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Misty Forest, Day 128.

“Mu Cha An~ Does it taste good? Do you feel stronger? Can you create tentacles if you eat that?”

At the moment when Swallios was being absorbed.

Shaela asked while tapping the wall of the house.

It seems like the absorption is almost complete.

Returning with the elf body that was quietly placed in the corner, I answered the question.

“The taste is decent, and there is quite a bit of information to absorb, so it’s fine.”

“Then you must have grown a lot, right?”

“Yeah. Thanks to that.”

Currently, my main body is the size of six fists.

It is the result of rapid growth by absorbing tentacles and Swallios.

Thanks to that, my senses have become sharper.

The senses of the main body are special.

A transcendent sense that goes beyond the five senses.

This includes the sense of being able to control the body more finely.

So.

“So, I’m thinking of creating a tentacle life form this time.”

“Ew… Why would you create something like that?”

“Because it has useful abilities? If I research it well, I can create a stronger body.”

“No. Tentacles are off-limits here.”

“…Even though this is my house?”

“I mean, my eyes will be tainted.”

“Can you say that without the sarcasm?”

“Hmph. Tentacle life forms that can’t even distinguish beauty.”

“…So that was your true intention.”

“What?”

“No… I won’t create a replica. Since what I want is the ability of the tentacles. For example, if I could bring the abilities that tentacles used on human bodies, that would be fine.”

“Oh. Is that also possible?”

“I should make it possible now.”

I also do not desire a tentacle life form.

I can already manipulate similar stems, and what I want is simply the ability.

Disruption.

Hallucination.

Hypnosis.

Brainwashing.

Sensory amplification.

Those abilities were truly remarkable.

If I were an ordinary life form, I would have been captured without resistance and immobilized, and in reality, my subordinates were neutralized by the abilities of the tentacles or even tried to attack their comrades.

A very threatening ability.

If done well, it may be possible to obtain this ability without replicating tentacle life forms.

However.

Hehe.

“Right. Admirable.”

Now, I furrowed my brow at the familiar word.

Whenever that word “right” is said, he would chuckle to himself and try to pat me.

Sure enough.

“Shall I pat you~?”

He blatantly said that and approached me.

Here we go again.

Idle mode.

Although I haven’t mentioned it until now, I refer to this kind of speech as idle mode.

For your information, Shaela has several modes.

1. Idle Shaela.

As you can see now, she becomes more lenient and generous, but she treats others as if they are far below her. It seems like she’s doing it for her own pleasure, but from the perspective of the recipient, it feels a bit childish and unnecessary.

It’s a state of useless idleness.

2. Goddess Shaela.

Suddenly becoming solemn and captivating like a real goddess when she mesmerizes elves and humans.

3. Affectionate Shaela.

A mode where she speaks in a deep voice, saying “Mu Cha An~” and sometimes shows strange behaviors like suddenly hugging, giving off a feeling similar to being drunk.

4. Normal Shaela.

She acts independently with a bit of mischief. Still, it’s the most ordinary and normal mode.

5. Bored Shaela.

When she’s alone and bored, she rolls around or drinks tea and stretches, which is surprisingly cute. At times like this, she may call me or secretly patrol outside the village.

There are a few more modes, but they are rarely seen in everyday life.

Returning to the main topic.

He is currently in idle Shaela mode.

Dealing with this situation is simple.

Snap!~

“Huh?… Hey!! Why are you suddenly running away!?”

I shifted my consciousness elsewhere.

By running away like this, he will shout a few times and then tire himself out, becoming bored Shaela mode.

“You little brat. Are you that embarrassed? Oh well~”

Look.

I roll around on the bed again.

The Shaela method is gradually being perfected.

It would be nice to improve it little by little.

But before that….

Swish.

I raised the body of the clone lying on the bed.

The consciousness was transferred to the body of Kardelphion.

“Master! I’ve been waiting.”

Cecilia, who was waiting, spoke.

“Get ready.”

“Yes!!”

I have things to do.

I didn’t just run away.

Today is the day I meet Ian.

I plan to ask about the city in the southern marshes related to Swallios. I quickly prepared a meal.

*

Kardelphion’s palace.

A secluded garden dining area.

“You killed someone named Swallios?….”

Ian asked in disbelief.

‘What did you suddenly do?’ His eyes seemed to ask me.

As you can see, I explained to Ian about Swallios, the tentacle master who invaded the village and his death. Since the southern city might also invade the elf village, I wanted to seek advice from him.

“I want to ask for your thoughts. Is the city of the marshes dangerous to me as well?”

She thought hard and replied.

“Suddenly, but… you don’t have to worry. Even if the master is dead, as long as they don’t want to go to war with our city, they won’t blatantly invade to the west. Moreover, since he came over and died on his own, they won’t try to expose it as their fault.”

“So it’s safe.”

“Yes. There won’t be much difference from usual.”

“Then what about infiltrating the southern city disguised as Swallios, how about that?”

“…So that was the main point. I wouldn’t recommend it. The city of the marshes is different from ours.”

“Hmm?”

“I’ve worked in the organization for a long time, so I know. That place is where the master and his subordinates treat humans as livestock, unlike here.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means they catch on quickly. As I said, it’s the relationship between the master and the subordinates. Especially if it’s a subordinate of Swallios who can recognize the mother quickly, they will soon realize that you are a fake.”

I understood.

Same city, but different systems.

Unlike here, where the master and the nobles are separate, the city of the marshes is tied by the relationship between the subordinates and the master.

If I sent a fake Swallios to the southern city without talking and got caught, I would have just provoked danger.

I also talked about another plan.

“I have one more question.”

“Please ask.”

“Can attacking the western city with a fake Swallios cause a war between the cities? If done well, it seems like it could weaken the power of the city.”

“The idea is good, but it’s unrealistic. In such a fight, the owners of the city and all the masters will try to figure out the truth, and they will easily catch on to your trick. Don’t do something you can’t handle.”

“…I see.”

There were many words, but….

The conclusion was simple.

Do nothing and stay still.

If I move recklessly and provoke the city, only we will be in danger. The answer is to grow as usual, concentrate on growing our power.

“Thank you for letting me know.”

“Yes. I will go.”

Ian gave me information again today and left nonchalantly.

I watched her back as she left.

It’s a utilitarian relationship, but she’s too competent.

It would be convenient to have such a person as a subordinate….

For that, I have to figure out how to handle this city.

In the end, the goal is once again unified.

Become stronger.

I need to gain the strength to prepare for the invasion of the city.

Grow my body.

Research biological maps.

Extract the genes of the tentacles.

There’s a lot to do.

First, let’s modify the body.

It’s time for the new modified body to awaken.

Wooden stem house.

Hatchery.

Zzeo-eok!!-

Mutant creatures were born.

I hoped for another success like the Dryad this time, but all attempts failed.

The Dryad was a lucky result for beginners. Even though I’m starting to get the hang of it, I still don’t have confidence in successfully modifying creatures.

Even if one part is perfect, another part is off.

I need a different approach.

I pondered deeply.

And then, suddenly…

An idea came to mind.

It doesn’t have to be perfect in every aspect.

What if I make each part perfect separately?

If I refine each body part individually, could I create the whole?

Drip.

I absorbed the failed experiments back into my body.

I immediately created new fruits in the incubator.

By tweaking the existing system slightly, I should be able to create only specific body parts.

I can’t predict what kind of result I’ll get when I create a living organism… It’s hard to say.

I’ll find out later.

Drip-

Once again, I created five fruits.

These fruits will modify the flesh as originally intended.

The only difference is that I plan to mix the genes of Swallios and tentacles.

When absorbing them, I found that extracting Swallios’ genes was easy.

Tentacle genes.

Ability genes.

Physical structure genes.

Reproductive organ modification genes.

Mucus, pheromone sac genes.

Unlike other organisms that are complex and difficult to extract, Swallios and tentacle genes were clearly distinguishable.

It’s as if they were already a chimera.

What I’m interested in using is the ability genes.

Separation, regeneration.

Disturbance, hallucination, hypnosis, brainwashing.

And the ability to amplify senses.

If I can control these abilities, they will be very useful in the future.

I’ll take whatever I can get.

I immediately modified the flesh.

Surely this time, I’ll see an interesting result.