Art Pega Unicorn
Target selected. Race: Centaurides.
Target does not desire race conversion.
Maintaining Astral Code (Horse-99) and Astral Code (Human-82). Attempting evolution.
Analyzing target's actions, mindset, traits, environment, and personality.
Inside the egg, the dormant Centaurides trembled faintly. Her form retained its human upper body and equine lower body intact. She was preparing to accept the new power and astral codes.
The power flowing within the egg grew increasingly intense, beginning to influence the Centaurides inside.
Free spirit and noble character detected.
Attempting to add Astral Code (Horse-515).
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Partial success.
Acquiring wing ability.
A vibration ran along the Centaurides' equine back. Beneath her skin, new bones and muscles formed. Her skin slowly split open, revealing the wing's framework. Feathers sprouted one by one atop it, swiftly completing a majestic pair of wings.
Astral Code (Horse-515). The wings of Pegasus.
Pure will detected.
Attempting to add Astral Code (Horse-707).
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Partial success.
White fur grows.
Soul-bound white signature weapon generated.
Pure white fur covered her equine body. A white weapon materialized in her hand. A pure yet mystical aura formed around her.
Astral Code (Horse-707). The body and weapon of a unicorn.
Impure elements detected in target's inner self.
Attempting to remove Astral Code (Horse-707).
……
Removal failed.
Astral Code (Horse-707) retained.
Attempting to add Astral Code (Horse-414).
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Partial success.
Black horn sprouts.
Energy gathered at the center of the Centaurides' forehead. Her skin bulged around the point, forming the horn's base. It started as soft cartilage but hardened into keratin, fully growing into a pitch-black horn.
"Part of the body is corrupted by darkness." Her hooves and certain body parts also turned black.
Astral Code (Horse-414). The darkness of a bicorn.
With the bicorn's power infused, the Centaurides gained the strength of duality and balance. She could wield light and darkness, good and evil simultaneously, harmonize opposing forces, and traverse the boundary between reality and illusion.
Target desires Astral Code (Demon-6974).
Attempting to add seduction ability.
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Astral Code (Demon-6974). The succubus code summoned by her desire to seduce Kang Geon.
It seemed like it would integrate naturally, but—
Direct intervention from Astral Code (Fox-777).
Kyuuu!!!
Failed to add Astral Code (Demon-6974).
The Melody Fox prowling nearby sensed something off and directly interfered with the evolution, blocking the code. The succubus code was ultimately deleted.
Creative passion and artistic inspiration detected.
Attempting to add Astral Code (Creation God-45).
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Partial success.
Acquiring painting ability.
Creative power dwelled in the Centaurides' fingertips. She could now emit paints of every color from her fingers and manifest drawn images into reality. It was a mutated and enhanced version of her ability to cross reality and illusion.
Inside the egg, the Centaurides' entire body was enveloped in iridescent light. Within that light, her very essence began to reconstruct.
Cracks formed in the egg. Intense light leaked from the fissures. Finally, the egg shattered, and the transformed Centaurides slowly revealed herself.
As the allies buzzed with anticipation, the Centaurides finally fully emerged.
"Yeah. Danger level went up. She's SS-grade now."
She had indeed evolved. Her danger level had risen from before. Currently measured at SS-grade.
And from her appearance, no race conversion had occurred. Unlike Kinogine, the Centaurides hadn't been dissatisfied with her original form.
The evolved Centaurides used the Irises to meticulously examine her changed appearance.
[Ooh. So this is my new form...!]
Her speech and voice remained unchanged, so the new look felt a bit less unfamiliar.
"What do you think? Like the changes?"
[Yes! I love it! It's beautiful enough to be the pinnacle of beauty! I can't wait to show off to the others!]
The Centaurides expressed her gratitude to Melody Fox.
I never expected to evolve so suddenly... Melody Fox, thank you so much! I'll repay this favor someday!]
[Kyuhuhu.]
As Melody wore a smug expression, Merino suddenly butted in.
"Congratsyang. I took good care of the egg, so you can call me Mama from now onyang."
[Oh, you must have looked after me while I slept. Thank you! But I'll pass on calling you Mama.]
"Aw, too badyang..."
Afterward, the Centaurides swished her tail contentedly, admiring her new form for a good while. She seemed genuinely thrilled with it.
[What do you think, Explorer?]
"Of what?"
[My new look. Does it make you want to mate with me now?]
"Not really..."
[...You don't like my new appearance?]
"Nah, I like it fine."
[If you like it, then mate with me.]
"Cut the nonsense. Let's check your abilities now."
After shutting down her nonsense, I decided to inspect her new SS-grade powers.
[Poof poof. I'll help check the abilities.]
Right on cue, Omega arrived via warp device.
The evolved Art Pega Unicorn's body. The black parts were bicorn influence. The white parts, unicorn. The wings, Pegasus—as Omega speculated.
All the creatures Omega mentioned were monsters I knew.
"Must be related since they're all horse-types."
[Exactly. Even different races can influence evolution if astral codes overlap. Poof poof.]
Anyway, with Omega's help, we finished checking her abilities. He knew a surprising amount about creatures, which was super helpful.
To summarize briefly:
Additionally, the horn and weapon had purity detection. They could gauge experience count, intercourse times, sexual contact frequency—purity-related stuff.
Totally useless abilities.
[Explorer has no experience yet. Hehe.]
[And your mind's pretty pure too. You mentioned a crush before... but it wasn't true love. Probably just stayed at the liking stage.]
"You know way too much... Stop using the ability, it's embarrassing."
[Ah, got it.]
Finally, the most important core ability: turning paintings into reality. She could release colorful paints from her fingertips, draw in the air, and manifest them. Creation itself.
After confirming abilities, I named her "Art Pega Unicorn" and updated her monster codex entry myself.
