Chapter 151

Inside the pink egg.

The evolution of the Medical Mushroom began.

「The target has been selected. Species name: Medical Mushroom.」

The target has been chosen.

Medical Mushroom was a name randomly assigned by Kang Geon, but it was also the actual species name.

In other words,

the randomly assigned name happened to be correct.

Kang Geon knew that.

Artpega, the mother of Unibicon, had recorded the name Medical Mushroom in the explorer’s journal she left behind.

「Astral Code (Fox-777) intervention has occurred.」

「Astral Code (Sheep-9585) intervention has occurred.」

「Evolution to Astral Code (Guardian-707) has been canceled.」

The evolution was momentarily halted.

This was due to two life forms constantly lingering near the egg.

Astral Code, Fox 777.

An intervention by Melody Fox, which has the ability to influence the evolution of other life forms.

And.

Astral Code, Sheep 9585.

The intervention of Merino Ula also occurred.

Merino had no ability to intervene in evolution.

However, she had been diligently caring for the egg, allowing her to weakly intervene thanks to the buff from Melody Fox beside her.

Of course, Merino was unaware of this fact.

As a result, the evolution path of the Medical Mushroom was altered.

Among the Medical Mushroom species.

A special form that only a few can reach, an evolved form resembling a human.

Among those evolved forms, even rarer species.

「Astral Code (Mushroom-7077) evolution is proceeding again.」

「Starting evolution into Astral Code (Guardian-333).」

Inside the egg.

The form of the Medical Mushroom changed rapidly.

The body, which was mushroom-shaped, began to slowly take on a human shape.

Horns sprouted from both sides of the head, and a small pair of angel wings grew from the back.

In sequence.

Skin, hair, and eyes.

Every body part was dyed in a pink hue.

Finally.

A sticky pink liquid flowed from various parts of the body, bringing the evolution to a conclusion.

Crack—

With a splitting sound, the pink egg shattered.

And from within, a humanoid monster slowly emerged.

[Beep. Beep-boop.]

It was the evolved form of the Medical Mushroom.

The evolved form bore a striking resemblance to a human, with no trace of the original mushroom characteristics.

One thing, however, the source of its healing ability,

that distinctive pink jelly still remained, coating its entire body.

【Rize Nova】─Whoa. That’s the evolved form of Medical Mushroom.

【Pururu】─Wow, it also turned humanoid.

【Mysticism】─😮 So pretty!

【Yumi】─It looks so cute. Like a baby angel.

【Boglebogle】─Not just angel-like; it’s basically an angel. But those wings are super tiny.

【Mirstin】─It’s all pink! Like a magical girl!

【Luna-chan】─An SS-Class magical girl! (,,>ヮ<,,)! 【Pururu】─But why does it have sheep horns on its head? The fact that it would evolve into a human form was somewhat expected. In Artpega, the mother of Unibicon's explorer's journal, there was a record of a monster presumed to be the evolved form of the Medical Mushroom, described as humanoid. Regardless. The Medical Mushroom finished its evolution. Its new name was ‘Medical Angel.’ The mushroom characteristics had now vanished, and as the assistants said, it bore features of an angel. “Hoeeeng.” [Nyueeng.] Merino Ula and Melody Fox. They cautiously approached the Medical Angel, their eyes sparkling with wonder. 【Mirstin】─Melody Fox finally opened its eyes after a long time! 【Pururu】─It opened them yesterday. “Medical Ula has become cuter!” [Nyueh, nyueh!] Both seemed completely enchanted by the Medical Angel's new appearance. Not just them. Other monsters quickly gathered to see the transformed Medical Angel. [Doombar! It has grown bigger!] [Medical looks just like Dad now.] [Beep! Let’s compare height!] [Scan complete. It’s looking quite decent.] Hedgehog Summoner. Kinogine Aracne. Blood Jellyfish Princess. Iris. [Sniff, sniff! Kin!] “It looks like it has a nice texture. Can I touch it?” [Do not move. I am currently identifying its appearance and characteristics for the encyclopedia.] [The jelly looks delicious!] Black Magma Slime. Azelas. Artpega Unibicon. Bastet Daong. [Neo Japan! I want to try that jelly! Just a little bit!] [A cute little one has joined us.] Neo Japan. Even Niarah Nepensys. [Beep...?] Was the sudden attention overwhelming for the Medical Angel? It widened its eyes in surprise and curled up its body. 【Boglebogle】─Why is it shaking? 【Mirstin】─It must be bashful from all the attention. Haha. 【Yumi】─It’s probably its first time being in such a spotlight. 【Pururu】─Instantly became a star. 【Mysticism】─🤭 To alleviate the Medical Angel's burden, I momentarily scattered the monsters. Then, I brought a mirror so it could admire its new appearance. [Beep? Beep...!] The Medical Angel's expression changed dramatically as it faced the mirror. A mix of surprise and joy flooded its features. “Do you like it?” [Beep!] 【Pururu】─It evolved, but it seems it can't articulate properly yet. 【Boglebogle】─It seems to not feel the need for structured language. It can communicate, so it's not a total loss. 【Yumi】─Please learn some language for smoother communication! 【Mysticism】─Maybe like Black Magma Slime, it can speak but chooses not to because it's a hassle! 😀 【Luna-chan】─Oh, I see. The boss slime didn't speak because it was lazy. o_O 【Pururu】─Just my guess. 【Rize Nova】─Beep! 【Boglebogle】─? 【Mirstin】─Why’s Rize acting like that? It’s giving me the creeps. 【Mysticism】─😡 After the Medical Angel slowly admired its form, it headed with me to the apple farm to test its newly acquired SS-Class abilities. *

Medical Angel.

Its body had a structure similar to slime.

All of its flesh was made up of a pink viscous liquid.

And if it wished, it could freely alter its shape.

Of course.

That didn’t mean it was a fake human form created randomly.

That appearance we initially saw was a default form.

Thus, Medical Angel should be considered a life form with slime characteristics.

Naturally, it didn’t have a nucleus.

As a side note.

Black Magma Slime can also change its shape freely.

It can also take on a human form.

But it isn’t referred to as a slime-like creature.

Because that is not its default form, but a made-up appearance.

In other words.

Black Magma Slime is a perfect slime.

Medical Angel is a life form with slime characteristics.

That distinction is correct.

【Mirstin】─What’s the difference between a slime and a life form with slime characteristics?

【Mysticism】─🧐 Nuclear difference?

【Pururu】─Neither has a nucleus. Nuclei only exist in pathetic slimes.

【Mysticism】─😮 Right, that was it.

“Hey, Elise, can you explain?”

I left the explanation to Boglebogle.

She probably knows way more about monsters than I do.

And she’s better at making explanations easy to understand.

【Boglebogle】─So I just need to explain excluding those with a nucleus, right?

“Yep. Please.”

【Boglebogle】─Got it.

【Boglebogle】─Let me tell you one big difference.

【Boglebogle】─An S-Class slime can cover an entire country, but Medical Angel, even as an SS-Class, can’t cover a single town. It is just a creature that has slime traits and has a far lower capacity for reproduction than actual slimes.

【Boglebogle】─Additionally, an S-Class with slime characteristics can only reach a maximum of overtaking a single house in size.

【Mysticism】─😮

【Mirstin】─Oh, I see now.

【Pururu】─That makes sense.

【Luna-chan】─O_o

【Yumi】─Taking notes!

【Rize Nova】─Let us know about other differences too.

【Boglebogle】─Later.

While Elise kindly explained to the assistants,

I completed the ability check for Medical Angel at the apple farm.

For starters.

Medical’s healing ability was still intact.

And by condensing the pink liquid, it could exert even more potent healing effects.

And as we hoped and expected,

Medical Angel possessed the ability to resurrect dead creatures.

This was proven by successfully resurrecting a Poison Apple that had just been killed on the apple farm.

【Pururu】─Whoa! It really resurrected a dead one.

【Mirstin】─That’s incredible…

【Mysticism】─😮

【Boglebogle】─I hope the soul was restored properly, too!

【Luna-chan】─Let’s check it out! o_O

Niarah Nepensys checked, and indeed, the original soul had returned to the body.

【Yumi】─Now that we’ve confirmed the ability, we just need to send Medical over to Earth!

I nodded.

I was already thinking of sending Medical Angel to Earth.

We can’t afford to delay.

Even if the Guardian’s soul is still hovering around the body, there could be limitations to resurrecting a creature that has been dead for a while.

“The Guardian’s corpse is with Sage right now, right?”

【Luna-chan】─That’s right!

“Then I’ll send Medical to you, Sage.”

【Luna-chan】─Sure! >.< I immediately used the Designated Dispatch Ticket. And while waiting for confirmation that it arrived safely, I belatedly checked the drawing that Artpega Unibicon had made of Medical Angel.