225 Creeping, creeping

Confirmed.

Fragment A unit: currently engaged in clearing the Elro Great Labyrinth.

Cooperating with the Beasts, targeting the exit on the opposite side.

Estimated completion time: between seven and ten days.

Maintaining fragment's energy by consuming monsters within the labyrinth.

After completion of labyrinth clearance, dispersing across the Dazturdia Continent, where humans hold dominance.

Objective: expand operational range across the Dazturdia Continent.

Confirmed.

Fragment B unit: gathering intelligence on the Kasanagara Continent human territories.

No useful information currently available.

Monitoring elven movements, whereabouts of reincarnated individuals, and other relevant data.

Confirmed.

Fragment C unit: gathering intelligence on the Kasanagara Continent demon territories.

Investigating demon political situation.

Confirmed.

Fragment D unit: undergoing system interference.

Recognition rate: 8%.

Confirmed.

Fragment E unit: enhancing combat capacity within alternate space.

Hmm.

Proceeding smoothly.

Within the residence, lounging idly, confirming progress is proceeding smoothly.

Hmph. To an ignorant fool, I must appear to be doing nothing all day, lounging about.

Yet in truth, I am simultaneously managing tens of thousands of tasks through my fragments!

My fragments.

I am impressive.

Primary priority: my combat capacity enhancement.

Currently in the process of establishing the methodology of divine combat.

The greatest obstacle to executing my plan is black.

Conversely, if black can be resolved, everything else becomes manageable.

The disparity between black and my current strength—this is certain: I am currently inferior.

Even during travel, I have used fragments to run multiple simulations, improving my capacity—but the gap between us remains unbridgeable.

Black has not earned decades of divine practice without reason.

A novice god who has only been divine for several years is not someone easily defeated in direct confrontation.

Therefore, the method I am exploring could be called unorthodox.

If direct combat cannot secure victory, then direct combat is not employed.

In this regard, I was originally a spider.

I ensnare, deceive, and weaken enemies with poison.

A species defined by cunning.

A strategy perfectly suited to me.

Heh heh heh, any means are acceptable when victory is the goal.

Still, this is not something that can be resolved immediately.

I have several tactics prepared for use against Black, but completion remains distant.

There is no urgency—clashing with Black is still far off, and whether it will happen at all is not yet certain. Proceed with caution.

What I am advancing now is information gathering and the dispersion of my subsidiary forms to expand the range of my teleportation.

Dispersing subsidiary forms across various locations enables information gathering and establishes fixed points for teleportation.

This creates a two-tiered system: should an incident occur at any location, detection is immediate, and I can arrive on-site without delay.

Particular emphasis is placed on monitoring Elven movements and searching for humans exhibiting signs of reincarnation.

Elves are adversaries the Demon King and Black are vigilant against. I must remain alert.

More importantly, there is a clear indication that they are targeting reincarnated individuals. I aim to investigate the reason while disrupting their actions.

Yet I feel I am already reacting too late.

Given that the Vampire Child has already been attacked, it is likely the Elves have already made contact with a significant number of reincarnated individuals.

The exact number remains unknown, but it is not surprising if some have already been lost.

The Vampire Child was in considerable danger as well.

Information on the elf remains unclear.

Why target reincarnates?

How can they identify reincarnates?

I do not know.

Despite my extensive information gathering, no plausible reincarnate has surfaced. Yet the elf detected the Vampire Child as a reincarnate with apparent ease.

There must be a mechanism at play. But I cannot determine its nature.

For now, I must continue monitoring the elf. I must secure a lead.

Reincarnate data remains difficult to collect.

Reincarnates are not identifiable by appearance. Only one indicator exists: possession of skill n% I = W.

I cannot use detection. The system is disconnected. There is no method for me to locate them.

Currently investigating anything that appears conspicuous, but efficiency remains low.

Moreover, not every reincarnated individual is necessarily a cheat.

Some likely grow normally and live ordinary lives.

It's improbable that everyone develops a battle-oriented mindset from childhood.

In fact, from the perspective of a normal human, that mindset might be the anomaly.

Still, given that D likely distributes one randomly selected skill per reincarnated individual as a standard bonus, they are still a cheat compared to ordinary humans.

Some may have been given absurd skills, like the vampire child's vampire ability—pitiable casualties, perhaps.

Yes, D probably favors such victims.

So far, the only promising lead in information gathering is a prince from a country called Lengzand Empire.

Reported to be a prodigy from birth.

Exactly like what one would expect.

Would like to verify it somehow, but as expected of a prince from such a large nation, his defenses are tight.

Could force a breach with the power of a fragment, but ideally, I'd prefer a quiet, discreet approach.

For now, wait for an opportunity.

Perhaps the elf will interfere soon.

A loud bang of a door being violently flung open reached my ears as I rolled on the bed.

Still on my back, I turned my head toward the door. A man stood there, veins bulging at his temple.

A stranger. But he resembles Balt.

Brother? Some relation?

"Is this the one? A woman who eats free meals?"

Harsh words indeed.

Cannot deny them. They're accurate.