Once Anna touched Uni, Uni's system showed a strange message.
[Uni has made contact with another user]
[Skill drain now active]
Uni was perplexed by this and didn't understand what was happening. After the message disappeared, Uni felt an odd sensation flowing through him.
Uni checked his system, and it showed all sorts of news things.
[Stats]
[HP 2000/2000]
[Stamina 2000/2000]
[Agility 2000/2000]
[Strength 2000/2000]
[Exp 5000/10000]
Uni was utterly baffled. ^What is going on?! What's with these stats?!^
Anna was also confused by what was happening. ^What's going on? Why does it feel like I am losing my strength?^
Everyone else was stuck up on how Anna touched Uni as this was going on. Even though it was only on the shoulder, the sensitive people still felt offended even though she barely touched him.
"I swear to god I'm gonna kill him."
"He better pray he doesn't go to our school."
Seeing how everyone was getting worked up, the Queen suggested that they should go inside because it could get dangerous if we stay out here any longer."
The rest of them agreed, except for Anna and Uni. They were both still standing in the same positions.
"What are you guys doing? We have to hurry inside." Lvle said as he grabbed both of them.
Once Lvle grabbed them, they stopped touching, and that bizarre feeling was lost when they did. The weird moment left them staring at each other before promptly looking away.
Lvle didn't see the whole thing, but they stared at each other for a moment, leaving him wondering. ^Did they hit it off well^
They all quickly went inside. Although not everyone in the city saw what just transpired, its news did travel like wildfire.
Almost everyone talked about the prince and how he returned after three years. But Anna and Uni's interaction was really catching people's attention.
People were shocked that this random person was allowed in the sacred Palace, but they were also shocked at how close Uni and Anna seemed even though they had just met. Many of the boys watching could not even get 30 feet next to her.
So to see her acting so kind to another boy, especially since they first met, is a jealousy-inducing experience.
Back in the Palace, everyone was on a long curved sofa in a large room. They were all celebrating Lvle returning home, while Uni and Anna were in deep thought.
^When she touched me, I got this boost in power. The system said something about skill drain. So did I get access to her power?
^That was one of the weirdest things I've ever felt. After I touched Uni, I felt like my power was being taken somehow. It has something to do with the system; just not sure how.^
They both were in their own worlds, which was noticed.
"Anna, are you alright?" her mother asked. Looking up at her mom, Anna didn't realize how long she had been brooding. "Oh, sorry, mom. I'm fine."
The Queen wasn't convinced but figured she might've had a good reason to keep it secret from her, so she moved on, focusing on Uni.
"I'm sorry, but I forgot your name. What was It again?"
"My name is Uni."
She hesitated before extending her arm for a handshake.
"Nice to meet you. You can call me Queen Lela." She said, going into a handshake.
"Uni. I'm curious. Where do you come from? You seem quite a ways from home."
Everyone was now looking at him, putting him on the spot, "Umm, I'm not someone special, and I don't come from an impressive background."
"I'm an orphan. I've lived in an abandoned orphanage. Nobody ever wanted to adopt me, but I thought that would change when I got my Petals on my 10th birthday. But unfortunately, I never got anything, which demoralized me until I lost all hope."
"But fortunately, recent events have turned my life around. For Example, when I met Lvle. I can't say we grew to have the most profound bond, but after the day and a half I spent with him, some of the most memorable things happened to me."
"Like what?" the Queen asked.
"Probably the most eventful thing during that time was discovering this Frozen Apple thing."
"I can't remember what it's called. Lvle said it was something like Apple of Morana.
"..."
The whole room was silent for a moment before erupting with questions.
"What do you mean, you discovered the Apple Of Morana?! Where?!"
"When did you find it?!" When the King heard, they discovered the Apple of Morana. He got very passionate and asked Uni all these questions.
The King was not the only one who was surprised. The Queen and Anna were also dumbfounded, but they composed themselves much better than the King.
It took the Queen pulling him away to calm down. Realizing he was too excited, he asked Uni again about the Apple Of Morana but more calmly.
"I'm sorry for my previous actions. It was out of character for me to act so wildly. The public calls me King, but you call me King Bryant. Nice to meet you."
"L-likewise."
"HAHA, You must be nervous." Uni nervously laughed as well. ^It's impossible not to be in the presence of The KING^
"But like I was saying, where did you and Lvle see the Apple Of Morana?"
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In another part of the city, inside an abandoned warehouse, the white-hair little girl held a snow-white Apple in her hand. And the same burly man from earlier was beside her, and now he had a giant grin plastered on his face.
"Good job for a little brat."
"I can't wait to tell Dagon about this."
Using all her strength, she asked him a question. "W-w-where I-i-is m-my family."
Looking down at the shivering girl, his smile grew even more. "Don't think I forgot about that. Men bring them up."
Three men came up carrying a large cage with a sheet covering it.
Once she saw the cage, the girl got excited and ran to the cell. "Mommy! Daddy!"
But when the Men pulled the sheet off, the girl became traumatized.
"AHHHHHHH!"