Chapter 16

Congratulations, Host! Your brother is incredibly lucky. I can say with certainty that with a probability of more than 90%, he awakened not only a unique, but also a Paired System!

The congratulations of the System brought Irene out of her reverie. Previously, the System had already said that her brother Idan had awakened a unique System, and now "she" was saying that in addition to the unique One, he had also awakened a Paired System!

"What does a Paired System mean?" she immediately asked a question that interested her very much.

Irene had never imagined that Systems could be so different. This discovery greatly expanded her understanding of them.

"What makes you think he's awakened the Pair System? Earlier, you claimed that he had awakened a unique one. Is it because of the girl from the Morgan family?" — Irene was puzzled by the System's decision.

There's no doubt that your brother has truly awakened a unique System. The System was not mistaken in this matter. The unique aura of his "title" confirms this 100 percent. As for whether his System is Paired, «this» System came to this conclusion after analyzing some information.

The system quickly analyzed the information and provided Irene with convincing evidence that Idan and the girl from the Morgan family had awakened the Pair System. It also explained to her the sudden and unexpected act of her brother and the girl.

According to the System, it was a Ritual. For the Pair System, the Ritual is something like signing a contract and accepting the awakened ones as their Hosts.

Irene sighed heavily. All this time, she resisted the Morgan family's attempts to win her over. In the almost a year she has spent as an awakened, she has more or less understood the complex game of the higher ruling forces.

From the outside, everything seemed peaceful and cohesive. But inside, the foundations of the United Federation are already bursting at the seams. In the year since the disaster, several factions have formed within the Council, and now they are all trying to attract all possible awakened Heroes of the Federation to their side.

The situation became even worse after overcoming the first of the ten "disasters".

Now, despite her best efforts to avoid being involved in the events that were about to happen, her younger brother had become an awakened one, connected to the Morgan family. This indirectly makes her part of the Morgan family's strength.

Irene looked at Arslan, who was deep in thought at that moment.

Arslan, who had just finished talking to his System, like Irene, began to understand what was going on. He found out about his older sister and Idan, as well as how they both awakened the Pair System that bound them together. This is the only explanation that justifies his sister's unexpected actions.

Arslan rubbed his temples with irritation and looked around. The space around him was still sealed, and ordinary people could neither enter nor leave this place, even communication was unavailable to this place.

Thanks to Irene's ability, they deleted all records except those that could have been online before they took their actions.

As soon as Arslan dispelled his abilities, he and Irene felt a mysterious force enter their bodies for the second time that day, and their strength weakened. Unlike last time, this time the weakening was significant.

"Damn sister! She's nothing but trouble!" — swore Arslan aloud. He pulled out his smartphone and started browsing the news, hoping that no one had posted the information.

However, to his horror, there was already this news on the Web.

There was so much information and rumors about the couple online that it was difficult to figure out what was true and what was fiction. The yellow press showed all its activity.

The journalists quickly gathered a lot of details about Idan and Arabel. The news reported about their meeting at the gala and how the heiress of the Morgan family personally invited the unawakened younger brother of the Heroine of the Federation, Irene Fein, to dance, despite the fact that she already had a fiance, the heir to the famous and influential Hugh family.

Now, shocking information has been added to this news that Idan Fein proposed marriage to Arabel Morgan. And the most amazing thing is that Arabel accepted the offer, put on a ring and gave her partner a kiss as a sign of agreement.

This news was accompanied by a high-quality video shot on the spot. The cameraman did not miss a single important moment, and Idan's voice, offering a hand and a heart, was clearly heard in the frame.

At first, the Morgan family tried to deny this news, claiming that it was a provocation by competitors aimed at undermining their reputation. However, the presence of the video completely refuted their explanations.

As Arslan read this information, his face distorted with anger. He wanted to find his older sister and scold her severely.

"Eh... we've only wasted our 'karma,'" Arslan said, realizing that their attempts to conceal the truth had failed.

Irene, who was watching Arslan's constantly changing expression, didn't say a word. She realized that they had failed to hush up the matter.

"The second wave of vaccination is expected to begin soon. I assume you've already received information about the first seal?" asked Irene, turning to Arslan. In response, he just nodded, confirming that he knew everything.

"I doubt that our relatives will have time to return by this time. As far as I understand from the information received from the System, their System is different from ours and has more privileges. Therefore, they do not have to wait until there are enough awakened ones for the next transfer to the connected world. And I don't think we'll be able to find them there," said Irene.

Arslan also agreed with her conclusions. Unlike the Eden and Arabael System, their own System had certain limitations. They couldn't cross the borders of the two worlds freely. They needed enough energy and strength to open the portal there.

"I can't say how much time is left before the world descends into chaos. But you have something to do in the near future. If you need any help, you can contact me. I'll help if I can. However, I want to warn you right away: don't get your hopes up. I only decided to help you because of my younger brother, who unfortunately contacted your family," with these words, Irene turned around and left.

Arslan remained standing in place, no one knew what he was thinking at that time. He silently looked in the direction where Irene had gone.