Chapter 115

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Chapter 115: Army Lady Regained Her Fighting Spirit

She had captured a Class A Monster alive!

She had originally gone out hoping for a stroke of luck, but to her surprise, she stumbled upon a lone Class A Monster—a tall, horse-like creature known as a Bull Horse, adorned with cow horns.

Its level was LV.1, making it weaker than the one Sister Red Pupil had brought back.

Since Sister Red Pupil had managed to handle her prey alone, Army Lady felt compelled to do the same!

However, no matter how weak it might be, it was still a Class A Monster.

It took her a considerable amount of time to defeat it, and in her anxious state, she sustained some injuries.

But ultimately, she emerged victorious.

Army Lady plunged her sharp teeth into the monster’s body and hoisted it up.

Though her sister had been ahead of her, she had now caught up!

She needed to hurry and bring it back to Mom.

Would Mom praise her as she had praised Sister Red Pupil? Would she pat her daughter’s head affectionately as she had done with her sister?

The thought filled her with excitement.

Pat pat… her footsteps grew lighter.

As she neared the castle, she was spotted by the ant patrol nearby.

"Ah, Sister Army Lady has also hunted a Class A Monster!"

"I’ll go back and inform Little Tear!"

Little Tear was not only in charge of overseeing the prison on the underground level but also served as the primary conduit for important messages among the ants.

…

Mom should be receiving the news soon; she would probably be waiting for me at the castle gate, right?

Army Lady felt her heart racing.

She began to envision being praised by her mom in front of the gathered ants, having her head patted, and perhaps even… being warmly embraced!

A vivid image flashed before her eyes—of herself being hugged by the white ants.

How wonderful… how wonderful…

Her pace quickened even more.

Finally, she arrived at the castle.

Mom was not waiting for her at the gate as she had before…

Moreover, she heard shocking news from her other sisters.

Mom had transformed into the form of a human and had ridden naked on Sister Red Pupil to the bedroom?!

What on earth had happened during the brief time she was away…

"Mom has asked Sister Army Lady to go up; they are in the bedroom on the third floor,"

an Iron Armored Ant passing by informed her.

Army Lady nodded, leading the monster upstairs with a somewhat distracted air.

They reached the bedroom door on the third floor of the castle.

Gazing at the bedroom door before her, her heart surged with excitement once more.

No matter what, she had caught up with Sister Red Pupil again.

Would Mommy reward her?

"Mommy, I’ve brought the monster upstairs."

"Hmm."

A voice as cold as ever emanated from the room, but… it was a voice that could truly be heard! It seemed Mommy had indeed become a person.

"Just leave the monster outside the door."

"Huh?"

As she stood in shock, the door swung open.

A naked little girl with black hair cascading to her hips and red eyes stepped out.

"Mommy… no, you are…"

"I am Red Pupil."

"Sister?! You, you’ve also become a human, but… why?"

"The skill to become a human is called ‘Transformation.’ Mommy used it to take on the form of a human."

"Transformation…"

So that’s how it is. Did Mommy acquire this new skill when she advanced to Class A?

"Mommy also bestowed this skill upon me."

Is Sister… showing off?

Army Lady suddenly felt a complex mix of emotions.

"Mommy can’t pass the ‘Transformation’ skill to another ant because she’s used up a lot of Magic Value."

"What is Sister trying to say?"

She must be showing off…

"When Mommy’s Magic Value is restored, I want to recommend you as the next candidate for ‘Transformation.’"

"Me? Really?"

Why? There are surely other candidates…

"Yes, I’ve always noticed Sister Army Lady’s hard work."

Red Pupil glanced at the cow and horse monster caught between Army Lady’s jaws.

"Capturing a Class A Monster is impressive; in terms of strength, I might not even match my sister now."

"How can that be! Didn’t you also capture a Class A Monster?"

"When I found that monster, it was already severely injured, which is why I could catch it easily. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so simple to capture a Class A Monster. They’re not like Class B Monsters; once they sense danger, they flee, and with our Iron Armored Ant’s speed, it’s nearly impossible to catch up."

Is that so…?

Have I actually surpassed Sister Red Pupil?

"So I will recommend you to Mom."

Th-thank you, sister.

Army Lady felt touched and ashamed for previously thinking that Red Pupil was showing off to her.

Sister is the leader of all the ants and has always taken care of everyone, so how could she do something like that?

"As for this Class A Monster—"

Right, right! Mom should be in the bedroom. I can move the monster inside.

"No, just leave the monster outside; Mom will take care of it later."

Sister… does Mom hate me now?

I finally caught a Class A Monster, but Mom doesn’t even want to see me…

Army Lady looked at Red Pupil for help.

She saw the little girl shake her head.

"I don’t know what Mom is thinking, but the reason she wants you to leave the monster outside is probably because she’s worried it will dirty the bedroom floor."

Is that so? Then I will stay outside.

She placed the monster, which she had been biting, on the ground outside the door.

She looked at the door behind the little girl, as if waiting for something.

Then, a voice as cold as before came from the room.

"Army Lady."

Yes, Mom!

"Hunting was hard, you can go down and rest now."

Huh? But Mom, I—

"Little Tear is hungry too; you should take Army Lady down to eat."

Ah, it’s evening; it’s time for dinner!

A third voice came from the room.

Was Little Tear sister also in the bedroom?

Just when Army Lady was surprised again, a giant black ant suddenly came out of the room.

It’s time to eat, Sister Army Lady!

She excitedly tried to pull Military Ant away.

Wait, wait, I haven’t…

Army Lady was much smaller than Little Tear, so she was quickly grabbed by the jaws.

She struggled a bit and realized she couldn’t break free.

In terms of strength, Little Tear was not much weaker than her.

And because she was afraid of hurting Little Tear, she couldn’t attack, so she could only watch helplessly as she was carried away from the bedroom door.

Time to eat! What are we having for dinner tonight? What does Sister Army Lady want to eat?

It’s all okay…

Army Lady replied weakly, her voice sounding as if it still had a hint of crying.

Oh, Mom doesn’t want to see me…

I must be hated by Mom…

I’m not really worried about the bedroom floor getting dirty; my sister still lied to comfort me.

She felt a little hopeless, her six limbs hanging listlessly between the huge jaws.

Did Little Tear see what Mom looked like as a human?

Yes! Mom became super beautiful!

Mom’s ant form was already very pretty, but is it true that her human form is even more beautiful…?

What does it look like?

I really want to know.

By the way, if I also become like a human, maybe Mom… maybe she won’t dislike me anymore!

As long as Mom upgrades again, her Magic Value will return, and with Sister Red Pupil’s help, I can get the skill "Transformation" to become human!

Fight! We need to capture more Class A Monsters!

I must become stronger!

Thinking of this, Army Lady regained her fighting spirit.