Cute Bug Overlord, Join the Chat Group! Chapter 17

"..."

The Abyssal Hunter looked at the white-haired little ball.

"If you want it, you'll have to take it yourself."

Skadi refused to yield an inch.

It seemed they would ultimately have to follow the ancient laws of the jungle.

She would protect her fellow kin from a certain Kiana's demonic clutches!

The two girls locked eyes.

Each could see the other's determination.

At that moment, it felt like an old Western gunslinger showdown.

The tension in the room was ready to explode.

Volume One: A Certain Kiana

"..."

Zerg blinked with a blank, adorable expression.

For some reason, Kiana and Skadi looked like they were about to fight.

At that moment, amid the tense silence, a dragging sound could be heard.

The tiny Zergling flapped its wings, clamped a cardboard box with its W-shaped mouth, and dragged it with great effort before the Overlord.

"Gah!"

After completing the task, it sat on the floor and looked up at its Overlord with eyes like black beans.

The commotion also drew the attention of the two girls.

Kiana frowned, sensing that something was off.

That cardboard box looked rather familiar...

It seemed to be the box where she kept her instant noodles.

"Food!"

Zerg's eyes lit up.

The Zergling said there was food inside.

For the Swarm Overlord, the more food, the better.

Skadi suddenly felt her arms go empty.

The tiny child had already darted over to the cardboard box.

"Wait, Zerg!"

Kiana foresaw the coming tragedy.

"Awooo!"

Zerg swallowed all the food in a single gulp once more.

"Crack..."

The white-haired little ball turned into a pale stone statue, cracks spreading across her body.

A week's worth of food was gone!

"Crunch... crunch... crunch..."

The tiny Zergling gnawed continuously on a cup of instant noodles.

This was food shared with it by the great Swarm Overlord.

"Thud!"

Any Western standoff or jungle law of the strong devouring the weak was immediately forgotten.

Kiana Kaslana dropped to her knees.

Now came the question—

What would she eat tomorrow?

She took out her wallet and briefly counted the money inside.

One hundred thousand and one hundred Japanese Yen.

Well, it should last a few more days—

If she were alone, that was.

But if Zerg was included... it might only be enough for one meal.

"..."

Skadi seemed to understand something.

She put away her confrontational stance.

Perhaps getting Kiana thrown in jail really was the best option.

After all—

There should be food in jail in this world.

If Zerg stayed by her side, the Abyssal Hunter truly feared that one day she would see Kiana taking Zerg out to eat dirt or beg on the streets.

"Kiana, what's wrong?"

After eating the food it had found, Zerg curiously looked at the dejected Kiana.

"...It's nothing, Zerg."

The white-haired little ball forced out a smile.

"It's just that there's no food left at home."

That was what she said.

"!"

The Swarm Overlord's eyes widened.

There was no food left!

"Zerg will find food for Kiana!"

The tiny child declared.

Not only for the Swarm, but also for the kind person who fed Zerg!

"Wait, Zerg."

Skadi picked Zerg up at that moment.

"How are you going to find food?"

She asked.

"See food with no owner, take food with no owner, bring back food with no owner!"

The Swarm Overlord gave its answer.

"What if the food has an owner?"

The Abyssal Hunter pressed further.

"Um... Zerg will look at them and make them give food to Zerg!"

"Just like Kiana and Bronya gave Zerg food!"

Zerg thought for several seconds, then put on a pitiful expression.

"..."

Skadi slightly turned her gaze away.

For a moment, she understood Kiana's disgust.

Oh, no, that wasn't the point.

So a certain Kiana had already taken Zerg out begging once before?

That person called Bronya must have been the target of the begging.

Yet at the same time, the Abyssal Hunter breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, despite never receiving any education, Zerg did not seem to have chosen to obtain food through plunder.

As a biological weapon of Ægir, the tiny child possessed superhuman strength.

If it chose to obtain food through plunder...

Skadi could barely imagine such a scene.

At their first meeting, there would probably have been casualties.

"Zerg, this won't let you obtain food in the long term."

The Abyssal Hunter patiently taught her fellow kin.

"Can't obtain food in the long term?"

Upon hearing that, Zerg immediately became nervous.

"That's right. You need to actively obtain food, such as using money to buy it."

Skadi took out a piece of precious metal that gleamed with light—

This was one of the common currencies on land.

Although the currencies of the various empires were not interchangeable, the most widely circulated one was generally Lungmen Coins.

However, Red Gold was also a currency that could always be trusted.

A piece of Red Gold like this could be exchanged for plenty of food.

And Skadi had quite a bit of Red Gold on her.

After all, she had completed many difficult bounty missions, and her own expenses were low, so she had saved up a lot of money.

At the very least, she was better off than a certain Kiana who radiated poverty.

"Use money to buy food?"

Zerg could not understand this concept.

Why could money buy food?

What even was money?

Where could money be obtained?

"That's right."

Pinching her tiny fellow kin's cheek, Skadi found the feeling quite nice.

She felt it was necessary to guide her fellow kin, lest the child fall into becoming a bloodthirsty beast.

After all, Zerg was capable of hunting Seaborn.

"How about this? Tomorrow, I can take you outside to have a look, and teach you how to use money to buy food while we're at it."

The Abyssal Hunter was very curious about Kiana's world.

Tomorrow would be the perfect chance to go out and take a look.

"I think I can handle this myself!"

Kiana Kaslana was instantly revived at full health.

As the saying went, guests should follow their host. As the master of this world, she should be the one taking Zerg and Skadi out shopping!

Even though her pockets were empty and she only had one hundred thousand and one hundred Japanese Yen, it was no big deal!