Little Nepenthes

«Little Nepenthes» (リトルネペント) was a low-level plant monster found in the 1st floor of Aincrad.

The Little Nepenthes was a level 3 predatory plant monster that could be classified into three following types:


 * Normal Little Nepenthes - Sometimes called a miss, these Little Nepenthes were ordinary monsters, as well as, the most common out of the three types. Some believed that hunting this kind of Little Nepenthes would improve the possibility of one with a flower to appear.
 * Little Nepenthes with Flowers - Occasionally, some Little Nepenthes would appear with a red flower blooming atop of its head. These monsters were known to drop «Little Nepenthes's Ovule», the quest item needed to complete the «Secret Medicine of the Forest» quest. However, if left alone, the petals of the flower would fall off and a red seed would grow out, turning the flower into a fruit.
 * Little Nepenthes with Fruits - Occasionally, some Little Nepenthes will appear with a red fruit attached atop of its head. These monsters were also known as traps because, when the fruit was attacked, they would emit an odor that would attract other Little Nepenthes to their location, almost guaranteeing death to all present low level players.

Appearance
Despite being called Little Nepenthes, there was nothing little about this predatory plant as it was a meter and a half tall. Its lower body consisted mostly of countless roots that were used to move around. It had two arm-like vines with pointed leaves attached to either side of its body, just above the roots. The center of its head held a wide red mouth with viscous liquids dribbling out of it as it opened and closed.

Depending on the type, some Little Nepenthes could have attached atop its mouth either a large red flower blooming or a round red fruit.

First Day


The Little Nepenthes were the main monsters to be fought during the «Secret Medicine of the Forest» quest. Kirito and Coper, two former beta testers, fought some of these monsters to find one who drops the item that would help them fulfill the quest. After more than a hundred of the monster were killed, two Little Nepenthes, one with a flower and one with a fruit, appeared. Kirito managed to kill the one with the flower and obtain the quest item. Coper, however, activated the trap of the one with the fruit in an attempt to Monster PK Kirito and steal the item. However, his plan of using the «Hiding» skill to hide backfired and Coper was killed by the numerous monsters that arrived while Kirito managed to fight his way out.