While Renee was hesitating to respond, Arran called out to her once more.“Renee, it’s really me, Arran. Daphne, don’t say you’ve forgotten about me in all these years?”With Arran identifying himself again, Renee finally spoke with caution.“Arran, is that really you?”“The one and only. Who else do you know is as handsome as I am?” Arran confirmed.With those words, Renee let out a deep breath as she reluctantly accepted the fact that he truly was Arran.“Well, it’s you alright,” Renee said.“Only you could ever be so narcissistic about your looks.”“That’s cause it’s true. But ignore that… wow, it’s really a surprise to see you guys here of all places. I looked for you two, you know, but you suddenly disappeared into thin air and nobody seemed to know where you went. Have you been here all this time?”Renee and Daphne stood by each other and went closer to Arran. After hearing that Arran had searched for them, Renee evaded his gaze in shame as she replied softly, “Well, yeah. We’ve

“Everybody knows breeding hybrids means transferring different aspects from both parents into their offspring…”Renee started explaining without waiting for Arran to say anything, forcing him to remain silent despite the shock he felt from her words before.“Most times, the aspects inherited are very beneficial and with no disadvantages. And sometimes, what is inherited is full of flaws. For my sister and I, it is a mix of both benefits and flaws.”“As a benefit of our parent’s genes, both of us have very strong personal traits that express themselves as an affinity to explosiveness. Our talents are also strong and we have no conflicts when it comes to training in any exclusive methods of both races. Even some exclusive racial traits and talents are perfectly inherited by both of us, like the enteral youth trait of the Gullan race and their talent for rune knowledge and the reality gate of the Aeth race. But the tradeoff is that our life force is very limited because of the conflicts

Renee was coming clean to Arran… meanwhile, in another part of the universe away from the Etherium, Applebee entered a bar located in the busiest street of a small colonial world.All around them, many Aeth citizens could be seen going about their day like it was any other. Each of them minding their own business without paying heed to the empty bar on the side of the road.The sun was just rising on the horizon, and it was too early to be drinking. The bar was mostly deserted except for Applebee and the barkeep and one other patron, who lay slumped on the table in a corner of the room.There was a litter of empty bottles strewn around the table and on the floor. Unfinished booze spilled from the mouths of overturned bottles, causing the rancid smell of alcohol to fill the air. The barkeep who was cleaning his station ignored the mess in that corner of the room like he didn’t care. But Applebee, on seeing this, frowned hard and quickly went over.As she got closer, Applebee could hear

Arran wandered the streets, deep in thought. After hearing everything from Renee, Arran didn’t know what to say about her revelation. The problem plaguing the sisters was a very serious one, and the solution to resolve it was even more serious. It wasn’t something that Arran could decide on now, so he asked to be left alone so he could clear his thought.Renee could definitely understand Arran’s hesitation. After all, what she was asking was not something to be taken lightly at all. She was basically asking Arran to share the burden of their lives, which meant being bound to them forever.Nobody, not even one’s parents, would be willing to do something like that. It would take a special kind of person to be willing to help Renee and Daphne at all.Right now, Arran was alone. But he suddenly stopped in his tracks because his way was being blocked by someone.Velar stood before Arran with a genial smile on his face. Looking at Arran, he said, “Well, if it isn’t Prince Arran. What a coin

The next day…Arran woke up from his meditation. A sharp gleam flashed across his eyes for an instant as he opened them before slowly disappearing. Arran’s entire temperament subtly changed.This morning Arran appeared more laid-back and relaxed compared to how he was before. Since his breakthrough, there had always been an air of arrogance and mischievousness around him, but now that had suddenly changed this morning.Arran seemed to notice this sudden change and was surprised. He stood up from the bed and looked himself over in front of the mirror. Arran tried to gauge his mentality that morning and compare it to the way he was yesterday, and he immediately spotted the difference.“It looks like the negative influence that affected my mentality after breaking through has suddenly been resolved and my mental state has improved.”“This is incredible! I didn’t know the evolved reality dungeon had this effect. It appears training there also improves my mental state, along with other ben