Just as Tsukasa continued searching for the White-Eyed Tiger's location, in a hidden cave downstream along the river, a two-meter-tall giant egg was accumulating elements. On the surface of the eggshell, patterns similar to the White-Eyed Tiger's skin markings could be seen. Moreover, in the cave, there were several corpses of Moon-Devouring Wolves. Such a scene almost only had one possibility: the White-Eyed Tiger's level had reached the point of evolution, and at this moment, it was undergoing metamorphosis inside that giant egg.
No wonder Tsukasa couldn't find the White-Eyed Tiger, because who would have thought that beneath the river, there was a hidden passage leading to such a deep cave? Tsukasa had no intention of going into the river. She bathed at a clean, hidden mountain spring where, because it was relatively shallow, she could see at a glance if there was anything in the water. But this river was different; who knew how many aquatic monsters were hiding inside.
As usual, Tsukasa walked along the river's direction until she reached the forest's entrance/exit. Continuing forward would lead her out of the Monster Mountain Range and back into the territory where humans lived. She wasn't planning to leave yet, so for a moment, she dejectedly hung her head and walked back, reflecting along the way on whether she had missed any information. In that condition, the White-Eyed Tiger must be hiding somewhere to recuperate. She had to find it as soon as possible.
Lost in thought, Tsukasa failed to notice that there were several tents beneath the river. The Hero Squad, having just finished exploring the dungeon and emerged from the Monster Mountain Range, was resting there. Their original plan for today was to return to the nearby city and report their mission to the guild. Whether this situation was due to the passive effect of Tsukasa's skill
bringing good luck, the Hero Squad over there, because each member possessed extremely high basic abilities, noticed her almost the moment she appeared. Seeing this wildly dressed girl, they were momentarily taken aback.
"Is that a human girl?"
The girl dressed in Divine Word Cult priest attire voiced her doubt because it was the first time she had seen someone so simply and roughly tear off a monster's fur and wrap it around themselves as clothing. Even demons wouldn't be so uncultured. Even border bandits dressed quite properly. Whose child was this girl? How could they let a girl dress like this! It's absolutely outrageous!
The Hero beside her straightforwardly replied, "She is indeed human."
Although he didn't share his companion's indignation, he was indeed curious about this girl who came out of the Monster Mountain Range. Even without using the Appraisal skill, his intuition told him that the girl had considerable strength. Moreover, the beast skin on her body should be the fur of the Greedy Moon Wolf King. The Greedy Moon Wolf King represented an entire wolf pack. Being able to kill a monster of that level was enough to prove the girl's strength.
"Truly astonishing. She looks about the same age as your younger brother, right? To be able to kill the Greedy Moon Wolf King at such a young age, she might even be stronger than your genius brother," said the Heavy Shield Swordsman beside him. He appeared to be about the same age as the Hero, and judging by his attitude and tone when speaking to the Hero, they weren't just members of the same Adventurer team but also good friends.
The Hero pondered seriously and said, "Shu's talent is even greater than mine, and he has already entered the Magic Academy for further studies, so he might have leveled up quite a bit. But Harris, you're right. If this girl really killed the Greedy Moon Wolf pack, then she is indeed a genius no weaker than Shu."
The Hero suddenly stood up.
Harris asked, "Julius, you're not planning to... again?"
Julius smiled and nodded.
"That's right. I want to talk to her."
"I knew it."
Harris covered his forehead.
He was already accustomed to his good friend's habit of meddling in others' affairs. After all, the Hero Julius was that kind of person. He always did what he believed was right. Perhaps the moment he saw that girl, he had already decided to extend a helping hand to her.
After all, if there were no difficulties, no human would willingly live in the Monster Mountain Range. And that girl's situation seemed even worse because she didn't even have proper clothes to wear. That was definitely not normal. And the Hero Julius was not the kind of person who would turn a blind eye to someone in need of help right before him.
[Hero? I didn't expect them to run into him. What to do? The Hero is making a move. That guy isn't planning to invite Classmate Yafan to the Royal Capital, is he? This is bad. Although I don't know what that D guy really means, according to her, Classmate Yafan hides a huge secret that might help my plan. Moreover, Classmate Yafan's reincarnation skill 'Golden Rule' is a living koi!]
A certain Spider hiding behind the scenes was extremely anxious.
The Hero suddenly felt a palpitation. He stopped and looked around, finding it seemed to be just his illusion. But at that very moment, a certain Spider almost couldn't resist the urge to make a move and keep him there. It could only be said that the Hero's place of death was not here, so he luckily escaped a calamity. Moreover, that certain Spider also remembered that in her impression, Classmate Yafan seemed to really dislike interacting with people, especially men, because in the memories D gave her, Classmate Yafan often ignored greetings from male classmates and only had some interaction with 'herself' in class.
[Hmph. Hero, don't even think about abducting Classmate Yafan. Blame it on being a man!]
Completely unaware of why Tsukasa disliked contact with boys, the Spider monster secretly followed. Although it had confidence in Tsukasa, just in case, if the Hero really tried to abduct Tsukasa, then even if it meant changing plans, it could only make the Hero exit the stage early here. Because only it knew how much weight the secret hidden on someone who was specially treated by that evil god D and whom D dared not tamper with carried.
Perhaps, it was a secret more terrifying than the Hero's Sword. No, it should definitely be more terrifying than the Hero's Sword. After all, D was an evil god completely superior to the Hero's Sword, and the secret on Tsukasa was something even D was wary of. Although she kept saying she was just curious and didn't do anything unnecessary, based on its understanding of that evil god, D must have had reservations and dared not interfere. Otherwise, that evil god wouldn't be so nice.
Huh?
After saying so much, who is it?
Well, its current name is Shiro.
In its previous life, it also had the name Wakaba Himeiro.
Of course, this previous life was actually fake.
Because in its previous life, it was originally just a little Spider. The real Wakaba Himeiro was that evil god D. Due to the aftermath of the battle between the previous Hero and the Demon King, it was transferred by this world's system onto D. So, everyone in the class at that time, along with this little Spider, were all reincarnated into this world by D.
And to cover up the loophole of the identity 'Wakaba Himeiro,' D attached a part of her soul to this Spider and made it pretend to be the reincarnation of Wakaba Himeiro.
By the way.
The Spider here now is her clone.
Currently, she is already a god.
Although all Reincarnators were reborn at the same time, its spawn point was in a terrible dungeon, and it was reincarnated as a Spider monster. Due to the racial traits of Spider monsters, it could start moving immediately after reincarnation. In just a short year, it became a god.
Those were truly difficult days.
But looking at the current state of Tsukasa and the other human Reincarnators, one can only say humans are too weak. They're already ten years old and still this weak. If it were a Spider, by now, if not dead, it would at least be a dungeon overlord-level existence. After all, weak Spider monsters can't survive this long.
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