146 Nausea

Annoying.

Irritating.

All of this—because of that damn dragon.

Even the mere fact it was a dragon is unacceptable. That final attitude.

Just remembering it makes me agitated.

Who does it think it is, playing the warrior?

I'm furious.

Furious to the point I'm not even hungry.

I couldn't eat that kind of being if I tried.

Forcing myself to eat would only make me feel worse.

So I erased it.

I'm irritated by my own half-hearted reaction.

Perhaps the most desired death for Alaba would have been a final strike with Abyss Magic.

But if I used Abyss Magic, I'd gain no experience points.

After all that effort, getting no reward is painful.

I'm sick of such selfish thinking.

Annoying.

That's the problem with being too smart—this is why I hate it.

Dragons must know the world’s mechanics by default.

Alaba understood that, and still chose to die.

It was because he understood that he died.

Ah, that way of living is impressive.

But consider the other side, the one doing the fighting.

This isn’t a joke anymore—this is truly execution.

Disgusting.

To distract from the irritation, wander the lower levels aimlessly.

Vent frustration on any monster in sight.

A slight improvement in mood.

Time to return.

Take the corpse of the monster I just tore apart to the upper-level home, eat recklessly, and sleep it off.

Ah, but first, I should secure Ark’s corpse with thread.

Left between the middle and upper levels—neither middle nor upper-level monsters approach much. Upper-level monsters would have to breach my home before reaching Ark, so it’s impossible anyway.

Middle-level monsters rarely approach now. Most avoid the area entirely, as they’ve been exposed to flame resistance upgrades frequently. No cause for concern.

Still, I can’t relax unless I secure the prey I’ve slain with thread.

Thus, I teleport to Ark’s location, along with the corpse of the recently slain monster.

Upon arrival, humans swarm the space.

Huh?

What… where did these people come from?

Could it be… they anticipated my teleportation and set an ambush?

Unlikely.

Everyone is visibly shaken and flustered.

Huh… what’s going on with these people?

Ah, they resemble the knights from earlier. Possibly allies of that group.

Still unclear why they’re here. Same for these individuals.

Killing them recklessly might summon the Administrator, Gurielidistidies.

That’d be inconvenient.

What?

Wait—how did they get here?

They should’ve had to break through my home to reach this point.

Hold on.

Something’s wrong.

Scrying activated.

My home—what the—?

I—It’s burning!

No… no… no…

Nothing.

My home, built with care.

Charred to ash.

Damn it.

Even with fire resistance, I’m still vulnerable.

Damn it!

What kind of thing do they do when someone’s already agitated?!

Ugh, forget it!

Who cares about Gurielidistidies?!

I won’t let them live!

Conveniently, they seem eager to fight too.

Ah ah—drawing swords.

That’s right—like in Japan, this is definitely self-defense, right?

Say it was self-defense—them attacking first, so we struck back. That should work, right?

They look sweet—maybe they’ll let us off easy.

If that’s the case, no need to hold back.

Kill them all.

Total count: thirty-four.

Status values higher than the previous knight group.

Average: four hundred.

High-tier units reach five hundred.

Two stand out significantly.

Looks like warrior type and mage type.

Ah—though the warrior-type has a summoning skill.

Summoning is an advanced skill above taming, allowing control over creatures.

It enables remote summoning of summoned creatures and limited teleportation.

Also possesses coordination and command skills—more accurately described as a monster user or summoner than a warrior.

The magic-user type, huh. Always the same.

Skills and stats—definitely magic-user vibes.

Just... significantly higher than average humans, with remarkably developed abilities.

Looks like a middle-aged man nearing old age, but appearance is deceiving—probably quite powerful.

That old man could probably take down a mantis or two down in the lower levels.

Hmm?

What's this unpleasant sensation?

Simultaneously, changes appear in my status display.

Receiving a鉴定?

A sudden message flashes in the status window.

Upon inspection, even the skills are flashing red.

Ah, that means I'm being鉴定ed?

So the strange sensation I've been feeling since earlier—was that the sensation of being鉴定ed?

Ugh, worst case.

Who's peeking? Pervert.

If even the flashing red parts are being analyzed, the level must be quite high.

Hmph.

Dominion Authority activated.

鉴定 denied.

Dominion Authority confirmed. Effect of Skill 'Identification' obstructed.

Did not expect to see Dominion Authority used in such a place.

Would prefer not to activate Divine Domain, but being watched is unpleasant.

So, the peeping tom is likely the summoner and mage from before.

Those two will be dealt with for certain.

Then, perhaps I shall make my first kill as a spider-born.