So I'm a Snake, Who Cares?

"Aaaaah?!"

I was startled.

And for good reason.

The mirror that had completely filled the wall was gone, leaving only a white wall behind.

Where did the mirror go! As I was panicking, something caught my eye.

The white wall wasn't smooth.

There were bumps and ridges everywhere, and something transparent was gleaming.

Actually, the mirror hadn't disappeared - it was still there.

It just reflected what looked like a white wall.

"Sak!"

This is amazing.

What could this possibly be?

Fortunately, Rania was keeping her promise to crouch with her eyes closed.

I moved closer to the mirror to examine it carefully.

The white wall surface reflected in the mirror. Its true identity was...

'Scales...?'

They were scales.

If my current scales are the size of barley grains, those scales were easily the size of human heads.

I hadn't noticed they were scales at first because of their overwhelming size.

A white wall covered in scales.

And those scales were moving.

The mirror shows the 'essence' of what it reflects.

When I heard that, I initially thought it might show my appearance before reincarnation.

A thin young man who looked unconfident and somewhat withdrawn.

But Principal Balanyar said something incomprehensible about timeline highlights.

From what he said, it seemed like it would show my snake form.

Honestly, isn't my new life as a snake closer to being a highlight than my ordinary, boring previous life?

The moving wall of scales before me now.

That might be my future self.

An enormously grown... me.

'Just how big have I grown?'

Even using Gigantification at maximum mana wouldn't achieve that size.

Currently, when I maximize my body size, I can grow as big as father, but then my body becomes too heavy to jump.

But this was beyond any measurable size.

That's when it happened.

When a clue appeared that could help me estimate my future size.

I thought a fireball had suddenly appeared from somewhere.

Looking closely, it was an eyeball.

A gigantic eyeball, flickering orange like flames.

Yeah, like that eye of Sau*on thing. It was exactly that kind of eye.

This time, the eye almost filled the entire wall.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

An pupil as large as the wall of this vast palace.

I was moved by its incredible enormity.

"Why, what are you looking at!"

'Can't you see?'

"No, I can't. Damn it."

They say ghosts don't reflect in mirrors.

It seems Pelerian not only doesn't reflect in the mirror but also can't see what's in it.

I told Pelerian what I could see.

"You'll become that huge? I find it hard to believe you'll become as enormous as that Shuemura."

What was Shuemura again? I think I saw it in the monster guide before.

Anyway, what can I say when that's what I'm seeing?

I looked at the burning eyeball before me.

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Though it's just my future self in the mirror, it's truly terrifying.

And then something unexpected happened.

「Your mind wavers under the overwhelming pressure.」

「Your body freezes as the Evil Eye fixes its gaze upon you.」

「Tears flow and your whole body trembles.」

What's this?!

Could it be that in the future, I'll reach a level where I can kill just by looking at someone?

It seems I'll reach an absolute state where I can kill with a thought and destroy with intent.

However, I didn't tremble in fear.

「Immune to mental attacks due to the trait 'Indomitable'.」

I have Mental Power 20, you know.

Even if an archdemon whispered curses in my ear, I'd only be a little scared.

Still, my future self seems incredible.

「The @&@& Snake watches with its Evil Eye.」

「Immune to mental attacks due to the trait 'Indomitable'.」

「The @&@& Snake glares like flames.」

「Immune to mental attacks due to the trait 'Indomitable'.」

...

These messages keep appearing.

Well, that's quite a frightening appearance.

With such fierce eyes, it seems like making friends would be difficult.

I started to worry a bit about that unsociable appearance.

...

「The @&@& Snake stares down oppressively.」

「Immune to mental attacks due to the trait 'Indomitable'.」

And then something occurred to me.

What's before me is a mirror.

But it's not an ordinary mirror.

Since my image beyond the mirror is clearly affecting me somehow.

'Ah...!'

An idea struck like lightning.

If that side can affect this side...

Couldn't this side affect that side too?

For example, peeking at the status window.

And maybe borrowing skills that my future self has...

'Let's try it!'

I stared intently at my future self.

If I lose the staring contest, it's over.

Actually, I didn't think the other side was really looking at me.

It probably just appeared to be looking this way.

Thinking that made it easier to engage in the staring contest.

Taking a deep breath and focusing.

Piercing through with my gaze.

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[Indomitable],[Perseverance]-0*#

Throb.

The status window that was about to form collapses.

Kyaak!

I writhed in pain from the headache.

Separate from the mental attack, there seems to be too much information.

Hmph.

I thought I heard a scoff.

Must be my imagination.

That's when it happened.

Crack.

"Oh."

"Ah!"

Along with the sound of cracking, both Pelerian and Rania were startled.

I lifted my head to check the mirror and...

"Kishaaak!"

Shockingly, there was a huge crack in the mirror.

The image that had been reflected in the mirror disappeared and lost its luster, turning gray.

"What do we do! What do we do!"

"Sasasak!"

Rania and I screamed simultaneously.

And for good reason, as this mirror was an incredibly precious one.

I heard it was one of the kingdom's national treasures.

"What did you do?!"

'I didn't do anything!'

Well, that's not entirely true - I just glared a bit at myself in the mirror.

That's all I did, so why did the mirror break!

"Saaaak!"

I tried to shout that it wasn't my fault.

"I'm dead!"

Rania also clutched her head.

She tried to rub the crack with her saliva-moistened finger to somehow fix it, but of course, the crack that had already formed wouldn't disappear.