Learning More!

It's been a day since I've been a snake and believe me, I think I'm getting used to eating rodents. I mean I'd love to eat cooked meat but I don't think they do that. I'll just cry eating then.

I am getting bored in this rocky cave...

So I've been practicing my "Acid Spit" and "Venom" and it hasn't been that improving as of much, and mysteries just begin to add up to my biological add up. I don't even think I have that many glands, I just feel it as one gland.

I mean, when I use "Venom" or "Acid Spit", I use the same muscle from the same gland.

So what does this mean?

I have no idea...

Anyways, I think I'm beginning to understand this call that my mother and older siblings use, little by little. I sense that tingle in my brain and the different vibrations mean something.

The different vibrations mean: Come, Go, Stay, Attack.

There is also the expression of nodding down—meaning to do it or to try. The nodding forward means to go. I think the expressions are polite ways of doing things.

I've been getting used to my mother's, older sibling's, and my twin's faces as I see my own reflection on puddled water. My skin does seem to have gone darker, now that I realized it.

So yeah, every day, I have nothing to do but train, eat, think, and sleep. It's a really relaxing life and I do need to get used to the eating part of my new routine. Believe me, I hate it but it's better than working 24/7 on an office that only gives cheap canned foods to your table.

I've also noticed what I call a "system". It shows when I do something new or when my abilities improve, like earlier.

[Acid Spit has leveled up to Lv. 2!]

I was surprised to see a leveling system, so I called it "system" for short. I named it after the Isekai Mangas I've read throughout my short breaks—it was my only entertainment.

Right now, I'm currently chewing a rodent. Don't judge me, every hour I suddenly get hungry. Maybe this is a "baby thing" but I really hate chewing on live rodents.

They look like those mole-rats with bucked-teeth from both sides of their mouth and brown fur that feels grows when I chew on it, it's like eating clothing. Gross. They have the same size as me, maybe a little smaller? Lastly, Their tail looks like that of a platypus though.

After five minutes or so, I finished eating all of it, except the bones. I know you're gonna find me weird but I love how their livers taste.

Oh my God, that sounds so weird. Don't look at me!

[You have leveled up!]

What?...

[You are now commencing Ecdysis!]

Ecdysis? What's that?

Suddenly, I felt like my skin dried up. I panicked, of course, because I was the only one in this situation! From the thousands of my siblings, I am currently the first one doing this. Is this a disease? I need to get rid of this... skin!

My skin felt like plastic as I tried my best to rip it open! Slowly but surely, I was trying to get off it like that jean that is stuck on your foot. It was annoying and uncomfortable but after that, I felt reborn. Like a baby that got its first-ever bath, I have to admit, after the uncomfortable start, it really felt the opposite after.

Is it like getting off that jean that is stuck on your foot kind-of-feeling? Or is it the getting your sock out of your foot after a long hot day kind-of-feeling? I don't know, it's similar to both.

[Ecdysis has been complete!]

The first thing I did was look at the puddle, and although it feels blurry, I can see my skin darker than before. I'm slowly getting close to my mother's color! I felt my body lighter, so I tried using Acid Spit and it got bigger and melted more of the walls more.

Ecdysis... It must've meant the shedding of old skin. Maybe similar to that of the snake back on Earth.

I looked back at my old skin and it really felt rubbery. It was flexible and it was transparent-white in color. It was really satisfying to watch your own skin, kinda kinky too.

I suddenly felt a tingle on my brain as I immediately looked at my mother. She was watching me and I didn't even notice. It told me to come to her, so I did. She pushed her head to me gently as she touched her forehead with mine...

...

I see. You're congratulating me again, huh? I could really get used to this feeling. Something I never felt much before.

All of a sudden, a large squeak was heard from one of the holes. It immediately surprised not just me, but mother and my older siblings. It was a really aggressive squeak as my older siblings hurried to the hole that made that noise.

This was the first time I heard a new tingle on my head. It was like an emergency ring as my mother's expression looks like she was worried. It was so annoying, so out of curiosity, I followed my older siblings.

They were faster than me, so I got left behind. The good thing is, I can sense where they are. I slithered as fast as I can when I arrived at the place.

It horrified me as my siblings were lying dead on the ground. If I can count, maybe ten of them. I saw as my older siblings fight off this large rodent that was twice my size.

They have sharp teeth and they seem to be using their tails to whip the hell out of my older siblings. There were at least three of them and I can see acid wounds on their skins.

I looked at my twins to realize they fought off, meaning they are enemies. I felt proud of them but I also feel like crying.

I will avenge my little brothers and sisters!

...

Oh... It seems like my older siblings finished them off.