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Chapter 75
Star Fox's Domain was Stars.
It was an incredible Domain that belonged to the Legendary rank.
Though it was a meager rank compared to my Divine rank Luck Domain.
And the Puppeteer Doll's Domain was Doll.
Contrary to my expectation that it would belong to a game-breaking Domain since it was full of talent, its Domain was the lowest rank, Normal.
It wasn't exactly shocking, but this was a bit unexpected.
I didn't know what the Doll Domain did, but seeing as it was a Normal rank, it probably wasn't a very good one.
I looked at the Puppeteer Doll with a sympathetic gaze.
When did it even end up in a Domain like that...
What a pitiful fellow.
If things had gone wrong, I might have ended up in that Domain too.
Doll Domain. It was a name that sounded exactly like a Domain the Doll Tribe would easily belong to.
I was really glad I wasn't assigned to it.
Anyway.
You, Puppeteer Doll.
Turns out you weren't an absolute genius after all.
Still, don't worry. I'll always be by your side.
As long as you're with the great ultra infinite Evolution Teddy Bear, you have nothing to fear.
I cautiously approached the Puppeteer Doll.
And, pat-pat- I tapped its shoulder to offer some comfort.
Cheer up, Domains aren't everything in life.
"...?"
"Pat me too! I want to be patted by those golden hands!"
I gave the Fox's belly a weak Bear-Bear Punch as well.
"My belly is sensitive...!"
Now then.
Shall I thoroughly check my information now?
Aside from the change in appearance, I wondered what other changes there were.
Wait a minute, before that...
Can't I do something about my body twinkling right now?
My current gold-tinted body was glowing way too intensely.
If I stayed like this, I felt like I'd wake up everyone who was sleeping.
Everyone was sleeping soundly, and I didn't want to be a nuisance.
Just as I was having those thoughts.
Swoosh-
The light suddenly faded away.
What, so I didn't have to glow if I didn't want to.
My body turned a dull golden color.
No, this wasn't even golden anymore.
It was closer to a dark ochre or a deep yellow.
Without the glow, I was just a ridiculously ordinary yellow Teddy Bear.
"...!"
"Eh? Gom-jjang's body isn't glowing anymore... What a shame."
Hey, Helper.
If this was possible, you should have explained it to me beforehand.
Did I really have to figure it out myself? Huh?
[.......]
After giving Helper a stern scolding.
I brought up my information window to check it again.
Hmm. I didn't see any new skills.
Instead, Helper's level had increased.
I hadn't noticed it earlier and was only catching it now.
As expected, the skill level had gone up.
So that's why my Domain Assimilation Rate was displayed and I could check the Domains of other creatures.
But is this really the end of the changes?
Aren't there any other rewards?
While I tilted my head in confusion, I noticed that changes had also occurred in my other skills.
[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]
Helper wasn't the only skill that leveled up.
All my other skills had increased by one level as well.
Ooh.
To think every skill level went up.
Was this the reward for evolving into a Golden Teddy Bear?
A reward of this caliber wasn't bad at all.
Looking closer, the Teddy Bear Camouflage skill now worked on Unique rank entities too.
Entities of Epic rank or higher can detect it.
That was the phrase written in the skill description, anyway.
There were no changes to Spicy-Sweet Fist.
Was it because it became a sub-ability of Flame Manipulation through Synthesis?
Even though the Flame Manipulation skill level went up, the activation chance for Spicy-Sweet Fist didn't increase.
Furthermore, the race ranks affected by Spicy Fist and Sweet Fist remained exactly the same.
I felt like I had thrown away a perfectly good skill in vain.
Man, I'll have to use Synthesis carefully from now on.
The Synthesis skill was finally off cooldown, but I decided to hold off on using it until I'd given it a lot of thought.
Afterward.
I finished checking my other skills.
Then I looked at my race name once more.
Golden Teddy Bear...
After everything, I was a pure Teddy Bear again.
I wasn't really disappointed that I was no longer a Dragon.
It's not like I was a real Dragon in the first place.
I had grown attached to the race name Dragon Teddy Bear, but even that wasn't a big deal. I still kept all the skills from when I was a Dragon Teddy Bear, so what was there to be sad about?
Anyway.
Since I was done checking my info, should I see what Domains the rest of the sleeping party had?
Let's see here.
First up is Tosuni!
"Mmmm zzz... To-ro-rong, to-ro-ro-rong..."
[Devoted Rabbit Doll lv.29]
└ Pw.87
└ Rnk.Superior
[Domain: Moon]
└ Rank - Legendary
Wow, Tosuni's Domain is great too.
It's a Legendary rank just like the Fox's.
Ending up in the Moon Domain was probably the influence of the Luna Rabbit Noonims.
Next is Ailee.
"Mmmm, my babies... Come into mommy's arms..."
[Servant Vampire lv.29]
└ Pw.87
└ Rnk.Superior
[Domain: Speed]
└ Rank - Uncommon
Ailee is Uncommon rank.
Her Domain was called Speed.
Like the Puppeteer Doll, Ailee's Domain wasn't very good either.
It was probably a Domain decided back when she was a Human.
Since I heard you can't escape a Domain through shortcuts like resurrection instead of a true death.
Next.
Miss Vampire, who is sleeping with a peaceful face.
[Vampire lv.40]
└ Pw.240
└ Rnk.Elite
[Domain: Blood]
└ Rank - Epic
Miss Vampire's Domain is Blood.
It was a Domain I had somewhat expected.
The Blood Domain belongs to a pretty high rank.
Lastly.
Our cute Jjokkomi!
"Kku-uu-uk, sniff... kku-uk..."
Huh, Jjokkomi?
Are you having a nightmare?
Jjokkomi's expression doesn't look good.
She's sweating profusely and breathing heavily.
The trauma of losing her family still hasn't faded...
Gom-gom-gom-gom.
I hurriedly approached Jjokkomi.
And gently stroked her head.
It's okay, Jjokkomi.
You have this Oppa by your side.
Pat, pat. While continuing to stroke Jjokkomi, I checked her information.
I wonder if our Jjokkomi is in a fire-related Domain.
[Inferno Bear lv.23]
└ Pw.92
└ Rnk.Rare
Hm? Her Domain isn't displayed?
...Ah. She just doesn't belong to a Domain yet.
It wasn't strange.
After all, it hasn't even been a year since Jjokkomi was born.
I'll have to give Jjokkomi more Luck Buffs from now on.
So that she can end up in an even better Domain.
***
It didn't take long for morning to arrive.
To be exact, the lighting inside the Dungeon brightened.
The party members woke up and fell back in surprise seeing my Evolution.
It was because I had been maintaining my flashing Golden Teddy Bear form since morning came.
Hehe. They couldn't help but be surprised at seeing a glowing Golden Teddy Bear.
For the record, I immediately turned off golden mode because everyone said it was too blinding.
Afterward.
We finished eating breakfast and stepped outside the house.
And while being surrounded by everyone,
I struck various poses, simultaneously switching to golden mode and glowing.
Like that, I flashed every time I kept changing poses.
Why am I suddenly acting like this, you ask?
There's no particular reason.
I just wanted to show off my appearance after safely finishing my Limit Breakthrough.
Since there isn't really anything else for entertainment, we might as well play like this.
Strike-!
Rolling pose!
Strike-!
Wiggle wiggle pose!
Strike-!
Probably a cool pose!
Waaaaah-!
Every time I struck a new pose, applause poured in from all sides.
"Kku-o-oh! My sibling is so cool!"
"Bear Baby is so cute!"
"Twinkle twinkle Gom-jjang!!!"
"...!"
"Your little antics are incredibly cute."
"U-woong, u-woo-woong!"
I wasn't just striking poses.
I set the Natural Mana Stones I brought aside, replenishing my Mana every time I changed poses while applying Luck Buffs to everyone.
Strike-!
Muscular Teddy Bear pose!
And one shot of Luck Breath for Tosuni!
"U-woong!"
Strike-!
Butt-emphasizing pose!
This time, a shot of Luck Breath for the Puppeteer Doll!
"...!"
Strike-!
Hip-wiggling pose!
One shot for Miss Vampire!
One shot for Ailee!
One shot for the Fox!
"Thank you."
"Thank you, Bear Baby!"
"Waaaah! Golden yummies! Give me more!"
Strike-!
A pose throwing a fierce Bear-Bear Punch!
Two shots of Luck Breath for Jjokkomi!
"Kku-o!"
Oh, for reference.
It was now possible to transform both my hands into dragon doll heads at the same time.
I experimented earlier, and I could even use Misfortune Breath and Luck Breath simultaneously.
Anyway! Now then, from the top!
A breath for Tosuni... Wait no, is there still one person left?
This time, I'll shoot a breath while dancing.
Bear-Bear Zero Two dance!
It's a bewitching dance remaining in the faint memories of my past life!
"...!!?"
Hey, Puppeteer Doll.
Why are you the only one looking shocked when everyone else is laughing?
Were you shocked because I dance so well?
Anyway!
While dancing, one shot of breath for the egg I brought outside too!
Flash-!
The Luck Breath wrapped around the egg.
The moment the golden light enveloped the egg like that, it suddenly started to wiggle and thrash about.
[??? lv.?]
└ Pw.?
└ ??Rnk.Rare??Rnk.Elite??Rnk.Unique??