Language Cheat Reincarnation – Young Girl VTuber Saves the World

Chapter 366. [Do You Know The Difference Between Poison And Medicine?]

The local woman wasn’t looking where I was pointing.

Apparently, they don’t even have a culture of "pointing”.

"Well, now that I think about it..."

I’d never consciously considered it before, but pointing is just another gesture.

Learning to follow the direction someone’s pointing at is an acquired skill.

The woman stared at me in confusion.

Maybe she didn’t even realize I was asking for the name of the object.

"So this is a cultural difference, huh? Not even cheats can fix this."

If someone points at a rabbit and says “Gavagai,” how do you know whether it means rabbit, animal, white, or even air?

The possibilities are endless, making it impossible to identify the exact meaning.

But this issue came before that.

To ask about an object, I first need to learn how to ask about it.

"This is such a pain."

"✰※●,○x."

The local woman looked at me with concern.

I tried to say, "I’m fine," but—

"Ugh!"

I groaned. My wound throbbed dully.

Right, I’d forgotten I was still recovering.

"Haa... haa..."

My breathing grew ragged.

I must have overdone it despite just waking up.

"▼▽."

She said something like, "Wait a moment.".

She left the house and returned shortly, carrying something in her hands.

It was...

"A frog?"

It was alive, placed in a basket woven from banana leaves.

Banana leaves sure are handy.

She poked the frog with a stick, gathering its mucus.

Then she held it out to my mouth. No way—she wanted me to eat it!?

"※☆,●●▽."

"Gyahhh, I knew it!"

The words she spoke were the same as when the Secret Service woman gave me medicine.

So, this was supposed to be medicine!?

"Ugh..."

Bugs I could handle, but I’d heard frog mucus carries dangerous parasites. Eating it raw is seriously risky.

I didn’t survive this far just to die of food poisoning!

"●●▽."

The local woman smiled and kept holding the stick toward me.

I felt a silent pressure.

"Fine, here goes nothing!"

I steeled myself and licked it.

A moment later, an overwhelming bitterness filled my mouth.

It tasted like something you absolutely shouldn’t eat.

"~~~~!? Gulp!"

Startled, I swallowed it in one go.

My tongue and throat burned painfully! I writhed for a while, and then—

"Huh?"

The ground rippled beneath me.

I couldn’t focus my vision, and everything looked unnaturally bright.

"What is this?"

I tried to stand but stumbled, unable to keep my balance.

I plopped down on the ground.

"Hehe... heh."

For no reason, I started feeling happy.

My head went fuzzy, and the excruciating pain in my shoulder vanished.

Then I saw people floating in the sky.

Were angels here to take me? No, wait. That’s...

"Whoa! VTubers! My faves are here—yay, yay!"

Turns out there are VTubers in heaven!

And they were hosting a live concert!

"Yayyy! Look, it’s Angu Ogu, Ah-nee, and Ilyena-chan!"

I waved my hands, cheering them on.

Everyone’s so amazing! So cute!

"I wanna join too... huh?"

What was happening?

Everyone started spinning.

Everything was so shiny, so fluffy, and...

"...Ughhhh."

And then, I collapsed.

***

"...Ugh..."

"▲△○!?...△."

I groaned as I sat up.

The local woman looked at me worriedly.

"Where... am I?"

I glanced around and noticed the secret service woman wasn’t there.

Instead, I spotted my backpack.

It seemed I’d been carried back home after passing out.

My temples throbbed painfully.

"Ugh, what a nightmare."

It felt like the worst hangover.

My throat was parched.

My body was craving water to flush out the poison.

"●●▽."

The local woman offered me a container of water.

I gulped it down in one breath.

"Gulp, gulp... ahh!"

I’d been so worried about parasites, but yeah, poisonous frogs aren’t exactly rare.

"○○※."

The local woman looked apologetic.

To her, it was probably medicine—a ‘cure.’.

"Poison and medicine are the same, huh."

If it helps, it’s medicine. If it harms, it’s poison.

Humans just label and categorize them differently, but their essence is the same.

It had likely worked far too well on my fragile body.

"That medicine is terrifying. I’m never doing that again."

I couldn’t think straight, and I saw things that weren’t there.

Sure, it felt amazing, but the aftereffects were unbearable.

I’d probably ingested a hallucinogen.

If taken correctly, it might have worked as a painkiller.

"I need to get out of this forest, fast! I’m not built for this kind of life—it’ll kill me!"

Though I’d survived this time, there was no guarantee I’d be so lucky again.

If I stayed here, similar incidents would surely happen.

I was raised in a sterile, sheltered environment.

I’m a fragile creature!

With that resolution, several days passed in the blink of an eye.