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Chapter 74
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[Available Evolution Races]
◎ Golden Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Dragon Teddy Bear Lord - Rare
◎ Dragon Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Moon Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Star Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Vampire Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Inferno Bear - Rare
◎ Magma Bear - Rare
◎ Fluffy Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Cursed Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Hell's Bear Puppet - Rare
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A Mana Orb enveloped my body,
and an Evolution list popped up right before my eyes.
After checking the list, I screamed internally.
Wait, what is all this!?
Why are there so many options this time?
This was a huge problem.
I was incredibly indecisive, after all.
If given this many options, my head might just explode from overthinking.
It would have been nice if there were descriptions for each race like there were during a Normal Evolution.......
Hey Helper.
There are no descriptions, right?
[.......]
No response.
As expected, there were no descriptions.
But it was ignoring me again.
If there aren't any, just say so, you punk!
Do you need a Bear-Bear Punch to teach you a lesson?
[Upon Evolution via Limit Breakthrough, descriptions of available Evolution races are not displayed.]
Helper replied belatedly.
It seemed to have gotten scared when I thrust my fierce bear fist forward.
Hehe.
Helper, were you that scared?
You should have just answered properly from the start.
If you do not want to see my fist again, you better behave from now on, you coward.
Anyway, I got that there were no descriptions.
Then, could you perhaps filter out the races you do not recommend and remove them?
Help me out if you can.
Honestly, there are way too many choices here.
[Excluding unrecommended options, accepted.]
Oh, I guess it can do that.
I believed in you, Helper!
[Dragon Teddy Bear Lord, not recommended.]
[Excluding from the list.]
An option was removed in an instant.
Wait, hold on a second.
You should tell me the reason you excluded that race.
Explain it so I can understand.
[Acknowledged.]
[Explaining the reason for excluding the Dragon Teddy Bear Lord.]
[Dragon Teddy Bear Lord is presumed to be the ruling race over the Dragon Teddy Bear race. If you had many Dragon Teddy Bears under your command, evolving into a Dragon Teddy Bear Lord would have been highly recommended. However, it is highly likely that you are the only Dragon Teddy Bear in this world. No further explanation needed.]
Not needed?
Who are you to judge that?
I need it, so do it right now.
[It is presumed that the Dragon Teddy Bear Lord is a race that can exert immense power when having many Dragon Teddy Bears under its command. On the other hand, without any Dragon Teddy Bears to rule, it is presumed it will fail to exert its true power. Based on this presumption, it was judged to be a race with no reason to be chosen over other available options. Therefore, it was not recommended.]
Nod-nod-bear.
Honestly, I did not need the extra explanation.
I was just being petty because its previous explanation was so brief.
However, it seemed Helper did not know much about the races that evolved through a Limit Breakthrough either.
Seeing how it kept saying it was a presumption.
[Next.]
[Moon Teddy Bear, not recommended.]
[Star Teddy Bear, not recommended.]
[It is presumed that the above races must belong to a specific Domain to exert their true power. They are judged to be unsuitable races for you, who belongs to the Luck Domain.]
[Excluding them.]
Two races were swiftly excluded.
This time, it also made sure to add explanations right away.
Our Helper does a clean job.
More than that, those two options were slightly tempting, so it is a bit of a shame.
[Next.]
[Vampire Teddy Bear, not recommended.]
[The reason is similar to the previous ones.]
[A Vampire can maximize its racial power when belonging to the Blood Domain. Even without belonging to the Blood Domain, there is no particular penalty such as restricted power, but it is judged that there is no reason to choose it over the other options.]
[Excluding from the list.]
The Vampire Teddy Bear was also excluded.
This was slightly disappointing too.
I have the Bloodsucking Enhancement skill, so I was a little drawn to this choice as well.
[Next.]
[Inferno Bear, not recommended.]
[Magma Bear, not recommended.]
[They are not as cute as the Doll Tribe.]
[Excluding them.]
Hey, stop.
Are you kidding me right now?
What kind of reason is it to exclude them just because they are not cute!
[Explaining additional reasons.]
[A cute appearance is an advantage for survival. For example, the Luna Rabbits took a liking to you because of your cute looks.]
Hmm. Stated like that, it makes some sense.
Okay, I get it.
I will accept it for now.
Even though Jjokkomi became an Inferno Bear and is not menacing at all but very cute, there is no guarantee that I will have a cute face like her if I undergo Evolution into an Inferno Bear. I might just become a rugged, ugly bear.
[Furthermore, it is recommended not to leave the Doll Tribe if possible.]
[The Doll Tribe has many disadvantages, but just as many advantages.]
[Once you break out of the mold of the Doll Tribe, there is a possibility that you will not be able to undergo Evolution back into a Doll Tribe member.]
Helper added an explanation.
I agree that while there are many disadvantages, there are also many advantages.
After all, there was a recent incident where I survived thanks to being a Doll.
When my whole body was torn to shreds by the Lycanthrope, I would have died right then and there if I were a living creature instead of a Doll Tribe member.
It really was a shame that these two races were excluded.
Because if I evolved into a living creature, it seemed highly likely that I would be able to speak.
If that happened, I could correct the misunderstanding in my relationship with Jjokkomi.
...Still, it could not be helped.
Since Helper did not recommend it.
It also said I might not be able to evolve back into a Doll.
By the looks of it, Tosuni, who evolved from a living creature into the Doll Tribe, must have been an extremely rare case.
[Next.]
[Cursed Teddy Bear, not recommended.]
[The power of curses is difficult to handle. If you are not careful, you might harm your precious ones.]
[Excluding it.]
Hmm. Friendly fire is a no-go.
I was not really interested in the Cursed Teddy Bear, so I was not disappointed either.
[Filtering process complete.]
Dragon Teddy Bear Lord.
Moon Teddy Bear.
Star Teddy Bear.
Vampire Teddy Bear.
Inferno Bear.
Magma Bear.
Cursed Teddy Bear.
With Helper's assistance, a total of seven races disappeared from the options.
There were only four races left.
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[Available Evolution Races]
◎ Golden Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Dragon Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Fluffy Teddy Bear - Rare
◎ Hell's Bear Puppet - Rare
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Good, good.
Now it is a bit easier to choose.
You should have shown it like this from the beginning.
...I did not voice that complaint out loud.
It is right to show everything at first.
Even if Helper does not recommend them, there might be a race that really catches my eye.
Anyway.
So these four races are the options you recommend, Helper?
[Negative.]
[I merely excluded the races I do not recommend.]
[The only race I recommend is the Golden Teddy Bear.]
Huh? You only recommend the Golden Teddy Bear?
What is the reason?
[I judge that upon Evolution into the Golden Teddy Bear, you can maximize your racial power.]
[I also presume there will be an enhancement effect for the Luck Domain.]
[To be exact, I presume it will help increase your Domain Assimilation Rate.]
[The higher the grade of the Domain, the harder it is to increase the Assimilation Rate.]
[Even if you extort Luck through Misfortune Breath, I presume your Assimilation Rate will only increase by a minuscule amount.]
[Conclusion. I recommend Evolution into the Golden Teddy Bear, which is presumed to help increase your Assimilation Rate.]
Are you a presumption machine?
You keep talking about presumptions.
Anyway, so you are saying I should just choose the Golden Teddy Bear without even looking at the other options?
[The choice is yours.]
Do not speak to me so informally.
[The choice is yours to make.]
[You are free to choose another option. The remaining options are presumed to not be bad choices either.]
Hmmm.
Hearing that makes it hard to choose again.
If it just told me to unconditionally pick the Golden Teddy Bear, I would have trusted Helper and chosen it without hesitation.
Because if I underwent Evolution and it turned out to be an unimpressive race, I could just shift the blame onto Helper.
Let's see...
Races that are not unrecommended, but not particularly recommended either.
Dragon Teddy Bear.
Fluffy Teddy Bear.
Hell's Bear Puppet.
I can roughly guess what kind of race the Dragon Teddy Bear is just from its name.
It is literally a race with the characteristics of a dragon.
A western dragon and a Dragon are different.
A Dragon is, if I had to specify, an Eastern dragon.
They are completely separate races, and their appearances are naturally different too.
...That is just the lore of a fictional creature left in the hazy memories of my past life.
The Dragons in this world were probably just a variant of standard dragons.
Because Miss Vampire mentioned that among the variants, a guy called the Blue Dragon had existed.
Still, she definitely said it was incredibly strong, right?
If so, then this Dragon Teddy Bear seems like it would be a pretty strong race as well.
Seeing that it does not play word games with its race name like the other Dragon Teddy Bear did, I guessed it would be a proper race possessing some actual Dragon features.
Next.
As for the Fluffy Teddy Bear, hmm....
Is it a Teddy Bear that gets more cotton stuffing?
I do not know what it is, but its name sounds pathetic, so pass.
Next, Hell's Bear Puppet.
What even is a bear puppet?
Is it a Synthesis of the words bear and puppet?
I think this one belongs to the Doll Tribe too... but the word puppet just gives me an unwarranted feeling of repulsion.
It feels like I would be manipulated by someone else.
Okay, pass.
Then there are only two left now.
Dragon Teddy Bear.
Golden Teddy Bear.
...This is not easy.
Just now I decisively eliminated options unlike my usual indecisive self, but I ended up getting stuck at this final choice.
I agonized over it for a long time.
And finally, I squeezed my eyes shut and made a decision.
Ah, whatever!
Let's just follow Helper's recommendation!
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[Golden Teddy Bear lv.24]
┗Pw.96 (+17)
┗Rnk.Rare (Limit Breakthrough Unavailable)
[Consumption Mana: 21,850/21,850]
[Domain: Luck]
┗Grade - Divine
┗Assimilation Rate - 1.04%
[Skills]
[Helper lv.3], [Evolution lv.4], [Action lv.3], [Teddy Bear Camouflage lv.2], [Bloodsucking Enhancement lv.2], [Flame Manipulation lv.4], [Synthesis lv.2], [Rolling lv.3], [Gourmet lv.2], [Dragon Mimicry lv.4]
The special effect of the Dungeon.
Thanks to the Buff that increased the progress Speed of the Limit Breakthrough, I was able to finish the Limit Breakthrough quickly.
"...!!!"
"Whoa! Gom-jjang is sparkling!!!"
As the Mana Orb surrounding my body vanished into Annihilation, the Puppeteer Doll and the Star Fox nearby welcomed me.
It seemed the Fox was not sleeping and had been waiting for my Limit Breakthrough to finish.
"Our Gom-jjang evolved into a Golden Gom-jjang!"
The Fox shouted with a surprised expression.
Just as the kid said, my entire body was dyed a golden color.
Other than that, there were no changes to my appearance.
After finishing the Evolution.
I immediately checked my information.
The most noticeable change was that the Domain Assimilation Rate was displayed in my information.
1.04 percent?
Why is it so low?
Is this the normal number for Assimilation Rate?
Before checking the other changes.
I unconsciously shifted my gaze to the Fox next to me.
And at the moment I brought up the Fox's information.
Ah, I did something stupid.
I cannot even check other people's Domains, let alone their Domain Assimilation Rate, so why did I bring up the information?
That thought occurred to me belatedly.
However,
[Star Fox lv.33]
┗Pw.330
┗Rnk.Unique
[Domain: Star]
┗Grade - Legendary
Unlike before, the Fox's Domain was displayed in the information.
Unfortunately, I could not check what percentage the Assimilation Rate was, though.
I guess I cannot compare the Assimilation Rate numbers.
More importantly, I can see other people's Domains now.
Did Helper's skill level increase or something?
I did not catch it just now.
Because I only skimmed over it quickly.
Before rechecking my information, I decided to first bring up the information of the Puppeteer Doll next to the Fox.
I should check this guy's Domain too.
Since it is a genius, could it belong to a Domain with a ridiculously high grade?
Or perhaps it did not belong to a Domain yet.
Although it is said that after one year from birth, one is forcibly assigned to a random Domain, the Puppeteer Doll had not been born for a year yet.
[Puppeteer Doll lv.24]
┗Pw.72
┗Rnk.Superior
[Domain: Doll]
┗Grade - Normal
Huh?
Normal grade?