After being disappointed that I couldn't buy the Seven Deadly Sins skills, I y down on the ground and waited for time to pass. I remained hidden in the same hole.

  I decided to stay there for a while. That pce had become my home.

  Whenever I got hungry, I would go out to hunt and then return to rest. During that time, some of my skills leveled up, but I didn't gain any new ones.

  'Staying here won't get me anywhere. I need to explore this byrinth. I have to catch the administrators' attention or something like that.'

  If I ended up in this world, then D or the other administrators must have had a hand in it. My mother wouldn't have done that to me… so who was that person? Was it D who transformed into my mother and killed me?

  Would she really do something like that?

  If it wasn't D, then who was that person?

  Huff~~

  I let out a sigh and walked along my web until I left my hole. I looked to both sides and waited for a monster, but nothing happened. I gnced back and stared at my hole.

  'Thank you for protecting me for so long,' I said before starting to walk away.

  This time my stats aren't edited. I don't want to "stress" my body unnecessarily. I'll only edit my status when it's truly needed.

  A few minutes passed.

  I walked through several corridors and crawled into some holes in the walls. This pce seemed endless.

  Since I don't have a map, I'm basically wandering aimlessly.

  'This pce should be the Upper Stratum, right? I've only found weak monsters so far,' I thought as my eight legs moved quickly. That was when I ran into another me.

  It was a spider the same size as me.

  < Small Lesser Taratect LV3 >

  Now that my Appraisal skill is Level 3, I can see its level. The spider froze as soon as we saw each other. I was on the wall of the byrinth, and it was on the ground.

  'It's not Kumoko, is it?'

  The spider looked curious, not frightened.

  I'm sure this spider isn't Kumoko.

  I wonder where she is.

  After staring at me for a few seconds, the spider suddenly charged toward me. Its eight legs moved at high speed. I edited my strength, but not my speed.

  Since my level is higher, I'm naturally faster. The spider got close, but I managed to dodge its attack. It tried to bite me! Doesn't she realize we're both spiders?

  I have poison resistance just like you!

  Unable to believe she was that stupid, I tried biting her too—and succeeded.

  I bit into the side of her body and easily tore off a chunk. The taste of her flesh was as bad as the frog's—maybe even worse. I chewed while the spider desperately tried to escape.

  But I kept biting off pieces and swallowing them to ease the hunger I had started to feel.

  'That spider is probably my sister… but who cares?'

  Soon, she finally died.

  I continued eating parts of her without hesitation, and new system messages appeared.

  [ Skill proficiency achieved. ]

  [ The skill "Poison Resistance LV3" became "Poison Resistance LV4" ]

  [You have acquired the title "Kin Eater"]

  [Title bonus added]

  [The skill "Taboo LV1" has been learned]

  [The skill "Heretic Magic LV1" has been learned]

  I looked at the skill "Taboo LV1" that I had received and thought, 'Damn it, I shouldn't have eaten my own kind.'

  Well, they say the "Taboo" skill is important in the original story. I guess it's fine.

  I sighed and left the rest of the < Small Lesser Taratect >'s body on the ground.

  'Let's keep exploring until I get tired.'

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  Some time passed, and I continued exploring the Upper Stratum of the byrinth, killing a few monsters along the way—frogs, small snakes, and even a few more spiders.

  I filled my stomach quite a bit, even though all of the monsters tasted horrible.

  'Take this!' I finished off another frog by biting it to death.

  [ "Small Lesser Taratect LV5" became "Small Lesser Taratect LV6" ]

  'I'm leveling up pretty fast. No… actually, it's been days since I reincarnated here. My growth is pretty slow for someone with such a good skill.'

  I think I should focus more on fighting and using my editing ability.

  I need to level it up.

  I started running through the Upper Stratum, searching for a pce where I could find many monsters.

  After walking for a few hours and killing several monsters, I leveled up again.

  [ "Small Lesser Taratect LV6" became "Small Lesser Taratect LV7" ]

  Besides leveling up, some of my skills increased as well.

  'This looks like a good pce to hide.'

  After passing through a few narrow paths, I reached a small room that was perfect for building a temporary home. I shouldn't be harmed while hiding here, right?

  I began moving and built a small shelter with my web. I'm getting better at this as my "Spider Thread" and "Thread Control" skills level up. It's still uncomfortable to "release" webbing, but there's nothing I can do about that.

  When I finished building my home, I went out and grabbed a frog tangled in my web, hiding it in case I got hungry during the night.

  Then I closed my eyes and tried to sleep.

  But some time ter—

  "Hey, this way, let's go this way."

  "Are you sure this is okay? Didn't you see that lizard back there? That thing is huge!"

  "It's fine. If it shows up again, we'll deal with it."

  "Just stay quiet and follow me. I have the map, so don't wander off."

  I began to hear the voices of several people.

  Yes… those are definitely humans.

  All my eyes opened instantly, and I could see the light from their torches.

  My instinct was to follow them.

  'I'm curious!'