Petite Nightmare went back to clinging onto the Chimera Lich's corpse, then crawled away after a while.
Afterwards, she began spitting red webs from her mouth and wrapping herself in it.
Lastly, before she covered her head, she paused, turned to me, and waved a leg.

What......?
I responded by nodding, but when I did, she resumed her web-spitting.
Apparently, she was waving at Partner, not me.
...... Okay, I'm somewhat displeased here.
I now know how Treant feels with how Petite Nightmare treats him.

Partner, on the other hand, is just nonchalantly yawning and stretching her neck below the Great Tree's branch.
So, this is the attitude of an idolized dragon......

It didn't take long for Petite Nightmare's whole body to be encased in a single red cocoon made of spider web.
The cocoon is at least two times bigger than Petite Nightmare.
It's big enough for an average adult human to fit inside.

She's getting ready for evolution, huh.
I wonder what she'll evolve into next......
C+ is probably the highest choice available for her.
Meaning she and Alo will be equal in rank. Though, Alo might just evolve into Rank B not long from now.

With a C+ and a B on our side, everything would be easier.
However, out of the three of them, being at least Rank C+ or higher, having a variety of magic skills, and capable of absorbing MP from me to use it as their own, Alo's the only one who can dish out a big-enough damage against a durable enemy......
But, if each of them evolves into gaining specific abilities only unique to them, like more long-distance skills for Alo, Treant becoming more of a tank, and Petite Nightmare developing her hit-and-run tactics, we'd have more options for teamwork plays in the future.

Our fighting styles would be more advanced, and these three might even beat other Chimera Lich level opponents on their own.
Which means we can still raise their levels even more despite their reset back to Lv 1.
An island like this where Rank A monsters are found everywhere is the best grinding spot in the world to level up.
Once everyone's gotten strong enough, we'll go explore those ruins.

I'll be looking forward to when Petite Nightmare emerges out of her cocoon.
The last time the spiders evolved, it didn't take long, so let's hope that's still the case here.
Speaking of the cocoon, it's been throbbing for a while now.
Combined with the red color from the spider web, it's like a beating heart.
Just looking at it makes me feel like Petite Nightmare could come out at any second.

【"............"】

Suddenly, I felt something watching me with disdain so I turned around and met eyes with Treant.
Treant is looking at me as if wanting to say something.

...... What is it? Oh wait, since he's a monster we made by〖Fake Life〗, then just like Alo, he needs〖Fake Life〗to evolve too.
This is the first time Treant will be evolving so it kinda slipped my mind.
Hey Partner, stop staring down and use〖Fake Life〗, please.
Make sure to put plenty of magic into him. This is to celebrate Treant's hereafter.

"............ Gra~a"

Partner turns to me in an uninterested manner and makes a weak cry.
A black, dubious light envelops Treant.
How long has it been since we last used〖Fake Life〗, I wonder.
This time, the light particles are rather scattered around...... this won't affect Treant's evolution, will it? He'll evolve safely, won't he?

From within the black light, a single branch extends out......
Then, the tip of the branch splits into five ends. It's starting to look like an actual arm now.
When the black light faded away, Treant's slightly larger figure appears before us.
His bark has gotten darker and more rigid.
And, his leaves have turned bluish in hue.

W-Whew......
That new body of his looks tougher than before.
Is it okay to finally have expectations of him now?
What's his new species called anyway?

【〖Magical Tree〗: Rank C+ monster】
【A Treant that excels in magic.】
【The Treant's uncanny strength is put into good use, further assisted by magic during battle.】
【Many adventurers tend to hunt them down because its leaves contain ample magic power. On the contrary​, due to its unusual way of fighting, many also give up after struggling to bring it down for half a day.】

W-Whoa! He's a C+! That's a big promotion!
And here I thought he'd be a C-, but I guess my worries were for naught.
Thank you, Fruit of Wisdom!
...... But, isn't his species information rather criticizing?

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Species: Magical Tree
Status: Cursed
Lv: 1/60
HP: 161/161
MP: 3/110
Attack: 43
Defense: 85
Magic: 113
Speed: 56
Rank: Ｃ+

Characteristic Skills:
〖Dark Element: Lv—〗〖Grisha Language: Lv2〗〖Hardening: Lv2〗
〖Automatic MP Recovery: Lv1〗

Resistances:
〖Physical Resistance: Lv4〗

Normal Skills:
〖Uproot: Lv4〗〖Clay: Lv2〗〖Rest: Lv3〗
〖Fire Sphere: Lv2〗〖Aqua Sphere: Lv2〗〖Clay Sphere: Lv2〗
〖Wind Sphere: Lv2〗〖Telepathy: Lv1〗〖Gravity: Lv2〗
〖Poison Cloud: Lv1〗〖Physical Barrier: Lv3〗〖Anti-Power: Lv2〗

Titles:
〖Servant of the Evil Dragon: Lv—〗〖Consumer of the Fruit of Wisdom: Lv—〗
〖White Mage: Lv3〗〖Black Mage: Lv2〗
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Woo oo oo oah! His skill set has increased yet again!
His older skills have leveled up too!
I'm sure we'll have more successful exploits from now on.
Now let's see here......〖Hardening〗 huh. Not bad, not bad.
Next, we have,〖Poison Cloud〗......〖Physical Barrier〗......〖Anti-Power〗............ I smell a nasty combo coming up.

If I remember right,〖Power〗is a skill that boosts your attack. So maybe〖Anti-Power〗works in reverse.
Weaken the opponent's attack with〖Anti-Power〗, strengthen our defense with〖Physical Barrier〗, then recover our stamina with〖Rest〗while chipping away at the enemy's life with〖Poison Cloud〗, and if there's an opening, deal more damage with a magic sphere attack...... huh.
Yup, that's nasty alright. Nasty indeed.
If someone with this skill set shows up in a competitive game, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone plugged out the game console.

The person, or rather, the tree in question...... is enjoying his newfound finger-branches.
He's even showing it off to me.
G-Good for you...... really.
Though, Treant turning into a C+ was a surprising yet favorable outcome.
Now we have a way of reducing Adam's attack.

Let's level up that skill a ton.
...... But, what to do about their spammable〖Gravidon〗attacks though?
It can apparently shove off any physical attack...... but what about magical attacks, I wonder.
Since they just evolved, they're back to LV 1, but if we raise their levels a bit more, maybe they can learn more skills and resistances, and we'll have more of a chance against those Adams.