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Original Translation: Blastron
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I found my first target.
{Elro Ferekt – LV 5 – failed to appraise status}
Another one of these frogs that I’ve kept running into. Its level’s way higher than the other ones, though.
Hmmmm. I have no idea how my stats changed after evolving, and I’m kinda wanting to test them out. I’m betting that evolving made them stronger, though.
Though… my level did get set back down to one. Until now, whenever it went up, my stats were increased. If they got dropped back down when my level got reset, that would be seriously dangerous. Well, I don’t quite think that’s the case, but there are definitely games with leveling systems like that, where you get weak immediately after you evolve but then get way stronger after you recover from that. Kind of like a “New Game +” sort of thing, but if that were to happen in reality the results might be disastrous.
Yeah. I’m probably worrying about nothing, but, still, let’s proceed with caution. Since I’m still a little bit concerned, I’m not going to charge in and do anything reckless. My life is on the line, after all, and discretion is the better part of valor.
I stealthily creep up the wall, take my position on the ceiling, and start to creep forward, upside-down. When I arrive just above the frog, I string one line between me and the ceiling, then use a separate thread to weave a mini-web around my forelegs. Preparations complete! I get ready to lower myself down.
Three… two… one… GO!!
I plunge from above, mini-web stretched out before me. Before the frog can even flinch, it’s been wrapped in my web, and I cling to its back as I continue to spray more thread. When it’s tied too tightly to struggle, I bite at it through my webs! CHOMP!
Hmm! Not bad, if I do say so myself. Perhaps I should start calling myself Assassin? Ehehehe. Who could possibly win against my thread and my fangs?!
Ahh, well, first off, I’ve got a frog to eat.
Hmm, but seriously, though. I evolved, but I’m still doing basically the same things. I originally set out with the goal of gaining some more practical combat experience, but lately I think I’ve not really been keeping up with that. The monsters here are way stronger than me, you know? If it’s a straight up fight, my life will be on the line, you know? I’m seriously not finding any monsters of a suitable level for me to practice against. I’m getting really good at my sneak attack assassination combo, though, but I’m not always guaranteed a sneak attack. If I’ve built a nest, then there’s no way I’ll have the element of surprise against anything that tries to break through it! And wasn’t the entire reason why I set out on this quest to get strong enough to defend my home?
No, no! I’ve evolved! My level’s gone up! Even my base stats have gone up, and that alone is huge! My actions until now have not at all been for naught! Think of it like that!
Hooooohf. I nearly wrote off all of my progress as meaningless. That’s bad, that’s bad.
Ummmf. Still, out here in reality, relying one hundred percent on sneak attacks is actually really dangerous. When I lost my home, that was because I was relying too heavily on the power of my webs. What I need is to come up with a new weapon, any weapon! …Hah, if I could just come up with one that easily though, life would be great…
Just off the top of my head what about my currently-unusable [Heresy Magic]? If I could figure out how to use this thing, a whole new world of tactics would open up to me. Of course, I don’t have the manual. Grr.
If I was a human, I’d be able to learn how to use this from another human, right? Ah well, even if I wonder about that it’s not like it’s going to make a difference. Being forced to do everything myself is both kind of nice and a huge pain. It’s nice because I don’t have to subject myself to the rest of humanity, but having to tackle every problem on my own is a ton of effort! Either way, it’s not like I could get any information out of humans. I can’t talk.
Hmm, I could do it if I was telepathic, couldn’t I? Oh, right, haven’t I been earning more skill points? If I’ve been getting ten points per level, by the time I hit level ten I should have saved up a hundred. It cost me a hundred points to learn [Appraisal], so I should be able to pick up a new skill with what I’ve got now.
Hey, Ms. “Voice of Heaven”! What do you think, can I get it?
<Number of skill points currently in possession: 200. Number of skill points required to acquire skill [Telepathy – LV1]: 100. Acquire skill?>
Ohhhh! I can!
Hmmmm. Is telepathy even useful to me at the moment, though, with nobody around? Nah, bzzt, rejected.
Although, I have two hundred points! Maybe I’ve been gaining twenty points per level. Ah! That means that by the time I’ve hit level six, I’ll be able to afford another skill! I bought Appraisal right when I started, and although it was pretty useless when I got it, I’ve been able to slowly grind it up into something useful. I still think I might have done something wasteful.
Hmm? Ah, wait, wait. Let’s think back a little harder. Didn’t I try, back when I was level six, to buy another skill, and… fail, because I didn’t have enough skill points, right? Hmmmm?
Well, it could be that skill points are increased both by leveling up and evolving. I have no real way to determine what it really is, though! Let’s put aside the problem of skill point increases for now.
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