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Chapter 132
Miss Vampire arrived late.
She looked at the swollen Tomb and spoke.
She mentioned that it had been a long time since she last saw the Tomb Pregnancy Phenomenon.
Tomb Pregnancy?
What kind of phenomenon was that?
Everyone who came with me, including myself, was overwhelmed with shock upon hearing Miss Vampire's words.
"Tomb Pregnancy Phenomenon? I've never heard of such a thing in my life......."
"Kuooh? Why would a Tomb get pregnant?"
Ailee and Jjokkomi blinked their eyes,
"Woong, woo-woong?"
"...?!"
Tosuni and Princess Doll made surprised expressions.
Judging by the others' reactions, it didn't seem like a common or ordinary occurrence even in this world.
Everyone seemed completely oblivious to Tomb Pregnancy.
"That's fascinating, yong. But who got it pregnant, yong? Did it just get pregnant by itself, yong?"
The Little Yellow Dragon accepted it casually.
Even though a Tomb was pregnant, it didn't seem to find it strange at all.
Well, it hadn't been born that long ago, so it didn't have much common sense. It probably didn't have a standard for what was strange and what wasn't. The Little Yellow Dragon's mind was still like a pure, blank canvas.
"Hoe-eek? A Tomb can get pregnant?!"
"Kyuhuhu, you didn't know that?"
"Babo-jjang, you knew about it? That's amazing!"
"Kyua? I didn't know either!"
"Hoe?"
"Kyua."
Fox and Giant Fist Lesser Panda.
Tuning out the Idiot Duo, I looked at Miss Vampire again.
And I asked her.
Exactly what the Tomb Pregnancy Phenomenon was.
"Hmm, right. You guys might not know well. It's such an uncommon phenomenon that I've only seen it once in my life."
Miss Vampire kept her eyes on the Tomb and began to explain.
The Tomb Pregnancy Phenomenon.
A phenomenon where a dead creature attempts Resurrection on its own.
It referred to a phenomenon where they weren't resurrected as their original species from when they were alive, but rather resurrected as an Undead type.
If the Tomb Pregnancy Phenomenon occurred,
the soul would be called back even if it had already left the corpse.
Unless Reincarnation had already taken place, that is.
So, that meant Mother Bear and Urami hadn't undergone Reincarnation and their souls were wandering around.
And,
among the conditions for this phenomenon to occur.
There were two known so far.
1. Build a structure to honor the dead.
2. Manage it with utmost devotion and affection.
Even if the above conditions were met, the Tomb Pregnancy Phenomenon didn't occur unconditionally.
Whether there were other additional conditions or the probability was just incredibly low, the Tomb Pregnancy Phenomenon occurred very rarely.
The Vampire Tribe had conducted an experiment where they built and managed a thousand Tombs to study the Tomb Pregnancy Phenomenon a total of three times, but two experiments failed, and only a single Tomb triggered the pregnancy phenomenon in one experiment.
In other words, it meant it was an incredibly rare phenomenon.
"It's a phenomenon you can only see if you have truly tremendous Luck, but I never thought I'd see such a phenomenon here again. And not just one, but two."
Miss Vampire shifted her gaze to me.
It seemed she thought it was all thanks to me.
Hmm.
Even I thought it was indeed thanks to me.
Because I had been consistently placing a Luck Buff on Jjokkomi all this time.
Perhaps due to that influence, the Tombs of Mother Bear and Urami triggered the pregnancy phenomenon.
"I'm realizing it all over again, but there are so many mysterious things in the world that I don't know about... As far as I know, this phenomenon has never occurred even once in Human Tombs...."
Ailee said.
In the end, it seemed this was also the power of Luck.
Goodness, all hail Luck.
It's getting to the point where it's almost scary.
"Kuooh...! Then are my mom and Oppa going to Resurrect? Really? For real?!"
Jjokkomi made a joyful expression, but soon began to shed tears and sob.
It seemed she was deeply moved by the fact that Mother Bear and Urami could undergo Resurrection.
That's great, that's really great.
***
The Tombs of Mother Bear and Urami.
I could now check the information on both.
The information that popped up were question marks.
It was exactly the same as when the Little Yellow Dragon was an egg.
Their species hadn't been determined yet.
I relayed this fact to everyone.
Then, I activated the Analysis Module to bring up an Information Window that everyone could see.
[??? lv.?]
┗Pw.?
┗Rnk.?
[Domain: Fire]
┗Grade - Rare
This was the Information Window for Mother Bear's Tomb.
She was already affiliated with a Domain.
I guessed it might be the Domain she was affiliated with when she was alive.
Since I had seen that most Flame Bears belonged to the Fire Domain.
Also, I heard that a Domain wouldn't change upon Resurrection.
[??? lv.?]
┗Pw.?
┗Rnk.?
This was the Information Window for Urami's Tomb.
A Domain wasn't being displayed on Urami's Tomb.
Like Jjokkomi, Urami didn't seem to be affiliated with a Domain when he was alive either.
It wasn't strange.
It was entirely possible.
Because Urami hadn't even been born a year ago either.
Me, Jjokkomi, and Urami.
The three of us were born on the same day, after all.
But if he resurrects in this state, does the deadline to join a Domain get reset?
Well, I don't know.
Since it wasn't crucial information to know, I stopped thinking about it.
"Hoeeh? The information is all question marks!"
"Kyuhuhu! Is this your first time seeing something like this?"
"Babo-jjang, have you ever seen it?"
"Stop calling me an idiot! You're an idiot yourself! And I haven't seen it either!"
"Huhihi, you really are an idiot. Acting all smug when you haven't even seen it yourself!"
Fox and Red Panda.
The two of them secretly get along quite well.
Do they connect well because they share the common trait of being dumb?
Anyway, I was glad they seemed to be getting along.
I hope they become even closer from now on.
***
I gathered a bunch of the Imugi's Scales and Mana Stones from the storage.
After that.
[Module activated - Dragon Doll Pattern Module ON.]
While continuously recharging Mana, I relentlessly fired a Luck Breath at the Tombs of Mother Bear and Urami.
Honestly, I don't really like the two of them.
But that doesn't mean I can just leave them be.
After all, they're still family, for better or worse.
And I should at least make this much of an investment for Jjokkomi's sake.
Mother Bear, Urami.
I hope you resurrect safely.
No, I hope you resurrect as an amazing Undead species.
After applying a Luck Buff to the Tombs like this.
I left the Tombs for a moment and stopped by the Labor Camp located near the Portal entrance on the 1st Floor.
It was to check on the condition of the Black Human.
"■■□□!"
"■■□□!"
As soon as I visited the Labor Camp,
Chunsik and Chunsam bowed ninety degrees and greeted me.
For reference, Chunja is currently working in the Magic Tool Restoration Room.
"Gom."
After lightly accepting their greeting.
I looked down at the Black Human who was being monitored by the Butler Fake Doll.
The Black Human was still fast asleep, lying on the floor.
I didn't provide a bed because it was a luxury.
There's no reason to provide that level of welfare right now.
Because he isn't our official Slave yet.
"Gom...."
He shows no signs of waking up.
When on earth is he going to wake up?
His face looked as if he had fallen into an eternal slumber.
Of course, he's definitely not dead.
...Well, he'll wake up eventually if we wait.
Before finishing my check and leaving the Labor Camp.
I scanned the Black Human's body from head to toe once again.
I'm pretty sure they said he would become a woman....
Did he become a woman?
Or has he not changed yet?
For now, there wasn't a single noticeable change.
Hmm.
He probably hasn't changed yet.
I just decided to believe that.
Because it would be slightly terrifying if he claimed to be a woman looking exactly like this.
"Gom-gom, gom-gom-gom."
I gave an order to the Butler Fake Doll to report immediately if the Black Human underwent any changes or woke up.
Then I left the Labor Camp.
***
I returned to the place where the Tombs were.
Jjokkomi was fiercely managing the Tombs even harder than usual, and Ailee and Miss Vampire were having a conversation in front of the Tombs.
"Master, when do you think they'll Resurrect? The information is all question marks, but the Information Window popped up, so will they Resurrect soon?"
"I'm not too sure myself. When the Tomb Pregnancy Phenomenon occurred during an experiment at our castle, the Appraiser was away, so we couldn't proceed with the Appraisal. Still, seeing how much they've swollen, I'd guess they'll Resurrect soon...."
Gom-gom-gom-gom.
I trotted over and stood next to Miss Vampire.
I looked up at her and subtly asked.
"Gom-gom, gom-gom-gom?"
"Hmm? Are you asking if their memories from when they were alive are fully preserved upon Resurrection? The one that resurrected in our castle was fairly intact. However, I can't be certain that their memories will be perfectly preserved. We only had one specimen."
I see.
I nodded.
And it was when I turned my head to look at the Tombs.
"Kuooh?! The Tombs are squirming!!!"
Jjokkomi shouted, startled out of her wits.
She even fell backward and landed on her butt.
Just as Jjokkomi said.
The top of the Tombs, the swollen parts, were violently shaking.
Wait, isn't it getting bigger?
Not only that, but a change was also occurring in the Information Window.
[??? lv.?]
┗Pw.?
┗??Rnk.Rare??Rnk.Elite??Rnk.Superior??
[??? lv.?]
┗Pw.?
┗??Rnk.Rare??Rnk.Elite??Rnk.Superior??
Bzzt-
Bzzzt-!
[??? lv.?]
┗Pw.?
┗Rnk.Elite
[??? lv.?]
┗Pw.?
┗Rnk.Elite
Bzzzzzt-
Bzzt, bzz-!
[??? lv.30]
┗Pw.180
┗Rnk.Elite
[??? lv.22]
┗Pw.132
┗Rnk.Elite
Wow, their grade and level were determined in an instant?
I thought it would take a long time, but the Speed of the process was much faster than I expected.
I shouldn't be the only one seeing this.
I was about to run the Analysis Module to let everyone know that a change had occurred in the Information Window.
It was at that moment.
Craccck-!
Craaaack-!
Before I even had a chance to do anything, the two Tombs split open.
To be exact, the swollen parts at the top split in half.
And.
From inside the split openings,
[Ghost Bear lv.30]
┗Pw.180
┗Rnk.Elite
[Domain: Fire]
┗Grade - Rare
[Ghost Bear lv.22]
┗Pw.132
┗Rnk.Elite
"Uwah!"
"Gooooh!"
Ghost Bears popped out.