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

163. Holders of bulimia

"Trees" had bright red flowers.

The two stare at the flower with interest.

"Wow, that's a beautiful flower.... Is that it? But those flowers didn't bloom until yesterday, did they?

"Right. The tree looks small because it's big, but that one's pretty big. Peony...... No, you're bigger. Just..."

- It's like a person's head...

That's about it, and for some reason, fresh water got chilly.

Blurring and trembling, looking around.

"? What is it, Chief Fresh Water?

"No, just... yeah, right. I just thought it was about the size of a bowling ball."

"Oh, maybe that's for sure"

……

(Why did I get chilly right now?

I don't know.

But when I look at those flowers, I feel sexually cold for some reason.

"And I'll be back soon anyway. I don't have time for grass. Look, hurry up."

"Wow, I know. Ladies and gentlemen, let's go back."

Fresh water follows the scene in such a hurry.

I don't know why, but I wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

And to the flower, no, the moment I turned my back on the 'tree'...

"Oh...?

"Is that it?"

They both tilted their necks at the same time.

What have we been talking about?

I don't know. I can't remember.

- But if you can't remember, I guess it's no big deal.

So they concluded, and they left the scene behind.

"- That 'tree' is a monster"

After finishing the investigation, I had Ichinose, Nishino-kun, and Roku gather together.

Was Ichinose and Roppo taking a bath, wrapped in a towel around their neck in a ruffled outfit? Drinking milk was placed on the table.

"Monster...... is it"

"Yeah, that's pretty nasty too"

Ichinose asks while drinking milk.

'The Right to Question' told me that tree was a monster.

Not only that, but it also gave detailed answers to the characteristics, skills, etc.

"That tree is attacking only unskilled people (...)"

People gain levels and skills if they defeat monsters. Gain the power to fight monsters.

But that tree seems to have the trait of attacking only unskilled people.

"Just a human being..."

Nishino puts his hand on his chin and squeals back at the parrot.

Put your hand on your jaw, think a little,

"That tree was growing all over town, wasn't it? That was what was growing through the house, or some trees that were taking in cars and growing. Because all the residents who disappeared..."

"Yeah, you should think it's become the 'nutrient' of that tree"

Someone who was deciding on a cage castle, someone whose legs were handicapped and unable to move, someone who was hospitalized.

Those who did not or could not fight such monsters were attacked by unknown trees and disappeared one after the other.

- The number of residents is too small.

The question you used to say Nishino.

This is why.

The people of the town were attacked and taken in by those trees.

Gathari, and Rokka-chan get up from the chair.

"Hey, wait a minute. Then why don't we notice it? That's crazy. Do you realize how much it costs? Unless you use skills like that to attack people without someone noticing - ah..."

She said it herself and noticed Rokuka, too.

Wait for my words in cold sweat.

Yes. She's right, that's where the most annoying thing about that tree is.

"Yeah, Aisaka is right. The troublesome thing about that tree - that it has the skills of a 'perception inhibition' system. And it absorbs even the very existence of the people who took it in."

Yes, that's the true horror of that tree.

Nobody even realizes that people are being attacked because they have the skills of a 'perception inhibition' system.

If you don't turn your attention to that tree with a strong consciousness, you won't be able to recognize its existence any time soon.

They also have defenses to prevent people with skills from attacking them.

And the organism taken in by that tree takes away even its' being '.

The proof that you lived, the memories of others, the whole thing that you said, you absorb that tree.

So nobody notices. I can't notice.

Who disappeared, even who was gone.

"That's who Nishino was feeling" uncomfortable. "

"... for God's sake"

"You're lying... I don't know..."

I guess they also understood the horror, the threat, correctly.

I get a look like I chewed up a bitter bug.

That the number of inhabitants does not match, and that no one realizes it. That's the answer.

Too malicious a tree trait.

Really this world is a piece of shit.

"Frightened..."

Blurb and Roppo shake their bodies.

"Does that mean we could forget?" Natsuya, Nissy... and her parents... "

"Only humans below level one are attacked by that tree. We won't be included, but we can't deny anything else."

"Oh no..."

their parents, relatives and friends.

If those people hadn't gotten to the next level, there's a chance they'd already be taken in by a tree and 'forgotten'.

It takes away memories I've had until then.

What the hell is wrong with this?

"I remember... I still remember. The old lady and the old lady. Everyone in my class..."

"Wow, me too... I still remember,..."

"Huh...!

Shivering, Rokka-chan and Ichinose explore their memories desperately.

Nishino, on the other hand, had a difficult face in mind.

"Nishino-kun...?

"Oh no... if that's true, you need to move fast"

"Yeah, that's right"

There's no better reason to leave that tree alone than to find out it's a monster.

We should finish this as soon as possible.

"But how do you take down such a big tree?

"There is a way. That answered the question right, too."

How to knock down a tree.

That too, 'The Right to Question' answered me.

I'm glad you kindly taught me, but now I'll have to try that method.

"So, first thing tomorrow morning?

"... no, let's act now"

Already the sun sets and the outside is enveloped in darkness.

But I have 'dark vision' skills, so I have no problem.

That 'dragon' has no sign of moving, and now he's free to move.

(It would suck in case a tree already had 'flowers' on it...)

"The Right to Question" also taught me the 'other trait' of that tree.

If those trees put on 'flowers' and their properties are activated, it will be a big deal.

Hit your hand before it does.

Now it's our turn to set it up.

I'll drive 'trees' around here.

Literally rooted.

"... so can you tell me how to do it? What are you guys so scared of?

In a room at City Hall - Fifty Storms Tenka asks the man in front of her.

Sitting in a chair shaking is one of the survivors of the militia.

There is no one else. Just the two of us.

"Um... that's..."

"Can't you answer that? Hey, this is what I'm asking you?

"Huh...! Shh, sorry! I will answer! Please don't hate yourself because I will answer!

When Shika gave a disappointing look, the militia man gave her a desperate look and went to her feet.

He looks down at the man who pleads desperately, and Tenka laughs damned.

Skill 'Charm'.

Skills of twisting and bending the other person's will and brainwashing them to conform to their will.

This is true if you have higher skill levels than when you were in school and do not have resistance skills.

(That fucking father didn't seem to hear anything from Shiwada after all, either, can't help it...)

- Dragon raid.

Due to that gotagota, Fujita and Towada's discussions also remained halfway through.

She was eavesdropping on the discussion in the next room, too.

(There's a monster in the next town... That's what Towada said...)

A dragon that suddenly appeared.

At first, I thought the dragon was definitely a monster in the next town, but I felt uncomfortable when I saw Towada's reaction.

All the survivors of the militia - including Shiwada - were astonished and showed no further reaction. Even though I'm going to be so frightened, it's too thin a reaction to the crack that the culprit has made.

What does that mean?

(The 'monster' in the neighboring town isn't the 'dragon'...)

There are others.

Something frightens them more than that dragon.

(It's not a good question of not knowing...)

That's why she went out so hard.

It is unwillingness with her to use her 'glamour' skills to murmur, but the situation is the situation.

I can't choose the means.

If we do not get information as soon as possible, we will be greatly hampered in our future actions.

"Come on, tell me. What's in the next town? Why are you so frightened?

What the hell scares you to this point?

If she's a strong monster, she's seen it many times.

Fear and dying many times.

But in view of the experience, their 'fright' seemed unusual.

"- I don't..."

"I can't hear you. Again, let me get this straight."

"- Remember, I don't."

"... what?

For a moment, Shika couldn't understand what the man was saying.

"We... we don't remember anything. I don't know what attacked me... I can't remember that..."

"... are you kidding me?

"I'm not kidding! I really can't remember! It's just something... a monster you might not be comfortable with... killed all of our people... yes, maybe all of our people! Otherwise I can't explain it!

……

It didn't look like you were lying.

A monster attacked me. Yet I can't remember the monster.

Obviously contradictory.

"Look at this... look at this"

……

That's the one picture the man gave you.

It was a group photo of militia members.

Nearly fifty militia members are shown against the backdrop of the garrison.

This man, Towada, and other surviving members were properly listed.

"What's wrong with this?

"They're probably our people..."

"Maybe what? You remember about your coworker's face, don't you?

But the man shook his head to the side.

"... I can't remember. None of them...... I don't remember anyone but the members who survive with me right now! He must have been a colleague! We must have been fighting together! Yet... I can't remember any of us! I can't remember why... Ugh..."

The trick of weeping with my head didn't seem very acting.

I guess he really doesn't remember. The crew in this photo.

That's why he's scared.

That's all there was to be about 'something', but I don't remember that. I can't remember. That was why they were so frightened from now on.

(Lack of memory...... no, or -)

Tenka calmly tries to analyze from what the man says and does.

(Sounds similar... with the 'discomfort' I felt from Grandpa Ken and Shimizu...)

Error in the number of people previously advanced by Tenka in the context of the discussion.

Plus that situation where nobody questioned me except myself.

Both are about perception and memory. I don't think it has anything to do with it.

"No way, the monster in the next town..."

Unexpectedly, she looks out the window.

The trees covering the town looked slightly creepy as it lit up in the moonlight.

'It' was very painful.

- Foot linai.

Totally, foot linai.

'It' shakes the body and makes sure there is nothing around it.

Vibrations transmitted from the ground, footsteps, vibrations transmitted through the atmosphere, breathing sounds.

Feel them all, and 'it' searches for and eats prey.

"You've earned experience."

I get a voice.

I don't care.

Not enough. Not enough at all.

It stretches its roots again, stretches its branches, flies its leaves, sprinkles pollen, searches for prey, eats it.

Not enough, not enough, not enough.

More, more, more.

"You've earned experience."

"Skill 'bulimia' is activated:

"You have earned the skill 'Physical Regeneration'."

My voice sounds.

Not enough, not enough, not enough.

"You've earned experience."

"Skill 'bulimia' is activated:

"You have earned the skill HP Auto Recovery."

"Skill 'Shock Absorption' gained:" Skill 'Patience' gained:

"You've earned experience."

Gain Experience -

My voice sounds.

Not satisfied, not satisfied, not satisfied, not satisfied.

I'm hungry.

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How long have I been hearing 'voices'?

No, no. There's nothing there.

"Sole" finally realized that there was prey around - nothing to eat.

- belly gutter......

follow your instincts, follow your skills, follow your desires,

It's - "The Great Tree of Raging Eclipse" made a move.