house.
By the time I was able to finish making the net to ensure my safety, all my strength was drained from my body, and I collapsed.
Whew
I could certainly be a bit traumatized.
Those centipedes may be easy prey when alone, but with a crowd as large as the previous one or more considering they were only half as many, they would surely be a bigger threat.
If so, many end up coming at me at once, there is nothing I could do to defend myself.
Besides, those guys have the ability to inflict paralysis. If by some chance they ended up biting me even just once, it would end up being the end of me, turning me into totally immobilized prey.
After all, all I could do was wait until they gobbled me up.
That simple thought made me shudder.
Seriously, I should have been more careful when I saw that there were so many centipedes in the area, I was in.
I had joked with myself that this might be a centipede's nest, without even considering that what I was saying might well be true.
I should also have noticed the total lack of others in the surrounding area.
I mean, centipedes by themselves are damn weak.
In retrospect, it was strange that there were no other predators hanging around when there was prey like that.
I had originally thought that the other monsters didn't want to eat them because they had their paralyzing poison.
But this dungeon is full of poisonous monsters, so that reason is not good enough to fit.
Most likely the other monsters avoided entering this area, having prior knowledge that the centipede swarm was already there, or that they wandered around and accidentally fell in, ending up being eaten.
Considering that even my speed is barely enough to allow me to escape and that considering I had a bit of a head start, it would be simply impossible for any other slower creature.
They would try to flee, but would be overwhelmed in a short time, and once bitten, they would end up paralyzed, only to be surrounded by tons of centipedes and...
Terrifying! And fascinating too, but above all terrifying.
It's amazing how weak monsters can find ways to compensate for their vulnerabilities.
In terms of pure fighting ability, I'm on the weak side as well, but if I have a net handy, I can catch and defeat monsters stronger than me.
So, no matter how weak an enemy may look, you should not underestimate him no matter what!
Let's just say that this little encounter taught me that important lesson very deeply in me.
I was able to stay alive, anyway, and snacked on a few centipedes beforehand.
I gained some levels and stuff, my hypnosis and telepathy leveled up too, cool right? Although gluttony has remained unchanged, I guess my mastery on it hasn't changed much.
Although, despite all the skin shedding I've gone through as I've leveled up, I don't feel like I'm getting any bigger.
As I recall, molting helps animals get bigger, doesn't it?
I mean, technically speaking, I'm growing in a sense.
Because I level up, I become stronger.
But my body size has not changed.
How had kumoko become so big that she could become an Arachne?
Hmm...
I feel like I'm forgetting things, important things.
As if, as time goes by, the memories when I was just born into this world are not the same as they were before.
Or at least, the memories that come with my prior knowledge of this world.
What am I forgetting that was so important?
I think it was evolution.
Speaking of levels, after appreciating that army of centipedes, my appraisal skill went up.
Is that what people call a lucky break?
To begin with, I take a fresh look at my continuing self-appraisal results. I didn't really have time to realize that during my chase with the centipede army, obviously.
Small Taratect Minor Lv7 | No Name | Status: Weak
What the fuck do you mean by "Status: Weak"?! That's bullshit and it's too vague.
My apologies but it is true
How dare you!
Calling me weak... well, I guess it's true, even if it pains me to admit it.
But couldn't you have softened the news a bit at least?
My apologies.
It no longer matters.
I still wonder why the system is so talkative, it almost seems... alive.
But that's impossible, isn't it?
…
Come on! When I want him to answer me, the system doesn't answer me.
Well, I'm not going to make a big deal out of whatever appreciation you say about me, didn't I just say that you can't decide something just because you're not very strong?
The weak can also defeat the strong, after all.
I have my threads, after all.
And my magic too, even if I can't use it well.
Even if my body is fragile, as long as I have mp to use my thread and magic, I will never be defeated.
Probably.
Maybe...
Anyway. If you look at it that way, I'm really not that weak, am I?
I mean, I have a tendency, but I'll go out on a limb and say I'm pretty strong.
I can trap monsters with my thread, have the advantage in ambushes, hypnotize, change the terrain with earth magic and bite with my poisonous fangs when I have my target immobilized.
What? Is that dirty play? Who cares, this is about survival, not fair play.
Besides, I am at a disadvantage in any kind of fair fight.
So basically, I have to accept whatever help I can get.
I just have to make sure that I am the one who decides the rules, playing to my strengths.
Boy, if things go like this all the time, I'll have no problem getting strong.
...I've just been jinx myself, haven't I?
Well, whatever, go to sleep.
(Later)
I woke up.
Although I still don't feel completely rested yet. But my eyes suddenly opened wide.
What is this? This strange sensation that runs through my body?
I don't know, but for some reason, my intuition is surrounded by huge red flags.
Elroe Baladorado lv9: Failed appreciation.
It is a huge snake.
It looks thick enough to be able to swallow a human whole without having to chew it, and its body is at least 9 meters long.
Basically, it looks strong, plus it's level 9.
Just before I met her, the strongest monster I had seen was level 4. So, this is a big level jump.
Basically, I'm facing a boss.
Species level, the one with the advantage is pretty clear. That, combined with his superior level, means that if I try to put up a "fair" fight, I'll end up dead before I even say hello.
Excitement surges within me, I am getting very excited to test myself against an enemy of this caliber.
Although a part of me is also afraid.
My body feels strangely stiff with fear, it must be the small part of me that is afraid.
Still, I force myself to move.
Slowly, I retreat in an attempt to put some distance between us, I can't fight her hand to hand without preparing myself.
But the snake didn't expect any of that.
Ignoring the net that was between us, his head was embedded in the middle!
I turn and move away, as fast as possible in order to create distance between us. I instinctively approach the emergency exit of my hastily constructed net, just as the snake manages to break through the first barrier and attacks the place where it was before.
My instincts were screaming at me to run away, but I would not.
I could see it. The snake was still entangled in my nets,
It can tear the threads, but could not manage to free itself completely.
The intact and the broken net are now entangled together with his body.
This will work! This is just the edge I need.
Besides, even if that hadn't happened, I would have tried to create another advantage for myself. I wasn't going to run away from home again, even if it was a small makeshift house.
I jumped on the snake's body while it was writhing, I managed to climb its body until I was on its head and I could apply hypnosis, it writhed a little more until it was completely hypnotized.
Well, I was able to buy myself some time.
Now, I started producing yarns from my butt, trying to get her further behind with the yarns. Now comes the fun part.
Somehow, I got through his tough scales and managed to drive my venomous fangs into his body!
The snake awoke from my hypnosis and began to writhe harder and more violently as the venom pain flowed through its body.
As he caught her with more of the threads he was producing, she squirmed even harder.
The snake started slamming my body against the walls and floor over and over again, but I held on with all my power and determination!
My yellow stamina meter is running low. Every time I take a hit, my green hp bar decreases as well.
And when I made thread, the red stamina bar decreased as well.
Once the red meter runs out, I probably won't be able to produce any more yarn.
I can't use heal either, I tried it once but my red bar went down a bit more after using it, must be because my mp ran out too, producing so much spider thread exhausted it pretty fast.
If the red meter runs out, it would only be a matter of time before the snake escapes its bonds.
I have to defeat this monster even before that happens. I pour all my energy into biting and wrapping, unconsciously using all the elemental magics I had in my bite, making it stronger but using up more of the red bar.
The snake's resistance began to weaken, faster than I thought.
It was then that I realized that I was injecting elemental magic into his body, but I didn't care.
When the yellow bar was almost exhausted and the red bar was under 10%, the snake finally dies.
Panting, panting.
That... is... what you get for underestimating the weak!
Experience has reached the required level. The individual Little Lesser Taratect has risen from Lv7 to Lv8.
All basic attributes have increased
Skill mastery bonus per level up acquired
Proficiency has reached the required level. Ability [Pain resistance Lv1] has become [Pain resistance Lv2].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Heal Lv2] has become [Heal Lv3].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Hypnosis Lv5] has become [Hypnosis Lv6].
Skill points acquired
Experience has reached the required level. The individual Little Lesser Taratect has risen from Lv8 to Lv9.
All basic attributes have increased
Skill mastery bonus per level up acquired
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Poison Fangs Lv5] has become [Poison Fangs Lv6].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Night Vision Lv9] has become [Night Vision Lv10].
Conditions met. The skill [Vision Expansion Lv1] has been derived from the skill [Night Vision Lv10].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Fire Magic Lv4] has become [Fire Magic Lv5].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Water Magic Lv3] has become [Water Magic Lv4].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Earth Magic Lv4] has become [Earth Magic Lv5].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Electric Magic Lv3] has become [Electric Magic Lv4].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Wind Magic Lv3] has become [Wind Magic Lv4].
Skill points acquired
Wow, that was a lot of stuff.
I guess gaining a ton of experience when you face and defeat an enemy that is out of your league is true in this world.
I went up 2 levels.
The snake was undoubtedly a strong opponent. If it had been a "fair" fight, he wouldn't have stood a chance.
She had a strong body and a strong defense with her protective scales covering her. Judging by the way she threw herself against my net, her speed was high too, probably faster than me.
Besides, this snake was most likely just like me, venomous. It could also eat me in one bite if it could.
Honestly, even when she was caught in my net, the probability of me winning was 50-50, probably.
All my wounds healed when I leveled up and moved skin, but before that, my Hp was dangerously low, even when I used to heal to heal a little bit.
I almost ran out of stamina too.
So that was close, very close.
But in the end, the risk was worth it and I got a nice, juicy reward.
When I went overboard hunting centipedes, I realized I was getting close to level 8, but I never expected to get to level 9 in one step.
I really appreciate leveling up, but my skills also leveled up.
Obviously, I don't mind having pain resistance; and poison fangs is one of my trump cards along with my elemental magic and spider thread.
When my poisonous fangs increase in power, it means that my attack power increases by the same amount.
The same could be said of my elemental magic, I was lucky that I was able to project it onto my fangs to put it directly into his body, otherwise things could have ended differently.
It also upgraded hypnosis, which is great because hypnosis has been quite useful with fights of this type.
But what caught my attention the most in this round of leveling up was the Night Vision skill.
How long have I had it?
No, I mean it's a quit obvious, considering I live in a dungeon underground, it would be silly not to have such a skill.
Now my skill level for that has gone up, and the scenery around me has become fully visible.
So, level 10 should be the highest level currently available. Or rather it is the limit that any skill can reach.
Unless 10 is specifically the maximum level for the Night Vision skill and not the others, of course.
Also, I got the Vision Expansion skill, I think it's a bonus for reaching level 10 with Night Vision.
That's great, fantastic even, but I really have no idea how it works.
Judging by its name, you'd think my field of vision would become much wider, as if I had a byakugan active 24/7, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Well, it's not like it's the first time I've gotten an ability whose effects I can't understand just by knowing its name.
It would be nice to be able to use appreciation in the skills to avoid problems of this type, but I can't.
One of the conditions that has appreciation, apparently, is that I can only get information from visible things.
So, all the information I have about skills at the moment is if the system tells me.
And it tells me nothing!
…
Come on!
Since I cannot see the skills in any way, I cannot evaluate them. Since the results of my appreciation are displayed in my head, this information counts as a "visible" being, more or less.
But maybe if I raise my skill level further, maybe the skills will show up in my status appraisal checks, and then I might be able to check them.
Anyway, there's nothing else I can do at the moment, so I'll have to put the mysterious skills aside for the time being.
Now, since I was finally able to take down a large dam, I guess I should eat it.
It makes my mouth water, or is it poison, just thinking about it.
First, I will rebuild my simple house so that any other monsters will not attack me while I enjoy my food.
Considering how big the snake is, I probably won't be able to eat it all at once, so I decided to settle in this area until I finished devouring the entire snake.
Therefore, I make my nets a little more carefully than the usual nests.
Proficiency has reached the required level. The skill [Spider Thread Lv7] has become [Spider Thread Lv8].
Today is a great day, huh?
I guess spamming the thread against that snake really paid off.
The good thing is that all my attack skills that I can use now have already leveled up, and practically at the same time.
Now I'm in a good mood and looking forward to eating.
Ah yes, before I can taste this tasty prey. First, I have to skin the snake's scales. They're too damn hard to eat.
Fiuuu
Complete scaling!
Wow, that was exhausting. It was a lot more work than I originally imagined.
Since the scales are so hard and tightly bound, I take some time.
The red stamina meter, which was restored when I leveled up, dropped to 25% again.
You can see how hard I work.
But now I can eat without reservations!
Without waiting any longer, I dove in.
Hmm! Tastes like chicken!
Normally I wouldn't like chicken, but this one is somewhat spicy and also has its unique type flavor, although its spiciness is also strong.
Considering how much it stings, the snake must have some kind of super potent venom.
Good thing he didn't bite me, it would have ended badly for me.
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Poison Resistance Lv6] has become [Poison Resistance Lv7].
Great!
Beautiful spicy food plus another cool skill uploaded too!
What a great day.
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It has been several days since I defeated the snake-chan.
Or at least that's what I think. I have no way of knowing how much time he spends inside the dungeon.
Anyway, for the time I spent my life was just eating and sleeping.
I still haven't been able to finish eating the snake-chan, and new prey keeps falling into my nets, so I can't move even if I wanted to.
I was only planning to take a short break, but things got pretty serious.
If I keep up this pace, I will relapse back into my cooped-up life!
I looked over the mountain of prey I had been catching the last few days.
Yep, you didn't hear wrong. Mountain... in Japanese, it's Yama... Yamada. That came to my mind, wasn't there someone named Yamada among my old classmates?
I hope you are well.
Anyway, my dams are piling up into a mountain.
This is the result of systematically depositing all the prey that fell into my net.
Back in my first home, I ate every prey as soon as I got them, but I can't start on them until I'm done with the snake, that's the reason I ended up with this huge pile.
Anyway, there haven't been any other tough guys that could get through my threads like the snake, which I had no problem killing them for.
One of them was a pretty tough looking guy at level 6, but now he's just one more on my long list of prey.
Well, a high level does not necessarily mean it will be strong.
I'm level 9 now, thanks to the half-eaten snake-chan here. However, if I were to run into another one just like it, I would still have an overwhelming advantage due to its direct combat capabilities.
If I didn't have my thread, I probably wouldn't even be able to defeat a low-level monster.
Even with the magics I can use; it would not be completely certain that I could achieve what I have achieved so far without my thread.
I am beginning to believe that a creature's race is at least as important as its level.
Even if we have the same level, if one species is superior to another, then there is no chance of even disturbing it.
To give an extreme example, even if mother the giant spider, which is probably the strongest monster I have ever seen, was level 1, I would not be able to defeat it.
Instead of our levels, with their distinctive size, no amount of stratagems would keep me from being crushed in a heartbeat.
So, in addition to the differences in levels, there is also a difference in combat ability between me and snake-chan.
That said, 85% of the snake's body has already disappeared into my stomach.
Should I look at it as if 85% of the snake has disappeared, or that there is still 25% left to disappear?
I still have a mountain of monster corpses to finish after this, so maybe it would be best to save that for later.
With so much food piled up, they could start to rot before I could eat them.
But I have the Rot Resistance skill, so there should be no problem eating rotten things.
They might even taste tasty.
In fact, it might be better to eat a little to raise the skill level.
Seriously, I'm still not sure if the delicious taste is due to gluttony, or is it due to the fact that they are actually quite tasty.
Very good.
Just when I thought about it, I can't leave the area until I finish digesting this whole giant pile of food. If only I could finish the snake somehow, my other prey are not so terribly large, so there will be no problem for me to handle it.
Besides, if I don't push myself to finish all this, I'll really become a shut-in, again.
I originally intended to make a temporary house, but I have spent too much time here that it has become bigger than my first house.
As I was pondering all this, I felt a vibration in my thread. Something is caught in my web, again.
Oh, come on. Now I'll have more prey to eat now.
I never imagined that I would end up in a situation where I would have so much to eat that I didn't want to eat anymore.
Something seems to be thumping violently. Did I catch something really big?
Hopefully not, otherwise my stagnation will spread again.
I sincerely hope it is something small. This is the most ridiculous problem I could have ever had.
Elroe Randanels Lv3: Status appreciation failed.
Elroe Randanels Lv3: Status appreciation failed.
Elroe Randanels Lv4: Status appreciation failed.
So, I caught 3 bugs at once, huh. Now that I remember, these guys were also in a trio when I was at my old house.
Does this species tend to stay in groups of 3 to travel?
In any case, this is probably even worse than catching a big monster. More for nothing in terms of quantity. That's just the way it is.
For now, I add more threads to prevent their movements before loading them, net and all.
This is a new technique that I have come to.
It is more convenient and practical than cutting one piece of my netting at a time.
Then I build a new net and return to the center of my home with the monsters in tow.
Whew, all 3 together are pretty heavy. I should have taken my time to bring one at a time instead of bringing them all.
Even thinking about it is a hassle.
Damn it! Come on, this is annoying.
My body hurts a little. In fact, my Hp even went down a little.
Damn! These anthropomorphic kids have pissed me off.
I know it seems irrational but I don't give a shit.
Well, let's go with a classic.
Bite! Bite! Bite! Bite!
Experience has reached the required level. The individual Small Minor Teratect has risen from Lv9 to Lv10.
All basic attributes have increased
Skill mastery bonus per level up acquired
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Telepathy Lv5] has become [Telepathy Lv6].
Skill points acquired
Conditions met. The individual Small Teratect Minor can now evolve
... Wait for what?
As I was leveling up, I received a piece of information that blew my mind.
Evolve, he said? Is that what I was forgetting? Is evolve really what I remember it meaning?
If I remember correctly, evolving here is the same as evolving an eevee in Pokémon, only here you only have 2 options to choose from and each option displays another 2 options.
There are multiple options to evolve. Please choose one of the following.
1- Taratect Minor
2- Taratect Small
W-wow. Okay, give me a minute here please. Wait just a few moments.
Very good.
Thank you.
Let me think this through. This is a big turning point in a person's life. I'm a spider, though, not a person.
In any case, I cannot choose lightly.
Especially considering that only one leads me to become an Arachne.
Evolution, heh. Well, that's pretty cool. Since this is a video game-like world, it's not at all surprising that I might come across things like this. If I start making guesses about this, I'll never stop.
If I am not mistaken, if I evolve, my power would also increase, right? If the option to evolve is available to me, it makes no sense not to take advantage of the situation.
God, I'm rambling so much but I can't help it.
Well let's see, "Teratect minor" and "Teratect small".
I can't draw much based on the names alone.
So, the real question is: Which is better: "minor" or "small"?
Why do I ask myself this question? Simple, knowing the difference will help me to choose well in which one to evolve to become an Arachne.
Oh, if only I could use appreciation in the system! Then I could understand the differences between the 2.
…
...Well, it was worth a try.
Hmm, the best I can come up with now are guesses.
My guess is that a Taratect Minor would be an adult.
Just remove "little" from my name, after all.
So, the opposite side to that is that Taratect Small, which removes the "minor" part.
Will it become a superior species?
But since "small" is still unique, it is probably still an immature specimen.
I think that's the difference.
In that case, it's easy to choose. Taratect small will be the one, right?
I mean, the Taratect Minor is most likely from part of the evolutionary line to the mother species. I also don't want to evolve and remain an inferior species, after all.
Also, doesn't Taratect Small imply that there are more evolutionary steps beyond that? Like losing "small" and simply becoming a Taratect, for example.
I have no idea how much I will change as I evolve, but if I am correct, this should be the right line to become Arachne, I hope.
I also don't want to evolve into a more "adult" form, it probably just means I'll get a lot bigger.
Having a huge growth, I don't think it would help me anyway, it would probably just hinder my movements. Not everything is certain though.
This is a fantasy world, after all, so I can't play roulette with the chance of getting something like, "I'm evolving! Boom! Now I'm gigantic! And ruin my chances of becoming an Arachne!"
And if that's a chance, I'd better go with the safer option.
I just hope I'm not wrong and that I don't regret this later.
I don't want to be that big either, I remember seeing this huge bee monster called a finjicote, it certainly filled the 10-foot-wide passageway completely.
It looked a little difficult to move.
That kind of monster must live in some kind of wide place, and that particular individual strayed into a narrow passage.
So being too big might hinder my freedom to move around here so easily. So, even if I'm wrong and end up in a different evolutionary line, better to be small and nimble than big and sturdy.
Ok, with all that being said, I'm going to evolve into a Small Taratect!
The individual Small Lesser Taratect will evolve into Small Taratect.
Well, it looks like my evolution is off to a fast start.
The system has always been very abrupt, I wonder if it will ever have any changes.
I also wish you would give me a little more time to prepare myself emotionally for this kind of thing.
I mean, this is my big e-vo-lu...tion...
Complete evolution
The race of the individual has become Taratect Small
All basic attributes have increased
Proficiency has reached the required level. Ability [Taboo Lv3] has become [Taboo Lv4].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Heretic Magic Lv1] has become [Heretic Magic Lv2].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Ability [Rot Resistance Lv1] has become [Rot Resistance Lv2].
Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Skanda Lv1] has become [Skanda Lv2].
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Hades Lv1] has become [Hades Lv2].
Skill points acquired.
Warning! The system is adapting for the great change of the races.
Installing system updates
The system will be off until the individual is awake.
Have a nice day.
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Wh-What?! Huh?! What?!
Did I fall asleep?
No, rather, it was as if my consciousness suddenly faded for a moment or was interrupted for a second or so?
I guess this is a side effect of evolving, right?
Sorry, system, if that happens when I evolve, a little warning would be great!
No promises.
Grrrr.
I guess I'll let it go for now
Hmm? Finish evolving, right?
That's right
Oh well, thanks for telling me
There is no need to
As far as I can tell, I don't look much different.
Oh wait, my self-appraisal stopped.
Ok, let's see how much I have changed since I evolved.
Taratect small Lv1 | No name | Status: weak
Oh! O-oh? N-nani?
My species name changed, so evolution seems to have succeeded.
But, level 1? So, your level resets when you evolve? Uh, my stats didn't drop or anything did they? My status didn't change, from "weak" so I can't tell.
Wait, am I still weak? Nai wa...
Well, what worries me the most is my red stamina bar that seems to be almost empty.
That must be why I feel so empty and hungry. I must have used a lot of energy to mutate, right?
That's right.
Hmm, I see. Good thing I have a good amount of food in storage.
In the end, my evolution was successful, but it turned out to be a risky business.
It almost saps all my energy after all.
If I get a chance to do this again, I'll have to take some concerns.
Since I lost most of my stamina thanks to my evolution, I turned my attention to food.
Enjoy it
I will!
So, let's see, first what I have left of the snake.
The huge creature that took so much work to eat before, now easily entered my stomach.
Proficiency has reached the required level. The Skill [Poison Resistance Lv8] has become [Poison Resistance Lv9].
While I was finishing with the snake-chan, my poison resistance skill leveled up.
That makes 2 levels I got thanks to this snake. Yum, Yum.
Before I evolved, the food I had left would have filled me up and bloated me, but now it has so little effect on me that it makes me wonder if it vanished into a black hole somewhere.
Wrong. You're just a big eater.
W-What?! Rude!
My apologies
Hmpf!
Even so, what has happened to you system-chan, you are more vocal.
…
Oh, come on, you're seriously not going to tell me? Lame.
Well, anyway, what I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted earlier, is that it seems as if all the food I had eaten had simply disappeared.
In contrast, my red stamina meter is steadily recovering.
So even after I'm done with snake-chan, my stomach isn't bloated. In fact, I'm still very hungry. My red stamina bar is still far from full.
On the bright side, I still have a mountain of food to eat.
Before my evolution, I was seriously worried about how I would eat all this.
I have no doubt that all this food will be enough to satisfy even the extra dimension that my stomach is apparently developing.
So, I started to swallow.
I ate. And I ate. And I ate.
Devour it like there's no tomorrow.
In my previous life, I generally didn't have much of an appetite, but I guess it would be bad to be a glutton in this world.
I feel like I could have entered a foodie competition now!
Seriously, though, what's happening to my stomach?
At this point, I have eaten more than my full body mass, can I still eat more?
Seriously. My stomach won't actually be connected to an alternate dimension, will it?
Negative.
Hmm, okay, if you say so.
I know thinking about this won't solve anything, but I can't help but worry when it's my body that's involved.
I won't know what's going on, no matter how much time I spend worrying about it, and it's really starting to bother me...
Argh! Don't think that! Don't think anything!
Just eat, eat, eat!
I ate. And I ate. And I ate.
And... oops, it looks like there's nothing left.
Hmm? Did I really just eat all the food I had hoarded for days?
...I did, didn't I? I mean, it's all gone.
Are you serious?
My stomach is barely 80% full. That's what the red stamina meter says, anyway. So, all that food wasn't enough to fill me up?
Evolution is scarier than I remember. Mostly in the sense of energy consumption.
If evolutions occur at level 10, then I will have to start preparing at level 9.
I'm lucky enough that the evolution happened under perfect conditions this time, but normally, it probably won't go this well if I don't prepare.
Seriously, I am grateful to have defeated that snake, if that had not happened, I would not have been able to obtain the perfect conditions for my evolution.
Thank you, snake-chan!
Anyway, I recovered most of it, but my stomach is still not full.
And I've already devoured all my spare food, so there's no reason to keep me cooped up in this place.
It's time to escape from being a shut-in!
And so, once again I continued my aimless journey.
Thank you, second home.
It was supposed to be just a temporary break, but I ended up staying much longer than planned.
See you later!
I left in high spirits.
Now, my first order of business, is to find more prey to fill me up. After that, well, I'll probably just walk around aimlessly as usual, but still trying to find my way out.
If I get the opportunity to evolve again, I will probably end up becoming bigger.
Even this evolution, which didn't change my appearance much, had a huge effect on me. This makes it seem much more possible that with my next breakthrough, I could suddenly become huge if I am not careful in what I evolve.
Although that doesn't take away the fear of becoming so big that I no longer go through those small passages.
If possible, I will try to move to some larger passage.
So, the best thing to do would be to go abroad. If for some reason, I end up making a mistake and becoming a mother, I might not be able to get out of here at all.
It's not a bad place, but I don't want to stay cooped up here forever.
If I remember correctly, mother averages around 30.5 meters tall, this is just an estimate based on my own size.
So, I must avoid the line of evolution to become a mother at all.
I really don't want to become that big, but I won't lie, a small part of me wants to become like mom.
I mean, mother is known as a walking natural disaster, so it would be funny in a way.
Truly a complicated feeling.
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