Victoria glanced at him. "What? Is there a problem?"
"I was wondering whether chickens belong to the Tusk Species or the Feather-Born Species."
Victoria: ???
"Chickens are descendants of Tyrannosaurus rex, but they have feathers and can't fly."
Vanessa: !!!!
Victoria: "What's a Tyrannosaurus rex?"
Vanessa: "You know about Tyrannosaurus rex too? Have you studied archaeology?"
"Just a joke. Don't take it seriously." Elliot spread his hands.
No one in this world seemed to have ever proposed a theory of evolution, and with Great Beings holding sway over the world, it was hard to say whether species even evolved.
Given how muddled this world's history was, Elliot felt that pondering such things was just asking for trouble.
"What about the Shell Species, then? What kinds are there?" Elliot continued asking.
This time, however, Victoria did not answer and instead looked away.
"Shell Species?" Sidney suddenly frowned. "I think I've heard that term before..."
Victoria finally couldn't hold back anymore and glared fiercely at him. "Our Path includes Shell Species transformations! Just how many classes did you sleep through?!"
Elliot's eyes lit up. "You mean turning into a giant spider?"
"Hmph!" Victoria turned her head away angrily, ignoring him.
Sidney suddenly jumped up. "I remember now! [Nameless Justice] mentioned it before! He looked at Holly and said that term!"
They all froze.
"Holly?"
"Yes, he'd just descended into the [Vessel] then, and he said that term when he saw Holly!"
Sidney paused, then added uncertainly, "His tone seemed to be... questioning?"
"Could Holly have taken the giant spider transformation route too?" Elliot asked with a frown.
"Impossible. I remember Holly being only at the seventh rank. She can't access that ability at that rank." Victoria's expression was somewhat strange. "Besides, even if she did have that ability, what would there be