Banished from the herd, I was actually a member of a very rare species. ~With the unique skills that only I can use, I can grow and evolve quickly. I will become an unrivaled monster~ - Episode 31: Analyzing the Spoils

(Note: To whoever is buying this without membership. I don’t know if you have trouble accessing discord and paypal due to region or just plain filthy rich. Below I’ve slipped in settings for after C32 before C33 content. Nevertheless, thank you for your support. I appreciate it (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) )

Settings – [Skills] List (C32)

Fuwa Katsu’s |Status| as of the Latest Chapter

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Species: Jewel Armory Slime  

Beast Rank: Grand Beast  

Soul Accumulation Level: 73

Stats:  

Life: 552 + [Storage] / 552

Mana: 545 + [Storage] / 545

Power: 285

Toughness: 3040

Resist: 331

Speed: 204

Skills: [Dissolution Liquid] [Self-Regeneration]

[Sense of Direction] [Cover] [Throwing] 

[Climbing] [Block] [Perfect Defense]

[Escape Instinct] [Unyielding Spirit] 

[Flexibility] [Whip] [Compact Whip]

[Consecutive Hits] [Folly] [Transport]

[Stealth] [Understanding Intent] [Slash] 

[Compact Slash] [Gesture] [Communication] 

[Weapon Body] [Transient Martial Arts] [Flee]

[Body Repair] [Bite] [Dance] [Swimming] 

[Flee] [Instant Shift] [Cross Counter] [Challenge]

[Concentration] [Aerial Jump] [Charge]

[Impact] [Storage] [Transportation] 

[Weapon Storage] [Replicant Form] 

[Bewitching Gleam] [Thrust] [Antibody]

[Ambush] [Landing]

Unique Skill]: [Earth Growth Thunderbolt]

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[Skills Owned]

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Dissolution Liquid]: Can secrete a liquid that dissolves substances.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Self-Regeneration]: Constantly recovers from injuries or loss automatically.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Sense of Direction]: Always aware of the direction the body is facing.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Cover]: Temporarily expands defensive range.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Throwing]: Provides a boost to arm strength when throwing.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Climbing]: Provides a boost to agility when climbing.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Block]: Temporarily immobilizes but boosts the strength of the body and weapon.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Perfect Defense]: Constantly adjusts |Resist| based on base |Toughness| and |Toughness| based on base |Resist|.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Escape Instinct]: Easier to learn [Escape-type Skills]. Constantly enhances the effects of [Escape-type Skills].

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Unyielding Spirit]: Constantly enhances the ability to stay in place.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Flexibility]: Constantly enhances physical flexibility.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Whip]: Can unleash powerful whip strikes.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Compact Whip]: Can unleash quick whip strikes.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Consecutive Hits]: Enhances attack power when attacking the same target within a certain time frame. Effects stack.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Folly]: Boosts stats other than |Life| and |Mana| during foolish actions. Constantly enhances disease resistance.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Stealth]: Can lessen sounds, smells, and |Mana| presence.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Understanding Intent]: Can understand the will expressed by others.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Slash]: Can unleash powerful slashes.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Compact Slash]: Can unleash quick slashes.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Gesture]: Enhances communication through gestures.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Communication]: Can transmit thoughts to nearby targets through thought waves.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Weapon Body]: Constantly makes it easier to transform the body into a weapon. Enhances weapon performance when using the body as a weapon.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Transient Martial Arts]: Easier to interrupt [Weapon Skills]. Enhances balance when activating [Weapon Skills].

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Body Repair]: Can repair damage by consuming |Mana|.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Bite]: Enhances the sharpness of teeth when biting.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Dance]: Enhances agility of movements during dancing.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Swimming]: Enhances propulsion when swimming.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Flee]: Enhances speed during escape. Enhances stealth ability during escape.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Instant Shift]: Enhances action speed during evasion. Constantly enhances dynamic vision.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Cross Counter]: Enhances attack power during evasion.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Challenge]: Increases enmity of the target towards the [Skill] user. Enhances the effect when used against those of higher <Level>.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Concentration]: Enhances focus when working on a single task. Constantly enhances mental interference resistance.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Aerial Jump]: Enhances jumping power. Can perform jumps in mid-air.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Charge]: Enhances leg strength when charging. (Note: LEGS(?))

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Impact]: Enhances power when performing direct attacks using body weight. Can increase falling speed.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Storage]: Increases the amount of nutrients stored. Can maintain |Life| and |Mana| beyond maximum values.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Transportation]: Reduces load received from carried items. Reduces damage to carried items during transport.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Weapon Storage]: Can completely cover weapons with the body and store them in an alternate space.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Replicant Form]: Can analyze and record weapons. Can transform into a weapon that has been recorded by one’s own body.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Bewitching Gleam]: Can intensely provoke attacking intentions from creatures that see the [Skill] user. Dramatically increases <Soul Fragments> that the killer can obtain when the [Skill] user is killed. (Note: I think it’s better to not mark the word “[Skill]” and just write regular “Skill User”. But again, I’m just following the Raw.)

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Thrust]: Can unleash powerful thrusts.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Antibody]: Constantly enhances resistance to status abnormalities from eating. Provides resistance to status abnormalities for a certain time when affected.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Ambush]: Enhances power when attacking without being detected by the opponent.

 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Landing]: Enhances shock absorption when landing.

Episode 31: Analyzing the Spoils

  

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>> Fuwa Katsu {Jewel Armory Slime} has acquired the [Skill: Night Vision].

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“(Oh, I made it. Thanks to [Sense of Direction].)”  

After defeating the Hobgoblin, I returned to the Treant hill.  

I took a breath in front of the nearly dead giant tree.  

“(First, let’s take a look at the spoils.)”  

I began taking out the weapons I had obtained from the cave, stored using [Weapon Storage].  

After defeating the slender goblin, I stored the weapons the Hobgoblins had been using while also consuming their corpses.  

During this process, I also acquired the [Night Vision] akill.  

Probably because I gathered the corpses and weapons in one place to save |Mana|, and then ate and stored them in the dark.  

This [Night Vision] was a great help, allowing me to see in the dark to some extent.  

“(Thanks to that, I was able to find all of these too.)”  

I muttered while taking out the weapons.  

Along the slope where I had tumbled down, there were several small spaces like the first room.  

In one of those, a bunch of weapons were stored, and I took those as well.  

I laid out the weapons I had obtained, sorting them by type.  

“(Still, the storage capacity of [Weapon Storage] is amazing. Even after storing all these, there’s still plenty of space left.)”  

When I focused on the [Skill], I could tell how much space was left and what types of items were stored.  

Even if I forgot what I had stored, this feature made it no problem at all.  

…To be honest, I just tossed things in randomly during the retrieval. Without this, it would have been a mess.  

“(Oh, this is a human weapon.)”  

I muttered as I took out a bow after pulling out swords, spears, axes, clubs, and the like.  

The Hobgoblin weapons were generally made of iron.  

That was probably because the slender goblin had made them.  

However, there were some weapons made from other materials.  

This bow was one of them.  

It was made of well-bending wood, with leather wrapped around the grip and a string attached. 

 

I doubted goblins had the skill to craft something like this. And since there was only this one bow, I guessed it had been taken from humans.  

“(Well then, let’s start with this one. [Replicant Form: Analyze].)”  

I was laying out the weapons to use [Replicant Form].  

I started by analyzing the bow in my hand.  

This [Skill], acquired through {Evolution}, allows me to analyze weapons and mimic them.  

Now that I’ve got a bunch of weapons, I can try it out.  

“(Analysis takes quite a bit of time.)”  

Though it doesn’t consume |Mana|, I need to focus while analyzing.  

“(Hmm, I see, so that’s its nature…)”  

The weapon information slowly assembled in my mind.  

Once all the data was gathered, the analysis was complete.  

“(Now, let’s try [Replicant Form: Mimic].)”  

I activated the skill. The tip of the extended whip transformed, taking the shape of the bow.  

“(The string is properly tense, too.)”  

I plucked the string with a twang, confirming the tension. It seems this skill can copy not just the shape and strength but also other properties.  

The tension was just as strong as the original.  

“(But that’s strange… [Weapon Body]’s enhancement should be working…)”  

[Weapon Body] boosts the overall performance of weapons.  

It should apply to the tension of the string as well.  

“…Maybe replicas degrade in quality?”  

I came up with this hypothesis.  

Perhaps the original’s low quality was canceling out the enhancement.  

Well, there’s no point in dwelling on it, so I stored the bow and grabbed the next weapon. Let’s keep analyzing.

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After a while, I finished analyzing all the weapons.  

“(Ah, I’m exhausted…)”  

I stored the sword I had just analyzed and slumped down, weary.  

Weapon analysis required processing the information, which made my head spin.  

I extended a whip and ate a Treant fruit.  

“(But thanks to that, I learned a lot!)”  

After a short break, I sprang up. With some sugar in my system, I was fully revived!  

Whether slimes need sugar for thought processes is still unclear, as always.  

“(The time required for weapon analysis seems to vary depending on the weapon’s quality.)”

  

This was one thing I figured out.  

The first bow took a lot of time to analyze because it was a high-quality weapon.  

The steel weapons the Hobgoblins used also took some time, but each was done in about half the time of the bow.

The improvement in the proficiency of [Replicant Form] probably contributed, but the biggest factor is the quality of the weapons.  

“(It was also a valuable discovery to learn that some weapons have special effects.)”  

In this world, some weapons possess not only physical characteristics but also special abilities.  

The bow that took the longest to analyze had the ability to grant an aerodynamic effect to the arrow when infused with |Mana|.  

Even a novice like me can understand the usefulness of being able to snipe without worrying about air resistance or wind direction.  

The materials used seem to be quite rare, so it’s probably a very high-quality bow.

  

“(Well, it’s not like the Hobgoblins’ weapons were all that bad, though.)”  

The steel used in their equipment was enhanced by the slender goblin’s [Skill].  

Its strength and sharpness were a cut above regular steel weapons.  

While it didn’t have any special effects, it was a well-balanced weapon with excellent basic performance.  

I tried cutting a tree with a sword. The one mimicked by [Replicant Form] had a better cutting edge than the sword I created with my natural transformation ability.  

Since my strength is likely superior, I should switch between them depending on the situation.  

Just as I was focusing on [Weapon Storage], searching for any other human-made weapons, a familiar figure appeared at the base of the hill.  

“Ah, it really is Mr. Slime!”  

Standing there was the blue-haired girl I had encountered twice before.