Chapter 4
Chapter 4
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 4
Chapter Title: The Absent Status Window
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It's burning.
The Hero Gallery, which had been flowing pretty quietly up until now, was roaring to life like it'd been hit by nonstop bombardment.
And at the center of that firepower—the cause of it all—what was I doing right now?
Gulp.
"Shaa~!"
'Kya~! My thirst is completely gone!'
I was eating Amrita, the fruit known as the ancient elixir.
You're wondering if it's okay to just eat something unverified like that?
...But I had no choice. I was starving.
Plus, what can I say. My hunger was so intense that instinct took over—telling me to fill my belly right now instead of agonizing over how to handle my situation.
For a brief moment, it felt like I wasn't myself anymore—like I'd turned into a pure beast, body and all.
'And choosing to eat the Amrita was the right call.'
The Amrita turned out to be incredibly mysterious.
For starters, its taste was like a sweet juice blended from all sorts of fruits.
But it wasn't sticky at all—no mess on my mouth, no juice staining my body that felt gross.
And the moment I ate it, my thirst and hunger vanished in an instant. An amazing experience.
'But that's not the most important part.'
I started wrapping my long body around a nearby rock.
It's still small enough that "pebble" might be more accurate than "rock," but to my tiny body, it was plenty big.
Ssss.
As I coiled around the pebble like a rock and slowly started squeezing...
'Hup!'
Crack.
I could feel the stone crumbling.
A newborn baby snake crushing a pebble?
You might think it's because I'm a snake from ancient times, different from regular ones, but I'd shake my head at that.
The reason I could pull off this feat was the effect of that Amrita I'd just eaten.
'It was a fruit obtained from Ambrosia during restoration.'
And Ambrosia's powers were stat boosts and wound recovery.
Plus, a low chance to make some of those boosted stats permanent.
A fruit worthy of being called a true elixir.
'And Amrita is supposed to be even more potent than Ambrosia.'
So the stat increases should be bigger, and the permanent gains more likely and substantial, right?
With my thirst quenched thanks to the Amrita, my rationality returned.
I glanced at the burning gallery, steeled my resolve, and snapped a photo.
Click.
Done.
I'd opened up completely about my situation and all the info.
Now to wait for their reactions...
"Shaaa..."
'Yawn... Must be from filling my belly. Suddenly so sleepy.'
A wave of drowsiness hit me. I curled up and slowly closed my eyes.
Unaware of the gallery notifications exploding wildly.
"Shaa."
'Mm. Slept well.'
Maybe because I'm a snake now.
Slept on a plain floor with nothing, but no soreness. Just refreshment.
A clear morning sky and warm sunlight. I grabbed an Amrita for breakfast and chomped down.
Crunch.
'Body feels a bit tougher than before?'
Quick check of my current state.
Then I opened the gallery right away.
'The heat is intense.'
The gallery was burning hotter than yesterday—way hotter.
They were calling me Galju now, demanding more info on my situation.
Some out of simple curiosity. Others posting all sorts of threads to learn about the ancient era I was in.
"Shaa."
Replying to every single one would be tough.
Impossible.
If they can use the system, Galju would be OP.
'The system?'
First I'd heard of it.
Wondering where to start, I scrolled down...
Then spotted a post and checked it out.
'What's this system thing?'
Never heard of it before.
Did the Hero Gallery have other powers besides this?
Swish. Swish.
I quickly typed with my tail.
Galju why so late?
What were you up to?
System? Didn't check?
'There's a status window?'
I knew about status windows.
Common power in webnovels from my human days.
Quantifies your abilities, gives precise growth direction and allocation. Cheat ability.
Never thought I'd have one.
Probably from being summoned into the game.
Problem: no clue how to call it.
If it needs voice, I'm screwed as a snake.
Don't you usually get status window on isekai summon? National rule.
Lucky.
Mental call works.
Almost missed it till I became a spirit beast.
"Shaa!"
'Status Window!'
...
"Shaa?"
'What?'
Nothing?
Voice too quiet? Need more intent?
"Shaa!"
'Status Window!'
This time with full sincerity.
Still nothing.
I narrowed my eyes and replied to the status window guy.
"Shaaak!"
'Why not?! Because you lied!'
Good thing no other creatures around.
Would've been mortifying!
I immediately checked the new post.
Surprisingly, status windows were real.
Sugar and Sugar's screenshot looked just like in webnovels or games.
'Then why don't I have one?'
The post shocked me twice.
One: I don't have a status window.
Two: Sugar and Sugar's stats were even crazier than I thought.
Everyone fixated on me at first, now freaking over their stats.
'Especially that magic power over 500...'
Hard to hit even in games.
From past posts, seems like an academy student. A bit of practice and they could take on the demon king.
"Shaaa..."
'Jealous...'
Those sky-high stats. And the status window to check anytime precisely.
Galju, reply if you saw this.
Saying it out loud makes me more depressed.
Really no status window?? Why??
They're trying to comfort me, worried about me.
Sure, it helps a little, but...
I still don't have a status window.