Chapter 15
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Chapter 15: A Shy Person Also Wants to Communicate With Others
Party time!!
A meat feast!!
Ahahaha—it’s raw meat! Fresh, bloody meat, all slimy and slippery! Might even have parasites!
Ahahaha… wait, I technically count as a bug now, don’t I?
Sob… I want grilled meat…
Tearing up, Lin Yu bit into a chunk of raw pork.
Chomp, chomp…
The metallic tang of blood filled her mouth, coating her tongue and seeping into her breath.
Yueeehhh…
Chomp, chomp…
Yueeehhh…
Chomp, chomp…
YUEEEHHH!!!
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Experience gained, level has increased.
Level up from LV.4 to LV.5. All stats restored.
Choose one of three blessings:
① HP +10
② MP +5
③ Strength +1
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As soon as she leveled up, her hunger vanished.
Lin Yu dropped the half-eaten meat, wiping imaginary tears with her front legs.
Strength again?
No! I don’t need Strength!
From the bear vs. wolf fight, it was clear that Strength boosted melee combat.
Which meant it was for close-range fighting.
Close combat? Fighting? No way!
What, expecting me to brawl monsters myself? I’d probably be too weak-kneed to even stand!
I only chose Strength before for testing.
So this time…
Please select your blessing.
Ugh! I was about to say it!
‘I pick MP +5!’
Blessing granted.
Lin Yu checked her status panel.
________________________________________Name: Lin Yu
Species: Ant Queen
Aptitude: S+
Rank: None
Level: LV.5
HP: 10/10
MP: 17/17
Skills: [Unique Skill—Ant Queen], [Egg Laying], [Identify]
Attributes:
● Strength: 1
● Agility: 0
● Intelligence: 2
● Physical Resistance: 0
● Elemental Magic Resistance: 0
● Status Resistance: 0
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Still only 10 HP…
If those [Granville Wolves] bit me even once, I’d probably die instantly.
I might need to invest in HP soon…
But today had been a huge success!
Sure, it was just one piglet and half a boar, but!
With rationing, fasting, and meat-fueled leveling, this supply could feed the whole colony for at least ten days!
Even my mother’s corpse, which barely had any meat, lasted eight or nine days.
Still, I can’t get careless—there’s not enough food yet!
Lin Yu looked around at the expanded anthill.
Her mother’s picked-clean bones had been tossed out long ago. Even with twenty-plus ants and a pile of raw meat, the cave still looked spacious.
My next goal: fill half the anthill with food!
Only then can I safely do that thing.
Yes, that thing!
Hmph! I won’t say it out loud this time!
Ant lives are fragile. Without enough food, I won’t risk doing it!
***
When night fell a [Weak Ant] standing guard at the cave entrance reported back.
The bear had returned.
Shifting her vision, Lin Yu saw the [Long-Tusk Brown Bear].
Its mouth was empty.
Its mood looked sour.
It didn’t catch anything.
The alpha wolf survived? Not bad.
The bear had returned empty-handed back when the wolves ambushed us earlier too.
So it failed to hunt twice?
Fantastic! That means it’ll go hunting again soon!
Once it leaves, we can explore again!
I could also order the remaining [Weak Ants] to dig tunnels—maybe even a secret escape route!
If anything unexpected happened, we would have a way out.
Plus, even if the bear stayed in the cave, we would have another exit to explore from.
At that point, food scarcity won’t be an issue anymore!
Ahahaha!!
Just imagining that starving, battle-worn bear struggling made Lin Yu gleeful.
Since she always has two on guard duty, she glanced at the twenty-eight remaining [Weak Ants].
‘Alright, everyone hungry?’
No answer—not that she expected one.
She kept talking to herself.
‘Well, let’s eat! A meat party isn’t fun if I’m the only one eating!’
‘You all worked hard today! But the MVP is… me!’
‘Okay, fine. The captain did well too. Come forward for your reward!’
The LV.7 D-Aptitude captain ant stepped up.
Lin Yu handed over a small piece of meat.
‘Hey! Don’t look at me like that!’
‘What, expecting a full feast? Don’t even think about it! If you overeat and level up, that’s wasted food! We have to budget carefully! This is Lesson #1 from Mom!’
The [Weak Ants], having no self-awareness, had no idea what was happening.
Lin Yu controlled Captain Ant to accept the meat.
‘Alright, everyone, applaud!’
Pat pat pat…
The ants clapped on command.
‘Huh? Too quiet! I can’t hear you!’
PAT PAT PAT!!!
‘Much better. Next!’
Another ant was forced forward and given a tiny piece.
Then another…
Then another…
Eventually…
‘Screw it. Just take your own portions.’
So boring… What am I even doing?
Even though I’m a loner, sometimes having someone to talk to is nice.
Lonely? No way!
I have all these adorable children! I’m not lonely at all!
Lin Yu stared at the [Weak Ants], quietly munching on their meat.
They weren’t scary like spiders, but they weren’t cute either.
Still, as an ant herself, she was used to them.
She watched them eat.
Why can’t you talk?
I wish you could… But if you did, I’d probably be too scared to reply…
Sorry. I’m socially anxious.
