Chapter 4: Need to win.


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    — When the future is uncertain, you will claim that the world has not been fair to you.


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    “I''m in a complicated situation.”


    Damn it! That goddess sent me to an unknown world without even telling me how things work here.


    “Huh.”


    I sighed.


    “Complaining won’t help me at all; to get out of this situation, I must act intelligently.”


    I started to check my body; I checked the most important senses, such as kinesthesia, hearing, smell, vision, and finally, touch.


    I sighed in relief when I realized that I had reincarnated into an animal that at least had the same senses as a human. Of course, there might be more senses; I was in a fantasy world. However, despite being happy, I… felt strange about my body. Furthermore... I''m still a man.


    “...Now, I have to find out what exactly I reincarnated into.”


    I tried to find out what I had reincarnated into through repeated self-examination, but the more I tried, the more strange it became to me.


    I already expected that I wouldn''t be reincarnated into a conventional body, but... sharp claws and hands covered in black fur? And a tail?


    “What the hell did I reincarnate as?!”


    I have to find a river or at least a puddle of water so I can see my reflection and find out what animal I am!!


    I looked around the cave; there are sharp rocks all over its ceiling, and it has a classic stone floor; needless to say, it looked like a regular cave, however, to the north (or south, I don''t know how things work in this new world), there was green moss... a beautiful green.


    If in my world, the moss had a dead green coloration, here, it has a vivid, intense coloration; as if it were a cry for life.


    I think it''s beautiful. Also, if there''s moss, it means there''s probably water nearby... I think.


    My thoughts were abruptly interrupted by the sound of an insect flying. I quickly turned towards the noise and was stunned when I saw a 2 meter tall cross between a midge and an ant.


    I''m in prehistoric times?! How can an insect as big as this exist?! And why does it have such a bizarre appearance?! Is it a demon??!! Did that goddess send me to hell?!


    Noise*


    The monster came towards me, and before I could make any decision, it started to glow and after a kind of colored liquid enveloped it, it threw something


    shiny at me.


    “...But what…!”


    On instinct, I jumped to the right, dodging the attack, which left a hole in the ground where I was.


    “...”You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.


    How… If… If a mosquito and ant mix has this level of power, how powerful are larger animals? How am I supposed to dominate a world full of monsters like this?!


    “... Once again, calm down! I need to calm down.”


    I took a deep breath.


    Even though the goddess is probably someone who only cares about entertainment, she wouldn''t give me a difficult challenge right from the start. In other words, she probably reincarnated me into a strong species, and this mosquito is probably significantly weak.


    The mosquito shot again, and I dodged again, however, it started shooting several times at the same time. When it did this, I was sure that I wouldn''t be able to dodge them all.


    When the shots were about to hit me, I felt a strange sensation, and a barrier of colored liquid enveloped my entire body.


    When the shots hit my barrier, they caused an explosion so big that it filled the cave with a smoke screen that lasted a few seconds.


    When the curtain disappeared, there I was, in a crater in the middle of the cave, completely unharmed.


    “Oh, it seems that goddess didn’t just give me a strange body; she gave me powers too!”


    Apparently, I also have the ability to create and control the strange liquid that the monster controls; I just need to focus on the sensation I felt when the shots were about to hit me.


    I tried to focus on the feeling, but it faded, taking my barrier with it.


    It''s a little more complicated than it seems... haha.


    Noise*


    The monster advanced. I barely had time to dodge when it almost hit me in the head, and it launched another attack; tentacles made of the same liquid it had used to carry out the first attack tried to grab me.


    I used my tail to gain momentum on the cave wall and spun in the air, barely managing to dodge it. As I landed on the ground, I ran.


    “Is that goddess trying to kill me?! There’s no way to win against something like that!!”


    I have to think of a way to get out of here!


    That insect came from the south... or north... I don''t know exactly, I only know that it came from the opposite direction of the moss in the cave, that is, the exit is most likely in the direction it came from.


    I ran in the opposite direction of the moss. As I ran, the mosquito shot at me, and I dodged and kept running, and this cycle of attacking and dodging continued for 2 minutes until I finally found the exit of the cave and lost the monster in the forest.


    After running for a few more minutes, I stopped upon seeing a river. Unexpectedly, I wasn’t tired at all. At the very least, my new body had good physical fitness… I guess. But that’s not relevant; what’s important is that I’ll finally be able to see what monster I’ve reincarnated into.


    I looked at my reflection in the river, and I was so surprised that my jaw literally dropped to the floor.


    “I… I was reincarnated as a capybara?! A capybara?!”


    I almost screamed; cats, dogs, tigers, wolves, humans, elves, cat girls, and even dragons, and I was reincarnated as a capybara?! Also, in what multiverse is a capybara so fast that it can escape a monster that shoots explosions and beams of light from a long distance?!


    That goddess…


    “Sigh. Well, at least it doesn’t look like I’m a normal capybara.”


    I have a long, strong tail, and I''m very tall and appear to have a humanoid body. I''m definitely not weak... at least, not too weak.


    Now that I know what I reincarnated as, I have to prioritize other things; how will I survive here? I could barely defeat a mutant ant, let alone other animals!


    Of course, it could be that that mutant ant was not part of the lower class of this world''s ecosystem, but rather a strong monster, however, I cannot afford to underestimate this place; I have to be cautious, and most importantly: learn how to control that strange liquid.


    “Come on, focus.”


    I tried to focus on that feeling again, and even with difficulty, I managed to summon the liquid.


    “Hm.”


    I started to control it. Although I had a little difficulty handling it, I still managed to make it take the shape of various tools.


    First, I shaped it into a sword, and then, I made it into a spear.


    “How convenient.”


    Will I also be able to create multiple tentacles? Well, this isn''t a hentai, but if I can get a human form... with the girl''s consent, of course!


    *Noise.


    The sound of flying has returned. It seems that this ant is skilled at chasing other people.


    Even though I''m scared, I have to fight; I console myself with the fact that the goddess wouldn''t set an impossible challenge right away, besides, the ant can fly and seems to know the forest better than I do; if I keep running away, it will be an endless chase, and on top of that, I run the risk of encountering a monster even stronger than her.


    I have to fight, and win…


    “I will fight, and win.”


    Unlike his expectations, this time, it wouldn''t be like our first fight; this time it would be a rematch! And I would win.


    It''s ironic, a fight and a rematch on the same day.


    I shaped the blue liquid into a sword.


    "Come!"


    The monster growled; it was as if she understood my order, and, in a gesture of rebellion, came towards me to prove who was really in charge.


    I also moved forward.