Supreme Husband System! & Supreme Wife System!-Chapter 233: Lie
It took a while before Arabel came to her senses, and the couple finally decided to stand up.
Idan left the tent first and lit a fire to cook breakfast and practice cooking at the same time. He and Arabel had not done this for a long time, but now Idan decided to start completing tasks from the System in order to increase his abilities. And cooking was the first step on that path.
He had a variety of tools, condiments, and ingredients, most of which didn't exist in their world yet. Therefore, the food that Idan prepared could be said to be exclusive.
He chose not too heavy food for breakfast, and his cooking level, which had reached the second level, was already sufficient to satisfy almost all the tastes of people from their former world.
After a while, when Idan was finishing his breakfast, Arabel came out of the tent, hugging Coco.
Idan immediately noticed that Coco was chewing something. He assumed it was probably the candy Arabel had given him as an apology.
"Breakfast is almost ready, — Idan said, meeting her.
"Okay," Arabel replied, still holding Coco. She went to a small river nearby to clean herself up.
When she returned, they started eating breakfast together.
"Hehehe," Arabel couldn't help but smile as she tasted Idan's cooking. She also had a second level of cooking, but enjoying her partner's dishes was much more enjoyable than enjoying her own.
Idan was glad to see that Arabel appreciated his culinary efforts.
"Dan, I checked my status and found that, apart from the appearance of a new additional characteristic — the Energy of Madness, nothing else has appeared. Only the numbers have changed," Arabel decided to share her news.
"That's how it is.", — Idan had already expected something like this. There were similar changes in his status, but the difference was in the "Bloodline" function— he managed to take control of his first bloodline.
"Belle, if it's not a secret, can you tell me the percentage of affection?" asked Idan, for some reason he really wanted to know which of them had this indicator higher: him or Arabel. "Mine, by the way, shows 67 percent."
Arabel froze when she heard Idan's question, and only came to her senses when she heard what Idan's score was.
"67? There are only 8 percent left to 75..." Arabel said in surprise, recalling the chain of tasks received from the System. In one of the tasks, it was necessary to obtain the blessing of the parents after reaching 75 percent affection for each other.
Knowing her parents, Arabel understood that it would not be easy to receive their blessing, and she did not know how to deal with it.
In fact, she didn't want to return to her family at all, and she wanted to stay with Idan. These last two and a half months have been the most exciting and intense adventures in her life. The arrival of Idan and the System was like a breath of fresh air for her, and Arabel didn't want to give it up.
"I have 65..." she said after some silence.
When Idan heard that Arabel's score was slightly lower than his, he just smiled at her, trying not to show his surprise. Deep down, he hoped that she would have more than him, but the reality turned out to be different.
"After a short rest, we will continue our journey north," Idan announced their future plan. "I suggest you take your time and move at your own pace."
They both needed time to recover, and so far they had no idea how long their journey would take if they used Ned as transport throughout the journey.
"It would be nice to get some clothes on the way, because we're heading North," Arabel suggested. As far as she knew, even after the disaster, the North remained unchanged—a territory where cold reigned.
For Arabel, with her Ice Valkyrie bloodline, it was her native element, and she would feel at home there. She didn't even need clothes, but since she didn't want to reveal her bloodline and attract attention, they needed to find suitable clothes that wouldn't be too conspicuous.
All they had in the storage was clothes from another world, among which were things designed for cold places. However, as they understood, these outfits would be too eye-catching and attract attention.
Due to his bloodline, Idan didn't need warm clothes. He was the fire that warmed him. However, Idan suspected that in the extreme cold, his basic characteristics in the form of Alpha Fire would be reduced if there was no fire source nearby in the North.
"By the way, Dan, have you decided which bloodline you're going to discover next?" asked Arabel.
"Well, you have a Dragon bloodline potion that you can take at later ranks when the cost of potions and slots becomes sky-high. And I have a Vampire potion. I thought, why don't I open the Dragon's bloodline?" shared Idan's choice.
"A Dragon, right? Why not? Then I'll follow you, and when I take control of my Valkyrie bloodline, I'll take over the Vampire bloodline." Arabel has also decided on her second bloodline.
Idan began to imagine what Arabel would look like as a vampire, and Arabel, in turn, tried to imagine Idan as a proud dragon. These thoughts caused Arabel to have a side effect attack again.
"Coco, come here!" Arabel called to the fox cub, who was lying nearby at that moment, having finished her part of the breakfast prepared by her master for her personally.
Idan shook his head, gathered up all the plates and decided to wash them in the river along with other dishes that had accumulated in their storage. Although he could have asked Arabel for help using her water magic, Idan preferred to do it on his own while enjoying the beauty of nature.
Watching Idan leave, Arabel, gently hugging Coco and trying to calm down, rediscovered her status and looked at it.
**Status:**
Name: Arabel Morgan
Gender: Female
Age: 18 years old
Race: Human
Partner: Idan Fein (Affection – ?3?71?_100?3%)
Path of Cultivation: System Host
System: Supreme Wife System (Synchronized with Supreme Husband System)
System Rarity: Epic (+)
Unique Feature 1: Title - Supreme (Partially Sealed)
- unavailable (Required qualifications)
Unique Feature 2: The Paired System
- exchange of stats (currently 50%)
- swap
- ____
Main Stats:
_Level – 25 (+) [Blocked]
_Strength - 267
_Stamina - 241
_Dexterity - 272
_Intelligence - 243
_Mana – 292
Extra Stats:
_Madness Energy – 323
Abilities:
Mental Connection (+);
- Mental connection: Idan Fein
Cooking lvl – 2
_Cutting lvl – 2
_Eye of Identification - Basic level
_Summoning
_Avatar
Trade (+) [1428 SP]
Bloodline (+)
> _Human (Main) (Silver Rank)
> _Slot_1_Ice Valkyrie (auxiliary)(Golden Rank)
> _Slot_2_unavailable
Alchemy (+)
> "Blood Essence Elixir (Simplified)*"
Beast Taming (+)
The Contracted Beast
> 1 Star: "Perfect Doppelganger"
> 2 Star: _unavailable
Arabel's attention was drawn to the figure of her "Affection" for Idan. She had to lie to Idan that the figure was 65 percent, but the numbers were actually unclear. There was a feeling that there was some kind of error in the system.
"System, what does this mean?" asked Arabel, without taking her eyes off her status.
[Host, due to the side effect, your emotions and feelings are in a state of chaos, and it is difficult for the system to determine your true feelings. Until this effect disappears, the "Affection" indicator will show an error.]
"So it's all because of a side effect..." murmured Arabel. She herself wanted to find out her real affection and compare it with Idan's affection. But it seems that until the side effect disappears, this is not possible. And without it, the they is unlikely to be able to fulfill the requirements of the first chain assignment.
Arabel sighed and began to regret lying to Idan. She understood that her deception could greatly damage their relationship and trust in each other.
The first time Arabel saw it, she was scared and decided to hide the truth. Arabel realized how foolish she had been to not understand the situation first.
Arabel trusted Idan, but after yesterday's incident, she began to doubt herself and her actions.
Pulling herself together, Arabel decided to admit that she had lied about the affection score in order to avoid possible problems in the future.
