[After comparing the strength of the two monsters, you cautiously chose the weaker one and, with anxiety, absorbed it into your body.]
[The monster let out a miserable howl, indicating its submission to you, hoping you would show mercy.]
[You ignored it. The monster realized its miserable fate and, in despair, cursed you loudly.]
[You remained unmoved, just seriously absorbing the monster's power while checking your own condition.]
[The absorption process was uneventful, and finally, the monster dissipated into the air after its power was exhausted.]
[The other monster, which had watched the entire process, was terrified. When your gaze turned to it, it immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.]
[You ignored it and completely sealed it away.]
[Absorbing one intelligent monster made you feel your internal energy surge, with a faint feeling of being stuffed.]
[What made you even more joyful was that the improvement in strength was very obvious.]
[You knew this method worked, which was the most important thing for you.]
[After digesting all night, the monster's power was completely transformed into your own.]
[You were extremely excited, but to avoid worrying your mother, you didn't tell her or your father about your actions.]
[But soon, you noticed some problems with your body.]
'Are there side effects?'
Takumi frowned.
Intelligent monsters and mindless ones were indeed vastly different.
Rashly absorbing an intelligent monster, although little Takumi had taken precautions against any possible situation,
He didn't seem to have considered the post-absorption situation.
He wondered what this problem was now, and how troublesome it was.
[You found that when your attention wandered, you heard whispering in your ears.]
[The voice was very familiar, but when you concentrated, it disappeared.]
[The voice was very soft, and you couldn't make out what it was saying.]
[But no matter how soft the voice, constantly repeating in your ear would still make you feel annoyed.]
[You needed to deal with this voice.]
[Before that, you didn't plan to devour any more intelligent monsters.]
[After several days of research, you found a way to block the sound.]
[Using a sealing formula to seal the sound away. However, this had a drawback: other sounds would be sealed too.]
[You would become deaf.]
[This was naturally not what you wanted.]
[So, after a period of trial and error and improvement, you successfully created a targeted sealing formula to seal the sound in your ears.]
[After testing to confirm the sound was gone, you confidently devoured the other sealed monster.]
[The day after devouring it, the sound did not reappear. The improved sealing formula was very successful.]
'Steady. As soon as he discovered the problem, he immediately set about solving it.'
Takumi nodded with satisfaction.
Solving the problem directly before it became a bigger one was very much his style.
If he had ignored it this time, after little Takumi devoured more monsters, with more voices whispering in his ears, he would probably lose his mind.
That kind of constant whispering in the ear would truly drive anyone crazy.
So, solving the problem when it appeared was the safest way.
Although little Takumi was eager for power, he hadn't become blind.
He was still very organized and had detailed plans.
This made Takumi very pleased and approving.
This was a simulation about him.
His personality being the same was certain.
After all, no personality-changing talents appeared this time.
[The test was very successful, but you still cautiously observed for a week, confirming the sealing formula had no issues, before starting the next plan to capture monsters.]
[This time, you chose a different location, set up various defensive and sealing formulas, and waited for prey to fall into the trap.]
[After waiting for a long time, finally, some monsters couldn't resist and appeared.]
[This time, a full five appeared, but you, well-prepared, sealed them all and took them away.]
[Then, you spent a month slowly digesting the power of these five monsters, ensuring no problems would arise.]
[When you had digested them more or less, you continued to repeat the tactic.]
[But this time, no monsters appeared.]
[It seemed that news of your monster hunting had made these monsters wary.]
[This made you a bit anxious.]
'After all, they are intelligent. After noticing those monsters disappearing, they would definitely increase their vigilance.'
Takumi wasn't surprised; this was very likely to happen.
Since they had intelligence and could think, they would definitely know that little Takumi's repeated trips outside were definitely for fishing.
And he was using himself as bait.
Although they really wanted to take the bait, the fate of those previous monsters made them dare not act rashly.
They didn't know that Takumi had absorbed those monsters, but since those monsters never reappeared, they knew they were probably doomed.
They didn't want to follow in the footsteps of those unlucky guys.
But with them behaving like this, little Takumi would certainly be anxious.
Little Takumi's talent was still average.
If he couldn't improve his strength by devouring monsters, his power would inevitably not increase quickly.
Because he didn't know when Moryo would appear, little Takumi always felt a sense of urgency.
It was this urgency that forced him to take risks.
Now, after taking a risk, he couldn't get the deserved reward. Little Takumi certainly couldn't accept that.
[For several consecutive days, you used yourself as bait at night, but not a single intelligent monster appeared.]
[This greatly disappointed you, and you began to consider whether to take the initiative to attack.]
[But after thinking for a long time, you quickly gave up the idea.]
[You were afraid of being surrounded. Without backup, you didn't dare leave too far from home.]
[You were anxious inside but couldn't find a good solution.]
[After a month of pondering, you finally decided to take a risk again.]
[Perhaps the rapid improvement in strength during this period had given you enough courage.]
[One night, you left home and headed into the distance.]
[You could vaguely sense many monsters in the direction you were heading.]
[Most were mindless monsters that offered little nourishment to you now.]
[Intelligent monsters were very scarce, one in a thousand.]
[As you got far enough away from your mother, prey finally appeared again.]
[You happily sealed them away, but you didn't go back immediately.]
[You planned to take this opportunity to capture more monsters and then slowly digest them at home.]
'Stocking up on supplies?'