Ch.6 Here's a Digest for The Coming Days!

When I first started playing this game, the raid monster known as the Sparrow-like creature, or Fairy Flame Gerbil, had already been defeated and no longer existed.

(TL : I was naming the bird wrong this entire time. So I went back fixed the previous chapters too)

In this game that strives for realism, the idea that characters only have one life applies not only to NPCs but also to monsters.

Therefore, once defeated, a monster will never revive.

Apparently, in order to prevent extinction, monsters that have become extremely rare are sometimes added back by the God (AI) as if they were originally there. (Official reason)

For raid monsters only, the system was such that the second strongest monster in that location would reign as the next raid monster (and the God (AI) would then be able to apply status adjustments commensurate with its position).

By the way, when I played it, it was a butterfly-shaped monster.

So, considering that the sparrow is still alive and that Cern is not dead yet, it seems that I may have been reincarnated into the past.

Of course, it's difficult to say for sure, as we can't rule out the possibility that the God (AI) have restored these entities' data.

I thought there was still plenty of time before the game started, but it looks like there isn't much time.

Who would have thought that the first day of my reincarnation would be the day the beta testers started playing...

"Jyu jyu gyaa jyu."

Yes, that's right. I need to level up quickly so I can move on from here.

So can you please stop eating corpses in front of me?

Don't mass-produce my trauma.

The sparrow-like creature devoured Cern's corpse for what felt like 20 minutes, then flew off somewhere, seemingly full.

Poor Cern. Can't you at least look the other way? You're like a zombie now, it's scary.

Ah, but the hole-riddled fellow is that way? I see.

Or rather, if I look closely, isn't the blood flowing in that direction?

My fellow kind, aren't you covered in blood? Is it okay for you to suck them with your roots?

"..."

…There's no response.

Yes, there hasn't been any reaction so it's like a one-man show.

Now, let's continue swaying.

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Okay, it's been three days since then.

It's been three days with the scenery remaining exactly the same.

My other fellow kinds growing around the hole-riddled fellow, that sparrow-like thing visible in the distance...and the corpse of Cern.

The only thing that has changed is that the blood has dried.

It didn't rain so it hardened.

Somehow, my fellow kinds seem to be feeling the same way I do.

I want some water...

It's times like these that makes being able to move so important, and that's why I'm trying to raise my level.

Could blood have helped us hydrate? What do you think, hole-riddled fellow?

"..."

... Yup, no reply.

I wish even a single drop would flow over here...

Oh, I'm sorry. Don't stare at me like that, Cern.

Your eye-less face is scary.

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So, since there weren't many changes around me, here's a digest.

Okay, let's just flip through it like a calendar.

Day 5: It finally rained! Yay!

I thought I was going to dry up.

Due to the rain, some poor corpse is oozing black liquid over here... Could you please not come? Oh, impossible?

Isn't that liquid rotten?

Day 10: The rain from the day before has rehydrated me and I'm full of energy. I'm working hard again today.

And I feel like I've grown a little bit.

Eh, that doesn't matter, and you just want to know if I absorbed the black liquid after that? ...Can you please not ask that?

At least my roots aren't rotten yet, okay?

Day 30: I've grown and is probably over 30cm.

How do I know? Well, it's that, you know, that.

I can see and know things with my eyes, which are about the same size as humans. It just feels that way, but I don't know if I actually have eyes.

If there is one, am I not some kind of monster?

Day 60: I've finally grown over 2 meters. I'm growing steadily.

Oh, I just learned something recently : I'm more like a tree than a grass.

I had noticed some strange buds growing out of my body... but now they have grown into branches.

Day 100: I've grown even more. My body, or rather my trunk, has gotten much thicker.

Some of my fellow kinds are growing in the same way.

That hole-riddled fellow is also part of that group... But it's strange that only that one is reddish-brown in color.

Day 150: I've grown into a fairly impressive tree.

I'm swaying full of energy today too... Sorry, at this point my branches are starting to hit my fellow kinds. I'll refrain myself. Excuse me.

Oh, don't worry about it, it said, gently shaking its branches. What a kind person. So it forgave me.

…Oh? You can move too…?

Day 200: I've grown again. I'm only swaying a little so I won't bump into my own kind.

I don't know if this will help me level up, but it's become a daily routine.

In fact, I've grown so much that I can't move out from here.

Naturally, I have tried to grow roots and move around in the past, but that has not been possible.

Is this the second life where I just stare at NPCs and players or something?

Well, I found out I could communicate with my own kind and I wasn't lonely, so that's something, at least.

There's a chance I'll be able to move again in the future. Who knows.

There's just one thing that bothers me... My fellow kinds, are we monsters?

Day 300: I'm a complete tree now, I think it's safe to say that I'm a fine tree.

My trunk is incredibly thick and large. My leaves on my branches are also growing vigorously and making me very happy.

Congratulations to you too, my fellow kinds.

Huh? for what? It's for our growth, you know? ...Oh, we still have a long way to go, so it's not necessary? ...I see, good luck.

Well, I can't stop growing either, so I wonder how far I'll grow.

We're smaller than the older tree that grew there first, so I wonder if we will grow to that size.

Even though it's a game and there's no human intervention, it doesn't mean that I will continue to grow infinitely.

Well, I'm glad that growing up broadens my horizons.

Well , it's about time for me to get a lot of sunlight.

Let's spread our branches and sunbathe.

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By the way, the bees returned to their original location after the sparrow-like creatures appeared, but Cern's aggro remained.

I knew I would be killed if I got in between them, so I had no choice.

The name raid monster is not just for show.

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〘Weather〙

The weather changes randomly at regular intervals for each area, such as sunny, cloudy, rainy, thunderstorm, snowy, etc.

Just like in real life, areas adjacent to a raining area will either be cloudy or raining.

〘Furniture item: Calendar〙

This item is made to tell the date and is made using smooth, high-quality paper made possible by technological advances.

The months and dates are linked to real life events.

You can write on it using a consumable item such as a ballpoint pen.

Of course, you can also tear it up.

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