What? I couldn’t help but doubt my ears. Evolve? Into what? What’s a higher species of Dark Wings!? Licorice was in my arms, and she also expressed her shock, “Evolution…It’s because she’s contracted with Dear Husband. She received a portion of the dungeon’s power.”

“A portion of the dungeon’s power?” I asked, perplexed.

“There’s no way something like that is natural. Because she's gained worthy achievements, she received the dungeon’s blessing through Dear Husband. Though, I never would have thought a mere wyvern could have gained enough achievements to cause an evolution… Just what was she?”

I shook my head. “She used to be the boss of a region. Rather than that… let’s go see Lotte.”

With Licorice fretting and refusing to let go, I gave up on getting her off me. Lotte had been bathed in the falling lava. When I was about to approach her, she suddenly began to glow and was encased in a red light. Even I could feel an intense heat emanating from her.

“Shin, what happened!? Did you defeat that…whoa.”

Hwaya had flown towards me quickly. She saw Licorice in my embrace and frowned slightly before closing her mouth. She was indeed quick to understand the situation. I was truly thankful. I looked at her with gratitude in my eyes and said simply, “Lotte’s evolving.”

“Evolving!?” she exclaimed, her eyes wide.

It didn’t take long before the shining light subsided. However, Lotte also seemed to be shrinking in size. She had been getting a lot bigger...