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

"- Anyway, now that this is happening, the intelligent zombie and the Wolf King... we'll have to crush both sooner."

I knew it would happen.

Nishino nods.

"... weren't the werewolves supposed to be on your side?

"Things have changed. And by the time Shrum became one of us, we were almost there."

Mr. Liberty raises two fingers.

"I wanted the Sea King and the Wolf King to be my allies, not only because they were powerful, but also because they had a clear role to play."

"Role...?

"Yes, the Sea King and the Wolf King contradict each other with the strongest shield. Especially I wanted to keep the absolute defense of the Sea King Shrum under control. To protect your people from being caught up in an advance battle.

In contrast, the Wolf King is a spear. A monster with Absolute Attack that has the potential to win against any opponent. I wanted to be one of the pushers in the battle against the advance team. But now that it's in the enemy's hands, we have to crush it. "

"That's right...."

I glanced at the lost queen ant.

(I'm sorry about this, but the situation is different. I can't help it....)

Originally hostile.

It's too dangerous to leave that zombie alone without knowing how he got the Wolf King to follow him.

"It's too late today, why don't we start tomorrow? Everyone will still be tired from training."

"I see. Tomorrow, when the sun rises, let's act."

"Hey, how about that ant?

"I'll put it in the shadow cage. If you're in the shadows, you don't have to be one of them."

I'll put the queen ant in the Shadow Cage.

"Khhhh...."

"What's wrong, Momo?

"... ufu"

Momo had a silly look on his face, but when I asked him, he went into the shadows and said nothing.

Is Momo against Schwartz's crusade?

Or do you have another idea?

I'll ask you again later.

Anyway, the discussion ended and the meeting was dissolved on the spot.

Nishino-kun came when he was taking a shower and resting in his room that night.

I had two coffee cups in my hand.

Kudo, I need to talk to you for a minute, okay?

"I don't mind. Do you want to move?

"No, please stay here."

Nishino-kun gives me one of the cups and lowers his hips.

Have a sip of coffee. Yeah, it's delicious.

"So, what are you talking about?

"I'm LV30."

"Oh, that's... congratulations."

"Thank you."

Nishino seems to have finally reached LV30 with today's training.

"Does consultation mean where you want to evolve?

"Yes, I'd love to hear Mr. Kudo's opinion."

Nishino-kun has eight possible evolutionary destinations.

"Master", "Forester", "Dwarf", "Rock Digger", "Fox Man", "Robot", "Dragon Man", "Heaven Man".

Hee, "Dragon Man" and "Heavenly Man" are the first evolutionary destinations I've seen.

"The first six were at Kudo's place of evolution, so I have information, but I don't know the other two. Can you check it out?

"Yeah, sure."

I'm going to look at two evolutionary destinations with the right to ask questions.

"Dragon Man (Tatsubito)"

Top human species (rare). Five senses and physical abilities are enhanced, and race-specific skills can be used.

Increases all stats with growth correction.

It is possible to transform into a form called Dragon Man form.

Normally, it's the same as a normal person.

Heavenly man (solabit)

Top human species (rare). You can use multiple Race Specific Skills.

This will slightly increase your stats and allow you to convert three of your existing skills to higher skill levels.

It doesn't look like a normal person.

... amazing. Both are quite powerful destinations for evolution.

Dragon Man will gain considerable power in battle, and it is an incredible effect to replace Heavenly Skills with Higher Skills.

Nishino asks me about the traits of the two species.

On reflection, Nishino opened his mouth. [M]

"... it must still be 'Heaven'."

I knew it.

"Dragon Man" is an evolutionary destination for fighting on the front lines like Roppo.

I don't think it's a good fit for Nishino, the backup. [M]

In contrast, "Heaven" can strengthen Nishino's style as it is, and it has no disadvantages.

Compared to other destinations, there will be no other choice.

"Without this, I thought I'd be a 'superior', but I'm not worried anymore."

That's right.

"Master" is an evolutionary destination that can increase the effectiveness of existing skills and increase the LV of skills by 2.

It certainly suits Nishino-kun's style, but it is undeniably inferior to "Heavenly Man".

"By the way, do you know how long it takes to evolve?

"Please wait a moment. I'll check it out. Heavenly... it seems like about an hour. By the way, the Dragon Man will be over in a few seconds."

"It's a long time difference....."

"That's right. Maybe this is different depending on whether it's for combat or not.

Momo, Aka, Alpa and Roppo finished evolving in a few seconds, whereas it took about an hour for the "newcomer" and "heavenly man" to evolve. I think the time it takes to evolve will vary depending on whether you are fighting or becoming a different species.

"... Mr. Kudo, can you watch while I lose my mind?

"I don't mind. It's still early to go to bed."

"Thank you."

Nishino operates his status screen.

Shortly afterwards, I lost consciousness of falling into the spot.

"Now, while Nishino-kun is asleep, can we make coffee instead?"

I can sleep well at night even if I drink coffee, so there is no problem.

I thought I'd tell Ichinose-san and Rokubana-chan, but they were both talking in the same room, so I decided to just send them an email for now.

"Kazuto, Kazuto. What's that?

"Hmm? Was it up, Sora? Is this it? Coffee. You want a drink?

I want to drink it!

Recently, Shiro is intrigued by my food. Looks like a little monster.

Shiro sticks to the cup with both hands and feet and licks it.

"It's bitter! It's not good!

"Fufu, isn't it too early for Shiro yet?

When I get used to it, I get used to the pain and scent.

I was very happy when I raised the milk instead.

--An hour later, Nishino woke up.

"How are you feeling?

"... it's a strange feeling. It feels like new energy is swirling inside your body."

There is no apparent change.

However, Nishino-kun is right, the signs are getting stronger and stronger.

Evolved and increased its presence.

"Why don't you check the status?

Oh, yeah.

Nishino opens his stats.

"... HP, MP, and status are certainly up. And more skills."

"What skills?

"Skills called" Sky Eye "and" Road Strength "."

The Sky Eye is a skill that can overlook the battlefield and look beyond walls and buildings.

Road power is a skill that can enhance the power of things Nishino-kun uses.

Both are perfect skills for Nishino-kun.

"What skills do you want to rank up?

"Just think about it a little bit more. I wonder if the candidates are around" Leadership, "" Combat Support, "" Orders, "or" Luck. "I don't have that many skills in the first place."

Well, we still have time to think about it carefully.

……

When I looked at Nishino-kun, he looked at his status with a strange look.

"What's wrong?

"No, no...."

It is a bad reaction to dental cuts.

Is something wrong?

"... I see. I think we should stop talking about this...."

Nishino looks at me like he made up his mind. [M]

"Mr. Kudo, I need to talk to you."

"What do you want to talk about?

Nishino-kun nodded.

"It's about my skill, 'Killing a Clan'."

"Killing my clan....?

What a disturbing skill name.

I mean...

"I'm... a murderer."

"Nh...!

"I want to tell you everything. Could you just hang out with me for a second...."

With that cut out, Nishino started talking.

The day he killed his people.