The World Is Overflowing with Monster, I’m Taking a Liking to This Life Chapter 38

I will beco soone who can properly say no, even when soone glares at .

I leave the ho center and walk through the town.

Hmmm

I consider everything that I had just heard as I walked.

Increased SP and JP through Rapid Developnt.

I understood, now that I was able to compare with others. But this was more of a cheat ability than I had expected.

It was only good luck that I was able to acquire it, but now it makes really want an explanation on skills

Even after you acquired new skills and jobs, there was still no description on the status plate.

So you had no choice but to test the skill after acquiring it or speculate based off of the na.

Perhaps I need the Appraisal skill to see skill descriptions.

Appraisal.

A skill that analyzes skills.

I am reminded of how much I need it.

I dont even know what the requirents for getting it are But it seems like it might be an advanced Observation skill.

I had acquired the Observation skill when I got the Spy job.

I was currently level 4.

If I was able to raise this to level 10, would it increase my chances of getting Appraisal?

I could only speculate about all of this, but it was worth trying out.

I will need to raise my detection-type skills as well as Observation

I hadnt thought about it all that much until now, but Rapid Developnt was a permanent skill.

It was different from the other skills.

And so it was necessary for to learn more about it.

It seed that the list of things I needed to do kept increasing.

Baark?

Momo asked if I was okay.

Oops. I had gotten so distracted by my thoughts.

Im fine Momo. Dont worry.

I kneel down and pat her on the head.

.Wafoo.

She replied. Which ant, if you say so.

I chuckled.

She always worried too much. Cutie.

Uh, what is that?

Just as I turned my gaze away from her, a sli caught my eye.

It was near a garbage dump towards a wall.

And inside of the pile of garbage, were several slis.

Who would have youd find them in a place like this?

Danger Detection and Hostility Detection had not been triggered, and so I had almost missed them.

They didnt seem like they were up to anything. They just moved around in the sa place.

No, wait. If you looked closely, they were lting the garbage.

These guys just ate anything, huh?

In fantasy novels, slis were usually depicted as omnivores. And in reality, these guys were no exception.

Hmm, what to do.

It was a real hassle hunting them

And there wasnt much advantage to doing so at the sa ti.

Hm?

Looking closer, there was one particular sli that had a different color than the rest.

The other slis were all blue, but this one was red.

Was it a high ranking sli?

I watched them for a while, but the red sli did not seem to be doing anything other than move around in the sa area like the others.

Strange little creatures

In a way, they were the most mysterious monsters.

Well, there was nothing to do about it now.

They seem to be low level, I dont think there is any harm in leaving them alone.

Ah, right.

Curiosity took a hold of , and I took out so garbage from my Item Box.

It was stuff like plastic containers from finished lunch boxes.

I threw them at the slis.

The slis did not respondno, they started to.

They surrounded the garbage and lted it.

Very slowly.

Huh

I stared at this very interesting sight.

It took the slis about ten minutes to finish eating the garbage.

They jiggled a little before resuming their consumption of the remaining garbage.

They sure eat a lot.

It was like I was looking at huge microorganisms.

Hm? What was it?

Now the red colored sli was slowly coming towards us.

Neither Hostility Detection or Danger Detection were sensing anything.

But I still took a few steps back just in case.

Momo dropped into a fighting stance.

The voice echoes in my head.

What?

For a second I wondered if I had heard that wrong.

The voice echoes in my head once again.

No, I hadnt heard it wrong.

Wow. I didnt think such things could happen with monsters.

I an, this ant that slis had a will of their own.

The sli was jiggling and staring at or I thought that it was.

Perhaps it was because I fed them?

Hmm

But

I wasnt sure about this one.

People would often befriend slis in web novels. But in real life

I look at the red sli near the garbage pile and think.

It didnt seem to be threatening to , but it looked like there were no rits to it either..

If anything, considering my specialized skills, wouldnt it actually be in the way?

Concealnt and Presence Block only affect . And Momo could at least hide in shadows.

Also, the sli was slow, I would have to carry it to move around. And it didnt seem like it would be useful in combat.

Having it around would just be a burden.

I choose No inside of my head.

I dont know if it was just , but it looked like the red sli shuddered with sorrow.

But it was probably just .

It was. It must be.

Lets go, Momo. Well search for other monsters.

Bark.

Yes, I wasnt wrong.

I couldnt be wrong.

Just as I begin to walk out again, my stomach rumbles.

Now that I think of it, its almost lunchti.

I look at my watch and see that it is past twelve.

Lets take a break then, Momo.

Bark.

We search for a building that we can rest in.

That looks like a good place.

There was a multi-story apartnt close by.

I turned my back to the jiggly sli and headed towards the building with Momo.

At the sa ti, on the roof of a certain apartnt building

As I thought, there are fewer and fewer monsters within this visible periter.

She says as she looks at the town through a scope.

It was the third day after the monsters had appeared.

She had not taken a single step outside of the apartnt, instead, she stayed here and sniped.

Due to this, her level had gone up and she received more than enough points.

However, it seed that this strategy had reached its limits.

Because there were now much fewer monsters who were within range of her shooting.

Maybe I should finally leave

Considering her own job and skills, it would be better for her to stay.

However, it was quite clear that she had reached her limits here.

I could use my points to strengthen my skills and status. Then I could find another good building and hole up there

She could find another tall apartnt building that fit the requirents of her job, and make it her new base.

I wish I had soone to work with. I do wonder if that guy and his dog are still alive

She recalled the guy and his shiba that had co here yesterday.

He had an interesting skill.

But ultimately, she had walked away without being able to talk to him.

Well, he seed rather scummy. Hes probably alive.

No, maybe not scum. But he did play dirty.

That is how she felt after seeing him fight at the supermarket and his reactions here.

Why did she think that?

Because she was the sa.

She didnt want to die. She wanted to live.

And so she would kill monsters, raise her level, and plan ways to ensure her safety.

That being said. She thinks

That dog was really cute

It always stuck close to him and wagged its tail.

It was so adorable.

She wanted to pet its soft fur.

She was a dog person, not a cat person.

And she had a special fondness for shiba dogs.

If this apartnt hadnt banned keeping pets, she would probably have had a cute dog like that as well.

Her cheeks beca slightly flushed.

She was like a love-struck maiden.

I want to et that dog again.

She could barely rember the face of the guy. On the other hand, Momos appearance was beautified by about 200 tis.

Shy people generally didnt rember peoples faces.

Map.

She mumbled, and the status plate transford.

It turned into a three-dinsional recreation of the town.

Yes, this one looks good.

It was a tall apartnt building that was a small distance away from the ho center.

This place would fit the requirents of her job.

She would have to gather new furniture and food. But that was a compromise she had to make.

Alright, I should go then.

She leaned the now familiar rifle on her shoulder and stood up.

And so the girl, Natsu Ichinose, went out into the town to look for her new hunting spot.

And in a corner of her heart, she had a small hope that she would see that shiba again.