Little Cocoon was a Void Creature, a peculiar existence born from countless possibilities.
Likewise, it had been a bonus Bai Zhi received when he obtained the [Stars] trait. Its status was roughly equivalent to the free bag of rice you got for topping up your phone bill.
Earlier, it had been frightened by the rain and hidden inside its breeding box to begin another round of Evolution. Ever since then, Little Cocoon had remained asleep. Bai Zhi had not checked on it in quite some time, only knowing that it was still slumbering.
But Bai Zhi remembered that it had clearly been a golden cocoon before... So how had it turned into a golden egg now?
"This is that Void Creature? Shouldn't it be a bug?"
Calamity Reimu knew about Little Cocoon as well. Looking at the egg lying quietly at the bottom of the breeding box, she could not help but freeze for a moment.
"Yeah, I remember it being a bug too..."
After holding up the breeding box and examining the golden egg inside for a moment... Bai Zhi reached in and slapped it.
"Wake up. Stop sleeping. There's a feast."
Golden Egg: "???"
Calamity Reimu: "???"
"...I don't think it's time for it to wake up yet."
Looking at the golden egg that had been slapped into a corner, Calamity Reimu spoke after a brief silence.
"You don't understand. Its obsession with food is etched into its genes. I think it's pretending to sleep."
Curling his lip, Bai Zhi took out the Golden Egg.
The Golden Egg was about the same size as an ordinary egg, except its surface bore a faint golden sheen. It looked far better than before, and it felt faintly cool in his hand.
...Should he fry it?
Looking at the Golden Egg