Ah!

I suddenly woke up from a nightmare.

The nightmare was terrifying, it felt as if I fell into the deepest pits of hell, and was wandering there for near eternity

Wait a minute? Where is this place?

I looked weirdly at my surroundings, and recalled after a long while. This was the apartment I rented near the academy.

Strange Last I remembered I was still in the Ice Empire, why am I in my room

And at this moment, I noticed a flashing notification at the corner of my eye. I pulled it over, and realized its actually a notification for a new title!

Title [Hundred Herbs Tester] obtained. Current LV: 1

Possibility of being poisoned decreased by 10%.

Un? Whats the meaning of this?

But the instant I noticed the word poisoned, a very frightening memory resurfaced in my mind!

I hurriedly got up from my bed, and rushed towards the bathroom at high speed, puking out everything that could be puked out from the depths of my stomach. Then, I immediately cast a water ball to rinse my mouth.

After calming down for a bit, I slowly returned to my bed, and collapsed onto it.

Those girls None of them are able to make a decent meal And dont they know that if they dont acknowledge their mistakes, the number of mistakes will pile up? The abomination they collaborated in making was seriously horrifying

What was it?

What was it called again? Do I have a bad memory? Or was it so horrifying, the memories of it were automatically removed?

In any case, its a dish that shone with a very beautiful golden luster, which looked just like Kung Pao Chicken.

From the aroma it emitted and its looks, it was basically a delicacy.

They did pretty well with its looks, and it did smell pretty good, but of course, my instincts were screaming, that dish was dangerous. Very. Very. Dangerous.

Dont ask me why. My instincts tell me, anything that looks very beautiful, are poisonous. This is the experience my ancestors passed down by sacrificing their own sweat and blood.

Kuh

Then, my memories ended there. Im not sure whether I should be happy or sad about it. Though losing my memories is regretful, its a good thing that it allowed me to forget that horrifying taste.

Im unsure of how long I slept as well, as I felt that my entire body was a little stiff from sleeping.

I looked at my status, and I realized I still had a dizziness status on me. I hurriedly tapped on a potion that could dispel abnormal conditions. Then, once again, I got up from my bed, and left my bedroom.

Eh? Those girls Just what did they do to my kitchen?

When I walked over to the living room, I realized those names and titles that were floating near me were not an illusion of mine.

Six girls were actually laid around my living room, and the entire kitchen looked as if it had been spit at by a giant dragon. The state of it was too tragic to look at.

These can be washed with magic, right?

I dont really care about what these girl actually did, but my neighbours next door must have been in a state of fear, right? Im really sorry for trouble, neighbours that I have never actually met, for emitting such a terrifying presence next door.

Light Steps, Sneak.

I carefully walked over the six girls in my living room, and reached before the kitchen.

After inspecting the place, in the entire kitchen, only a single part of it looked rather normal. And over there, there was still a plate of what seemed to be roasted meat.

Though I dont know what meat its made of, but in this world, as long as its not meat from an undead, its basically edible, so its not really a serious matter.

And

This dish actually looked very normal! It was not sparkling, and there wasnt an aroma that stimulated ones nerves.

Lets try it out

Im aware that the standards of the dishes they make are horrifying, but this dish was still a fruit of their hard work.

But just in case, I had best prepare a Poison Dispel Potion.

After completing the preparations, I picked up a small piece of meat, and ate it.

Huh, this is actually pretty good. Looks like they really did put some work into it. Un, though it cant really be compared to a delicacy, its already at the level of

being delicious.

I have to say, they really did work hard, huh! Once they wake up, I will praise them a little Eh?

Suddenly, my vision slanted downwards, and my entire body collapsed onto the ground.

This This is

Beside my name, I realized there was an icon flashing constantly. Paralyzed.

Im not insulting anyone at all. Rather, Im really I was actually thrown into a state of paralysis!

Wait a minute This

Even though it tasted rather normal, why

I struggled to look towards the direction of the six girls, and realized, they were looking at me with very regretful expressions. And after looking at them carefully, I realized that there were flashing Paralyzed status icons beside their names as well.

It seems I simply did not notice them earlier.

Haha Im just going to treat this as if Im going back to sleep.

New Title [Deathseeker] Unlocked. Current LV: 1

Title [Whatever Goes] leveled up! Current LV: 9

Hey! World, thats enough! Stop with these mischievous pranks!

Speaking of which, back when I used Resistance Counter, was World the one who controlled my body and used the Ghost Technique? She even said

goodbye at the end, really

Aaahhhhh, whatever. Its really frightening when your body isnt able to move. If youre poisoned, at the very least, youre still able to drink a potion to cure yourself. Once youre inflicted with a status like paralysis, you cant even drink potions at all. In the future, do I really have to install antidotes in my teeth, like how spies do it?

Eh?

Suddenly, the door to the room actually opened!

Though I was unable to turn my head to look, by hearing her voice, it should be someone I know.

Just what the hell are you people doing lying around in the living room? After listening to her words, I then realized it was Lanya.

Although she looked like a loli, shes actually a girl with very unbelievable alchemic abilities!

I recalled that, before leaving the academy, the number of question marks at the back of her name actually increased. I wonder what I will be able to decipher from them if I were to look at her now.

But, why did she come to my home this early in the morning? And why was the door opened immediately? Is my door there simply for decoration purposes? Or does everyone simply like to lockpick in this time and age?

Well, whatever the case, Im unable to move. She mightily walked into my apartment, looked at us, and then walked into the kitchen.

After that, I broke out into cold sweat from her next few words. Im digging in~

Hence, I decided to close my eyes, and continue sleeping. What a really peaceful morning