The Gluttonous Swordsman And The Spider

«Report: list of priorities has been created. Replication of the unique skill, 『Degenerate』will be set as the top priority for skill replication.»

It took a whole day for Great Sage to replicate Degenerate, more commonly known as... "Shapeshifter".

It is a skill that breaks down skills apart to create more skills. An essential skill you must have in the skill-creation process

Of course, I could just go and buy a copy from Rimuru's Compendium, but I don't have enough CP.

«Report: Replication complete, 『Degenerate』will now be listed as 『Recycler』»

«Additionaly, using 『Recycler』 for the desired outcome... Success.»

«Report: Unique Skill, 『Gluttony』will now be listed as 『Gluttonous Swordsman』»

«The core has been stabilized.»

There are many skills in my skill set which were erased or recycled by the moment I got Great Sage.

Great Sage is trying her best to order all skills in my body.

If the swordman's greed is a skill to gain more exps and stats quickly as well as limiting the player to gain more skills, then Gluttonous Swordsman is the exact opposite of that.

Gluttonous Swordsman consumes the soul of enemies and uses them as my source of power... Meaning, anyone who dies by my blade will hand their skills over to me.

Now imagine if I am facing a red player of Aincrad, a PK-er, a figure that was frowned upon so much that morality gave you one free ticket to behead them?

I would not only be able to gain foreign skills from monsters but also the sword skills that I missed at my current level.

This... Is perfect.

"Onii-sama... Your left eye..."

"Huh? Left eye? What do you mean?"

Hiromi hands me a mirror.

Something odd was in my appearance.

That would be the grey Irish of my left eye that has now shone brightly with red.

I swore I've seen this in a manga somewhere, I just can't seem to figure it out...

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--- Nameless Lesser Terratect's POV ---

"I think we can all agree that there are skills that have side effects. Or maybe if you're not strong enough, it may harm you instead."

"From that, I'd like to make an unspoken rule that everyone here should explain how their skill works before sharing the skill."

Even though Admin-san said that, he never really told us about how his skills affect our bodies...

Even though there are no side effects until now but, still...

Whatever...

I'm just happy I am able to gain more skills and get comfortable.

The onsen, sleep all day, read the manga given to me by the admin, and ate dessert made by Shuna-sama!

That's right... Every single dessert made by Shuna-sama was a free ticket to heaven!

Of course, I still ate potato chips, but drinking hot matcha in the evening was the best thing that had ever happened to me after getting reincarnated as a spider!

Well, until this admin and the others barged into my room.

"Yeah, so basically... We've decided to name you."

Huh!??

"Like I said, Don't you think Kumo-chan is better!?" (Hiromi)

"If I had to choose for her then I'd say 'Gail' would be a nice name" (Jin Woo)

"Ha? Gail? That sounds like someone's name..." (Hiromi)

"Well, She is a children's book author" (Jin Woo)

"Why would you name her that!?" (Hiromi)

"We should match her name to her characteristic, what about Shiro?" (Rimuru)

"Won't that be like naming a dog or a cat?" (Akihito)

"Then maybe Shirayuki (Snow White)? Or maybe Shirakumo (White Spider)? Byakumo also works you know?"

"Those two last names basically mean the same and don't you think naming her Shirayuki would be absurd?" (Akihito)

"Seriously you--- You name her then!" (Rimuru)

They started getting rowdy during my tea time...

Huh... They're getting along very easily.

Have I ever wanted to do that?

Even from my memories, before I got reincarnated I was all alone.

But them... Seeing how they banter with each other was kinda weird.

And, it felt nice? At the same time?

I can't describe this feeling.

Disregarding the slime, They are the only people I have ever interacted with ever since I got reincarnated.

Well, not really... I don't dare to send any kind of message into the group chat.

But having to fight with the Korean idol, being fed potato chips by the admin, and teaming up with the admin's little sister... It was a very exciting experience.

And now the slime is also a new member of our group.

Can I actually start a conversation?

Can I actually see them as comrades, and will they consider me as one as well?

Is this just the kind of temporal party for a raid then split up right after the boss was defeated?

I... Don't want that.

"Nii-sama, I guess you should do the naming" (Hiromi)

"That would be satisfactory, Admin-nim" (Jin Woo)

"You've been commenting on our naming senses so surely you can name her right?" (Rimuru)

I look at the admin in front of me.

I noticed something was different about him, for one, he was a bit taller and I can sense how much more powerful he had become.

But I was mainly entranced by the new heterochromia eyes of grey and red that he had right now, while smiling gently at me.

He's going to give me a name?

Will that make me his subordinate?

Or will he only give me a name without letting me evolve?

"Your name would be..."

For a second, it was a bit of a nerve-wracking experience...

"KUMO-TAROU!!"

*THUD*

That sound was made by me, the slime, and the little sister.

While the Korean idol had a huge sweatdrop on his head, the three of us fell down to the ground, clearly losing to the gravity of HIS BULLSHIT.

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(A/N: Adding "-Tarou" to the end of an object's name is the same as naming the object by default)

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"SHIIIKKK SHIIK SHIIIK!!! (NO WAY IN HELL I AM ACCEPTING THAT NAME!)" I exclaimed this angrily even though what came out was screeches.

"Onii-sama I expected something better from you..." (Hiromi)

"You actually have a bad naming sense..." (Rimuru)

"Hey, I don't what to hear that from you!" (Akihito)

"Huh? Whatever are you talking about?" (Rimuru)

"You remember all the goblins you named? Gobta, Gobzo, Gobtte, Gobuichi, Gob--" (Akihito)

"Okay, stop." (Rimuru)

"Ahahahaha!! I'm just joking! Okay now, settle down!" (Akihito)

Something just doesn't feel right...

"Shiik...? (¿Por qué?)" Yes, I spoke of that in Spanish. It means, WHY!?

It was not a sense de ja vu, but it was nothing unfamiliar either.

Haa...

The swordsman turned back at me and use his hand to take and grab one of my right leg, as if trying to shake hand as in how human normally greets each other.

"¿Por qué? (Why?) Porque Sí (No reason)"

Huh? Did he just answer my--

"My name is Akihito, I want to be friends with you. But it seems like that won't happen if you don't have a name... So let's try this again... My name is Akihito, will you be friends with me, Shiraori-san?"

Shira...ori?

*Shine*

Before I knew it my body shone in a bright light.

Shiraori?

White weaver?

That name... I love it.

It was as if that name got carved deeply into my soul.

For the first time ever since I become a spider, I look at a "person" with a smile.

"SHIK! (I'll be in your care!)"

It was like my natural reflex to do that.

Well, I am a spider and I doubt you can understand my facial expression.

So I can smile no matter how many times I want.

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To be continued.