It has been two days since I left the farm, I might be getting close to Straida. The road has a river at the left side and a forest in the right so I don't need to worry about water.

As Alice said this body is weak, I get tired too fast, so I need to rest a lot, and I am running out of food.

[In the map, it looked like Straida was at two days on foot.] Said while gasping out of breath.

[Better, take a small rest and eat something.]

*crackle* *crackle* the sound of something coming from the bushes put me in alert.

[Is that, a wolf?]

A wolf kind monster appear, it was bigger than the ones at Earth with horns that grow from its necks and pointer downwards, had no tail and green fur with blue stripes in its back. Seems that it was draw by the smell of my dinner.

It quickly rushed to me trying to bite me, but manage to dodge it, but he was aiming at my food.

[You oversizer dog, that was my last piece of meat.]

It just looked at me and gave me an hmp sight, as if I was not worth the fight. Of course, I am practically a flower so I have no meat for him to enjoy, but it just makes my angrier.

[Hm… hm… hm… You will be the first to try my new fighting moves.]

With that, I released some paralyzing spores from the flower in my head, by the way it bloomed. I can also use some vines that grow in the back of my neck, can manipulate the size and have thorns that can secrete poison, which I used to bind the wolf and slam it on the ground and finisher him with the hunting spear.

I can also manipulate the length and thickness of the vines.

[If I make them thinner, maybe they can cut things.]

I tried it with some rocks in the way to the river, and it actually worked.

While in the river, I drank some water, it really helps me recover from fatigue, while thinking how do wolf meat tastes.

*bzzz*

[Bzz? Don’t tell me.] As I turn around, I could see it.

A bee kind off monster, it is bigger than the ones at Earth too, like 30 cm more, red black colored and the sting is in the head so it rammed at me.

[Ahhh!] It hit me in my left arm, I thought it was poisonous but I am ok.

During the bee fight, the bulb at the back of my head blossomed into a big flower that looks like a ponytail that reach my waist. It has a small leave in top, where it joins with my head, covering a small hole with four vines that secretes a paralyzing sweet nectar.

As soon as I noticed it, the vines hurled at the bee, one connecter a hit paralyzing it and the others entangle it and start to draw it close to the flower in my back. When in reach the flower opened like a mouth devouring the bee a live.

{Did it move only with pure instinct?}

Then I realize two things:

First: it does fill me up with nutrients and vanish my hunger, but I cannot taste it.

Second: After digesting, the information of the bee engraved in my brain as if I had read a detailed book about it. Things like their strong points, weakness, abilities even species and biology appeared in my mind.

[Does this mean I can copy skills?]

However, it’s not like I can open a “game menu” like in manga and anime, So I must remember everything that I have.

[Better focus in what I can do, but at least I would like to know how to use magic.]

Alice told me that my species have good magic affinity and sense but didn’t told me how to use it.

[It is getting dark better eat the wolf too.]

While eating the wolf I realize something more, it seems that to obtain its information I need to eat the brain with my ponytail flower, and the bee was attracted by my aroma, which is sweet as chocolate.

A good thing that I discover during my travel was the fact that I can bury myself in the ground using some vines with thorns that surrounds my legs and go down to my feet; they work as a drill in my legs, so I can sleep without worrying of monsters.

While doing this the flower separates from my waist and merges with the one in my head, I wish I can see how it looks from outside but I can imagine a beautiful flowerbed. Underground my vines crate a place like a small hole that is filled with them, even while having thorns they don’t hurt but instead feels relaxing.

{When I try, to remove it with my hands it hurts a lot but for some reason it doesn’t when doing this, but I can still feel how it’s connected to my body.}

Before fully fall sleep, I remembered to release a cloud of poisonous spores as extra protection, depending of the size it can least all night.

{The strength might be enough to kill those wolfs in seconds, so they won’t come near.}

‘The next morning’

[Why is there a cat girl in the ground?]

As soon as I awake I could see a cat eared girl lying in the ground, she might have breathe the spores, but at least she is still alive I think.

{I thought an enormous cloud of toxic spores would keep any kind of monster or animal away but I never thought of something like a cat eared girl.}

[H…el…p… plea…se.]

She said while in intense pain, but I am impressed that she survive the same toxin that would kill a big wolf monster, maybe humans have more resistance.

[Mmm] I was thinking in how to save her.

[Ah! I have an idea but it can hurt a bit.]

The girl answered just with growls of pain. Maybe a bit more of pain would not hurt her much.

I should be able to inject an antidote for my own toxins; after all, I know their composition. I only need to inject it using the thorn that grow in my wrist, it is just a possibility but it should work. I aimed at her heart and…

*pinch*

[You have my thanks.]

Looks like it worked, this woman what was she doing in here, also she recover too quickly. She is a beauty with short black hair and green eyes, looks taller than I look and is wearing a blue robe with withe stripes at the bottom and a small black mantle.

[Excuse me are you perhaps an Alraune?] She asked me while adjusting her glasses and examining me body from bottom to top.

[Yes? So what?] I answered while taking a step back with a rude voice.

[Then I was right!] She exclaimed with such excitement. [When I saw the flower bulb, I immediately thought that it should be an Alraune flower.] After the first expression, I thought she would be more aggressive but she is very calm about it.

[So let me introduce myself. My name is Ryckna I am a Scholar, and you are?]

A name, I did not thought about it, in the farm, everyone called me spirit, but I might need one. I could use my old name, but I want something that suit a flower kind, so I will use my favorite flower’s name.

[My name is Orchid.]

After introducing ourselves, she explained that she was in her way to Straida from Ballis, but she get lost after being chased by volves; the wolf like monster; then saw my flowerbed. She got too excited to see an Alraune flowerbed that she forget of the venomous spores that we release when sleeping inside it.

{So others alraunes do it too?}

[Good thing I have a good resistance to toxins.] She said while laughing, it appears that you can increase you resistance to specific elements and malicious status; like poison, stun and prettify by suffering them constantly, I think.

[Is that rare to see someone like me.] I ask her.

[Yes, according to our records, there are only three alraunes in this world and you are the fourth one.]

{So we are in danger.}

Ryckna explained that even the scholars have a hard time to investigate alraunes because they kill everyone that gets near them. So they only kwon the most superficial things.

{Wait she is a scholar, and said that they have records, so I might find the information that I am looking if I get to collaborate with she.}

Therefore, I propose to her that I will help her investigate alraunes if she let me join the scholars.

[I appreciate you offer but the most that I can do is recommend you as a student.]

Even if I have to return to school, I think that the best course of action, if there is a chance to make it easier to research a bout the seal of Marcelle, I should go with it.

[Then it is a deal.] I responded with a bright smile and she hugged me while smiling, maybe a formality I thought.

We continue our way to Staida, she has not asked me anything related to my biology, manners or traditions, and all she said was that she would begin after my registration at the Scholar Guild.

After a day, we can see it at least, the Union City Straida.