Slither slither slither.
Rustle!
Gurgle gurgle.
Chomp!
Time to eat!
《Experience Points reached a certain threshold. Individual, Small Taratekt has leveled up from LV1 to LV2.》 《Various base stats have increased.》 《Skill Proficiency level-up bonus acquired.》 《Skill Points obtained.》 Leveled up, huh.
Kinda bummed that no skills leveled up, but I'll take it.
Oh, prey spotted.
Slither slither slither.
《Proficiency reached a certain threshold. Skill "Stealth LV1" acquired.》 Rustle!
Gurgle gurgle.
Chomp!
Time to eat!
Hmm?
Was something different mixed in there just now?
The Voice of Heaven (tentative) said something, I think.
Huh?
Skill?
Stealth?
Something that makes me harder for enemies to spot?
I've hardly ever been found out until now, so... not really needed, is it?
Well, if they say they're giving it, I'll take it.
Oh, prey spotted.
Slither slither slither.
Rustle!
Gurgle gurgle.
Chomp!
《Conditions met. Title "Assassin" acquired.》 《Due to the effect of Title "Assassin," Skills "Stealth LV1" and "Shadow Magic LV1" acquired.》 《"Stealth LV1" has been integrated into "Stealth LV1."》 Time to eat!
Hmm?
Heard something again.
Title?
Come to think of it, this is the first time I've gotten a new title since Evil Eater and Blood Kin Eater.
I tried all sorts of weird dances and whatnot to see if I could unlock a new title, but in the end I didn't get a single one.
Assassin, huh.
I'm starting to feel more and more ninja-like.
Oh, wait — prey spotted.
Slither slither slither.
Rustle!
Gurgle gurgle.
Chomp!
《Conditions met. Title "Monster Slayer" acquired.》 《Due to the effect of Title "Monster Slayer," Skills "Strength LV1" and "Durability LV1" acquired.》 Time to eat!
Ooh?
Heard something again.
Monster Slayer?
Wait, I've been slaughtering Monsters left and right in this Dungeon this whole time!
Now you're telling me?
Is this one of those things where you get the title based on how many you've defeated?
Hmm.
Hmph!?
Prey spotted again!
Slither slither slither.
Rustle!
Gurgle gurgle.
Chomp!
Time to eat!
《Proficiency reached a certain threshold. Skill "Overeating LV1" acquired.》 Again?
Today's been something else, huh.
Also — what even is "Overeating"?
As a skill name, seriously?
This better not be some kind of negative skill...
Oh well, already ate it.
Ever since I evolved, I haven't been able to get full, but finally my belly's nice and round.
Yep, that mysterious phenomenon where food vanishes right after eating it — looks like that was limited to right after Evolution.
Thank goodness.
If that otherworldly stomach had kept going forever, my Engel coefficient would've been off the charts.
Well, I don't have any money, so I don't technically have an Engel coefficient to begin with.
Penniless over here.
...Let me just hold on a second.
I've been hungry and brushing things off, but hasn't today been seriously, like... weird? Everything's been really... y'know?
Everything's been y'know-ing because it's y'know. You know?
Yeah.
Let me just calm down.
I leveled up.
That's good.
If you hunt, levels come eventually, so it's nothing surprising.
I got the Stealth skill.
That's good too.
Would I call it useful? Eh, better than nothing, I guess. If I'm getting it, might as well take it.
I got Titles.
This isn't normal, right?
No wait — getting Titles is fine?
More than fine, even!
But two of them back to back?! Just how lucky is that?
Let's see.
Assassin and Monster Slayer.
Both pretty menacing-sounding titles.
Oh, and none of my titles have ever been anything good, huh.
Should've realized that by now.
So, Assassin — that's a pretty ninja-ish title.
Getting Stealth and Shadow Magic along with it? Yeah, that totally tracks.
Shadow Magic — does that mean I can, like, slip into shadows?
Hiding in shadows, assassination-type magic, right?
Either way, I wouldn't have the faintest idea how to use it though.
That's why I keep saying I don't know how to use magic-type stuff!
Ugh, instruction manual, please!
As for Monster Slayer, I don't really get it.
What even is this?
Strength and Durability?
Way too vague to tell what kind of skills they are.
Hmm?
If I think about it straightforwardly — maybe they're skills that passively boost the physical attack power and defense power from my Status stats?
Or maybe they're auxiliary skills that temporarily boost Status for a set time?
The first case would be fine, but the second — I still wouldn't know how to use them.
Guess I'll just leave them be.
And finally, Overeating?
This really isn't a negative skill, is it?
Even if it's just in name, giving a girl a skill called "Overeating" — I'm half inclined to go pick a fight with the Voice of Heaven (tentative)!
Are you trying to say I'm fat!?
No!
Absolutely not!
I just get a little puffy after eating, that's all!
One good night's sleep and I'm back to being sleek!
Behold these slender legs!
These gorgeous legs that look like they could snap at any moment!
These stick-thin legs no human could ever hope to achieve!
And you STILL dare call me fat!?
If anything, I'm thin when I haven't just eaten!
Hah... hah...
...How hollow.
Nobody ever called me fat in my past life either, so I kind of overreacted there.
If anything, people called me bony and skeletal...
Well, but today was a giant leap forward, wasn't it?
Getting this many things at once is definitely a first.
I hope I keep getting more at this rate.
What, I'm being naive?
Yeah, yeah, you're right.