So I'm a Snake, Who Cares?

Killing spirit beasts became boring as it got repetitive.

I used magic, practiced Iron Lion Ceremonial Swordsmanship, and sometimes used Ferang School Dagger Technique.

That's when Oban VanKloss, who had been silently summoning spirit beasts, paused.

"That dagger technique?"

'Oh this?'

Did he recognize the Ferang School Dagger Technique?

"Snake, how did you learn that?"

I wondered if I should tell him, but looking at Oliver, he just shrugged.

Well, Oban VanKloss is a more notorious criminal than Cherin Ferang anyway.

'I learned it from Oliver.'

"That guy?"

Oban stared at Oliver for a moment, then nodded.

"How fate leads us this way..."

Then he summoned another spirit beast.

This mana essence grinding continued until Oban's level became 1 and he could no longer summon anything.

And so I...

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[Little Prince Serpent lv70++++]

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Became a mana-packed max level snake.

Now I'm ready to evolve, but.

First, I wanted to think about how to escape from here.

I combined my abilities and laid out all the items I had.

Among them, there was nothing suitable for digging a tunnel.

But there was something that bothered me.

The Incense of Great Fortune, an item found in Pelerian's drawer.

I thought burning it might bring good luck or something.

Oban VanKloss interjected.

"That's the Incense of Fortunes."

「No, it's the Incense of Great Fortune.」

"They mean the same thing."

Does he know about this item?

Even Pel-MU-Wiki didn't know the exact usage.

"Isn't it from the Eastern Continent?"

Surprisingly, it was true.

Oban VanKloss knew the purpose and usage of this incense.

"And it's red. The highest quality that only royalty and above used."

According to his explanation, my guess about its usage was correct.

When you burn the Incense of Great Fortune, it brings luck until it's completely burned.

"After the incense is all burned, misfortune will come, but since it's top quality, the side effects should be minimal."

So it's a temporary luck buff item.

Hmm, it didn't seem useful now.

Because I thought, what good would it do to have luck here?

"You two should be able to get out."

「Really?」

"Didn't I say it brings powerful luck? If you burn that incense, you'll find a way out somehow."

What kind of luck would it take to escape from here?

I couldn't imagine, but Pelerian chimed in.

"If it's from the Eastern Continent, it's possible. Those people used mysterious arts."

What kind of place is this Eastern Continent...

"But it seems only one person can use it."

The problem was that there was only one Incense of Great Fortune.

I didn't think long and handed it to Oliver.

'Oliver, you use it.'

"...Me?"

'Yes, you look terrible.'

Oliver's complexion was pale.

It was because he had lost too much blood from his leg being cut off.

Plus, he had been sobbing and laughing earlier, so his face was a complete mess.

"Why, why me..."

'I can get out on my own!'

There's no way this body of mine would die trapped underground.

The problem was Oliver, who was large and vulnerable.

I created a flame, lit the incense, and handed it to Oliver.

Oliver looked at me with a blank expression.

Whether burning an incense would really help us escape this collapsing cave was uncertain.

"Thank you, Lord Snake..."

Yeah yeah, hurry and go.

Oliver carefully began to feel along the wall.

Then.

Rumble!

"Oh!"

As the soil collapsed, a gap large enough for a person to enter appeared.

'This actually works.'

Somehow, it seems possible to escape.

After confirming that Oliver had entered that crevice, I coiled myself.

"What are you trying to do, snake?"

Oban VanKloss looked at me with an interested expression.

I answered.

"Ssasak."

Evolution, of course.

"Finally, the time has come."

How long has it been since I evolved into a Little Prince Serpent?

It's been a while since my last evolution.

There couldn't be a more appropriate space for evolution.

I buried my head in my coils.

Reducing Oban VanKloss's level to 1 was partly to prevent any possible interference.

Perfect design.

Slowly, I calmed my consciousness.

And the world turned black.

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「You have achieved a special condition for evolution.」

「Evolution is now possible.」

I wonder what special condition I achieved this time.

I've done so many notable things that I'm not sure.

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[From Little Prince Serpent lv70++++]

1). [Prince Serpent]

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Ah~ How ordinary.

I knew there would be an option to remove the "Little" tag.

After all, I'm a Prince.

'Prince' was my most important evolution route.

It could be called the crown series evolution tree continuing from Crown.

Not bad, but a bit boring, to be honest.

Let's check the next option.

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2). [Assassin Fang Serpent]

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Assassin's Fang Serpent?

This is...

I'd like to give it style points.

It seems to be a Venomous Fang series evolution. Not bad since the name sounds cool.

What worries me a bit is whether evolving into a different series might make crown skills disappear.

By the way, in Isil's case, it was like 'Demon Hunter's Vine Grass'. A naming convention for a different evolution tree.

I still often evolve into monsters with somewhat childish names like this.

I hope my taste and mental state don't influence it.

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3). [Sewer Prince Serpent]

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Sure enough.

An evolution route with a different naming convention has opened!

But absolutely not!

Somehow I feel like I'd become a Sewer Prince with all my scales falling off, covered in sticky mucus.

In that case...

Should I just go with the ordinary Prince Serpent...?

Wait.

Let me consult with Pelerian first.

I opened my eyes again.

"Ssassak!"

And was completely surprised.

Because Oliver was right in front of me.

'Why did you come back instead of leaving!'

When I asked that.

"No, when I went in, it was a dead end. It was blocked so I came back..."

'The Incense of Great Fortune, didn't it bring some amazing luck? Like a path suddenly opening up?'

Unfortunately, nothing like that happened.

Then what makes it the Eastern Continent's highest quality Incense of Fortunes or whatever?

"But I found some strange stones in there."

'What.'

Oliver took out two stones the size of chestnuts from his pocket.

They were stones shining in brown and red colors.

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[Superior Fire Elemental Stone]

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[Superior Earth Elemental Stone]

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"Sasak!"

I was completely surprised.

"Hmm, the Incense of Fortunes is working..."

Oban VanKloss also muttered so.

Elemental stones are even harder to obtain than magic stones.

Are you saying such things suddenly appeared?

As expected of the Incense of Great Fortune.

"Would you like them...?"

Somehow, I felt the flow of fate.

I swallowed both elemental stones with gulp gulp.

Like magic stones, they instantly dissolved and were absorbed.

「You have achieved a special condition for evolution.」

No way.

'Wait a moment!'

And I coiled myself again and tried to sleep.

My heart was pounding so it wasn't easy to fall asleep...

...zzzz.

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「Evolution is now possible.」

Ah!

The evolution options have increased.

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[From Little Prince Serpent lv70++++]

...

4). You can evolve into [Meteor Prince Serpent].

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A Prince Snake that can use meteors.