I was raised in the simulator, and I’m really not a bad woman in Ark!

It must be a proper battle scene, where you can increase your attack speed and critical hit rate when facing the enemy.

……Right?

While looking for reasons for the reliability of stockings, he was also looking for psychological comfort for the disappearance of his fifty-point distortion point.

But the more Ekaros looked at the pink special markings in the brief description of the stockings in the system mall, the more it seemed that the author was afraid that Ekaros would not be able to understand what the so-called special scene meant.

Finally, Ikaros couldn't hold it in any longer.

After all, although a person can deceive himself for a period of time, he cannot deceive himself for a lifetime!

Faced with the cruel reality, Ikaros had to admit that he had indeed spent the very precious fifty distortion points to buy a pair of stockings that would only be used in shivering scenes.

Even the target of these stockings is oneself.

What is this?

Did you spend fifty distortion points to buy yourself a toy?

Do you expect to wear it in the future, then add cat decorations, and finally dress yourself up, and then send yourself to the big beds of the female characters you have slept with in the simulation to serve them?

Ha ha!

It's definitely possible to destroy it!

She, Ekaros, can clearly distinguish between reality and simulation!

How is it possible to care too much about the characters in a simulation?

As for... Theresa...

All I can say is that this is a special case, and it won’t happen again.

"Oh... Never mind. I can't just throw this thing away. Never mind. Just think of it as buying myself a pair of high-tech stockings that will never get damaged and can automatically deodorize. After all, it's a good thing that I don't have to buy stockings in the future. It can save a lot of money, hehe..."

With a sigh, Ikaros gathered his scattered thoughts, and finally looked at the crystal clear white stockings hanging on his feet that had not yet been pulled up, and finally reluctantly gave himself a reason to accept it.

After all, I bought this pair of stockings accidentally without paying attention, so I can't blame the system or others.

What else could Ikaros do but accept it?

Instead of wasting time trying to find a way to vent his inner dissatisfaction and anger with this pair of non-refundable stockings, Ekalos felt that it was more in line with his personality to make the best use of it.

And then... there is this flower.

"Blood-stained white Lycoris? I don't know what qualifications you have to be sold for 200 Distortion Points. I think you should give me some surprises."

Looking at the potted plants on his desk, Ikaros whispered to himself, then after putting on his stockings, he approached the bunch of Lycoris radiata that was dyed bright red without a trace of white and began to study it carefully.

To be honest, there was nothing special about this Lycoris radiata that gave Ikaros the feeling that it was nothing special, except that it looked brighter and was obviously well taken care of.

Ikaros didn't even smell the slightest scent of blood from this flower.

Only the faint, refreshing floral fragrance lingers for a long time, existing eternally like the flowers that shouldn't bloom in this season. It seems that there is nothing special about it other than this point.

Ekaros, who had been observing and studying this flower for a long time, still couldn't figure out what it was in the end. He just felt that this flower was very beautiful and a very good decoration.

As for any other feelings, there is no more.

There is no special attraction or anything strange.

Some of it is just a good feeling in terms of vision and smell.

But that's it.

"Perhaps, I should taste this petal a little bit?"

Stroking his smooth chin, Ikaros looked at the Lycoris radiata in front of him and the introduction in the system mall, and couldn't help but think of this method.

However... this thought only flashed through his mind for a moment before Ekaros instinctively rejected it.

After all, the description says that whether you eat the petals of this product or continue to raise this Lycoris radiata, you can get a surprise in the end.

So compared to taking risks without understanding this product.

Ekalos thought that continuing to grow this potted plant might be the best option.

Anyway, Ikaros is not in a hurry to gain power now, so slowly studying this potted plant is actually the best choice.

As Ekalos studied the various commodities exchanged from the system mall, time gradually drew to a close until lunch time.

There was a knock on Icarus' bedroom door, and Arturo's call and invitation to have dinner together came from outside the house.

Ikaros also stopped studying the Tie Sword and put it back into the system space. Then he walked out of his bedroom with a smile, and went to the cafeteria of the Tower of Babel with Arturo and Luciana who followed closely behind, to prepare for lunch.

However, Ikaros didn't notice.

When she left her room.

Originally it was just an ordinary Lycoris radiata flower, but suddenly tentacles with a faint glow spread out from the corners of the petals. A beast eye the size of a normal human eyeball slowly opened from the bud, looking at the background of Ekalos leaving with curiosity and attachment.

And everything he saw was transmitted silently to a network called the Swarm.

And the next moment, the large crowd far away in the sky began to boil again.

……

"That's weird. Was there something peeking at me when I came out of the bedroom just now?"

Walking on the road to the cafeteria of the Tower of Babel, Ikaros recalled the slight sense of weirdness he had felt when he left his bedroom earlier, and couldn't help but frowning and muttering.

"What's wrong? Ikaros, you seem to be in distress."

Arturo looked at the sister who was chatting and laughing with him beside him, and suddenly lowered her head in deep thought before reaching the cafeteria, and subconsciously asked with concern.

Ikaros was naturally very happy about the concern of her childhood sweetheart, but she recalled that she had never left her bedroom since she entered it, and it was impossible for anyone to enter during that time, so it shouldn't be possible for her to feel like she was being voyeurized.

When I think about this period of time, I always feel like someone is keeping an eye on me.

In the end, Ikaros thought it was just her illusion. Not wanting to make her good friend worry about her, she decided not to tell her about this matter.

So, after thinking about his words for a while, Ekaros shook his head and said with a smile:

"I'm fine Arturo, I'm just thinking about what to eat for lunch today. I don't know if the food at Babel Tower will suit our appetite."

"I see... By the way, mother, have you talked with Her Highness Theresa? What kind of person do you think she is?"

Arturo looked into Icarus's clear golden eyes, and after confirming that he was not lying or hiding anything, she believed what he said, and then looked at her mother beside her with some curiosity.

"Hmm? What's the matter? Are you curious about that prince?"

Luciana, who was organizing her notes, was stunned for a moment after hearing her daughter's words. She then put away her notes and looked at Arturo strangely.

Arturo felt somewhat uncomfortable with his mother's strange look, so he frowned and admitted:

"Yes, I am indeed very interested in the current Demon King of the Sarkaz. Is there any problem with that, Mother?"

"Ah...hahaha, there must be no problem. I just feel that your behavior today, Arturo, is a little beyond my understanding. After all, you are the type of person who would not care about anything else as long as Ekalos is by your side. I didn't expect that you would actually think about Theresa's affairs today. It's really rare..."

He was slightly frightened by his daughter's sudden change in demeanor and tone.

Luciana then retracted her strange look and explained with a wry smile why she looked at him strangely.

After Luciana said this, Arturo instinctively looked at Icarus. After making sure that his childhood sweetheart still had a gentle smile on her face and even tilted her head towards him, she was not at all upset about this matter.

Arturo felt relieved for some reason, and then he said to his mother in a slightly softer tone:

"Mother, you don't have to worry about so much. Just tell me what kind of person Her Highness Theresa is."

As he spoke, Arturo's gaze fell on Ekaros again.

"Besides, Ikaros is also very concerned about the matter of His Highness, isn't he? You know, since landing on Rhodes Island, I have noticed that your distraction has increased significantly..."

Arturo said this with a hint of joking.

But there was actually some seriousness in her words.

After all, Ikaros had indeed become easily distracted since he entered the Tower of Babel.

The same thing happens when I'm alone.

Arturo was not stupid. From Ikaros's previous words and behavior, she actually guessed who caused Ikaros to behave like that.

The obvious answer is Theresa.

But now, after coming into contact with the doctor named Leanna.

Arturo felt that there was one more person who made Icarus start to become paranoid and uneasy.

That's the doctor.

However, due to the lack of reliable sources of intelligence, Arturo can only obtain information about Her Highness Theresa from his mother.

Let's see what it is about the other person that attracts Ikaros, and can make his childhood sweetheart, who usually only cares about people and music, fall into such a distracted state.

Although Arturo would not suspect any relationship between Icarus and Theresa because of this matter, she would not be jealous of the princess because of it.

But she still wanted to find out the whole story.

At least we should let Ekaros return to his normal state, right?

Arturo didn't want to see Ekalos looking absent-minded all day long as if he was thinking about something.

So she needed enough intelligence and then get an answer.

Facing her daughter's gaze, Luciana understood a lot of the emotions contained in it.

The blood bond allowed her to see more of Arturo's eyes and inner thoughts.

So Luciana no longer concealed anything and told everything she knew about Theresa.

He also objectively described what kind of existence Theresa was in his own eyes.

After hearing all this, Arturo gradually fell into deep thought, and inexplicably felt a sense of crisis.

However, during this period, they also arrived at the cafeteria of the Tower of Babel.

Therefore, continuing to think was put behind eating.

After all, how does that sentence go?

Now that things have come to this, let’s eat first.

After all, it was Ekalos who dragged Arturo to get food, and even if Arturo wanted to continue thinking about Theresa, he really couldn't refuse his childhood sweetheart.

Especially today, when she saw Ikaros wearing snow-white stockings under his hot pants, she had no way to refuse.

perhaps……

This is what is called friendship.

Chapter 169 Theresa: It's a familiar smell

Delicious food always makes people feel happy both physically and mentally.

But at the same time, bad food can also make people feel physically and mentally uncomfortable.

Especially for Arturo, who has always lived in the warm and comfortable environment of Lateran and grew up almost like a flower in a greenhouse.

The food she ate in the Tower of Babel at this moment could not be said to be bad. It could only be said that it had caused her, who was used to eating Ikaros's food, to feel physical disgust.

It’s not that the food at Babel was completely inedible.

Only compared to what Arturo normally eats and the dry food he carries with him.

The Babel-style Kazdel cuisine, which lacked any spices and had most of its ingredients somewhat similar to Kazdel's unique smoky flavor, was ultimately too raw for the young Rutland girl.

Anyway, Arturo said he couldn't eat it.

As for Ikaros and Luciana, they had no opinion on this. After all, the former had lived in Kazdel when he was a child, so he naturally knew what Kazdel's food tasted like and had already expected it.

As a war correspondent, the latter had long been accustomed to the harsh environment and food.

Although Arturo found the food at the Tower of Babel hard to swallow, she gritted her teeth and persevered after seeing how her mother and childhood sweetheart behaved. She ate everything even with a frown.

But his expression obviously looked a little unhappy.

After all, it's really unique that one can make good food taste worse than compressed biscuits.

W, who was arranged to have a physical examination and had just returned to the girls, said that she was emotionally stable. She had eaten cockroaches and rats, and having a meal was enough for her.