"This monster's soul tastes sweet," Rael said as she feasted on the floating soul above the corpse in just slow. It was actually a monster that looked like an oversized peppermint candy, and he supposedly became a monster by eating too much of which I found absurd.
Is this how this world potentially works? Monsters are created in bizarre ways I possibly can't fathom, and to be honest, this was the third bizarre monster I slew today. The first one was a car man with fleshy parts and had mediocre strength at best, and the second one was a cloud monster that seemingly calls itself the Sky king which I have to say was not even that impressive, I just cut a straight line of DT towards it and it easily dissipated.
Frankly, I was disappointed, but Rael seems happy, so that's something. Currently, we were on a roof, and I went to the edge and sat there, bringing out a chocolate bar, and I began nibbling on it. The reason why I'm doing that is well, why should I devour it completely when I can savour it slowly.
While I enjoyed my chocolate and also hearing Rael make some sounds due to consuming souls, I turned my attention to my character sheet, which I only limited to level, health, and inventory.
[Name Chara.]
[LEVEL:2]
[HEALTH:15/15]
[INVENTORY:Shadow Spider egg.]
Yeah, I didn't really level up that much since all these monsters I fought were low-tier fodder also, I still have this egg with me and I'm planning to take it out after I go back home.
[Advocate of Gender Equality]:...THIS STUPID ABILITY IS A SCAAAAMM.
Oh, Kazuma wrote a message in the group chat.
[Genocidal Child]: What do you mean?.
[Advocate of Gender Equality]: Oh, I don't know, maybe because Aqua, the useless goddess, is a maid in the Velvet Room?!!, also why is Megumin a Pyro type persona?!, where are all the cool and useful ones? Heck, it's so bad that there's even a personal version of darkness?!!!.
[Bri Bri]:pfft, that's what you get, you pervert.
[Advocate of gender equality]: Misaka Mikoto, I swear...
[Bri Bri]: Firstly, just call me Misaka, and what are you gonna do? I could just control you with my Geass, and you would be doing my bidding.
[Genocidal Child]: She does have a point there.
[Advocate of gender equality]: ...oi I thought you were on the boys' side....
[Desperate Time Traveller]: You aren't staying true to your name.
[Advocate of gender equality.]: Respectfully, I am an advocate of gender equality, but Chara is not, so I do not understand why he is taking your guys' side.
[Genocidal Child]: Just told the truth, and besides, there are two cute girls in the group chat and three boys, and I as a gentleman would take the girls' side if they were right.
[Advocate of gender equality]: You're making me sound like a man who hits women for fun...
[Genocidal Child]: Must be your imagination.
[Advocate of Gender Equality]: I don't care what any of you say. If a useless goddess can be my persona, then this whole system is rigged!
[Bri Bri]: lol, cope harder. At least you got a goddess.
[Desperate Time Traveller]: At least you're not fighting a metaphysical wish-granting alien.
[Genocidal Child]: Better than the useless goddess he said he had, she'd probably refuse to fight and complain about the Velvet Room rent.
[Advocate of Gender Equality]: DON'T MAKE FUN OF ME, DAMMIT.
[Bri Bri]: Too easy.
[Desperate Time Traveller]: …speaking of easy, should we really trust him with a power like that?
[Genocidal Child]: He's already planning murder sprees in his head, so probably not.
[Advocate of Gender Equality]: I HEARD THAT.
[Bri Bri]: Then hear this: I'll zap you if you step out of line.
[Advocate of Gender Equality]: …you're all against me. All of you.
[Genocidal Child]: Don't worry. If the world hates you, then just make the world your harem.
[Advocate of Gender Equality]: …wait, that doesn't sound bad.
[Bri Bri]: You absolutely degenerate.
[Desperate Time Traveller]: Degenerate confirmed.
[Genocidal Child]: We knew that already.
[Cursed King's Vessel]:Hey guys.
[Advocate of gender equality]: Yuji, please tell me you're on my side.
[Cursed King's Vessel]:...what side?.
[Genocidal Child]: His abilities gave him avatars of his useless teammates. Basically, he has pocket skills of his teammates, and now he is whining that his ability is useless
[Cursed King's Vessel]: Oh, then I'm not on his side.
[Advocate of gender equality]: Damn it, I am going off chat.
I chuckled and also announced going off chat and then closed the screen, I just realised that bullying Kazuma was fun.
I continued nibbling my chocolate bar and looked down at the abandoned streets, I actually got information from one of these monsters that I actually live in a place called City-Z which is a breeding ground for monsters and is quite abandoned only a few people living here.
Also, people who are called heroes exist, and they either have supernatural strength, ancient techniques, or just plain powers that sound cool and all but what I want to see is some more cute girls and the reason I say that is because I have only run into ugly monsters.
I mean, Rael is cute and all, but she has a bloodthirsty taste, so I can't bring my heart to call her cute, but I also can't call her ugly so she is just my partner whom I happen to keep around and tolerate.
Well, I think it's time for me to go back home.
Rael finished slurping the last of the peppermint monster's soul, licking her lips with a satisfied grin before vanishing into the blade form of my weapon. The faint red glow pulsed once as if she had burped inside.
"Disgusting," I muttered, hopping down from the rooftop. My boots hit the cracked asphalt with a thud, echoing in the dead silence of City-Z. Abandoned cars littered the streets, graffiti scrawled across shattered walls, and distant howls rolled through the wind like ghosts.
[System Notification]: Shadow Spider egg begins to stir.
I blinked and pulled open my inventory. Sure enough, the egg had started to glow faintly, little cracks spiderwebbing along its surface.
I took it out and saw that it was glowing faintly and the cracks to spreading rapidly. It's beginning to hatch.
Rael came close to observe the egg, but from it, a long and sharp spider leg pierced through, making her jump back. The leg was white and black.
The egg split open with a crack, shards of shell scattering onto the ground. From within, a strange arachnid emerged—its body sleek and segmented, white carapace streaked with jagged black markings that seemed to move like living ink. Eight thin legs stretched outward, each tipped with sharp, blade-like points.
But the most striking feature was its eyes. Dozens of them, glowing crimson, all turning to look directly at me.
[System Notification]: You have hatched a Shadow Spider (Juvenile). Bond available: [Yes/No].
"Cute…" I muttered under my breath, even though the thing looked like it had crawled out of a horror manga.
Rael, still in her blade form, pulsed with irritation.
"Cute? Do you think that thing is cute? It looks like a nightmare with legs."
I smirked and crouched down to eye level with the spider. "Well, so do I. We'll get along."
The spider tilted its head—if spiders could tilt heads—and then scuttled up my arm, stopping to perch on my shoulder. Despite its blades for legs, it didn't cut me at all. In fact, its carapace shimmered faintly with an aura that almost felt… protective.
[System Notification]: Shadow Spider (Juvenile) has accepted the bond. Name your companion.
I thought for a moment, nibbling on the last of my chocolate bar. "...Nero. You'll be Nero."
The spider clicked its mandibles and let out a faint hiss, almost like approval. "Now then, Nero, let's go home, you too, Rael."
Rael pouted, still unsatisfied with the souls she devoured, but she nodded and returned to knife form which I held, Nero on my shoulder now clicked her mandibles in displeasure, staring right at Rael, Rael shuddered in my arm, her blade glowing red.
...well i think I have a few jealous brats on my plate now, though I wouldn't bother eating them. Now then it's time to go home.