What do I need to do to keep my hunger bar up?
[Answer: eat.]
". . . "
You don't say. . . ಠ,_｣ಠ
[Pupas are usually born in a place where food is abundant, like trees and the likes. They feed on leaves as they are primary consumers. ]
So just leaves in general? Like, doesn't matter what kind of tree?
[Answer: correct.]
Then what was the point of eating my slimy shell if I can just eat any leaves from this place??!
[Answer: Please refer back to chapter 1. All essential information have been provided.]
"..."
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Status!
[. . . .]
Huh? Why isn't it working? Status! Status! Status!
[. . . ]
Show me my status!!
[. . .]
[Ding! Would you like to rename Profile as Status?]
Oh, right. . . Profile!
[Loading profile. . . .]
[Profile loaded.]
「Profile:
Name: Unnamed monster
Species: Pupa
Age: Approximately 3 hours old
Class: F
Star: zero ∅
Hp: 1/5
Mp: 4/4
Ability: -
Skills: Spare me please! (Special)
Rank: F (zero star monster)
Extra information: Taste plain, very common monster species, core ingredient for moisturizer in skincare, additionally the cocoon of pupas are used for clothing. 」
Was the 'extra information' always there or was it just added? Also, I just noticed what's up with the star status?
[Answer: Extra information was recently added.]
Ah cool cool.
[Answer: Stars represent the rarity and gauge the power of a monster. Stars are usually in the form of an obsidian quadrilateral diamond embedded onto the monsters.
∅ stars is of lowest value, given to common monster types and monster of the lowest level in the food web.
¹ Star is the second lowest, given to monster that feed on ∅ stars monsters.
²Stars- ]
Yea yea, I get it the more stars the better right?
Tch. Of all the things I get stuck as a caterpillar with 0 stars. Am I not the protagonist of this novel?! I should be unique!Why do I start with a pathetic character and something with no potential whatsoever.
[The Goddess of humanity is sympathizing with your misfortune.]
[A miniscule blessing is given.]
A blessing? Can I check for more information, Dave?
「Goddess' miniscule blessing:
Rank: F
Type: Passive
Info: A blessing of the goddess.
+1 luck
+1mp
+0.001% recovery rate.」
[Apply blessing?]
Yes yes yes.
[Blessing applied]
[Refreshing Profile. . .]
[Profile refreshed]
「Profile:
Name: Unnamed monster
Species: Pupa
Age: Approximately 3 hours old
Class: F
Star: zero ∅
Hp: 2/5
Mp: 5/5
Ability:
•(Passive) Goddess' miniscule blessing (in-use)
Skills: Spare me please! (Special)
Rank: F (zero star monster)
Extra information: Taste plain, very common monster species, core ingredient for moisturizer in skincare, additionally the cocoon of pupas are used for clothing. 」
Thank you thank you o' wonderful Goddess!! My hp is 2 now and my mp is finally rounded to 5! Oh jeez that maximum mana point of 4 really rubs me the wrong way.
[The Goddess of Humanity accepts your gratefulness.]
I am overjoyed, but why would the Goddess of Humanity help me if I'm not even human? Could it be because I was once a human?
[Warning: Hunger bar rapidly lowering ⚠️]
Ah shit, I should probably start eating as much as they eat in those mukbang videos. Wait-
Don't deduct my hp! It took so long for it to go back to 2 points wuwuwuw* . . ..
(A/n: wuwuwuw* is usually used to express crying in CN novels)
Oh? Nothing's happening?
Shit doesn't count? (ㆁωㆁ)
Yay! ┌|o^▽^o|┘♪
[Answer: Sh*t is a rude word but not considered a profanity]
But you censored the word. . .
[Processing complain. . .]
No no no no need, stop ! Stop !!
[Complain valid. . .]
[Adding "sh*t" in the list of profanity. . .]
Nooooo!!!!
[The Trickster God is laughing at your predicament.]
[1 lucky coin has been sponsored.]
Lucky coin? Huh?
Trickster God?
Who? Constellations are usually historical characters of Earth in Korean Light Novels, right? Then is the trickster God Loki?
[The Trickster God is silently judging you]
Maybe not. Hermes?
[The Trickster God takes back his "Lucky coin".]
Aw jeez man, I'm sorry. My knowledge in myths and history isn't the best. . .
. _(:τ」∠)_
[The Trickster God sends you a message: hmph.]
Sorry. . . .
[The cunning God of Deceit is laughing]
See! See what I mean? Here's another Trickster God! (ΘェΘ)
[The cunning God of Deceit sponsors 1 escape coin.]
Thank you!! Thank you!! God of Deceit, this little one is grateful!!
Can I check what's an escape coin, Dave?
[. . .]
Dave?
[Escape coin:
Description: A coin that allows the caster to escape any situation anywhere and anytime. Flip the coin. As long as the coin lands on tail, immediate evacuation will occur.
Total usage: limited one-time use. ]
Is there a grade to see how rare or powerful this is?
[Escape coin (A+ Artifact)]
A+? that's pretty high isn't it?
[Answer: yes, A is the second rank with S as the top rank. Within the A rank, the highest grade is A++. ]
So it's another hierarchy in a hierarchy
[Answer: yes]
I let the information sink in as I continue to munch on leaves. Unexpectedly, the leaves taste like lemon tea and honey, it was refreshing and if showcased in 'Food W4rs' someone will get naked and blush from eating.
The greener leaves tasted closer to cucumber while the yellower ones tasted like lemon tea and sometimes honey.
It was like paradise, if not for the fact that I heard a shuffle around me. Without any critter in sight, it was not a big deal.
Was it a predator? Most likely.
Was it another pupa? Very likely.
Dave has not issued any warning like it did with the abomination, then again it only mentioned movements in a certain radius.
[Answer: Movement detection does not work on harmless species.]
Oh. Then I don't have to worry.
[. . .]
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"Urgh I miss my phone. I miss the internet." I bemoaned.
All I did for the past 3 hours was eat, eat and eat. The sun doesn't even look like it'll be setting soon.
Just as I was tearing off a piece of leaf, the rustling sound grew nearer and I swear that every one of my hair stood on its end. The rustling came to an end and a fuzzy critter scuttled out from the greenery. It had similar length to me but of a different colour and pattern.
A pair of antennae moved around, as if detecting something and its beady eyes blinked.
What the. . . What is that?
[Answer: Moth Man's Larvae.]
Moth man like the monster month man?
[Answer: yes.]
Aaw look at it go, how cute!! ~\(≧▽≦)/~
The larvae wiggled around, like it was adapting to the environment. It raised its head as if to scan the surrounding and when I entered its peripheral vision. . .
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The fucker assaulted me.