Chapter 8: Liar Voice Activated
I woke up feeling oddly refreshed. Like I had slept for a very long time, which is probably just an exaggeration. My eyes saw an unfamiliar ceiling, so I sat up and found myself in an unfamiliar room.
『 E-eh? Where am I? 』
I looked around, taking in everything, and tried to wrack my brains for information. I couldn't, for the life of me, remember how I got here. Actually, no. I could not even remember everything!
『 Huh? Wait… 』
Just then, a memory flashed in my mind like a switch was turned on. The memory was blurry and confusing as hell…
<< You're awake. >>
『 AH! It's you! I feel like I haven't heard from you for so long, I wonder why? 』
Scratching my head, my hands bumped into something hard. Right, my horn…
『 Why do I still feel like there is something wrong? 』
<< There is nothing wrong, you just woke up so your brain is still muddled. >>
『 Oh really? How long was I asleep? 』
<< Three days. >>
『 Whaa-- That's the reason huh… 』
I sat there in the middle of the bed and found that the clothes I am wearing are kind of small for me. It did not exactly reach my feet and is also constricting too.
The windows were opened and the sunlight blared, lighting up the room. It's just that, I seemed to not feel the heat.
『 Weird. 』
<< It's not weird. You gained heat resistance, remember? >>
『 I do? I guess I did? 』
<< … >>
『 You know what, I seem to forget things. Would you remind me of everything that has happened so far? 』
<< Sure. >>
My brain was suddenly bombarded with events. It was a miracle that I did not get dizzy from all the information that was given to me at the same time.
One moment, my eyes widened, then my mouth opened as I sat there reminiscing everything. And by everything, I meant every single thing.
『 Hold up! Did I seriously eat grass and dry leaves? And DIRT?? 』
<< You did. >>
『 Why did you not stopped me! 』
<< … >>
The voice did not answer and seemed to disappear. But that's a lie!
『 Oi! Don't get silent on me now! Why did you let me do that? Did you do it on purpose? 』
<< I do not know what you speak of. >>
"LIAR! You were just talking so casual a while ago, why are you back to being monotone now?!"
I covered my mouth after that. It wouldn't be impossible if someone had heard my outburst from outside the room.
<< It's only your imagination. >>
This dude-- wait woman! Wait, is the voice considered woman when she's voiced like a woman? Does it have a gender though?
Okay. I am getting backtracked. Let me just get back to the unpleasant memories. So yeah, I was once… a… bug?
『 Huh?! How did that even happen?! 』
<< Fate. Destiny. Luck. Extreme luck. >>
I grasped my forehead as I stared down on the ground in disbelief. Out of all the cool things out there, I have to be a bug...
Shi-- whatever. So I was a bug and then apparently, I climbed the peach tree, bit on its fruit, and almost died.
『 Heavenly Peach Tree? What is that? And is that poisonous? How am I still alive? 』
<< … >>
Oops, it looks like I had too many questions.
『 Okay. What is this Heavenly Peach Tree? 』
<< It's the tree of immortality. In this world, it is considered to be the food of the Gods. The person who bites a chunk of it will strengthen their spiritual qi. If it's eaten whole, that person will have 300 more years added to their life. Only cultivators with great will would be able to withstand its power. >>
『 Oh? I seemed to have eaten the whole thing, does that mean? 』
<< Yes. >>
『Heh~ Then I must be a really strong bug then. 』
<< That is not true. You were only alive because of luck. >>
This!! She is really mean…
『 Then how did I exactly lived? 』
The scene was confusing to me. All I saw was me wriggling pathetically on the ground while upside down. I feel like blushing when I think of it…
<< … An awesome person took pity on you and granted you power. >>
That sounds suspicious. The voice was sounding a little smug while saying that as well. It makes me want to doubt it…
『 Or they are really bored… 』
<< … >>
A mystery has been answered now. About the peach tree and my extreme luck, it says. Then if I'm a bug… why do I appear to be human-like?
<< I designed you like that so you can mingle with humanity. >>
『So I am a human bug? That sounds lame… 』
<< You are a spirit type bug. A high-level spirit. That means you're not an ordinary bug anymore. And you're not human either. >>
Neither a bug nor human, but a spirit. A high-level spirit. Hmmm…
『 That seems complicated… 』
I then saw myself emerging out of what seems to be, an eggshell. Cheh~ a spirit coming out of an egg? Unheard of…
<< It's not an egg. It's a chrysalis. >>
Chrysalis? If what I know is correct, it's made of pure qi that hardens and wraps around a beast when it undergoes level advancement. For example, from a high-level beast to a guardian level.
Uhh, wait. How did I know that?
<< I had put the necessary information in your brain so you wouldn't be as dumb as before anymore. >>
『 Dumb?! 』
<< You are right. You had undergone level advancement that is why you woke up inside a chrysalis. >>
She changed the topic, didn't she? Whatever…
I stood up from the bed and walked around the room. Staring at the things that are unfamiliar yet familiar to me. I have never seen these before, but I know what these are… Probably because of the information she said she had put.
I blushed when I saw myself crawling around the tree like an idiot, searching for that voice. At that time, I could feel the voice being speechless. I am speechless either!
『 Can you erase that memory please? 』
<< No. >>
Ah, she is truly mean…
I skipped the part where I got hungry and ate the nearby grass. It is like I could still taste dirt on my tongue, which tastes rather disgusting.
『... I bit the tree? 』
<< Yes, you did. >>
I halted my steps and stared into the empty air.
Fine. I admit that I was dumb. Do you hear it? Was.
『 You like watching me do stupid things, didn't you? 』
<< I do not think of such things. >>
LIAR!
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