149 – Nymphs and Hyper Evolution #2
Kira Stone was having a lot of worries these days.
This was because her MeTube channel, “Kira Land”, was experiencing a certain stagnation in performance.
Views were gradually declining, and since reaching ten million subscribers, the increase in subscribers had become extremely slow.
In the past, being an S Rank Awakened MeTuber was a rarity, but lately, Germany’s S Rank Weber and other Awakened individuals were jumping into the MeTube market, making competition fiercer.
“Kira is really boring these days.”
“Yeah, all she does is eat dishes made from materials obtained from rifts every day.”
“It feels like she’s washed up.”
‘…These… these impudent ones!!!’
Kira frowned as she read the comments written in various languages from around the world.
As a ten million subscriber MeTuber, Kira received a lot of attention, and consequently, many negative comments.
Of course, compared to that, there were far more praises and fun comments, but human emotions tend to focus on the one little dot on a white canvas.
“Kira has lost that old feeling since she became famous.”
“I miss the old vibe too.”
“The most fun and enjoyable times were when she had about 100,000 subscribers.”
As she read through the comments, Kira slowly reviewed the videos she had uploaded recently.
“What happens when an S Rank Awakened hides their identity and gives advice to B Rankers?”
“Trying to jump from a helicopter without a parachute.”
“Mana Truffle Eating Show – Warning for the faint-hearted.”
“Trying the popular bee dance in front of the British Royal Guards.”
“…….”
Now, she looked over videos she had uploaded when she had 100,000 subscribers.
“Encountering a raccoon while clearing a D Rank rift!”
“C Rank achievement training video – Day 152.”
“What do I need to prepare to achieve C Rank?”
The tone of both was definitely different.
Of course, both the number of subscribers and the difference in rankings between D and S Rank were significant.
How many people were living off jobs derived from the MeTube channel “Kira Land”? Kira was the leader responsible for their livelihoods.
Uploading videos she wanted to upload rather than videos she had to upload.
That was the nobility obligation she had been trained in since she was born a noble lady.
‘So the next video must succeed! It’s a perfect chance to rebound views and subscriber counts! I don’t know when such an opportunity will come again!’
With that feeling, Kira was searching for themes and content when she was startled by a video of a martial arts competition being streamed.
A man who appeared there caught Kira’s eyes immensely.
He had many cute animals with him and seemed to have quite touching episodes.
When she learned his name was “Haildo of Korea,” she rewatched episode 1004 of the animal farm featuring Haildo several times.
‘This man! He is the one who will inject new vitality into my MeTube channel!’
So Kira canceled all her schedules and immediately boarded a plane to Korea.
Upon arriving in Primal Village, the man spoke.
“I will show you ‘Hyper Evolution’.”
Kira felt like fireworks were exploding in front of her eyes.
“‘Hyper Evolution’! Just the name sounds amazing! It speaks to my instincts as a creator! This is definitely going to be phenomenal content!”
Kira’s eyes sparkled.
At the same time, Inoi was also greatly surprised.
“Hyper Evolution…! I, Inoi, am very curious about what that is…! I have never heard of anything like that…”
Evolution.
It always excited the hearts of Nymphs.
Coris, the nymph of ice water sitting under the parasol and dozing off, woke up in surprise at the word “evolution.”
“Hyper Evolution, I too have never heard of it…! I don’t know what it is, but it must be a very powerful and wonderful evolution…! I want to see it soon…!”
With that, the nymphs began to swirl around Haildo, raising their hands.
However, Lee Jin-A looked at Haildo with a slightly worried expression.
“Hey, you, that Hyper Evolution you mentioned…”
# # #
I searched for a rift first.
I, Lee Jin-A, and Kira participated in the hunting of a B Rank rift that was suitable for some action.
“It’s an unreported rift.”
According to Lee Jin-A, it seemed to be an unreported rift discovered by the gangs in Makcheon City.
It was located in an underground parking lot of a building in Makcheon City and seemed to have been formed quite some time ago.
“Sister, we must have a 70% exclusive contract for the materials that come out from the rift!”
The gang demanded Lee Jin-A to exterminate the rift and obtain a 70% exclusive contract for the materials generated.
I’ve heard that there are plenty of gangs doing business through unreported rifts, so it wasn’t surprising.
Anyway, I wasn’t looking for the rift for profit.
“Alright, let’s go in!”
Wooooo—.
With a feeling of having my insides turn upside down, we entered the rift.
The beautiful moonlight shining on the sandy beach was remarkably lovely.
“It’s a very pretty place… I, Inoi, want to name this rift site ‘Moonlight Coast’, it’s quite romantic and Nymph-friendly…!”
“Moonlight Coast.”
What a wonderful name.
Kira, who was filming with her phone, was getting excited.
“Everyone, look at this! The rift in Korea is incredibly beautiful! The rifts occurring in England are generally filled with terrifying demons in dark Irish forests!”
It was a well-known fact that the atmosphere of rifts varied from country to country.
From what I’ve heard, rifts in England are generally filled with haunted castles or ruins, dark Mirkwood-type areas, and the demons appearing are mostly ghosts or zombies.
However, rifts were dangerous places in any country.
━Gadget, gadget-.
━Gadget-.
Huge crustaceans shining like bright red rubies appeared before us.
Their bodies were the size of small cars, and their front limbs were pincers that looked very sharp and rugged.
“Those are ‘Ruby Crayfish’. They are B Rank demons known for their hard shells. They look quite terrifying, but it is said the meat is delicious when boiled and eaten with butter.”
“I’ve eaten it! It was really tasty!”
Kira shouted.
Kira had posted a lot of strange MeTube videos about eating demons and vegetation that appeared from rifts.
I had seen them.
Of course, what I wanted to talk about wasn’t the taste, but something else.
“With that shell on, the Ruby Crayfish’s defense is comparable to A Rank demons. Normally, the first priority would be to deal a heavy blow to drop their shells, but—”
Pat-!
While I was explaining, Kkungkkungi sprang forward.
Kkungkkungi immediately fluffed up his fur at the Ruby Crayfish.
━Grrr…!
The Ruby Crayfish was a very ferocious demon, so its danger level was at least B Rank.
It was a foe that couldn’t be underestimated.
“Alright, it might pass by quickly, so take good shots! Kkungkkungi! Let’s show off the results of your training! Go straight into Hyper Evolution!”
Hah—!
With a loud shout, I unleashed all the magical power within me.
Perhaps feeling my intense magical power, Kkungkkungi roared even louder, grrr…! and finally began to release great magical power like static electricity.
Paaaaa—!
Kkungkkungi started to be enveloped in white light.
“Ah! That is truly the light of evolution…! I’ve heard our Nymphs evolve like that…”
“Kkungkkungi is really evolving…!”
As the Nymphs marveled, Kkungkkungi finally revealed his form in this “Moonlight Coast” while being enveloped in light.
His fur was shining golden, and his tail had become longer and fluffier.
━━Grrr…!
His growl sounded like thunder right next to me.
With that momentum, the B Rank Ruby Crayfish hesitated and stepped back.
━Gadget…!
━That’s it-.
They probably instinctively realized that this Hyper Evolved Kkungkkungi was formidable.
Soon, Inoi put her hands on her cheeks and shouted.
“I have never seen a Squirrel Beast like that…! It’s truly a powerful Squirrel Beast…! It’s definitely a Hyper Squirrel Beast!”
In fact, I gave the name “Hyper Squirrel Beast” to Kkungkkungi for this appearance.
And the Hyper Squirrel Beast also had the effect of increasing the power of all techniques by one level.
“Kkungkkungi! Hyper Whirlwind Kkungkkungi Strike!”
━Kkungkkungi…!
Kkungkkungi bit onto his own tail, which had become even longer and fluffier.
As he bit his tail, MeTuber Kira shouted almost in despair.
“Look at that cute sight! The squirrel is biting its own tail! What could it be trying to do? Whatever it is, it’s surely going to use an amazing technique!”
Spinning, spinning, spinning-.
Kkungkkungi spun horizontally like a UFO.
With that centrifugal force, Kkungkkungi gained intense kinetic energy from the friction of biting his tail and the rebound.
Woooooo—.
When the magical power contained in Kkungkkungi started to make the surrounding air crackle, he finally swung his tail powerfully at the Ruby Crayfish.
“Whirlwind Kkungkkungi Strike!”
━Grrr…!!!
Pzzzzz-!
With a loud noise, the surrounding atmosphere reverberated.
Even the Ruby Crayfish, which could easily withstand bullets enhanced by mana, fainted as its shell broke. Inoi was amazed at the sight.
“That is truly remarkable…! It’s an evolution that suits the appearance of the utmost Squirrel Beast, Kkungkkungi…! I wonder if I, Inoi, can also achieve such a Hyper Evolution…!”
“I want to see Hyper Water Nymph too…! I’m really looking forward to whether I, Coris, can become a Hyper Ice Water Nymph…!”
“Ugh…”
As Inoi and Coris were babbling, I felt a twinge of fatigue.
The backlash from releasing my magical power at full force was beginning to weigh down my body.
I felt like a marathon runner who had sprinted for a long distance, my whole body heavy, and my magic power almost depleted, causing me to slump down.
“Ah.”
Sruuu-.
At the same time, Kkungkkungi, who had transformed into a Hyper Squirrel Beast, returned to his original self.
━Grrr…!
Kkungkkungi cried out, annoyed that his once-long and fluffy Hyper Tail had shrunk back.
But I had found out through my training these past few days that the form of Hyper Evolution was only temporary and never permanent.
In other words—.
It was only when my special magical power, which had become A Rank, was being released at full power that it could elevate the potential of my animal friends.
Even so, it was a level of power that was exceptionally strong compared to before.
“Now, what do you think? About Hyper Evolution.”
“It’s amazing! Is it really okay for us to upload something this incredible to our ‘Kira Land’? It’ll definitely get a ton of views! I just know it! It’s truly amazing!”
S Rank Kira seemed to highly evaluate my “Hyper Evolution” as a MeTuber and an Awakened.
“Then I will deal with the rest of this rift! Everyone, plug your ears with these ear muffs!”
Kira happily handed us large headsets.
As we plugged our ears with the headsets, Kira took a deep breath, “Ah!” and shouted loudly.
Woooooo—.
The intense noise was felt beyond the headsets, shaking the atmosphere, causing all the Ruby Crayfish at the “Moonlight Coast” to fall over, bubbling white.
It was Kira’s ability, “Sound Shock,” ranked 30th among S Rank Awakened.
Kira could manipulate sound waves at will.
It was a tremendous power.
“I’ll personally edit and upload the video today! Ido! Can I borrow your computer? Don’t worry! As a noble lady, I’ll pretend I didn’t see any adult videos!”
