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The new region story that started in Chapter 27 is expanding the NIKKE world, but it feels like the story progression is slow because it's focused on the Forbeast narrative. It is expected that the unknown entities in the event story released earlier this year will gradually reveal themselves. The Forbeast-centric story should be watched over time.

In Chapter 34, Behemoth succeeded in gigantification using Unchained blood and Dark Matter. This suggests that Dark Matter and Unchained are related to each other.

Behemoth felt his cells going wild when he touched Unchained blood, but he felt that it could be controlled with Dark Matter. He succeeded in gigantification through this, and it is suggested that Unchained may be a medium of evolution rather than a simple natural enemy.

In Chapter 37, the Commander is depicted recovering quickly despite being pierced by Leviathan. Considering the Dark Matter used in Behemoth's evolution and Leviathan's attack, the Commander's increased recovery is presumed to be due to the influence of Dark Matter.

In the Mudfish side story, Leviathan's body, which drank black water (Dark Matter), is shown to be transforming. In Windsdum Spring, the Commander's past, who underwent body modification, is depicted. The fact that special objects appearing in different stories interact to achieve evolution implies that Unchained and Dark Matter have the same origin.

In the teaser video, Forbeast's Jeez appears, finding Rapi's body and showing it to Leviathan. Jeez suggests Rapi's body as food for Behemoth, but Forbeast wants to use R to create a Queen that surpasses Rapture and Heretic. Leviathan implies that they can create their own Queen using Rapi's body.

The unknown entity 'Dibi' first appears through the Footstep story, implying that elements related to her will appear in various parts of the NIKKE story. With Dibi's ability, Rapi and Red Hood's bodies are combined, and the two people's cores can exist in one body. The fact that Raptures were concentrated around Rapi's body suggests that there is another characteristic in the body, or that an entity comparable to Dibi summoned the Raptures. The Forbeast is only focused on retrieving Behemoth's body, and the plan using Rapi's body is expected to take more time.

This story depicts that the Queen, the leader of the Raptures, can be created through artificial means. The Forbeast has been preparing for a means to avenge the Pinchers for a long time. They intentionally spread crystals to gather electricity from the surrounding terrain, including the Raptures, and activate the Hamuni Cube to create a pseudo-Ark underground. The goal is to gather special materials inside the pseudo-Ark and create a Queen that surpasses Heretic.

The tunnel near the crystal area mentioned by Leviathan is presumed to be the place where the Forbeast will create the Queen. Even though the Forbeast's purpose is to create their own Queen, they specify the space 'Ark' and try to create the Queen there. To the Forbeast, the Ark symbolizes the rapid evolution of humans, and its symbolism is important from the perspective of beasts dreaming of revenge on the Pinchers through evolution.

The Forbeast shows a tendency to follow human civilization, pointing out the commonalities and similarities between Rapture and humanity. The origin of the particles used by Talkative to awaken Modernia as Queen is unclear, but the Queens depicted in the current story have different origins. It remains to be seen whether the Forbeast can evolve into an independent force by creating a new Queen, and what choices Dibi will make.