Hero or Villain, Both

"What's happening with you?" I heard Stark's surprised voice coming from behind me.

However, it was different from how I had heard it previously.

I found that this was because I had changed forms.

I had been focused on the slime clone and what happened with the pile of ooze that I didn't notice what happened to my own body. Without knowing it, I had changed from human form back into slime form.

That was why his voice sounded different.

After realizing what happened, I said, "Guard me. Something is happening and I'll explain later."

I didn't even bother waiting for a response from Stark as the evolution was beginning.

But I did see the last look that he gave me.

The way that he looked at me was as if he thought I was crazy.

…

When I woke up again, I asked, "How long was I out?"

Stark was standing nearby with Rothchild who had suddenly appeared.

The two of them were surprised to hear my voice, but Stark said, "Not long, it's only been about half an hour."

"Really? I didn't think that evolution would be that short." I said in a surprised voice.

The two of them looked at me with a strange look when I said this that made me a bit confused. However, I didn't say anything as I changed back into my human form.

Though when I did, I was surprised to find that they looked different from before.

Or rather, it wasn't them that looked different.

It was just that my point of view had changed compared to before.

I couldn't help looking down at my hands and I found that they were also bigger.

The ability to transform was something that used the equivalent of what a monster would look like if they were what they transformed into. The form that I had previously was just that.

But now it seemed like I had changed compared to before.

It wasn't as if I wouldn't be able to take the same form as before since it was a skill that transformed me into a human. It was just that if I were to do that, it would be a lie since it wouldn't be my natural form.

So it was best to take the natural form.

This natural form seemed like a grown up version of the form that I had before based on the water mirror that I created. It really didn't seem like it was that different, but it certainly was much taller than before.

"You should see how you look when you're a slime."

"Huh?" I was confused to hear Stark say this, but I did what he said and turned back into my slime form.

When I did, I was surprised to find that I was completely black.

I had turned into a kind of black slime…

I didn't know why my slime body had turned black like this, but it wasn't as if there was something that was flowing under the surface that was doing this. It seemed like this had become my natural colour now.

However, it wasn't as if this fit with the evolution that I had undergone.

"Slime of Gluttony."

That was my current race.

If I had become a demon slime or something like that, I would have understood why I would have turned black like this.

It was just that one didn't really think black slime when one thought about a Slime of Gluttony.

Though at the same time, it wasn't as if one really thought of a Slime of Gluttony normally.

After all, a Slime of Gluttony wasn't that common to begin with.

"What new powers do you have?" It seemed like Stark and Rothchild had lost interest in my appearance and were now wondering what kind of power I possessed.

Hearing this, I couldn't help being curious as well.

After all, an evolution like this would surely give me something new.

But when I checked my stats, I found that there was only one skill that I had gained and it was exactly what one would think.

Gluttony (Level 1).

That was the name of the skill and based on the description, it seemed like the only thing that this gave me was the ability to swallow things like the pile of ooze.

It just seemed to increase the power of my swallowing ability and nothing else. It didn't actually give me the power to assimilate things into myself like the pile of ooze.

"Was it a failure?"

That was all that I could think when I saw this.

After all, it really didn't seem like this evolution was a real evolution with how little had changed.

"At least all of our stats have increased. It seemed to have doubled because of it."

A bitter smile appeared on my face when I heard this.

Stats didn't really mean anything.

It was good to have high stats, but it wasn't as if this alone would be enough.

Powerful skills were absolutely necessary as well and it didn't seem like this evolution gave me the powerful skills that I wanted.

"Forget it, at least you're stronger. Worst case scenario, we'll find more things for you to absorb and you can use that to grow." Both Stark and Rothchild seemed like they were trying to cheer me up.

I gave a sigh in the end since they were right.

There was no point in getting depressed over this since there was nothing that could be changed.

Since there was no notification from the system, it should mean that this evolution wasn't anything special.

I just wished that the system had warned me of this before it happened.

But before I could pull out the slime clone, a notification suddenly appeared.

[Calculations have been finished.]

[Rewards will now be given.]

"Congratulations on obtaining a brand new Unique Race and Class."

"Huh? Brand new? Does that mean that this is something that has never been found before when this world was still a game?"