Cute Bug Overlord, Joins the Chat Group! Chapter 45

If she hadn't come from Ægir, where technology was incredibly advanced, she probably would've been drawn in as well.

"Thank you, Kiana!"

Though judging by Kiana's behavior, the average IQ of people from other worlds might be a little low.

But that only highlighted how wonderful her world was—

Even idiots could find their own spring there.

Their carefree lives meant they didn't need to think about anything else.

"N-No problem..."

Why was Talulah so excited?

Kiana Kaslana didn't understand.

She instinctively looked around, then the white-haired girl remembered something—

Where was her super cute Zerg?

Without Zerg to hug, the white-haired girl felt like she was going to get depressed.

"Um, Talulah, where's Zerg?"

"Oh, Zerg."

The dragon girl suddenly remembered something.

Alina and Zerg were still outside.

"He and Alina should be outside."

Talulah said casually as she walked toward the door.

"?"

Who was Alina?

And judging by the name, she was a woman?

A stray lock of hair sprang up on Kiana Kaslana's head, as though some sort of radar had been activated.

"Oh, right. It's a little cold outside, and you're wearing rather little."

The dragon girl remembered something.

People from other worlds might not be very hardy, and it was currently winter on the Ursus Tundra.

If she opened the door rashly—

The white-haired girl might catch a cold.

As for Skadi—

Anyone who could wield that enormous greatsword as a weapon probably didn't need to worry about the bitter cold.

Just as Talulah herself didn't fear Ursus's harsh winter.

"Here. This is a hat sewn by the grandmother who took me in. I just don't need it."

Talulah rummaged through the room and found a green woolen hat and a coat for keeping out the cold.

"..."

Kiana Kaslana accepted the hat.

She felt that color was somehow sinister.

"My body's very strong. I don't think I need to worry about anything."

She hadn't even felt cold while fighting outside earlier.

Though that might've been because of the mysterious power inside her, her body was still very femi—

A freezing wind swept into the cabin through the opened wooden door.

"..."

Kiana Kaslana immediately put on the warm clothes and green hat Talulah had given her.

"Hm?"

Talulah looked outside, but there was no sign of anyone.

"That's strange. Where did Alina and Zerg run off to?"

The dragon girl was deeply puzzled.

The Elafia girl was usually very sensible. She shouldn't have run off with Zerg, right?

"Where's Zerg?"

Kiana Kaslana also poked her head out, then immediately recoiled after being stabbed by the cold.

Why was it so cold outside?

It was practically as cold as Siberia!

"..."

Skadi also poked her head outside.

The cold wind had no effect on an Abyssal Hunter's sheer strength.

There was no sign of her tiny fellow countryman outside.

Had he been abducted?

The Abyssal Hunter couldn't help recalling certain jobs she'd taken during her time as a bounty hunter—

Such as rescuing abducted children.

Usually, by the time they found them again, the children had empty eyes and were covered in suspicious stains and traces of moisture.

That wouldn't happen, would it?

Skadi didn't think that Elafia girl was a bad person.

Nor was she like Kiana, always imagining things out of nowhere.

"Skadi... likes riding on top?"

Ishar'mla was thinking nonsense again.

She said strange things every day.

The Abyssal Hunter found the Sea God Consciousness very annoying.

When would she get out of her body already?

"Um... are you done talking?"

Suddenly, a somewhat strange female voice rang out.

The Elafia girl appeared before the three girls, holding the tiny child's hand.

Though for some reason—

Alina's face still carried an unvanished blush.

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"Alina, where did you just go?"

Talulah was the first to ask her friend.

She hadn't seen her or the tiny child outside just now.

She'd found it rather strange.

"I just took Zerg for a walk around the area."

Alina's gaze shifted evasively.

Well, taking a stroll through the woodshed still counted as walking around.

"..."

Kiana Kaslana eyed the antlered girl suspiciously.

She felt the other girl wasn't telling the truth.

She just had no proof.

Still, she was probably overthinking things, right?

After all, she'd already misunderstood several times in a row.

This time was probably another misunderstanding.

The white-haired girl tried hard to ignore the doubts in her heart.

Kiana, Kiana, you need to learn to trust people.

Not everyone is as perverted as your inner demon.

The blush on the other girl's face was probably caused by the cold.

Kiana thought as she pulled her coat tighter around herself.

"Talulah... touching the Originium crystals on someone's body shouldn't cause Oripathy infection, right?"

At that moment, the Elafia girl remembered a crucial question.

Earlier, she'd been unable to resist Zerg and had let him lick the Originium crystals on her wrist.

Alina's entire body had gone limp at the time, and she couldn't remember anything.

It was only when the tiny child seemed deep in thought that she came back to her senses.

So she hurriedly took Zerg's hand and went looking for her friend to ask about it.

After all—

Talulah looked like someone from an extraordinary background at a glance.

Alina had noticed that the first time they met.

Whether it was the fine material of the uniform she wore or her manner of speaking and bearing, neither was something an Ursus farming family could possibly afford.

Perhaps she was a noble young lady who had lived in a mobile city.

As for why she had ended up on the Ursus Tundra—

Alina didn't know.

But judging from her limited knowledge, perhaps she'd lost a political struggle.

"It won't, Alina."

Talulah shook her head.

The Originium crystals on an Infected person's body were inert Originium. Ordinary contact wouldn't cause infection.

"That's great."

Alina finally set aside her worries.

Meanwhile, the tiny Cute Bug Overlord didn't care about the worries of the girl beside him.

After experimenting, he had already confirmed the basic properties of Originium.

It was an important high-energy resource fully comparable to Biomass.

If it could be harvested, it would greatly accelerate the swarm's development.

There was just one problem—

How could it be harvested?

The tiny child glanced at the Elafia girl beside him.

Hmm... Alina was a good person who fed Zerg.

Zerg was very conflicted.