Case 1: Little owl in the forest.

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Case 1: Little owl in the forest.

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''Hngh...''

It's noisy. Who's disturbing my sleep...?

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''Ugh... So bright.'' I mutter.

I slowly open my eyes, feeling a slight resistance from the sticky eyelids. I blink a few times, trying to clear the sleep from my eyes. I see a blurry image of white, gradually becoming sharper and clearer. Eventually, my vision returns to normal.

I turn my head in confusion. The... Wall? Surrounding me is all white, and are those veins running on the surface...?

Oh, there's a hole above my head. So that's where the light is coming from.

Ignoring the burning sunlight, I try to peer through the hole, squinting my eyes. I can vaguely see leaves. Lots of leaves in fact.

It's... Trees? But tree leaves are normally not greyish like this.

squish

Hm? What is this-

''Ugh...''

I immediately frown when I realize that my body is covered in some kind of slimy liquid.

That's yucky. Did someone put glue on my body or something?

Whatever. I need to get out first. This hole above me is nowhere big enough for me to get through...

Can I just punch the hole bigger? It sure doesn't seem that sturdy.

So I throw a punch at the surface near the hole, and sure enough-

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It breaks like an eggshell.

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A few more blows and I have a hole barely big enough to feel like I can get through.

''Hah.. Even the smell is terrible.'' I mutter, standing up and poking my head out of the hole.

Where am I actually? It's-

''Oh.''

HISS

Hi Mister Snake, why are you so big...?

My whole body is shaking. The creature in front of me could only be described as a giant snake. Its body is as thick as a tree trunk, with glassy grey scales that shine like hematite in the sunlight. Its golden slit eyes look at me calmly, but I can still feel the immense bloodlust in those pupils.

In its mouth is a giant white egg, similar to the ones I can see scattered around me.

RUN!

I immediately jump out of the thing that I'm in and sprint off in a random direction.

''Hah... Hah...''

Why? What? How? How did this happen??

gulp

I reluctantly turn back to check, and fortunately, the snake is not following me. Let's keep running just to be sure.

My lower back feels heavy for some reason, but I still have to run.

''Oh, here we go.''

A moderately big fish spotted. I should probably make a spear beforehand... But I feel like I can catch this guy by hand for some reason.

Well, here goes nothing.

I step back into the water again. Very gently, I approach the unsuspecting fish from behind. When I see that it is close enough, I pull my hands back, ready to strike anytime.

The fish suddenly turns around, but for some reason freezes when it sees me.

Not wanting to miss the opportunity, I grab the fish with both hands, my fingernails digging into its flesh. Was my finger strength this strong...?

splash splash

''Ugh... Stay still.''

I look around and see a moderately large boulder near my position. That should do it.

THUD

I hold the tail of the fish and smash its head against the boulder. Died instantly. Goodbye mister fish, you'll be a delicious meal-

[You have defeated a Lv.3 Zircon Fish]

[Proficiency achieved a certain level]

[Being: Aurora Lv.1 has become Lv.2]

[1 skill point acquired]

[Skill proficiency achieved a certain level]

[Skill: Sharp Claw Lv.1 has become Lv.2]

[Title: 'Brute Force' acquired]

[Title: 'Brute Force' equipped]

A bunch of blue messages suddenly appear before my eyes.

...What is there to be surprised about at this point. Fortunately, I was 'educated' by Chloe on this subject before. It's a system, right?

So do I have to shout 'status!' or somethi-

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Name: Aurora

Race: Owl-kin Title: Brute Force

Level: 2

HP: 12/12 MP: 14/14

STR: 2.2 INT: 8.2

AGI: 2.8 STA: 2.1

Skill: [Sharp Claw Lv.2], [Domination Lv.1],

[Night Vision Lv.1], [Stealth Lv.1],

[Enhanced Hearing Lv.1].

State: Hungry.

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So I don't have to.

That saves the embarrassment. Not like there's anyone near me right now or anything.

And even if there was, I'd be embarrassed about my nakedness first.

Naked owl without a single towel...

''Eheh, eheheheheh...''