SSS-Rank Awakening: My Talent Multiplies Everything novel Chapter 161

Chapter 161: Opening The Tower Reward Box.

Lyra’s mouth immediately fell open upon hearing the accusation.

"A pervert?"

She pointed at herself in utter disbelief.

"I’m your innocent, adorable little sister!"

Kael looked at her for a long second before glancing toward the television where Kelvin flashed another dazzling smile at the camera.

He slowly looked back at Lyra.

"...Sure."

"I’ve seen enough evidence to reach the opposite conclusion."

"Oi!"

Lyra grabbed one of the couch cushions and threw it straight at him.

Kael casually caught it with one hand without even looking up from his dinner before placing it neatly beside him.

That effortless reaction only made Lyra puff her cheeks even more.

"Hmph."

"I was trying to have a serious conversation."

"You were trying to gossip."

"Same thing."

"It really isn’t."

Their bickering continued as another advertisement faded from the screen, and a few seconds later, the opening music of House of Seven began playing once again.

Lyra immediately gasped.

"Kelvin’s back!"

Without another word, she completely abandoned the conversation and turned all her attention back to the television.

Watching the speed of her betrayal, Kael could only shake his head before quietly returning to his dinner.

Hopeless.

She was absolutely hopeless.

He decided that it was pointless trying to save his hopeless little sister. She had already reached the stage where nothing except House of Seven existed in her eyes, and from the way she was staring at the television, even the apartment catching fire probably wouldn’t pull her attention away.

Choosing to leave her alone, he returned his attention to his dinner and quietly finished the rest of his meal.

A few minutes later, he carried the empty plate back into the kitchen, washed everything clean, and neatly returned the dishes to their proper place. Wiping the remaining water from his hands, he made his way toward his bedroom before stopping by the living room entrance.

"Alright, I’m heading to bed."

There wasn’t the slightest reaction.

Kael sighed.

"Good night. And don’t stay up all night watching that stupid show."

Only then did Lyra respond.

Without even taking her eyes off the television, she lazily raised one hand and gave him a thumbs-up.

That was it.

Kael stared at the side of her face for several seconds before nearly facepalming.

"...Hopeless."

Despite saying that, a faint smile unknowingly found its way onto his face.

It was a strange feeling.

Bittersweet.

The Lyra standing before him now was completely different from the one he remembered from more than a month ago.

Back then, she hardly knew how to smile.

Every single day revolved around work. She pushed herself relentlessly from morning until night, taking on every job she could find just to support both him and their mother. Entertainment didn’t exist in her life. Rest was a luxury she rarely allowed herself. Even when exhausted, she’d simply force herself to keep going because there were bills to pay and medicine to buy.

Seeing her now...

Watching her argue over television shows, laugh at stupid jokes, and become ridiculously obsessed with some handsome celebrity hunter... It honestly made him happy.

It meant she was finally living a little for herself.

Of course, he would have preferred if the source of that happiness wasn’t someone named Kelvin or that painfully scripted reality show.

But...

Baby steps.

Shaking those thoughts from his mind, Kael entered his room before quietly closing the door behind him.

The familiar silence immediately settled around him.

Walking over to his bed, he sat down before letting out a slow breath.

"Alright."

"Let’s see what we’ve got."

It was finally time to open all the reward boxes he had accumulated inside the Tower.

Without hesitation, Kael opened his inventory.

A faint ripple spread through the air as one reward box after another materialized before him.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

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