Making camp as I explored the inside of the forest, I t it.
A black mass around 30 cm.
It has a faint response to Presence Detection and Magic Perception but there was none to Enemy Search.
Thinking it was strange, I approached it cautiously.
「Let’s see… a spider?」
It’s a monster spider curling its legs close to its body. However, there was no feeling of danger.
「You’re dying?」
The monster spider is weakened and about to die. I could also see that one of its legs was torn off, it must have fought with another monster and lost.
Poison Spider Unique Species Lv19
A monster spider possessing paralysis poison and a slow-acting poison
A Unique Species born from the Poison Spiders. As it is a rare specin, it has the potential to evolve.
Condition: Dying
As a result of Appraisal, I now know what kind of monster it is but……well, finishing it off is not sothing I want to do. It won’t live even if I leave it alone though……
For so reason, I don’t know why but, I couldn’t take my eyes off it. A strange mood that makes it difficult for to leave it as it is. I’m not that good with bugs and spiders but, it looked rather cute, does it have Demon Eyes of Charming, I wonder? But there wasn’t any sort of feeling of resistance, so that’s not it.
At that mont, I felt the sensation of a path of magic power from the spider I was watching closely connect to . It felt as if my Insight skill had brought sothing up.
「Hm?」
If this spider becos healthy, it won’t be defeated anymore.
So, I healed this spider several tis.
Its missing leg wasn’t restored but Appraisal shows that it was no longer dying so it’s okay now.
「Well then, I’ll be leaving now.」
〈The [Taming] Skill has been obtained〉
〈Ta Poison Spider? Y/N 〉
Eeeh~! What is “Ta”?!
So, insects can be made into a familiar[1]~ No, spiders are not insects. No no no, that’s not the problem here.
While I was being indecisive, the spider watched with its eight crimson eyes. It looks like it wants to be taken along.
「Haa, you want to co with ?」
〈The [Poison Spider] has been tad〉
『…………g, o. toge, ther.』
At that mont, I knew that we, the Poison Spider and I, were definitely connected by a path of magic power.
「Not having a na would be inconvenient, right? Let’s see……」
I, who isn’t really confident in my naming sense, pondered over a na for the spider. Then, incidentally, the pattern on the back (?) of the spider ca into view.
「That’s it, I see a leaf of the maple tree. I don’t know if this world has maple trees but, do you think the na Kaede[2] is good enough?」
『……ye, ah』
It looks like it’s pleased.
The mont I gave the Poison Spider its na, a large amount of magic power from within flowed into the Poison Spider.
「Wha?! This must be because of naming it!」
Then Kaede’s body was wrapped in light and started moulting.
Kaede grew one size larger when it finished moulting. Even its leg was healed to how it was before.
「Could it be that you didn’t grow but evolve?」
Killer Spider Unique Species Lv1
A monster spider that possesses paralysis poison and deadly poison.
A rare species that evolved from the Poison Spider.
There was a different species na when I appraised it. It seems like it really did evolve.
『Evolved, Kaede, happy』
「The words sent telepathically have beco a bit more fluent.」
『Yeah』
Since I could see the status of a contracted familiar monster, I decided to check it.
Status
Na : Kaede (Takumi Iruma’s Familiar)
Race : Killer Spider
Age : 5
Level : 1
Condition : Healthy
Vitality : 140
Magic Power : 160
Strength : 60
Agility : 80
Stamina : 70
Dexterity : 90
Intelligence : 60
Unique Skills
Spider Thread Creation
Passive Skills
Poison Resistance Lv4
Paralysis Resistance Lv4
Spatial Understanding Lv2
Active Skills
Thread Manipulation Lv6
Poison Creation Lv5
Presence Detection Lv4
Magic Perception Lv5
Stealth Lv5
It seems its level was reset upon evolving.
Even so, this one seems strong, doesn’t it?
Spider Thread Creation
The ability to create strong threads. Its strength can cut even steel.
Thread Manipulation
The art of freely manipulating and fighting with thread.
Looking at the details of the unique skill together with Thread Manipulation, it becos a formidable weapon.
Spatial Understanding Skill is to make use of thread for nimble three-dinsional movent distinctive to spiders.
Poison Creation
The ability to create poisons such as paralysis poison, neurotoxins, slow-acting poison, to comply to a situation.
It seems that its poison is much stronger than when it was a Poison Spider. This might be tough on my Poison Resistance.
Since the level of the skills Magic Perception, Presence Detection, and Stealth are quite high, it’s like the configuration of an assassin.
「Now then, I’ll be going back to the village soon but, is your body alright? Can you keep up?」
『Am alright, can follow, Master』
Given that its exoskeleton has now settled after moulting, I told Kaede of my return to the village. [1]
On the way back to the village, I had so leeway in returning since Kaede’s legs were back to how they were before.
Kaede would hop around while following . Sotis, it would leap from tree to tree with its threads like Tarzan.
It was a long ti after I had nad Kaede did I realize that I had not asked if it was a boy or a girl.
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Footnotes:
Kaede in kanji 楓 ans Maple (tree) in Japanese, but the na in its status is in Katakana. Also, its speech is all in Katakana. When sothing moults, the new exoskeleton is soft for a while before it settles and hardens.
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