2 - Anomaly
Chapter 2 - Anomaly
Written By Curiostyx
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~{Great Elroe Labyrinth, Middle Stratum}~
'What in Wakaba's oddly massive breasts is an "Elroe Gunelift", anyway?' Wakaba's breasts weren't actually that big. But for a teenager, they were definitely above average!
'Hmm... Appraise Elroe Gunelift!' He commanded as the melodious voice rang out in his non-existent ears again.
『Elroe Gunelift: A Species of minimal-ranking Fire Wyrms native to the Middle Stratum of the Great Elroe Labyrinth.
They resemble Shrimp in appearance and possess long slender tails like that of a Serpent. They are quite cowardly, running away from anything that might resemble a threat.
Even though they are pathetically weak, you still need to watch out for their Fireball Breaths that all Fire Wyrms possess at birth.』
'Damn, I'm an actual small fry...' To think he was reincarnated as gloried Fire Shrimp, whoever sent him here really did him dirty...
'But that first line... Minimal-ranking Fire Wyrm... Aren't Wyrms a sort of Dragon?' If he remembered correctly, wasn't Wyrm a type of legless serpentine Dragon?
He wasn't great at math, but he knew enough to point out that Fire Shrimps ≠ Dragons.
Well, perhaps he shouldn't apply Earth logic to wherever he was now... He never saw a Dragon or heard a real-life notification in Japan, after all.
'Hmm... But why am already aware but still developing inside the egg?' Was it an effect of Reincarnation, or maybe Shrimps are just born like this, or... Was he a one-in-a-krillion freak of nature?
'A question for science, I guess... Maybe a question for God, since Dragons were never a subject in biology class...' A logical fallacy if we assume Dragon biology is taught in the schools of this world.
They probably were, assuming schools even exist in Isekailand.
Or even the entire human civilization, for that matter.
Then again, the dominant lifeform must be different in this world... No way God got lazy and did the classic Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, right?
Right?
'Anyways, didn't I get a Title or something? Is that the Isekailand equivalent of video game achievements?' He asked the system.
『Title: A Function of the System bestowed upon those who have done a meritorious Deed.』
'Good, Nice, Very Nice... And what about my Title... was it Ruler of Greed, or something?' He said before 2 more System panels simultaneously appeared in front of him.
~Titles~
Wyrm • Ruler of Greed
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'Huh... Just these two?' It felt kind of weird having half a dozen Skills but only 2 Titles, but he supposed it made sense considering he was literally still in the egg.
The Wyrm Title had obvious meaning, so his attention was quickly pulled away by the second panel.
『Ruler of Greed: A Title granted to one who has conquered Greed.
Grants Ruler-class Privileges and gives an exponential boost to all Strength and HP-related abilities.
+Proficiency in all Status Strengthening Skills.』
'Why... Why do I have this? I mean... Conquered Greed? All I did was sit in an egg alone whilst going insane...' It felt unearned and this disturbed him.
If he was to get some overpowered ability, he would rather it be because of his deeds... After all, where was the fun in victory if you cheated?
There are a lot of people out there who are greedier than him by a few dozen thousand times, so why did he suddenly become the Ruler of Greed!?
Such a crazy Title belonged to an end-game boss, not a literal small fry who wasn't even born yet...
Though even if he felt sour about getting the cheat, he made no complaints to the System...
The Skill was in good hands, after all... Imagine the chaos that would happen if an actually greedy person wielding it.
In simple terms, Greed-san was better off with him!
'Speaking of Greed-san... What does it actually do, anyway?' He said as he sent an Appraisal command toward the Skill.
『Greed: n% of the power to reach godhood.
Gives the user the ability to randomly take stats values, skill points, and skills from slain opponents.
In addition, the W system is surpassed and the right to interfere with the MA field is obtained.
Does not have any effects when used against Non-System Registered Entities.
Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Skills series.』
'Hai... This is definitely a final-boss ability!!!' Ignoring the mysterious first line, being able to plunder the strength of those you kill was an ability that not anyone should have.
Only the Protagonist could have such a ridiculous ability!!!
Imagine, if he were to kill a bird and steal its ability to fly... Would he just levitate?
What if he were to kill a legitimate God and steal its Divinity... What kind of absurd creature would he become?
The possibilities were endless.
But that was for another day. He was literally still a fetus, after all!
After checking out the Greed skill, he Appraised the remaining Skills he had.
Swim was obvious, it just gave him an easier time swimming. Heat Nullification made him completely immune to Fire and well... Heat. Though he wondered if this Skill could also protect him from the heat of a star, he honestly doubted it.
Fire Wyrm was a Skill that all... Fire Wyrms get at birth, though this statement was proven false as he was still considered unborn even by the System.
The Skill itself provided various racial abilities at certain levels. At level 1, he could breathe out a ball of fire and launch it toward his opponents.
Quite useful when used against Non-Fire Wyrms. Seriously, why the hell did a 'Minimal-ranking Fire Wyrm' Species have such an overpowered ability at birth!?
Heat Nullification also defended against Fire Magic.
Poor Pyromancers...
Appraisal did not need to be explained, but the Conquest Skill was quite mysterious.
In essence, it allowed him to bypass the limitations of his own Biodata Metrics and to subsume a Soul's entire Divinity Field upon their defeat.
He didn't know what that meant, but it sounded cool nonetheless.
『Disruption Field has been demolished by Local Administrator.』
'Hmm...?'
『The Skill ~Taboo LV 1~ has been bestowed.』
'What...?'
『Local Administrator has issued an order to all Wyrm and Dragon-Type Monsters. They are to locate an anomaly and eliminate it.』
'Pardon!?'
『You are the Anomaly.』
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