Volume 21 Chapter 9, Effects of DIvine Protection

The four attribute jewels had been on the waiting list for some time now.

They didn’t know how long it would take for the fairy’s power to stabilize, but they were looking forward to the results as they waited.

One day, a few days after the Divine Tool had been placed on the jewels, Nana arrived at the Administration Floor with two companions.

“Ah, it feels like déjà vu…”

“Déjà vu?”

Sylvia, who happened to be nearby, tilted her head and asked.

“Oh, no. It’s nothing. More importantly, Nana, are you on the same errand as before again?”

He asked in passing, but of course, he didn’t get an answer.

But she did wag her tail around.

Looking at them, they seemed to fit his expectations, so he checked on the two wolves that she had brought with her, without needing to summon a fairy.

Then, as expected, both wolves had evolved.

One was a white shadow wolf that evolved from a white wolf, and the other was a black shadow wolf that evolved from a black wolf.

They shared a common skill, <Shadow Stealth>.

Not surprisingly, both had <Kousuke’s Blessing>.

They must have evolved smoothly as a result of giving them Divine Protection.

To be sure, he checked with the power of his right eye and found that the <Evolution of~> that used to be displayed was no longer there.

It must mean that the evolution no longer included the information that could be displayed.

They have already confirmed that there were several types of <Evolution of~>.

However, they were unable to confirm whether all the individuals attempting to fulfill the conditions of evolution would follow the same route.

Judging by the names and evolutionary conditions, he would say that the order was that it would sprout, grow, bloom, and bear fruit, but he was not sure whether that was correct or not.

From what he saw, he was able to ascertain what was going on, but it was difficult to confirm because it all depended on when he was looking at them.

In the case of the wolves, this time, he witnessed them in the sprouting state, but he could not confirm anything beyond that point.

They were unable to, but they did evolve, so there was no doubt that the power of his right eye was an indication of the state of evolution.

“Hmmm… I don’t think the concept is wrong, but it seems to me that it’s an inconvenient power to use.”

Sylvia came to refute Kousuke’s musings.

“No. Please keep in mind that you usually couldn’t see whether they would evolve or not in the first place.”

“That’s true, I guess.”

“The status display only shows the status, too, and whether it grows or not depends solely on the person’s experience. Considering this, wouldn’t it be safe to assume that the display of evolution is the same thing?”

“Oh, I see. If you think of it that way, the left eye and the right eye are essentially the same.”

At the time of the status display, at least for the dependents, the status was raised by providing them with a proper environment (e.g., external enemies).

When showing the evolution condition, it also meant that evolution could be achieved by giving <Kousuke’s Blessing> to the dependent.

To begin with, evolution was not caused simply by giving them Divine Protection.

When considering this, we could see that the opposite was also true.

“Then, could it be that what we were able to see this time was only displayed when the evolution was caused by giving Divine Protection, and that we could not see it in the case of other conditions?”

“That’s a possibility, yes.”

“I see”

The bottom line was that the power of the right eye was imperfect, and what he was seeing now was only displaying some conditions.

The fact that there was only one set of evolutionary conditions in itself was unnatural, so it was a sufficient possibility.

“Well, as far as it goes, I guess I’ll just have to master the power of the right eye. I have no idea how to do that, though.”

“You don’t have anything to refer to, so it can’t be helped. You’ll just have to verify it slowly.”

“That’s true. I can’t do anything about that right now, so I’ll think about it later, but for now, let’s go check something else.”

“What other things?”

Kousuke replied to Sylvia, who tilted her head while stroking Nana’s neck.

“That is, of course, to check if the other summons have evolved.”

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Sylvia and Collete accompanied him on the survey.

Partly because they had some spare time, but also to see how the dependents were evolving.

So far, he did not give Divine Protection to any of the dependents in other Towers, except for those in Amamiya Tower.

The conditions of each Tower were too different from each other to make a simple comparison, but there was a lot of information that could be used as a reference.

Furthermore, Sylvia and Collete had another motive, but they were not going to mention it to Kousuke for now.

This was because they thought it was unnecessary to tell Kousuke about it, since it might produce unsatisfactory results.

They decided to start by checking with the wolves on the 81st Floor.

Although Nana had brought two wolves to the Administration Floor, there might be some individuals who had evolved differently.

As a result, there were some individuals who indeed evolved differently.

According to Nana, who had Collete translate for her, she originally intended to have them come to this Floor.

She explained that the only reason she brought only two wolves was to let them know that there were evolved individuals.

So, they checked the wolves and found two more black wolves that had undergone two other kinds of evolution.

One species was the Black Wolf Leader.

It was a black wolf version of the White Wolf Leader, and it was able to use magic skills.

The other race is the Black Swift Wolf.

This race had a common skill called <Swift> that they could use.

Not all individuals who were previously given Divine Protection had evolved, so it would be necessary to continue looking for them in the future.

Furthermore, it was interesting to note that the white wolves did not have <Evolution Sprout>, yet they have evolved the same as the black wolves that did.

This proved that the condition “only those who will evolve if DIvine Protection is given”, which they thought about before coming here, did not always happen.

“It makes less and less sense now…”

Since it was simply a newly awakened power, it was impossible to determine if it had a narrow range of adaptation or if it was originally that kind of power.

If it were the former, it would still be fine, but if it was the latter, in many ways it would be difficult to know what kind of power it was.

To get this information, he decided to check on the other dependents, except for the Floor where the wolves resided.

The ones that had previously received Divine Protection were the celestial and land foxes, as well as all the other dependents summoned in Amamiya Tower, except for the flying dragons.

As a result, evolution was confirmed in all the species that were given Divine Protection.

First, the slimes, like the wolves, evolved in several ways.

Since multiple types had been confirmed in Southeast Tower to begin with, it was probably to be expected.

The strength of the monsters seemed to be increasing considerably, and at least beginner level monsters were no longer able to compete with them.

It may be time to set up summoning circles for intermediate level monsters.

Next were the mini-dragons, but they had evolved into something different from those of Northwest Tower again.

When confirming their skills, they had the same Divine Power Manipulation skill as the wolves and foxes, so this must have been an influence on their development.

Their race name was indicated as Wing Dragons.

Sylvia and Collete laughed bitterly when they heard the name.

It was no wonder, since a Wing Dragon would take a team of top adventurers to defeat it.

Incidentally, in terms of Tower Floors, it would be strong enough to be on the 80th floor of the tower.

Although it seemed to them that they might have grown too fast, they decided to accept the situation as a fact, thinking that this might be the case since the dragons themselves were strong individuals to begin with.

The Wraiths also followed a different evolutionary path from that of the Northeast Tower.

Instead of the Intelligent Wraiths from Northeast Tower, there was a race called Mad Wraiths, which were demon spirits.

Basically, they had the same magic skills as the Intelligent Wraiths, but with the addition of the <Magic Manipulation> and <Divine Power Manipulation> skills.

Intelligent Wraith were the same as Wraiths, but unlike normal Wraiths, they moved with a sense of intelligence.

They then headed off to check on the goblins, but Kousuke and company were surprised to find that they had evolved in a way that could be described as a major transformation.