I, the Geo Archon Morax with 2.1 Billion Mora, Have Joined a Chat Group [254]

She never imagined that simply using an Appraisal skill on Zhongli would cause the entire appraisal system to crash.

Kumoko scratched her head with one claw, staring at the now pitch-black, unusable Appraisal Skill—a clear sign that the system had gone down—and was left speechless.

—Sorry, Miss Appraisal. That wasn’t my fault, I swear.

The white spider instantly pushed the blame in her heart.

But just as the thought crossed her mind...

The system’s familiar voice once again echoed in her head:

[Restarting Appraisal Skill System…]
[Activating Backup Skill System…]
[…]
[Appraisal Skill System Restart Successful…]

“It seems the system crash has already been resolved,” Zhongli’s voice came at just the right moment, as though he too had heard the exchange between Kumoko and the skill system inside her mind.

Kumoko froze in place.

Sensing her unease, Zhongli shook his head slightly. “Don’t worry. I didn’t use any kind of mind-reading ability. I’ve always believed in respecting the autonomy of intelligent life. Skills like thought manipulation, telepathy, or reading someone’s heart—I don’t use them. I merely overheard your conversation with the skill system.”

At first, Kumoko felt a bit relieved… but the last sentence made her bristle in alarm.

“Hah.” Seeing her reaction, Zhongli shook his head again. “You’re misunderstanding again. The skill system is tethered to this planet. Though it sounds like it’s speaking privately to each individual, to someone like me—whose destiny is intertwined with stone and earth—it’s no different from a loudspeaker blaring messages for all to hear.”

“I couldn’t not hear it even if I tried.”

“Oooh~! I get it now.”

The snow-white spider nodded in sudden understanding.

“This appraisal attempt gave me significant insight into the workings of this skill system. It pushed my analysis progress forward by about five percent. Give me one full rotation of this planet’s orbit, and I should be able to completely decipher the system.”

With the topic wrapped up, Zhongli resumed walking, speaking as he moved.

“This skill system is quite fascinating—and extremely useful to me. Or rather, I should say it’s highly inspirational.”

“The creator’s techniques are a bit crude, but their ideas are undeniably clever.”

Kumoko listened but didn’t dare interrupt.

If the higher-level administrator ‘D’ heard what Mr. Zhongli was saying through my perspective… I bet she’d be very interested.

And yet... something felt off.

Kumoko scratched her head again.

—Zhongli’s been here for hours now.
—The Appraisal System literally crashed just now.
—So why hasn’t a single administrator shown up yet?

—Not even that full-body black-armored guy who looked like a dragon?

—Could it be that everything happening right now is too trivial for the admins to care about?

Unable to draw any conclusions, Kumoko simply gave up trying.

—Whatever. I’m just a peaceful little spider. Things like world-ending events or the movements of gods and administrators? Not my problem.

Having rationalized her way out of it, Kumoko shut down her brain and let happiness fill the void.

Her gaze happened to fall on a nearby fruit tree.

In the next second, she vanished from sight like a gust of wind. Each of her sharp forelimbs was now skewering four or five ripe, red fruits, which she devoured gleefully.

“Ah~~! So delicious! They're sweet too! That’s terrifying—way more addictive than building nests!”

Zhongli stood beside her, saying nothing. His expression was calm, his smile faint.

“All right, Miss Kumoko. If there’s nothing urgent, shall we move on?” he asked.

“I can better understand the skill system while we’re on the move.”

Naturally, Kumoko wasn’t going to ignore that.

She quickly nodded and began leading Zhongli forward again.

As for where they were heading—she had no idea.

“Kumoko,” Zhongli spoke again after who knows how long. At the time, Kumoko was roasting a mushroom she'd picked with her magic until it was golden and fragrant, just about to take a bite.

“I just realized, I’ve never asked you: what is your goal on this planet?”

Hearing the question, Kumoko popped the savory mushroom into her mouth, then crossed her forelimbs in front of her chest and thought seriously for a moment.

“For now, I guess my goal is to get out of range of that Sudden Impulse skill—to eliminate any threat to my life.”

“Further down the line, I’d like to evolve into an Arachne: upper body human, lower body spider. And if I were to choose a life goal, then it’d be to become the administrator of this skill system.”

“And beyond that… I guess the one true long-term dream I have is to return to my old world—to Earth. I miss those days so much. Like, it’s the same kind of longing as if I were missing the concept of ‘life’ itself.”

“Video games, junk food instant noodles, the relaxed vibe of modern civilization… I miss all of it.”

“I see.” Zhongli gave a slow nod. “I understand your wish.”

“If returning to your original Earth means that much to you, I believe I may be able to help.”

“???”

Kumoko was full of question marks. For a moment, she was speechless—and when she tried to speak, her words came out in a stutter.

“R-Really? I mean, I have heard that you can travel between worlds, but… doesn’t that require coordinates or something?”

“No.” Zhongli shook his head. “In your case, it’s not that complicated. Your reincarnation didn’t send you across worlds. Just like Natsuki Subaru, your rebirth was confined within the same world—it wasn’t interdimensional.”

“So, all that’s needed is the presence of your soul’s original signature.”

Kumoko began trembling with excitement.

She didn’t know what to do.

She wanted to speak, but words failed her.

And then—right in the middle of that joy—her Martial Art: Sudden Impulse skill began flaring wildly again. A violent jolt surged through her brain, and her body trembled.

The ground beneath her began to shake.

She recognized this feeling. She remembered this fear.

It was the exact same terror she felt right after being born.

“MOM!!! YOU ACTUALLY LEFT THE LABYRINTH?!”

She couldn’t help but scream.

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