Chapter 18 : Explanation

Chapter 18 : Explanation

Scarlett came to a sudden halt right in front of Alex, her eyes shining brightly, and fired off a barrage of questions one after another, not giving Alex a chance to respond to the first one.

"Where is the artifact? Do you have it on you? How does it work?"

"Wow, wow, wow, calm down, you maniac," Alex replied.

"I can't calm down! Do you realize the implications of such a thing? I must study it! Come on, quickly, get it out," Scarlett exclaimed, her excitement reaching its peak.

Faced with so much enthusiasm, Alex scratched his head and replied, "Uh... I don't have it anymore."

Scarlett looked at Alex as if he were some kind of idiot and asked in a disappointed tone, "Don't tell me you lost it."Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

The way Scarlett was looking at him annoyed him a bit, but he calmed himself and explained, "I didn't lose it; it's just that when I activated the artifact, it merged with me."

This response only ignited Scarlett's eyes even more, and she exclaimed in excitement, "Ohh, an artifact that can merge with a person? I've never heard of such a thing! How does it work? How do you increase your strength? Have you used it before? What were the results—"

"I've already told you to calm down," Alex said, interrupting Scarlett.

"Ask your questions one by one; I can't keep up with your rapid-fire inquiries," he continued.

"That's because you're old," mumbled Scarlett.

"Truly fascinating! It can quantify your abilities!" Scarlett exclaimed before swiftly moving on to another question.

"Now, onto the most important question," Scarlett said before asking, "How do you increase your strength with this thing?"

Alex hesitated about whether to answer this question because, in the future, he might have enemies, and sharing such information with someone else could harm him. But in the end, he decided to trust Scarlett. However, he gave her a stern warning.

With an extremely serious expression, Alex said to Scarlett, "What I'm about to tell you must absolutely stay within this room. Not even your mother or your sisters should know."

It wasn't that he wanted to keep the rest of his family in the dark, but Alex believed it was too early to inform the others, especially Lilia.

Even though he was explaining all this was to Scarlett it was because he intended to ask for her help, she was young, but Scarlett was the smartest person he knew, and he was sure she could help him.

Scarlett looked at him with a solemn tone and said, "Don't worry; I won't talk about it with others."

Hearing her response, Alex finally answered Scarlett's question, "It relies on a point system. I earn points by doing particular 'activities,' and with these points, I can increase the ability I want."

He wanted to explain everything to her, but he hesitated to tell her how he earned these points. He even wished she wouldn't ask him how.

Alas...

"Wow, this is getting more and more interesting!" Scarlett said, and continued by asking, "How do you earn these points?"