Crawling to get to my destination and getting comfortable doing so is really not the best experience. I really miss legs, because now without them I have to move by contracting my body and then relaxing like a darned caterpillar.
It was exhausting, tiring and gut wrenching (literally, because I have to keep contracting my stomach then relaxing and repeating the whole process as quickly as I can). And added with the lack of nutrients because apparently my shell only fills up about half of the hunger bar (｡í _ ì｡) things were 10x harder.
Starting life in extra hard mode, what bad luck. God, if you're real and you feel the need to give me a lesson because I didn't believe in your existence and constantly question your followers. . . . I would like to say that you're a real piece of petty vindictive turd.
But besides that, I'm sorry God for not believing in you. If you're real please forgive me.
Have pity on this poor but cute pupa!
[Skill under cooldown.
Time remaining until next usage: 1 year.]
Is there really no other way, a much easier way to walk?
[Answer: Unlike common caterpillars in your world, Pupas have legs.]
"?!"
Why didn't you tell me this just now, you stupid system?! I've been trying to move from this stupid branch for an hour now! And I'm not even close to my destination!
[Incorrect: it has been approximately 5 minutes since your attempt to move.]
Then why didn't you tell me from the start before my suffering?!
[Answer: No questions were asked in the previous 5 minutes.]
Arghh you'll be the death of me!!
[Incorrect: the death of you will most likely be the little human currently staring at you while it is slurping down its own snot.]
I whipped my head to look down from the tree branch, spotting a gigantic head that seemed too big for the little body to carry. It was hairless like a bird's egg and with slitted eyes- looking dumbly while its nose was leaking mucus.
Gross, monster.
[Incorrect: It is a human child.]
What's the difference?
[. . .]
Both are abominations. Look at that horrid thing! People should really learn to get vasectomy or tubal ligation so every time they make papapa* sounds no spawn of the devils pop up after 9 months.
(A/n: I don't think there's a need to explain what the papapa is supposed to be, but in case you didn't get it it's 'sexual intercourse'. It's an onomatopoeia-ish word, I guess.)
[Ding! 1 Hp restored.]
[Current Hp: (2/5)]
For a second there, I forgot about my close call to death. Hehe(^ω^;)ゞ
[The Punished King of Sissy is displeased at your nonchalant attitude with death]
Sissy? Pfft- what kind of title is that. I'm laughing so hard right now I might start growing extra hard muscles on my stomach.
As if looking at a pupa rolling around and letting out high pitched 'squeak squeak' noises pulled a trigger, the abomination let out an amused giggle.
A giggle that sent chills down my spine, well- that is if I was a vertebrate. That's besides the point. The point is, it was a bad omen.
[The Punished King of Sissy is laughing at your predicament.]
This fu-
（ꐦ𝅒_𝅒）
Come at me bro! Come at me! I'LL MAKE SURE TO CUT OFF YOUR LITTLE BROTHER!!
(A/n: If you're not familiah with chinese novels, 'little brothers' are usually another way to say the copulation organ of a guy)
[The Punished King of Sissy is smiling maliciously]
Ew, what the hell man are you a masochist?
[Warning: Detected movement from a radius of 3 metres]
I didn't know you can detect movement from a certain range, how useful! Aiya*, I'm so cool even the kid's climbing up now because he couldn't resist my charms.
(A/n: again, from chinese novels. 'Aiya' is an expression for surprise/amazement or complaint/impatience)
Wait-
It's climbing up?!
[Answer: Yes.]
Blaring alarms sounded in my head, either from disgust or fear I don't know but I quickly plop down with my stomach to the branch amd rolled away from the trunk of the tree. I ignored the aching muscles of lil' ol' me that protested with every contact with the tree barks because no matter how badly it stings I'll never let that abomination get to me.
I didn't realize when I was in a state of panic but when adrenaline starts pumping, this stupid body of a pupa unconsciously did a live-saving action. Only after I was temporarily safe from the hideous devil incarnate did I finally notice it something was off with my body.
***
Hidden behind a leaf, I curled my body to look at my newly grown pairs of feet. Plural. . . yes. Millions of feet sprouted from my body (ew).
Wow fuck that's disgusting.
[Ding! Profanity detected, Hp reduced by 1]
[Current Hp (1/5)]
Damn it. Stupid feet.
[The Empress of Heaven is rubbing her temple]
"####?!" the abomination shouted.
I couldn't understand what it said but judging by the tone, I figured it must be a sadistic idea of some sort. Crawling backwards, I hid myself deeper into the greenery to camouflage better as my color complemented the color of the leaves.
"#####." It called out again, to no avail.
Seeing that I was gone, the demon slid down the tree and huffed in anger and disappointment.
Come to think of it, I wonder why I can't understand it- not even hear something that sounded like words. Does this world use a completely different language? or other means of communicating?
[Answer: Current intelligence is insufficient to understand other species.]
Oh. So pupas are dumb too.
[Answer: Monster with the lowest stats.]
I heard you the first time, no need to rub salt to the wound- system. Come to think of it, you don't have a name do you?
[Incorrect, I have a name.]
You do? Whatcha' called?
[D6ÆV3]
Pardon?
[. . .]
I'll just call you Dave.
[. . . .]
[⚠️ Warning! Low Hunger bar. Immediate actions will be done to prevent hunger bar to reach zero.
Please start eating or the body will go 'into evolution but backwards.' ]
Did you just quote PewDiePie?
[Answer: It is not within my power to name conditions and effects.]
Oh, so someone from the higher hierarchy named it?
[correct.]
Then what does Evolution but backwards do?
[Answer: Remaining conscience and awareness of previous identity will be invalid. You will become a normal pupa and live until hunger bar is maxed out.]
Doesn't seem that bad.
[Incorrect: you will remain aware subconsciously, unable to control anything and only be able to watch as the body continues to follow its animalistic instincts. Sensory neurones will continue to work as usual, therefore all sense of pain will be felt.]
Nevermind.