Chapter 35

"Anyway, monsters are part of the basic purification system. I, by accident, reincarnated into this system."

"By accident...?"

"Because the path to Earth is connected, sometimes reincarnation happens... I don't know how the reincarnation system on Earth works. Maybe because I deviated from it, I retained my memories as an Earth person. It's really rare for a human to be reborn as a monster... Monsters don't have consciousness; they only have the instinct to destroy the world."

Ariadne's expression darkened.

"Most of the reproduction of monsters is asexual, like creating clones. From the moment I accidentally reincarnated, I became myself... but all the monsters born from me are me. The vast time that might have stretched was terrifying, so after Sakura died, I put most of my consciousness to sleep."

She placed her hand on her chest, and her cloudy face softened into a gentle smile.

"I am here now."

I shuddered. I began to understand why she looked like a goddess.

She has lived for an incredibly long time.

"When the head contract is made, the connection to my consciousness strengthens and the level rises. But in the previous and the one before that, my parents' consciousness was stronger, and I was worried that my soul would fall into a monster and disappear, so I was happy."

You called for me.

She whispered and caressed my cheek with her smooth hand.

I tilted my head.

Huh? I woke up, right?

"Why such a short, interval?"

"Because, your child... already has consciousness!"

Her spider legs took light steps.

Sparkling particles were scattered from the surrounding air, and even small flowers fell.

"Wow, wow!"

Amazing!

What's happening?

And...

"Consciousness, born?"

"Yes! Finally, finally, I can be freed from the life of a monster!"

With a full smile, she sang.

"Finally, I can die!"

Death

I didn't know how to react.

Reincarnation

We have experienced death.

It's hot

It's painful

It hurts?

... It's cold

Even though I died in an accident, the memory of pain is faint. Probably because it was close to instant death.

The most real sensation was the feeling of my body losing its warmth.

"Do you like eating?"

"Huh? Well... I liked the meals my friends made for me."

My mother in my previous life was a housewife... but something was off, maybe not as good as usual? It might just not have suited my taste.

"I also like the meals made by the chef at the place I'm staying now."

"I loved eating too! But the main food for labyrinth spiders was spirits and women."

A shiver ran down my spine.

"The first thing I experienced from my parents was the blood spurting from an adventurer's arm."

"Ah!"

"The parents and sisters who fed on spirits born from the dragon veins were scary. More than anything, the fact that I found the blood delicious and might find those cute spirits delicious... and the possibility of feeding on them was terrifying."

It must have been hard with the memories of my previous life.

If my previous family had been kind and had a non-selfish strictness... I might not have been able to endure this life.

"To end the life of a monster, I jumped into the dragon vein waterway and accidentally accessed something god-like, leading to a super evolution and a life of eternal time."

"God?"

And again, by accident?

"Usually, they are part of the atmosphere or the world itself, residing in Earth people... reflecting the original Earth person's personality. When I first met them, there were about four... Being able to become stronger than any monster in the labyrinth was good, though."

Her eyes looked into the distance.

"If I hadn't picked up the baby who was sent as a sacrifice to the labyrinth, I would have been in despair... A monster's tongue is usually dull to the taste of normal food!"