For now, I’ll search the shrine from corner to corner for something to eat.
Along with the legless spider (dead) and the egg sac (stuck on Partner’s head), flies will definitely gather near decaying flesh…… also, I found human bones inside.

The bones look small, like they belong to a child.
It seems like it already died a long time ago.

It’s probably a Lithuvar child that the Manticore brought.
Don’t tell me the Manticore has only been targeting children.

“Gru~o……”

I regret that I couldn’t finish off that monster.
Its speed was just too fast for me.
When it let its guard down for even a split-second, I should’ve taken it down with a really powerful attack.
That Manticore is probably hunting children and targeting someone’s eggs somewhere out there right now
Just thinking about it makes me feel sick.

“Gra~a! Gra~a~!”

…… As if trying to cheer me up, Partner, with the egg sac stuck on her forehead, starts gagging.
Well, it’s not like I’m forcing myself to be sad, you know.
You’re just a monster. Even though I’m also a monster myself.
But, you also listen to what I say, and you’re like a mage using healing magic on humans…… and, other than that, you’re still a monster.

Still though, is that egg sac really something to be happy about?
Or, maybe it’s something that you’re going to eat in the near future?

“Gra~a~! Gru~a~!”

Since I’ve thought about that, that’s all I’m thinking about.
Even though I have the〖Communication〗skill, it isn’t helping.
I sometimes feel nervous when I can’t tell what you’re thinking.

When I pulled my front leg back outside, Partner also pulled her neck outwards and then stared at me.

“Gru~a!”

An even more intimidating roar than before. It even sounds threatening.
I think she’s saying that I guessed wrong.

What? Don’t tell me… you plan on keeping it?

“Gra~a”

Partner’s nodding tells me to hurry up and finish what I’m doing.
Whoa, we just communicated.
Wait, no! What do you even plan to do with keeping spiders around?!
Living things are not toys!
Besides, that thing is also a monster, you know! Who knows what’ll happen when it hatches.
Partner pulled her head away from me, as if saying she doesn’t intend to hand the eggs over.

She, she is one stubborn head…
I’m just going to inspect what species that spider is. If it’s actually a dangerous monster, sorry, but I’ll be burning that, thank you.

【〖Arachnae〗: Rank C monster.】
【A large hairy spider.】
【They are usually docile, but they attach egg sacs on their bodies when in rampage.】
【They may be spiders, but they are very crafty in handling their webs.】

…… Docile, huh?
Well, it’s just C-rank after all, so I guess nothing too bad’s gonna happen.
Fine then, you can keep it until you’re satisfied.
Caring for newborns is definitely going to be a hassle, but I guess we can keep until they hatch.
That dead spider I killed, it felt like it entrusted its egg to me, it’s kind of a bad aftertaste…… at least that’s what I thought.

For the time being, I guess I should just bury the spider corpse and human bones outside……
Wait, should I bring the bones along with me instead?

I feel like it’ll turn into another complete misunderstanding again……
I do have a fellow dragon head here who might or might not actually eat humans.

Can I even bury the bones outside the shrine properly?
…… Hmm, wait, won’t〖Fake Life〗actually be useful here?
If I remember right, this skill imbues an artificial soul…… right?
I haven’t used it before so I can’t guarantee anything, but it should be like a reincarnation kind of thing, right?
It’s worth a try.
Maybe, maybe, its flesh and body will also regenerate too? Something like that might happen as well.

〖Fake Life〗!〖Fake Life〗!
…… Huh, nothing’s happening.

Maybe… Partner’s the one who has the skill?
Come on skill system, at least give me the new skills too……
Whenever I get a good skill, Partner’s always the one who gets to use them.
Don’t tell me, the skills that the Ouroboros obtains… all of it goes to the other head?! I feel like crying now.

Hey Partner, use〖Fake Life〗please.
I won’t get in the way of you and your egg sac anymore.

“Gra~a”

When Partner roared, black light surrounds the dead spider.

【Regular Skill〖Fake Life〗has risen from Lv1→2.】

Wait, wait a minute! That’s not the one!
Though it’s also my fault for not telling you which to revive, but that’s still the wrong one!

The spider corpse made a “guchi guchi” kind of sound and slightly got inflated.
There’s some kind of strange tentacle extending out from inside the body.

And without thinking, I crushed the tentacle with my claws, and the spider corpse then burst apart.
Black liquid splashed everywhere.

【Because the rank difference is too wide, experience points could not be obtained.】

Whoa, whoa, that was close.
I was about to become a weird monster alchemist or something.
I almost forgot that I was a Calamity Dragon before.
Well, it isn’t really surprising that a monster showed up.

Yes, that’s right.
To think that〖Fake Life〗would be that kind of resurrection skill, I had my hopes up for nothing.
This is nothing but a mass monster summoning skill.

“Gru~a?”

Partner is looking at me in a strange way again.
Sorry, but no way am I letting something like that roam free.

Still, if that’s what’s going to happen, then I guess resurrection is impossible.
Unless if I raise its skill level…… no, I shouldn’t risk it.
It seems that providing an artificial or fake life on something doesn’t really count as reviving it.
I think that even if this skill becomes Lv MAX or something, it’ll only give birth to another monster. That’s bad, I am sealing this skill.

These human bones…… I’ll just bury them outside.
But, wait…… I won’t really know unless I try……
No, no, no, if it ends up failing, then it’ll just be like I’m playing with the dead.
I’ll revive it, and the instant that I judge that it failed, I’ll take it down immediately.
No, that’s wrong.
What if it ends up successful and I accidentally took it down? I’m not thinking positive here.

…… The skill level did increase though.
I mean, the chances of it happening aren’t really zero……
In fact, if it actually ends up being a success and I actually managed to revive it, then at least I won’t end up regretting it.

Partner.
I ask you to use that skill one more time on that bone there.

“Gra~a”

Like before, when Partner roared, black light surrounds the human bones.
The bone parts then started floating in the air and gathered together to form one full body skeleton. It then slowly started moving.

The bone walked awkwardly and then bumped into a wall and dropped its arm.
It then tried to pick it up, but when it bent its knee, something cracked and its leg fell down. It lost its balance and the rest of its body began to fall apart.

I-Its flesh isn’t returning, I see……
I’m doubting if it contains its past memories, or if it even has a consciousness of its own.
What am I gonna do with this now? I think this counts as a failure, no?
Should I go ahead and eliminate it? But, still……

【Title Skill〖Mean King〗has risen from Lv7→8.】

Wah, one of my bad titles leveled up.
What is this disgust, regret, or perhaps blasphemous feeling in my chest.
I should’ve known better than to meddle with life and death.