Episode 171 Pet Ponytail (2)
“…”
Bikir closed his eyes.
And he recalled the rivals of the past who once risked their lives.
< Madame 'Eight Legs' >
Risk Rating: S
Size: ?
Location of discovery: Red and Black Mountains, 10th ridge
– aka ‘Madame of Flood Sea’. The detailed ethnic name is unknown.
Among the most heinous beings that inhabited the depths of the Polar Hell in the distant past, there were spiders with enormous bodies, and ‘Madame Eight Legs’ is presumed to be a distant descendant of those gigantic spiders that lived in ancient times, preserving the form as it is. .
Its body is full of disgusting poison, and its net, tougher than steel, cannot be broken by anything except the hellfire of the realm of the realm.
It was a dangerous, high-ranking monster that even the world’s Bikir almost died several times during the battle.
This gigantic queen spider felt burdened to deal with even the ancient demons that dominated Hell, so it guaranteed an independent space for them to live in a corner of the depths of the abyss… And now, in front of Vikir’s eyes
, There is the last descendant of the fearsome spider.
[Ki-ing–]
A round lump of dust rubbing his cheek in Bikir’s hand.
A guy who sits or walks on two legs that grow insincerely like graffiti on his fluffy fur.
‘Madame’s…… bastard?’
Madame Cub or Cub Madame.
This small, insignificant fellow was now whimpering with white saliva on the back of Vikir’s hand.
Just by looking at what he does, he looks like an innocent puppy.
“…Is it because the wolf incubated and raised it when it was an egg?”
This is why prenatal education is so important.
I think I can understand a little why pregnant women listen to foreign language lectures or classical music from the time the baby is in the womb.
at that time.
Sticky-
Bikir found something strange.
White, sticky mucus began to drip from the spot where the young madam had licked it just now.
As soon as it touches the air, it hardens as thin as a thread.
“……Is this a spider’s web? It’s incredibly hard.”
Bikir tried to stretch the worm thread that the young madam spewed out of her mouth.
Ordinary spider silk has a much higher tensile strength and superior elasticity than the same amount of steel.
What’s more, the young madam’s eight-legged offspring spewed out spider webs that were truly the strongest wire.
…pop!
The thread barely broke after Vikir pulled up and pulled it with a considerable aura.
This is just a small amount of thread roughly pulled out.
“Its elastic strength is dozens of times higher than that of steel. It even has adhesive strength…”
Even ordinary spider webs melt away in fire, while this one has very high fire resistance.
‘but. If it wasn’t for Cerberus’s hellfire, I wouldn’t have been able to cut this web.’
Bikir thought, recalling the battle with Madame Eight Legs.
[Kki-ing-deuk- panting!]
Meanwhile, the young madam continues to rub her body against the back of Bikir’s hand.
It’s because he doesn’t have a mother, so he moves as if he’s longing for the affection of the first person he’s ever seen.
Bikir suddenly felt sorry for him.
‘Your mother was indeed a terrifying monster.’
As she recalled the ravenous image of her mercilessly devouring the eggs she laid, she thought that it would be much better for the young madam to be separated from her mother.
……Well, anyway.
Perhaps because of the imprinting effect, she is a young madam who follows Bikir for the first time after waking up from the egg.
at that time.
Kororok-
The young madam fell face down on the back of Vikir’s hand with a sullen expression.
“……Are you hungry?”
[Nuclear Nuclear Nuclear-]
A lump of black dust that gets dark.
It looks as if the baker is looking at choux that has been accidentally burned.
‘by the way. What should I feed him?’
Should I feed the insects? or meat?
Bikir took a few biscuits, a block of salted ham, and a piece of cold spinach pie from a drawer.
They were all things that Piggy bought for a late-night snack and shared with Bikir.
but.
[Omnyomnyom……]
The young madam didn’t enjoy the biscuits and ham very much.
Just giving it, so out of etiquette, it’s just a mouthful.
He even spit out the spinach pie as soon as he put it in his mouth.
“…He’s a tricky guy.”
Bikir made the young madame climb onto the back of her left hand.
good!
It sat on the back of Bikir’s hand like a watch.
The two legs wrapped around the wrist and holding it was a perfect watch.
“Okay. Let’s go find your food.”
Bikir immediately set out to visit the dormitory.
But there weren’t many places to go.
First of all, the library. This is a good place to get information.
Bikir left the dormitory and crossed the playground to the library.
After passing through the large front door of the library along the park and entering the lobby, before long, the huge library that Colosseo Academy is proud of comes into view.
The endlessly high bookshelves were crammed with books of all kinds.
Bikir went to the Nature/Creatures/Monsters section and started looking for books.
“Spider… spider… a…”
As Vikir was going through the shelves one by one.
“Ah! Bikir brother!”
Two round eyes are visible through a gap in the bookshelf on the other side.
Wanting something, I turned my head and saw a white-haired girl smiling brightly at me.
Sinclair.
She rushed forward, turned the corner of the bookshelf, and walked towards Bikir.
If she had a tail, it would be wagging wildly by now.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen my brother come to the library.”
“Um. I come often. It’s the first time I’ve met you.”
“Are you here to study? Or borrow books?”
Asking that, Sinclair had a badge on his chest proving that he was a librarian.
Bikir asked if it was good.
“Do you have any books about spiders?”
“Oh, I’m curious about how to kill spiders? Yes, if you search for pest control, it will come up all the time! Why? Spiders in the room?”
hmm. A spider appears…
Then Bikir felt his left wrist tremble.
[Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr’in’
.
He even makes a sound to look threatening.
Bikir corrected the question by slightly hiding her wrist behind her back.
“Don’t kill spiders. I’m looking for a way to raise them.”
“Oh, spider breeding? There are books related to that side. Let your brother raise it? Do you like spiders?”
“I don’t like it…”
Vikir was about to reply, but paused and looked down at his left wrist for a moment.
There, you can see a burnt piece of bread looking up this way with weeping eyes.
“…but I think it will get better from now on.”
“Really? You like spiders, hyung-ah… It’s amazing.”
Sinclair looks back at Bikir with an expression full of curiosity.
Her questions continued until she found a book on how to raise spiders.
“Hyung-ah, why do you like spiders? So many hairs? So many legs? So many eyes? Then you like centipedes, millipedes, and scorpions? How about beetles? Do you like all kinds of insects? Oh, spiders aren’t insects.”
Vikir thought that she was a girl who had a lot of questions.
‘I don’t think I originally had this chattering image.’
I thought he had a calm and quiet personality who only studied, but it was a bit unexpected.
Eventually, Bikir borrowed some books and came out to a quiet place.
“…… Let’s see. How to raise spiders.”
Bikir slowly turned the pages.
“Temperature and humidity control are important……weak against mold……lighting is not necessary……be extra careful when shedding skin…moulting time varies from individual to individual. Do it…… Be patient and repeat potty training…… It is well influenced by the surrounding environment, so pay attention to prenatal education and early education from the time it is an egg…… In the case of large spiders, take a walk It is manners to make sure to wear a muzzle…”
Most of them are extremely common sense and general stories.
“Hmm. It says to give small insects or pieces of meat for baby food. Why doesn’t this guy eat it?”
Vikir tilted her head as she looked down at the young madam on her left wrist.
Growling-
Even at this moment, the young madam was hanging down in a sullen posture.
at that time.
Bikir found something while turning the pages of the last book.
Some of the ‘extraordinary’ spiders that appear only in myths grow up eating ‘poison’ when they are astounded.
“……Eating poison?”
Bikir turned the back page.
In the case of a young spider born with a great lineage, the result is different depending on what kind of poison it has consumed throughout its life.
It can only grow into a good adult spider if it ingests a lot and variety of strong venom.
On the other hand, it seems that there is a limit to the increase in size no matter how much poison is consumed if only weak poisons or poisons that are not diverse are consumed steadily.
“I see. They eat poison.”
Bikir immediately went into action.
When he bites his little finger and bleeds out, drops of dark red blood come out.
It was the blood of Madame Eight Legs’ powerful poison.
but.
[Eek- yuck-]
The young madam, with drops of blood in her mouth, trembled and fell to the side again.
“You bastard. What’s the problem this time?”
Bikir turned the pages of the book again.
However, in the case of hatchlings that have just woken up from eggs, you must consume the weak poison step by step.
As they get older and grow bigger, the spider ingests stronger and more diverse venom, possesses a deadly venom that combines only the strengths of numerous venoms, and soon reigns as the apex of the local ecosystem.
“…I see. Actually, the mother’s poison was strong.”
The venom of Madame Eight Legs was certainly a deadly poison I had never seen before.
Aren’t all the worst properties of neurotoxins, hemorrhagic poisons, skin poisons, muscle poisons, gastrointestinal poisons, stink poisons, strep throat poisons, respiratory poisons, and protoplasmic poisons all mixed together in a powerful acid?
It was definitely a tough poison for a madam who had just hatched from an egg to digest.
“Okay. I’ll get you a weaker poison. Until then, bear with the bugs.”
When Bikir catches a flying butterfly, the young madam puts it in her mouth and mumbles with a helpless expression.
It is given by the owner, so he accepts it and eats it, but he still seems blatantly unappetizing.
Right then.
“Bikir! Are you here!?”
Piggy’s voice came from afar.
When Bikir looks up, he sees Piggy running towards him.
Piggy was holding a newspaper in his hand.
“Bikir! It’s a big deal!”
“How did you know I was here?”
“How do you know! The only places you go are the dormitory, classroom, club room, library, cafeteria, and gym! Oh, anyway, that’s not the point… Did you see this!?”
Piggy took a deep breath and shoved the newspaper article right in front of Vikir’s eyes.
“You’re a star now!”
