"Yes, this is a rare . It's the first S-ranked person in a long time. It's going to be great in the next life.

"U......n

　Wake up blurred head, look around.
　It seems you have fallen asleep, a little.

　This is the mountain of the plex, tens of kilometers from Carlisle's mansion.

　There was one egg in front of me.
　A pillbug egg, that's the only one.
　And when I looked for it and came here, there was one egg, alone.

　There was no trace of any other, born as one from the beginning.
　An egg like that.

　Normally, insect eggs are plentiful, but my gut tells me that to have only one of them was pretty "special" and likely to be dangerous.

　The pillbug, an insect that has been plaguing the Alexander League territory for some time now.
　No matter how many times they were killed, they would reappear and eventually evolve.

　Survival of the fittest.
　Tribes often evolve from generation to generation to adapt to the environment or to foreign enemies.
　The same is true of the pillbug, which evolved to adapt to an external enemy, me.

　If we continue to kill them haphazardly, they will evolve more and more out of control.
　I wanted to do something to find a drastic solution, and I found this egg.

But ...... it's amazing how far apart they are from each other and still connected.

　To my murmurings, the Philosopher's Stone, which I carry with me, glowed and responded.
　Lately, I feel something like will in the philosopher's stone.

　It doesn't just answer my questions with knowledge but also shows sympathy for my impressions.
　I often think it's somewhat human-like.

　Such knowledge the Philosopher's Stone has taught me with a bit of a warning.

　Pillbugs are connected by the same species of the whole world.
　If they are annihilated by physics in one place, they will evolve into more physically resistant individuals in another place.
　That's exactly what happened to the queen and the pill bug that evolved to be physically disabled in the garden of the villa.

　This egg will probably evolve, too.

　I've come to break that evolution here (、、、、、、、).
　After watching the egg for a while, the time has come.
　The egg cracked and a worm hatched from inside.

　It was a pillbug ......-like worm that hatched.
　It's a pill bug that's changing in appearance.

"Who are you ......?

　Before that, it looks like a lot of things have changed.
　The newly hatched pillbug asked me in a girl's voice.
　Her voice is a little husky and lacking in emotion.

　Is it just because of the way she talks, or is she being wary of me?
　I don't know, but it doesn't change what I'm going to do.

　I reached into my pocket and pulled out a stone.

　Clan!　And the pillbug's eyes lit up.

"Do you want some of this?
"......

　The stone I took out was intriguing and fascinating, but he was wary of me holding it out to him.

What's the matter with you?　Don't you want it?
We've killed a lot of people. That must be the poison.
"Do you have a memory too?
"......

　Silence, but affirmation.
　I see...you have inherited more memories from a queen who evolved with intelligence.
　I knew evolution had to stop here.

　We can stop it now for a win-win.

Don't worry, it's called the Philosopher's Stone. I made it this morning. There's no poison.
"Philosopher's Stone ......?
It's a kind of Philosopher's Stone. The Philosopher's Stone is one of several effects that a sorcerer pursues. There are three main effects of the Philosopher's Stone.

　I reach out and hold up a finger and explain, "Eternity and immortality.

"Elixir of life and immortality, and not being hungry.

　Hearing my explanation, the pillbug muttered with a sigh.

It's like a dream: "It's like a dream ......
Yeah, it's like a dream.
"And ...... maybe the real ......
You know?
"Yeah, great energy

　Well, that's a typical pillbug criterion.

　The Philosopher's Stone, the sorcerer sought three main effects on it.

　The generation of gold, all knowledge, and immortality.

　Among them is immortality, which has been pursued and dreamt of by all the powers that be as nonexistent.

　I made it.
　With SSS-ranked magic I was able to make the Philosopher's Stone that could make a worm immortal.
　Evolution passes from generation to generation and the moment we become immortal our evolution stops.

What are you up to?
If you become immortal, I'll live.
"......


I'm telling you the truth, I'm not lying. Now, accept this.

　I take it further to a still-questioning, pensive pillbug.

　Pillbug stares at me for a moment.
　A heartfelt, sincere feeling.
　I wonder if he knows that, and he gradually takes a bite of the philosopher's stone I offered him.

　Pillbugs love high-energy artifacts and evolving hasn't changed that.
　The pillbug whipped up the Philosopher's Stone in the blink of an eye.

　The next moment after taking it all inside, a blinding light shot out from inside the pillbug's body.
　I covered my eyes with my hand, blinding my eyes.

''What?　Want to become immortal?　I can do it because I'm S-rated.

　In the light, I thought I heard a voice.
　It was just like the voice I heard in my dream--no, not like that.

　It was the voice of the angel that assessed me, before I was born again.
　There's no doubt about it, I'm sure of it in the light.

　I know it was an angel's voice, and I know what it means.
　I realize that the pillbug in front of me is an S-ranked person who did good deeds in a previous life.

　At the same time, I was convinced that I had succeeded in making myself immortal with the Philosopher's Stone.