When I arrive back at the village, there is already a crowd of people standing in the middle of it. All of their eyes are locked towards the red dragon that has landed in front of them. And on said dragon is a single figure perched; the villagers looking at her in awe.

Quickly, I sneak under the villagers' legs; to get a better view on the dragon and its rider.

The girl, or the young woman seeing how she seems to be around the twenties in age, doesn't really have any fancy armor like I have imagined a dragon rider would wear. Instead, she wears an ordinary-looking pair of yellowish grey shirt and long skirt.

The most striking feature of hers is her green hair and eyes, contrasting with the villagers who all have normal-colored hair and eyes.

"Here! Here is the girl, Lady Mira!"

The villagers quickly make path for the source of the voice, revealing a pair of old man and woman and a little girl with them.

And the little girl is someone I know well.

The dragon rider jumped down, before slowly approaching the old couple and the little girl. Then, she crouches down and stares at the little girl right at her terror-filled eyes.

"It's alright. You're going to be fine," she whispers at her.

Then, she pats her head before taking her right hand. The girl follows her with great reluctance.

I don't understand. What is going on here exactly? Where is she going to take her?

Damn, I want to rescue her but I'm not sure if I want to risk it. That bitch has a motherfucking dragon with her.

"Mom, where is she taking her?" one of nearby little kids asks his mother.

"Shh, to the capital, of course. She's going to have her trial there," she answers.

Wait, trial? What trial? What is she guilty of?

This whole thing is fishy as fuck.

Even so, in the end, I can only watch as the two leaves with the dragon. I still am not strong enough to challenge her as I am.

"Haha, serves her right!" The old man who had brought her speaks. "Now, she will be exposed as the demon she really is!"

"That's right, my dear!" The old woman answers him. "I always knew that little brat was a problem the first time I saw her!"

She? A demon? A little girl as innocent and adorable as she is?

You must be out of your mind, old man.

"It's a good thing I reported her to the capital! Demons like her should be hanged right away! Damn demons trying to pass themselves off as humans!" the old man continues.

You... you are the one who made this happen? You just doomed an adorable little girl for execution?

...I would've punched you if I weren't a chicken.

And if you were to go inside the forest one day, well, suffice to say my butterfly body will have lots of fun with you.

But for now, I have to retreat.

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And so I continue my feeding frenzy. I eat anything that I come across.

But, it has no effect whatsoever. Both my butterfly body and my chicken body are not growing at all.

I was afraid of this. It seems I need to expand my source of food.

I need to eat a human.

I know what you think. "Eating a human is such a horrifying thing!"

I used to think so too, back in my old world.

But now, after being a devouring monster for so long, the idea seems to be not that bad.

I mean, it's the cycle of life, right? The strong devours the weak and all that.

And I have to do this. I must go save her as soon as possible.

And so I use my chicken body to go look for that damn old man. If I am going to eat a man, I'm going to eat the assholes first.

After wandering around in the village, I find that his house is conveniently located near the forest. This means I can easily grab him and get out without the rest of the villagers getting on into me.

I wait until nighttime where everybody's asleep. And then, I use my butterfly body to fly towards their house and use telekinesis to lift off their wooden roof.

The couple can only watch in horror as I do so. And with that expression, they scream and scream for help.

But it is of no use, for I shoot them with my stingers right away, killing them instantly.

And then, I carry their bodies to the forest far away from the village, to be eaten as my dinner.

And what a wonderful dinner it is. I did not expect human flesh to be this delicious.

After that, I feel it. I feel that sensation once more. The sensation of evolution.

This time, however, I can transfer my consciousness to the chicken as the butterfly falls into slumber.

Thus, I progress towards the next stage of my evolution.

I just hope the change would not take so long.