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"So what is this thing supposed to be now, peko?"
"I don't know…"
"Why is it like that, peko?"
"I don't know…"
"Wait, why is it flashing with green colors, ahh… it makes me dizzy, peko…"
"I don't know… it's from another world, so it obviously rare, odd, and weird, just like the previous two are…" said Ervas to Pekorina in the middle of the dining table downstairs, where Shoggoth was sitting nearby while swallowing almost anything that seemed digestible for it, which was mostly anything, even plates and cups without any food were eaten by Shoggoth.
"This is true quite the rare creature," said Jason with a bitter smile, already accustomed to Ervas summoning weird things thanks to his mother's lineage of Dagvaarder Demons (Summoning Demons).
"So you named it Shoggoth?! That is a fitting name, indeed" said Veronica while nodding, understanding the origin of the name from one of Earth's Lovecraftian Mythos.
Shoggoth was depicted as an amorphous creature similar to the Shoggoth summoned by Ervas, it had many eyes that popped in and out, fleshy, and slimy ooze as a body, dozens of tentacles, and a formless body, while also having the ability to screech very loudly.
"Shoooghh… Shoooghh…" muttered Shoggoth as it kept feeding itself, it seemed to have just come to this world, but it was already having a nice time.
"I wonder how does it feel for these creatures to come to this world? Do they feel sad, do they miss their home?" asked Ismene while inspecting with a slight disgust the anatomy of Shoggoth.
"I think they're experiencing the isekai dream," said Veronica.
"Indeed, it is an isekai for them," said Ervas while nodding in agreement.
"What are you two talking about…? What's an 'isekai'?" asked Ismene with confusion.
"Err… it's a popular literary genre in a certain area of our previous world" said Veronica.
"Nothing to care about, don't mind us," said Ervas.
"Shoogh… Shoogh…"
"How is that thing even alive?" asked Acathea.
"Shogh…"
"Acathea, please don't call Shoggoth as a 'thin', he is a friend, call him by his name…" said Ervas.
"Ah! Really…? Well, fine, Shoggoth, how do you live?" asked Acathea.
"Shoooogh"
"No answers…" muttered Acathea.
"Well, it is rather natural to expect that the physiology of creatures originated from another worlds or planes to be different from that of us, making it as if their whole existences don't make much sense to us. Perhaps due to the laws of the world where they were born…" said Ervas.
"Ooh! So that is what it is, I see, peko!" said Pekorina.
"And both Cthulhu and Nyar are like this anyways, Pekorina, you shouldn't ask now after having interacted so much with them already," said Ervas.
"Uwah! Sorry…" muttered Pekorina, apologizing to Shoggoth.
"Shogh, shoght," said Shoggoth as it stopped its feast and petted Pekorina's silky white hair, leaving it all covered in ooze.
"Ueh… this is a bit disgusting, Shoggoth. …But I appreciate your friendliness, peko…"
"Shogh, shogh!"
"Anyways, have you thought about the preparations for our journey to the mountains?" asked Ismene.
"Oh, right! That! We'll be getting there soon, or we should wait a bit?" asked Jason.
"Time is gold, Ismene, father. We have to hurry and get there as fast as possible and to get done as swiftly as we can. In a month or less, the humans will be moving towards here… we cannot slack off… I will begin preparations today, possibly having everything done tomorrow" said Ervas.
"Just like the boy said, we can't slack off for now, even after having beaten a Demon God, I know, I know we should be resting… but we are dedicated to our cause nonetheless, and until we defeat those humans, we won't rest… nor afterward, as we will get moving to the Demon Continent, so I guess we'll rest in the journey there," said Veronica while sipping tea.
"This is… reasonable. Although we have built such a secure place to live, due to being inside the human continent, we are bound to be attacked by them sooner or later. We have to go there, get things done, and come back with new allies and more strength to receive the humans with a strong punch into their guts" said Ismene.
"Yeah, let's make sure that things go as we plan!" said Jason.
"For now, though, I think I will level up Shoggoth a bit inside dungeons and leave my Phantom Clones in here helping in preparations," said Ervas.
"I will also accompany you there while leaving my clones to help the preparations. I think we can farm some exp before getting into the journey. Although we had become so strong that advancing takes more time, we can always strengthen our tamed monsters or friends" said Veronica.
"That's nice, we can go grind in a party then," said Ervas with a mild smile.
"Yeah, been a few weeks since the last time! I wonder if we could go to my old dungeon, the one where I was born" said Veronica.
"Oh? Did you completed it?" asked Ervas.
"Nope, I never did, I just escaped it but fought a boss-level monster before doing so… that was Charlotte's evil mother by the way," said Veronica to Ervas.
"My evil mother? Mommy, you are my only mother. The spider that laid my egg is not the one that raised me, so I don't consider it my mother, gishii" said Charlotte with a firm tone of voice, stating her mind to Veronica.
"Okaay, I know, I know! I am not denying your or anything, my dear" said Veronica to Charlotte, who she often treated as her daughter too.
"Mommy, can you tame a few more Slimes like me? I want siblings like me, gubo!" said Aqua while bouncing around.
"Err… I will think about it, okay?" asked Veronica. Although she had the tame skill, the slots were full, and she did not know if she could properly tame a monster without using that skill… although, perhaps with her Death Attribute Charm, it might be possible if she tried hard enough…
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[Name: Pekorina
[Race: Forest Rabbit-type Beast-person
[Age: 12
[Titles: None.
[Type: Beastmen/Demi-Human
[Job: Blazing Legs Fighter.
[Job History: Apprentice Warrior, Warrior, Kicking Fighter, Unarmed Fighter, Fire Kick Warrior.
[Level: 001/100
[Health Points: 1585/1585
[Mana Points: 745/745
[Strength: 1892
[Defense: 682
[Magic: 902
[Resistance: 875
[Agility: 2213
[Passive Skills]
[Night Vision; Level 5]
[Agility Enlargement; Level 6]
[Mental Resistance; Level 2]
[Enhanced Hearing Sense: Level 5]
[Detect Presence; Level 4]
[Poison Resistance; Level 2]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Ervas); Level 5]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Veronica): Level 5]
[Increased Agility while Equipped with Leather Armor; Small; Level 5]
[Increased Strength while Unarmed; Small; Level 5]
[Enhanced Body Parts; Legs; Level 6]
[Active Skills]
[Silent Steps; Level 4]
[Hardworking; Level 4]
[Butcher; Level 3]
[Housework; Level 2]
[Cooking; Level 3]
[Gathering; Level 3]
[Unarmed Fighting Technique; Level 6]
[Armor Technique; Level 4]
[Shield Technique; Level 4]
[Dagger Technique; Level 3]
[Throwing Technique; Level 3]
[Archery; Level 3]
[No-Attribute Magic; Level 2]
[Fire Attribute Magic: Level 3]
[Wind Attribute Magic: Level 2]
[Spirit Magic: Level 2]
[Mana Control; Level 4]
[Coordination; Level 5]
[Surpass Limits; Level 5]
[Blazing Legs: Level 4]
[Ophelia's Divine Protection]
[Salamander, Twin Draconic Spirit of Fire]
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[Name: Ismene
[Race: Forest Squirrel-type Beast-person
[Age: 43
[Titles: Chief of the Squirrel-kin Tribe, Igni Kingdom's Prince Adoptive Mother (Against Jason's consent).
[Type: Beastmen/Demi-Human
[Job: Life & Water Spirit Mage.
[Job History: Apprentice Mage, Mage, Fire Attribute Mage, Light Attribute Mage, Life Attribute Mage, Spirit Mage.
[Level: 001/100
[Health Points: 774/774
[Mana Points: 3160/3160
[Strength: 350
[Defense: 265
[Magic: 3124
[Resistance: 1127
[Agility: 836
[Passive Skills]
[Night Vision; Level 6]
[Increased Mana Recovery Rate; Level 5]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Ervas); Level 4]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Veronica): Level 4]
[Mana Enlargement; Level 5]
[Automatic Mana Recovery; Level 4]
[Increased Magic while Equipped with a Staff; Small; Level 4]
[Active Skills]
[Silent Steps; Level 4]
[Hardworking; Level 4]
[Butcher; Level 3]
[Cooking; Level 4]
[Gathering; Level 2]
[Alchemy; Level 4]
[No-Attribute Magic; Level 5]
[Mana Control; Level 6]
[Fire Attribute Magic; Level 7]
[Light Attribute Magic; Level 6]
[Life Attribute Magic; Level 4]
[Coordination; Level 5]
[Surpass Limits; Level 4]
[Chant Revocation: Level 4]
[Multi-Cast: Level 3]
[Housework; Level 2]
[Spirit Magic: Level 4]
[Ratatoskr's Divine Protection]
[Rose, Spirit of Roses and Thorny Spikes (Gaia, Life Attribute Spirit)]
[Sapphire, Spirit of Crystalline Waters (Undine, Water Attribute Spirit)]
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[Name: Acathea
[Race: Bear-type Half-Breed Beast-person (Mother: Squirrel-type Beast-person)
[Age: 10
[Titles: None.
[Type: Beastmen/Demi-Human
[Job: Iron Claw Warrior.
[Job History: Apprentice Warrior, Warrior, Bear Warrior, Unarmed Fighter, Bear Paw Warrior.
[Level: 001/100
[Health Points: 1975/1975
[Mana Points: 734/734
[Strength: 2174
[Defense: 962
[Magic: 493
[Resistance: 786
[Agility: 1310
[Passive Skills]
[Night Vision; Level 4]
[Health Points Enlargement; Level 4]
[Superhuman Strength; Level 4]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Ervas); Level 4]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Veronica): Level 3]
[Increased Defense while Equipped with Metal Armor; Small; Level 4]
[Enhanced Body Parts; Bear Paws; Level 5]
[Detect Presence; Level 4]
[Physical Damage Resistance: Level 2]
[Pain Resistance: Level 1]
[Active Skills]
[Butcher; Level 3]
[Cooking; Level 3]
[Gathering; Level 3]
[Unarmed Fighting Technique; Level 5]
[Club Technique; Level 4]
[Armor Technique; Level 3]
[Shield Technique; Level 3]
[Throwing Technique; Level 2]
[No-Attribute Magic; Level 2]
[Mana Control; Level 3]
[Earth Attribute Magic; Level 2]
[Water Attribute Magic: Level 1]
[Spirit Magic: Level 1]
[Coordination; Level 3]
[Surpass Limits; Level 4]
[Surpass Limits: Level 2]
[Unique Skill]
[Vigorous Bear Body; Level 4]
[Ratatoskr's Divine Protection]
[Undine, Twin Draconic Spirit of Water]
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Vigorous Bear Body
A Skill that only Acathea has for some reason. Due to having confirmed with Gaius, it is not a unique skill that every Bear-type Beast-person possesses, which creates the mystery behind its origin in Acathea.
Ervas and Veronica assumed that it was the effects of her Bear bloodline that strengthened her beyond her normal capabilities, which ended up showing itself as a skill instead of something like an innate trait that often did not show as a Skill.
This Skill seems to increase Acathea's Health Points, Strength, and Defense growth per level, making her grow outstandingly fast. This girl really packs a punch.
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"So what is this thing supposed to be now, peko?"
"I don't know…"
"Why is it like that, peko?"
"I don't know…"
"Wait, why is it flashing with green colors, ahh… it makes me dizzy, peko…"
"I don't know… it's from another world, so it obviously rare, odd, and weird, just like the previous two are…" said Ervas to Pekorina in the middle of the dining table downstairs, where Shoggoth was sitting nearby while swallowing almost anything that seemed digestible for it, which was mostly anything, even plates and cups without any food were eaten by Shoggoth.
"This is true quite the rare creature," said Jason with a bitter smile, already accustomed to Ervas summoning weird things thanks to his mother's lineage of Dagvaarder Demons (Summoning Demons).
"So you named it Shoggoth?! That is a fitting name, indeed" said Veronica while nodding, understanding the origin of the name from one of Earth's Lovecraftian Mythos.
Shoggoth was depicted as an amorphous creature similar to the Shoggoth summoned by Ervas, it had many eyes that popped in and out, fleshy, and slimy ooze as a body, dozens of tentacles, and a formless body, while also having the ability to screech very loudly.
"Shoooghh… Shoooghh…" muttered Shoggoth as it kept feeding itself, it seemed to have just come to this world, but it was already having a nice time.
"I wonder how does it feel for these creatures to come to this world? Do they feel sad, do they miss their home?" asked Ismene while inspecting with a slight disgust the anatomy of Shoggoth.
"I think they're experiencing the isekai dream," said Veronica.
"Indeed, it is an isekai for them," said Ervas while nodding in agreement.
"What are you two talking about…? What's an 'isekai'?" asked Ismene with confusion.
"Err… it's a popular literary genre in a certain area of our previous world" said Veronica.
"Nothing to care about, don't mind us," said Ervas.
"Shoogh… Shoogh…"
"How is that thing even alive?" asked Acathea.
"Shogh…"
"Acathea, please don't call Shoggoth as a 'thin', he is a friend, call him by his name…" said Ervas.
"Ah! Really…? Well, fine, Shoggoth, how do you live?" asked Acathea.
"Shoooogh"
"No answers…" muttered Acathea.
"Well, it is rather natural to expect that the physiology of creatures originated from another worlds or planes to be different from that of us, making it as if their whole existences don't make much sense to us. Perhaps due to the laws of the world where they were born…" said Ervas.
"Ooh! So that is what it is, I see, peko!" said Pekorina.
"And both Cthulhu and Nyar are like this anyways, Pekorina, you shouldn't ask now after having interacted so much with them already," said Ervas.
"Uwah! Sorry…" muttered Pekorina, apologizing to Shoggoth.
"Shogh, shoght," said Shoggoth as it stopped its feast and petted Pekorina's silky white hair, leaving it all covered in ooze.
"Ueh… this is a bit disgusting, Shoggoth. …But I appreciate your friendliness, peko…"
"Shogh, shogh!"
"Anyways, have you thought about the preparations for our journey to the mountains?" asked Ismene.
"Oh, right! That! We'll be getting there soon, or we should wait a bit?" asked Jason.
"Time is gold, Ismene, father. We have to hurry and get there as fast as possible and to get done as swiftly as we can. In a month or less, the humans will be moving towards here… we cannot slack off… I will begin preparations today, possibly having everything done tomorrow" said Ervas.
"Just like the boy said, we can't slack off for now, even after having beaten a Demon God, I know, I know we should be resting… but we are dedicated to our cause nonetheless, and until we defeat those humans, we won't rest… nor afterward, as we will get moving to the Demon Continent, so I guess we'll rest in the journey there," said Veronica while sipping tea.
"This is… reasonable. Although we have built such a secure place to live, due to being inside the human continent, we are bound to be attacked by them sooner or later. We have to go there, get things done, and come back with new allies and more strength to receive the humans with a strong punch into their guts" said Ismene.
"Yeah, let's make sure that things go as we plan!" said Jason.
"For now, though, I think I will level up Shoggoth a bit inside dungeons and leave my Phantom Clones in here helping in preparations," said Ervas.
"I will also accompany you there while leaving my clones to help the preparations. I think we can farm some exp before getting into the journey. Although we had become so strong that advancing takes more time, we can always strengthen our tamed monsters or friends" said Veronica.
"That's nice, we can go grind in a party then," said Ervas with a mild smile.
"Yeah, been a few weeks since the last time! I wonder if we could go to my old dungeon, the one where I was born" said Veronica.
"Oh? Did you completed it?" asked Ervas.
"Nope, I never did, I just escaped it but fought a boss-level monster before doing so… that was Charlotte's evil mother by the way," said Veronica to Ervas.
"My evil mother? Mommy, you are my only mother. The spider that laid my egg is not the one that raised me, so I don't consider it my mother, gishii" said Charlotte with a firm tone of voice, stating her mind to Veronica.
"Okaay, I know, I know! I am not denying your or anything, my dear" said Veronica to Charlotte, who she often treated as her daughter too.
"Mommy, can you tame a few more Slimes like me? I want siblings like me, gubo!" said Aqua while bouncing around.
"Err… I will think about it, okay?" asked Veronica. Although she had the tame skill, the slots were full, and she did not know if she could properly tame a monster without using that skill… although, perhaps with her Death Attribute Charm, it might be possible if she tried hard enough…
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[Name: Pekorina
[Race: Forest Rabbit-type Beast-person
[Age: 12
[Titles: None.
[Type: Beastmen/Demi-Human
[Job: Blazing Legs Fighter.
[Job History: Apprentice Warrior, Warrior, Kicking Fighter, Unarmed Fighter, Fire Kick Warrior.
[Level: 001/100
[Health Points: 1585/1585
[Mana Points: 745/745
[Strength: 1892
[Defense: 682
[Magic: 902
[Resistance: 875
[Agility: 2213
[Passive Skills]
[Night Vision; Level 5]
[Agility Enlargement; Level 6]
[Mental Resistance; Level 2]
[Enhanced Hearing Sense: Level 5]
[Detect Presence; Level 4]
[Poison Resistance; Level 2]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Ervas); Level 5]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Veronica): Level 5]
[Increased Agility while Equipped with Leather Armor; Small; Level 5]
[Increased Strength while Unarmed; Small; Level 5]
[Enhanced Body Parts; Legs; Level 6]
[Active Skills]
[Silent Steps; Level 4]
[Hardworking; Level 4]
[Butcher; Level 3]
[Housework; Level 2]
[Cooking; Level 3]
[Gathering; Level 3]
[Unarmed Fighting Technique; Level 6]
[Armor Technique; Level 4]
[Shield Technique; Level 4]
[Dagger Technique; Level 3]
[Throwing Technique; Level 3]
[Archery; Level 3]
[No-Attribute Magic; Level 2]
[Fire Attribute Magic: Level 3]
[Wind Attribute Magic: Level 2]
[Spirit Magic: Level 2]
[Mana Control; Level 4]
[Coordination; Level 5]
[Surpass Limits; Level 5]
[Blazing Legs: Level 4]
[Ophelia's Divine Protection]
[Salamander, Twin Draconic Spirit of Fire]
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[Name: Ismene
[Race: Forest Squirrel-type Beast-person
[Age: 43
[Titles: Chief of the Squirrel-kin Tribe, Igni Kingdom's Prince Adoptive Mother (Against Jason's consent).
[Type: Beastmen/Demi-Human
[Job: Life & Water Spirit Mage.
[Job History: Apprentice Mage, Mage, Fire Attribute Mage, Light Attribute Mage, Life Attribute Mage, Spirit Mage.
[Level: 001/100
[Health Points: 774/774
[Mana Points: 3160/3160
[Strength: 350
[Defense: 265
[Magic: 3124
[Resistance: 1127
[Agility: 836
[Passive Skills]
[Night Vision; Level 6]
[Increased Mana Recovery Rate; Level 5]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Ervas); Level 4]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Veronica): Level 4]
[Mana Enlargement; Level 5]
[Automatic Mana Recovery; Level 4]
[Increased Magic while Equipped with a Staff; Small; Level 4]
[Active Skills]
[Silent Steps; Level 4]
[Hardworking; Level 4]
[Butcher; Level 3]
[Cooking; Level 4]
[Gathering; Level 2]
[Alchemy; Level 4]
[No-Attribute Magic; Level 5]
[Mana Control; Level 6]
[Fire Attribute Magic; Level 7]
[Light Attribute Magic; Level 6]
[Life Attribute Magic; Level 4]
[Coordination; Level 5]
[Surpass Limits; Level 4]
[Chant Revocation: Level 4]
[Multi-Cast: Level 3]
[Housework; Level 2]
[Spirit Magic: Level 4]
[Ratatoskr's Divine Protection]
[Rose, Spirit of Roses and Thorny Spikes (Gaia, Life Attribute Spirit)]
[Sapphire, Spirit of Crystalline Waters (Undine, Water Attribute Spirit)]
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[Name: Acathea
[Race: Bear-type Half-Breed Beast-person (Mother: Squirrel-type Beast-person)
[Age: 10
[Titles: None.
[Type: Beastmen/Demi-Human
[Job: Iron Claw Warrior.
[Job History: Apprentice Warrior, Warrior, Bear Warrior, Unarmed Fighter, Bear Paw Warrior.
[Level: 001/100
[Health Points: 1975/1975
[Mana Points: 734/734
[Strength: 2174
[Defense: 962
[Magic: 493
[Resistance: 786
[Agility: 1310
[Passive Skills]
[Night Vision; Level 4]
[Health Points Enlargement; Level 4]
[Superhuman Strength; Level 4]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Ervas); Level 4]
[Self-Enhancement; Following (Veronica): Level 3]
[Increased Defense while Equipped with Metal Armor; Small; Level 4]
[Enhanced Body Parts; Bear Paws; Level 5]
[Detect Presence; Level 4]
[Physical Damage Resistance: Level 2]
[Pain Resistance: Level 1]
[Active Skills]
[Butcher; Level 3]
[Cooking; Level 3]
[Gathering; Level 3]
[Unarmed Fighting Technique; Level 5]
[Club Technique; Level 4]
[Armor Technique; Level 3]
[Shield Technique; Level 3]
[Throwing Technique; Level 2]
[No-Attribute Magic; Level 2]
[Mana Control; Level 3]
[Earth Attribute Magic; Level 2]
[Water Attribute Magic: Level 1]
[Spirit Magic: Level 1]
[Coordination; Level 3]
[Surpass Limits; Level 4]
[Surpass Limits: Level 2]
[Unique Skill]
[Vigorous Bear Body; Level 4]
[Ratatoskr's Divine Protection]
[Undine, Twin Draconic Spirit of Water]
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Vigorous Bear Body
A Skill that only Acathea has for some reason. Due to having confirmed with Gaius, it is not a unique skill that every Bear-type Beast-person possesses, which creates the mystery behind its origin in Acathea.
Ervas and Veronica assumed that it was the effects of her Bear bloodline that strengthened her beyond her normal capabilities, which ended up showing itself as a skill instead of something like an innate trait that often did not show as a Skill.
This Skill seems to increase Acathea's Health Points, Strength, and Defense growth per level, making her grow outstandingly fast. This girl really packs a punch.
-----"So what is this thing supposed to be now, peko?""I don't know""Why is it like that, peko?""I don't know""Wait, why is it flashing with green colors, ahh it makes me dizzy, peko""I don't know it's from another world, so it obviously rare, odd, and weird, just like the previous two are" said Ervas to Pekorina in the middle of the dining table downstairs, where Shoggoth was sitting nearby while swallowing almost anything that seemed digestible for it, which was mostly anything, even plates and cups without any food were eaten by Shoggoth."This is true quite the rare creature," said Jason with a bitter smile, already accustomed to Ervas summoning weird things thanks to his mother's lineage of Dagvaarder Demons Summoning Demons."So you named it Shoggoth?! That is a fitting name, indeed" said Veronica while nodding, understanding the origin of the name from one of Earth's Lovecraftian Mythos.Shoggoth was depicted as an amorphous creature similar to the Shoggoth summoned by Ervas, it had many eyes that popped in and out, fleshy, and slimy ooze as a body, dozens of tentacles, and a formless body, while also having the ability to screech very loudly."Shoooghh Shoooghh" muttered Shoggoth as it kept feeding itself, it seemed to have just come to this world, but it was already having a nice time."I wonder how does it feel for these creatures to come to this world? Do they feel sad, do they miss their home?" asked Ismene while inspecting with a slight disgust the anatomy of Shoggoth."I think they're experiencing the isekai dream," said Veronica."Indeed, it is an isekai for them," said Ervas while nodding in agreement."What are you two talking about? What's an 'isekai'?" asked Ismene with confusion."Err it's a popular literary genre in a certain area of our previous world" said Veronica."Nothing to care about, don't mind us," said Ervas."Shoogh Shoogh""How is that thing even alive?" asked Acathea."Shogh""Acathea, please don't call Shoggoth as a 'thin', he is a friend, call him by his name" said Ervas."Ah! Really? Well, fine, Shoggoth, how do you live?" asked Acathea."Shoooogh""No answers" muttered Acathea."Well, it is rather natural to expect that the physiology of creatures originated from another worlds or planes to be different from that of us, making it as if their whole existences don't make much sense to us. Perhaps due to the laws of the world where they were born" said Ervas."Ooh! So that is what it is, I see, peko!" said Pekorina."And both Cthulhu and Nyar are like this anyways, Pekorina, you shouldn't ask now after having interacted so much with them already," said Ervas."Uwah! Sorry" muttered Pekorina, apologizing to Shoggoth."Shogh, shoght," said Shoggoth as it stopped its feast and petted Pekorina's silky white hair, leaving it all covered in ooze."Ueh this is a bit disgusting, Shoggoth.But I appreciate your friendliness, peko""Shogh, shogh!""Anyways, have you thought about the preparations for our journey to the mountains?" asked Ismene."Oh, right! That! We'll be getting there soon, or we should wait a bit?" asked Jason."Time is gold, Ismene, father. We have to hurry and get there as fast as possible and to get done as swiftly as we can. In a month or less, the humans will be moving towards here we cannot slack off I will begin preparations today, possibly having everything done tomorrow" said Ervas."Just like the boy said, we can't slack off for now, even after having beaten a Demon God, I know, I know we should be resting but we are dedicated to our cause nonetheless, and until we defeat those humans, we won't rest nor afterward, as we will get moving to the Demon Continent, so I guess we'll rest in the journey there," said Veronica while sipping tea."This is reasonable. Although we have built such a secure place to live, due to being inside the human continent, we are bound to be attacked by them sooner or later. We have to go there, get things done, and come back with new allies and more strength to receive the humans with a strong punch into their guts" said Ismene."Yeah, let's make sure that things go as we plan!" said Jason."For now, though, I think I will level up Shoggoth a bit inside dungeons and leave my Phantom Clones in here helping in preparations," said Ervas."I will also accompany you there while leaving my clones to help the preparations. I think we can farm some exp before getting into the journey. Although we had become so strong that advancing takes more time, we can always strengthen our tamed monsters or friends" said Veronica."That's nice, we can go grind in a party then," said Ervas with a mild smile."Yeah, been a few weeks since the last time! I wonder if we could go to my old dungeon, the one where I was born" said Veronica."Oh? Did you completed it?" asked Ervas."Nope, I never did, I just escaped it but fought a boss-level monster before doing so that was Charlotte's evil mother by the way," said Veronica to Ervas."My evil mother? Mommy, you are my only mother. The spider that laid my egg is not the one that raised me, so I don't consider it my mother, gishii" said Charlotte with a firm tone of voice, stating her mind to Veronica."Okaay, I know, I know! I am not denying your or anything, my dear" said Veronica to Charlotte, who she often treated as her daughter too."Mommy, can you tame a few more Slimes like me? I want siblings like me, gubo!" said Aqua while bouncing around."Err I will think about it, okay?" asked Veronica. Although she had the tame skill, the slots were full, and she did not know if she could properly tame a monster without using that skill although, perhaps with her Death Attribute Charm, it might be possible if she tried hard enough-----Name: PekorinaRace: Forest Rabbit-type Beast-personAge: 12Titles: None.Type: Beastmen/Demi-HumanJob: Blazing Legs Fighter.Job History: Apprentice Warrior, Warrior, Kicking Fighter, Unarmed Fighter, Fire Kick Warrior.Level: 001/100Health Points: 1585/1585Mana Points: 745/745Strength: 1892Defense: 682Magic: 902Resistance: 875Agility: 2213Passive SkillsNight Vision; Level 5Agility Enlargement; Level 6Mental Resistance; Level 2Enhanced Hearing Sense: Level 5Detect Presence; Level 4Poison Resistance; Level 2Self-Enhancement; Following Ervas; Level 5Self-Enhancement; Following Veronica: Level 5Increased Agility while Equipped with Leather Armor; Small; Level 5Increased Strength while Unarmed; Small; Level 5Enhanced Body Parts; Legs; Level 6Active SkillsSilent Steps; Level 4Hardworking; Level 4Butcher; Level 3Housework; Level 2Cooking; Level 3Gathering; Level 3Unarmed Fighting Technique; Level 6Armor Technique; Level 4Shield Technique; Level 4Dagger Technique; Level 3Throwing Technique; Level 3Archery; Level 3No-Attribute Magic; Level 2Fire Attribute Magic: Level 3Wind Attribute Magic: Level 2Spirit Magic: Level 2Mana Control; Level 4Coordination; Level 5Surpass Limits; Level 5Blazing Legs: Level 4Ophelia's Divine ProtectionSalamander, Twin Draconic Spirit of Fire------Name: IsmeneRace: Forest Squirrel-type Beast-personAge: 43Titles: Chief of the Squirrel-kin Tribe, Igni Kingdom's Prince Adoptive Mother Against Jason's consent.Type: Beastmen/Demi-HumanJob: Life & Water Spirit Mage.Job History: Apprentice Mage, Mage, Fire Attribute Mage, Light Attribute Mage, Life Attribute Mage, Spirit Mage.Level: 001/100Health Points: 774/774Mana Points: 3160/3160Strength: 350Defense: 265Magic: 3124Resistance: 1127Agility: 836Passive SkillsNight Vision; Level 6Increased Mana Recovery Rate; Level 5Self-Enhancement; Following Ervas; Level 4Self-Enhancement; Following Veronica: Level 4Mana Enlargement; Level 5Automatic Mana Recovery; Level 4Increased Magic while Equipped with a Staff; Small; Level 4Active SkillsSilent Steps; Level 4Hardworking; Level 4Butcher; Level 3Cooking; Level 4Gathering; Level 2Alchemy; Level 4No-Attribute Magic; Level 5Mana Control; Level 6Fire Attribute Magic; Level 7Light Attribute Magic; Level 6Life Attribute Magic; Level 4Coordination; Level 5Surpass Limits; Level 4Chant Revocation: Level 4Multi-Cast: Level 3Housework; Level 2Spirit Magic: Level 4Ratatoskr's Divine ProtectionRose, Spirit of Roses and Thorny Spikes Gaia, Life Attribute SpiritSapphire, Spirit of Crystalline Waters Undine, Water Attribute Spirit-----Name: AcatheaRace: Bear-type Half-Breed Beast-person Mother: Squirrel-type Beast-personAge: 10Titles: None.Type: Beastmen/Demi-HumanJob: Iron Claw Warrior.Job History: Apprentice Warrior, Warrior, Bear Warrior, Unarmed Fighter, Bear Paw Warrior.Level: 001/100Health Points: 1975/1975Mana Points: 734/734Strength: 2174Defense: 962Magic: 493Resistance: 786Agility: 1310Passive SkillsNight Vision; Level 4Health Points Enlargement; Level 4Superhuman Strength; Level 4Self-Enhancement; Following Ervas; Level 4Self-Enhancement; Following Veronica: Level 3Increased Defense while Equipped with Metal Armor; Small; Level 4Enhanced Body Parts; Bear Paws; Level 5Detect Presence; Level 4Physical Damage Resistance: Level 2Pain Resistance: Level 1Active SkillsButcher; Level 3Cooking; Level 3Gathering; Level 3Unarmed Fighting Technique; Level 5Club Technique; Level 4Armor Technique; Level 3Shield Technique; Level 3Throwing Technique; Level 2No-Attribute Magic; Level 2Mana Control; Level 3Earth Attribute Magic; Level 2Water Attribute Magic: Level 1Spirit Magic: Level 1Coordination; Level 3Surpass Limits; Level 4Surpass Limits: Level 2Unique SkillVigorous Bear Body; Level 4Ratatoskr's Divine ProtectionUndine, Twin Draconic Spirit of Water-----Vigorous Bear BodyA Skill that only Acathea has for some reason. Due to having confirmed with Gaius, it is not a unique skill that every Bear-type Beast-person possesses, which creates the mystery behind its origin in Acathea.Ervas and Veronica assumed that it was the effects of her Bear bloodline that strengthened her beyond her normal capabilities, which ended up showing itself as a skill instead of something like an innate trait that often did not show as a Skill.This Skill seems to increase Acathea's Health Points, Strength, and Defense growth per level, making her grow outstandingly fast. This girl really packs a punch.