Hospital, monitoring room.

Hiroshi Aihara and other new members never thought that there would be a secret base in the mental hospital where they had lived for so long.

Smooth and bright metal mirrored walls!

A variety of high-precision equipment!

There's even a coffee machine in the lounge area at the back, and a roasting box!

"Wow-"

They couldn't help but open their mouths wide and let out exclamations.

Musashino remained silent.

After all, this place is already more familiar to him than the bathroom.

Aihara opened his arms to the monitoring room:

He even figured out that he was wearing an IPO jersey, holding a cup of hot coffee in his hand, eating fragrant toast, and talking and laughing about the wasteland creatures going up in smoke.

Don't be too handsome!

He looked back:

"Wild, such a sensual place!

"Don't you feel amazed?"

Forehead.

I think I should symbolically express it?

“......”

"Wow."

Very perfunctory.

Kogoro Suzuki invited him to sit down.

"Although you have joined the IPO organization, you are not yet able to officially carry out your mission.

"Because only the Tier 1 mutation has been completed.

"In order to be regarded as a real transcendent."

With that, he took out a sealed metal suitcase from the safe with heavy smart locks and pushed it in front of them.

Syllable!

The box opens.

There are eight of them lined up in a regular row......

Something like a chip.

They are square in shape, about 5 centimeters long on the side, and are covered with multicolored crystals, each with a completely different shape.

After unpacking, the room temperature has obviously risen a lot.

Hiss –

Aihara ripped open the neckline:

"Why is it so hot all of a sudden?"

These chips ......

It contains extremely strong radiation, which causes the room temperature to rise.

Musashino recalled what Maki Hattori had said:

If the Transcendent wants to advance, he needs an item called the "Mutant Core Core".

This kind of thing can only be found in otherworldly forces.

Sure enough, Director Suzuki introduced:

"These are called mutant cores.

"If you want to advance to the Tier 1 mutation, you must choose a suitable one and absorb it."

Musashino sniffed.

These chips seem to be mixed with the smell of wasteland creatures?

He asked:

"Captain, what are they made of?"

Suzuki put on his gloves and picked up a purple-black chip:

"For example, this one is suitable for transcendents who want to take the route of spiritual power.

"The materials used to make it are......

"The embrittlement of Lavoisier is used as a negative, plus the molt of the skin of the activated mummy, the energy crystals excreted by the two-headed ghost mastiff, and then bonded with the secretion of the anglerfish."

He handed it directly to Nao Immortal:

"It's a good fit for you."

Nao, Immortal Hara's face turned pale little by little.

She was silent for a moment.

Then suddenly covered his chest:

"Gross-"

To put it bluntly, isn't it made by wasteland creatures picking JO skins and compressing excrement!

She took it with difficulty:

"Captain, can you really take this thing with you?"

Well?

Kogoro Suzuki shook his head:

"I didn't say let you take it with you......

"It's going to be eaten."

Vomit!!!

Nurse Natsuki patiently explained:

"It's okay.

"You see that the captain and I have eaten this thing, aren't we all fine now?"

Through their next presentation.

Musashino finally learned the basic information about the transcendent in this world:

The transcendent is divided into nine levels.

From the lowest Tier 1 variant to the highest Tier 9 variant.

Each time you are promoted, you will need to take a higher-level mutant core, and a new supernatural ability will be born.

Musashino looked at the colorful squares.

emmm……

I'm already able to wield a lot of extraordinary abilities in my spirit state.

Doesn't seem to be restricted by this rule?

As for the ontology, it should be the same as other transcendents, and it needs to be promoted through normal means.

However, the ontology is strengthened......

Yes, but not necessarily.

Just do it.

Aihara Hiroshi is still a little resistant:

"Captain, this thing.....

"With such a high level of radiation and a lot of materials coming from wasteland creatures, won't it really mutate into some strange creatures after eating it?"

Kogoro Suzuki stiffened his face:

"Actually, you're right.

"There is a limit to what human beings can do, and the so-called transcendent is to fight against the wasteland, so as to choose the path out of the ordinary human realm.

"Some transcendents may be missing their body organs after they are promoted.

"The higher you go, the weirder your life forms become."

Musashino frowned:

"That 9th-order mutation, will it become a monster?"

"I don't know."

Suzuki shook his head honestly:

"But what is certain is that the transcendent beings of the 9th order transformation, we can no longer be called humans."

Hiss –

Musashino was suddenly rejoicing.

Luckily, my body hasn't chosen to mutate yet!

If there are some strange changes in body parts during the promotion process......

Things like missing arms and legs......

It's fine.

But if the cow is lost, then it will be a big problem!

Musashino felt that he still wanted to do some worldly things in the future.

Director Suzuki glanced around:

"How?

"Are you mentally prepared to officially become a Tier 1 mutated transcendent?"

He went on to add:

"Don't worry too much.

"Low-level transcendents are relatively safe, like me, they are all 2nd order, and they don't lack arms and legs."

After speaking.

Kogoro Suzuki touched the mustache he had glued on, as well as the wig set on his head.

Well.

It's so tightly glued that you can't see it.

This statement is very convincing.

Immortal Hara, Aihara Hong, and Old Sakai nodded in agreement.

“Nice！”

Suzuki handed the old Sakai a brown one:

"You go back to historical images by praying to Laplace, right?"

This kind of transcendent is special.

Their ability is to communicate with a certain god and thus borrow power.

Able to communicate with Laplace.

Most are concentrated in the Church of All-Knowing Truth.

"This is the Tier 1 Transformation Exclusive Core obtained from the Omniscient Truth, and it suits you perfectly."

Hiroshi Aihara has not shown any special abilities for the time being.

He did as his mother told him beforehand.

I chose a mutant core related to the ability of the "Assassin" to strengthen the agility and stealth direction.

Suzuki looked at Musashino.

Musashino's gaze fell on a purple mutant core with a shriveled eye embedded in it.

"What is this?"

"It's a first-order core in the spiritual direction."

"That's it."

His abilities are all related to the spiritual department, so it should be more suitable.

"Whew-"

Relieved, Director Suzuki closed the suitcase.

"Actually, the material of the core is very special.

"Even if you don't take it, it will slowly absorb through the skin, but for the sake of efficiency, it is recommended that you eat it directly."

Click!

Nao Immortal Hara was the first to take a bite.

She chewed carefully.

"It's good."

It doesn't have the dark taste of the dishes you imagined, but it's a bit like plain potato chips.

Look at the new faces.

Kogoro Suzuki was very emotional, and couldn't help but recall his experience when he was young:

"I took my first core when I was 22 years old.

"It took about ten years to digest it thoroughly, and then I used the second one.

"In general.

"You should be almost 30 years old after digesting this one......

He stopped suddenly.

Because Director Suzuki saw:

Musashino's core didn't even wait for him to put it in his mouth......

Only......

Melted?!

Musashino didn't expect it either.

The mutant core turned into liquid directly in his palm, then seeped into his skin, and disappeared in an instant.

He blinked:

"Ahh