Reincarnated as a chicken

The Spider King

When I was asked to go search for the kings of the West during the emergency meeting, I would have to admit that I was not up for it. However, I couldn't turn them down, since I was the one who brought it up. Seeking a way to get back at those five for making me have to do this, I requested for aid, but Diane had foreseen my argument and had already prepared a sprite.

I was ok with the thought of traveling alone with a beauty, but then the rat leader appeared, saying he would go with us to the Insect King. I feel as if it were my fault, well mostly because I wasn't capable of convincing the Wolf King to aid us.

So when he joined us, I felt that this trip was going to be an unpleasant one for me. I was proved wrong.

The rat man was a good guy. Funny, quick-witted and dependable. He tried his best to socialize with the sprite and me, and had been a great help during this entire time. Thanks to him, catching breakfast was not a bother anymore. Sure, he wasn't really helpful in catching the creature. However, he was one of the few creatures I had seen after my reincarnation that could cook. Even now, as we were catching lunch, remembering how good the horned rabbits we had for breakfast tasted was bliss. Unlike Oda's. I had chills remembering her cooking.

A massive stag beetle about my size, hovered above me. Apparently it was their way of threatening us to leave.

'Hey rat dude. Can you make something good out of the stag beetle?'

"Maybe... I have not really had the opportunity to cook one before, but I can try to make something out of it. And it would be good to add it to the records."

His response was all the confirmation I needed.

'Ok, then! Cover your ears!'

Once I had made sure both of them had covered their ears, I used [Wolf king's howl] and this made the stag beetle fall to the ground, paralysed. Since it was strong enough to survive, I used shot a bit of poison specifically on its head to kill it, leaving its body unscathed.

[You have killed Giant Beetle]

[You have gained 70 XP]

As usual, I was informed of my kill and the amount of experience points I got from it. Considering how easy it was to kill it, I expected lesser experience points. I would have to look into the experience point delivering function sometime later.

'I'm done.'

I called out to them and they both looked at the dead stag beetle. The rat man went over and kicked the corpse."

"As expected of Hinotori. However, could you not have refrained from doing that to the head?"

I looked at the half melted head, a truly gruesome scene.

'Hehehe..., I guess you're right. We can't have a lady seeing these things.'

"Oh, pay no attention to me. Such things do not bother me."

"Yeah, I think I can make something nice for the two of us out of this."

The rat man said as he eyed the beetle.

'Two of us? Have you forgotten that there are three of us?'

I asked him but he ignored me.

"Give me some time and I'll be done over here."

I shrugged, then left him to his business.

'That was kind of rude, wasn't it?'

"What do you mean, sir Hinotori?"

The dryad looked sincerely confused.

'I'm talking about how he didn't include you when he was talking about the food earlier.'