Reborn as an Evolving Space Monster: Harem Of Otherworldly Beauties-Chapter 298: Warning And...?

"Oh, fuck you."

"Hehe. Don't get mad just cause you suck."

"Shut up. Get another game started."

"Alright, alright."

Liz and Rea were currently seated side by side, each with a controller in hand.

"Isn't Cero taking a bit too long?" Liz asked while mashing the controller.

"Maybe. Mashing isn't going to help you, by the way."

"Shut up, I have my own strategy."

"That strategy has served you well so far. Fourteen to one, right?"

"Shut up."

Liz's health bar was slowly lowered, and Rea's concentration started to rise.

Waiting for the perfect moment, Liz extended her index finger towards Rea's controller.

Zap-

"Wha-"

"Haha! What was that Rea?"

"My controller stopped working for a second there!"

"Yes, of course. It stopped working just when I launched my special attack."

"It did!"

"Dude, come on. You lost, it's alright."

"I didn't lose! My controller died on me!"

"Seems to be working fine."

"It died for just a-"

"Rea, stop." Liz interrupted. "It's only fourteen to two. You don't have to-"

"I DIDN'T LOSE! IT DIED!"

"Wow. Even when you're leading by 12 wins you still won't acknowledge one loss."

"You know what? Shut up. This game sucks. Where's Cero anyways?"

"My question exactly." Liz sighed. "Sad that it took rage quitting for you to think about it though."

"This game sucks, you suck, this controller sucks. Everything sucks!"

"Don't have an emotional breakdown on me, please. All I did was play better than you for one game and you-"

"PLAY BETTER? YOU WERE GETTING YOUR ASS HANDED TO YOU DURING THE WHOLE THING!"

"Now, now…"

***

"There's something else, isn't there?" Cero asked. "You've been staring at those vials for a while now."

"Yeah." Raya admitted. "There is something else. It's just… Let's just say that it can wait."

"Why do you say that?"

"I'm still unsure…" Raya muttered as she took those two vials in her hands and raised them closer to the light. "In any case, there's a reason why I'm keeping these things here, why I don't allow phones and other trackable devices here."

"I see." Cero's eyes narrowed, understanding her intent. "This ability of mine…"

"You were always meant to be kept a secret. By you, I mean your abilities. First of all, because eating things is about more than nutrition or satisfying your hunger for you. It allows you to gain abilities and strength. The fact that you've eaten the first Tsero Crystal we obtained can never be made public. That fact can never be shared with anyone. Same is true for the fact that you, literally, can fight and take on Giganto Zillas with nothing more than your body. No tech, no weapons, nothing. The fact that you can absorb a Giganto Zilla's laser means that the number of things that could be used to take you down is… Well, very low."

"Yeah, I'm pretty strong."

"That's the problem. Governments wouldn't like that. The possibility of -What if he turns against us- will rot their brains."

"I knoow." Cero complained. "This is so annoying. Can we go back to the forest? At least there we didn't have to think as much."

Raya took a seat and silently crossed her arms.

"Sorry." He apologized. "Please continue."

"If people learn of how strong you are, that'll be a problem. A lot of lower-grade military weapons wouldn't work."

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"Such as? What's lower-grade here?"

"I don't know." Raya shrugged. "I'm not a military person. We would have to ask Liz. Hm… Lower-grade… Tanks and the like?"

"I think I could take on a tank?"

"Pretty easily, don't you think? I mean… Compared to a Giganto Zilla…"

"Right." Cero brought a hand to his chin. "All of a sudden, I really want to do that."

"Do what?"

"Take on a tank."

"Shut up. Now you're just being stupid. Plus, don't forget that anything bad you do will put us in trouble as well, since we're sticking with you."

"I know, I know. I wouldn't put you in a bad position."

"Good." Raya clapped and placed her elbows on her knees. "So there's the strength part. Then there's your basic ability as a Paru. Thing is, there would be no value in… Offing you. If anything, they would want to keep you prisoner and run experiments on your ass."

"Oh, like you've been doing."

"Well, yes and no. I mean… They would probably treat you like an object. An interesting one, sure. But they wouldn't care one bit about you. In fact, you're too interesting for them to care. They'll be as cruel and as heartless as they need to be. Because of how interesting you are. They-"

"Who's they?"

"I don't know. Anyone? I mean any government would want to keep you as an experimental subject… Or as a secret weapon or… I mean you can freaking go invisible and destroy Giganto Zillas like it's nothing."

"Praise me more."

"Obviously you would be studied and experimented on purely for science and curiosity, but also for practical applications."

"Which is where the Skill Share comes into play."

"Right." Raya nodded. "The fact that you can do that is crazy. I think it has something to do with your Paru ability as well. Like a mix of the natural Simbiora Lianas' ability and your natural Paru ability. In any case, you are fucked if the fact that you can do that is known to the world."

"I know that. Thing is, Raya…" Cero pressed his lips together. "I'm not nearly as popular as you think I am. Who am I gonna tell? I know less than ten people."

"Yeah, that is kinda sad now that I think about it. Better that way. Please don't get popular. It'll cause problems. And I don't wanna lose you to a hotter, more popular broad."

"She would have to be reeeeally pretty for that to happen."

"Yeah, alright." Raya got up. "That's it for the warning. Now, for the most important part..."

"You found something? About the thing I told you to look up?"

Raya walked towards the wall, knocked twice, and a closet was revealed.

"Earth, right?" Cero's eyes narrowed at the words. "That's where you're from originally."