Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

A while later...

"So what you're saying is that not only are some elements like Earth, not qualified for a specialised trial, there are also others which are overqualified like space and time, as they can't be resisted physically? And as for the reason why those like light aren't present it's because of my mental limit for such training as too much would hurt me and I gained minor resistance to some of them from the elements I already did? Like how light burns like fire so I gained minor resistance? Well, okay, that sounds legit to me" Muku repeated what Mrs C said while trying to make sure that he heard properly.

"Yes, exactly, my son is so smart" Mrs C replied while extending her hand out with the intention of pinching Muku's cheek like she did in his "younger years".

Unfortunately it was rudely smacked away by him. He might have let her pinch him when she regressed his body but if she thought he would let her do it again then she was dreaming. Especially when he found out that there was no trauma she was trying to overcome.

Even worse, she had been messing with him a lot since they returned from the mansion. While he couldn't get revenge, he could at least stop her from getting what she wanted, right?

"Tsk. Meanie. You're lucky you're cute otherwise I wouldn't speak to you anymore" Mrs C spoke while touching the spot Muku hit with her other hand. She had a little pout on her face as she did.

Muku just rolled his eyes at her actions and remained quiet. If she thought that he was going to be moved and let her do what she wanted then she was mistaken.

Seeing him not saying anything made Mrs C pout even more but she didn't continue the topic. She would get what she wanted eventually. She always does...

"Now, let's move on to the next topic. You wanted to know about that "weird energy" which makes your body adapt to the elements, right? Well, listen carefully because I'm not going to repeat it. That "weird energy" as you put it is called evolution energy or lifeforce energy if you want a non-specialised term which pretty much binds it together with other parts of your being... Anyway, as you might have guessed from the name, Evolution Energy's main function is to make the individual it dwells in evolve to fit the situation they are in if it's activated..." Mrs C began her explanation.

Muku and Raya listened intently. They didn't want to miss a single part of the obviously very important and insightful explanation...

"Now, let's look at it in detail. I'll start by telling you why it felt familiar to you but you couldn't remember where you came across it before. You see, in every living being, there's evolution energy (EE). However, for humans before the "apocalypse", their EE was mostly dormant due to their absurdly comfortable lives despite all the problems they created for themselves. It was only when mana came into the mix that it was fully awakened as mana was an element from your lifeforce which had been stripped away. While evolution energy can work without mana. It needs a precise situation to activate. Which humans weren't getting... I know you're shocked by what I said about mana having been stripped away from humans but forget about it for now. It's none of your business. Let's stay on track..." Mrs C went on and dropped a big bomb on Muku.

What was even worse was how she immediately refused to tell him more about it before he even asked.

Like who tf does that? She casually told him that humans originally had mana and it was stripped away, then said, "Forget about it"? Who can easily forget about such a thing?!

Like that's literally all the fuel one needs to start having crazy thoughts. Conspiracy theories and whatnot but whatever. It wasn't worth disrupting what was happening.

After all, it didn't directly impact him for the moment, which EE did. So why bother wasting time with it?... While it sucked, and he really didn't want to, Muku gave up on asking about the bomb which was casually dropped on him. He then continued listening intently to what Mrs C was saying.

"Now, moving on. Do you remember that numb feeling you felt all over your body when you killed your first beast and so on until you reached R1? Well, that was actually because of your EE finally coming back into the mix. It reacted to the foreign lifeforce which you took into your body by killing beasts. What you know as KP is actually your opponent's lifeforce. Which is like fuel for EE, mana and pretty much every other part of you. You can say that you devour your opponent's lifeforce to strengthen your own and move through the ranks until you eventually reach the peak... Or die along the way and feed someone else's evolution. Whichever comes first really. And that's where the name Evolver comes from. Again, I know that might be another bomb to you, but shut up. I will tell you what I want you to know. If I don't tell you anything more on something I mention, then that means I'm not willing to say anything more" Mrs C dropped another bomb.

And again she shut Muku down before he could ask. It was as annoying as before but he had experience now, so he didn't hang on to it any longer.

He felt like she was trying to turn him into one of those MC's always chasing secrets they had no business knowing. Well, if that's what she wanted then he refused to bite!

That shih always leads to losing a few loved ones along the way. Or maybe losing oneself. And he wasn't a fan of either. For that reason, he was going to continue being himself. If the information didn't fall into his lap, then F it! He wouldn't look for it.

Even if it did fall into his lap. He would think twice about whether he wanted to know. After all, sometimes, just knowing something was enough to get you into trouble...

Anyway, Muku did continue with his chaotic, wimpy and anti-MC-like thoughts. Mrs C wasn't done after all.

"With that said. Let me tell you about what you just went through in your trials. You see, evolution is omnipotent. It has limits. And those limits are, it requires a specific situation to work and it's very slow. Speaking of which. While everyone has it, the amount isn't the same for everyone. Some have more while others have less. You can refer to a person's class if you want to know how much evolution energy they have. It's not an accurate way to judge, but it gives one a general idea. Which is because those with a higher class usually have more evolution energy. Of course there are exceptions, much like in most things... Oh and in Beasts, you can judge by their bloodline. Which means little Raya here has the highest order of evolution energy..." Mrs C paused a bit as he let the two digest what she said.

She was really spitting knowledge bars after all...

"Anyway, back to the trials. They weren't random situations where you're tossed into fire, lightning and whatnot. Of course, that should be obvious from the different levels. You see, everyone has a threshold for which their EE works on, like I said before. For that reason, I created levels... Cough... I mean, the creator of the trial ground created a trial ground which calibrates itself to the participant's threshold for every level. Which is why instead of just getting burned if the flames were too low or getting burned to a crisp if they were too high, you got burned enough to activate your evolution energy and adapt. Isn't it an amazing creation? You must know that despite their otherworldly beauty, strength and intelligence, it still took the creator a long time to create Floor 2's corridors. For that reason, I think you should thank them for their dedication to making it and give me a hug on their behalf. I will give it to them when they come back. Which will be long after you're gone, so you can't wait for them. Now give me" Mrs C finished off her explanation by asking for a hug.

Muku didn't refuse her this time. It was painfully obvious that she was the creator, but he ignored the obvious signs. He didn't know what game she was playing but he chose to play along.

And it must have been really difficult to create if she mentioned it. So he didn't mind giving her a hug as a thank you.

Only if he knew that it was only hard because she didn't have even a hundredth of her current strength at the time she made it. The current her could create the whole thing with a mere thought.

Of course that didn't change the work which was put into it, but it would have made the whole thing seem a lot less impressive.

A while later Muku struggled his way out of Mrs C's hug. He thought that like any normal person, she would hug him briefly then let go... But since when was Mrs C normal?

After she saw that he hadn't pulled away even after close to a minute had passed by, instead of ending the hug, she greedily hugged him even more tightly.

It was at that point that Muku decided to end it himself. The lady really knew how to take a mile when given an inch.

"Okay, now what's next? Is there something else you want to know?" Mrs C spoke with a happy smile on her face after they say down.

She was clearly still happy from the hug. Which was good for Muku and his many questions...