Stepping out of the bathroom, Annie glanced at Ethan Walters with a stoic expression.
She resembled a soldier awaiting orders.
Then, unexpectedly, Ethan grabbed her palm and led her back to the bathroom.
"Remember to blow-dry your hair after washing it, or you'll get water everywhere and end up with a headache."
"Here, this is a hair dryer... Never mind, I'll help you."
With that, Ethan plugged in the hair dryer and skillfully began drying Annie's hair.
Annie was a bit bewildered, not understanding how things had turned out this way.
The young man behind her gently lifted her hair.
He carefully combed it, making it soft and smooth.
Throughout the process, he used the hair dryer to gradually dry her hair.
When Annie snapped out of her daze, her blonde hair was shinier and smoother than ever.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Annie blinked.
A peculiar emotion arose within her heart.
It was an emotion that would never have appeared in her heart in her original world.
And if it did, it would have been suppressed by her duties and other concerns.
Lost in thought, Annie felt Ethan ruffle her hair.
"Alright, time to rest," he said.
Annie looked at Ethan through the mirror, feeling a swirl of emotions inside.
Ethan, oblivious to Annie's mixed feelings, noticed something odd about her behavior.
Hmm... her actions seemed a bit awkward.
Ethan's gaze landed on Annie's chest, realizing her predicament.
There was a lack of support.
Hence, her awkwardness...
However, there was nothing they could do about it.
Ethan didn't have any bras at home.
Borrowing one from Eri next door was an option...
But, that kind of thing.
Well, it was best to put it off for now.
Annie might not even fit Eri's size.
Though Eri was a year or two older, her development was, unfortunately, lacking.
And her future prospects didn't look optimistic either.
After all, Mrs. Spencer's genetics were... well, let's just say Eri might not have much room for growth.
Cough, cough.
Annie, noticing Ethan's gaze, suddenly recalled the scenes she had witnessed upon waking up twice.
Her emotions suddenly became clear and singular.
Turning around and crossing her arms, Annie looked coldly at Ethan.
Then...
"I apologize for any inconvenience; I'll take you shopping tomorrow."
Hearing Ethan's words, Annie froze in place.
Really?
The usually reserved Annie returned to her tidy room, slightly dazed.
Lying on the soft bed, Annie gazed at the ceiling.
"Sure enough, no matter how many times I look at it, it still feels unreal."
Annie expected to lose sleep.
However, once she lay down, she quickly drifted into a deep slumber.
Perhaps finally relieved of her burdens, Annie wore a beautiful smile in her sleep.
Meanwhile, Ethan opened the system panel.
He had one third-level draw still unused.
Now was the time!
A turntable with three levels of the lottery appeared on the system panel.
In terms of probability, it was only slightly better than the novice pool.
The probability of gold was five percent.
Red was still not available.
From this perspective, the novice ten-pull offered by the system was quite generous.
That's roughly a draw between level two and level three.
But taking Annie in had won him a third-level lottery.
Using the draw chance, a meteor streaked across the panel.
Ethan's eyes widened instantly.
"A golden draw! I'm truly lucky!"
With a 5% chance, a golden legend had appeared!
"Acquired reward gold: The Code of Absolute Contract for the Contained."
A golden law code appeared in Ethan's hand.
The moment Ethan grasped it, he understood the characteristics of the contained object.
Absolute Code of Contract.
A contract entered into within the Code is absolute.
The code will forcefully restrain the person who signed the contract, using the soul as a link to require the signer to fulfill the agreement.
Unless the target possesses supreme divinity, as long as a contract is signed, they will undoubtedly be bound by it.
Ethan nodded in satisfaction.
With the Absolute Contract Code, recruiting people in the future would be much easier.
There was no need to worry about subordinates turning against him.
Without hesitation, Ethan drafted an unfair treaty in the Absolute Contract Code.
After thorough consideration and revision, Ethan ensured there were no loopholes to exploit in the treaty.
Only then did he put away the law code with satisfaction.
"I'll have Annie sign it tomorrow morning."
Ethan smiled mischievously.
At that moment, the moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating Ethan.
Suddenly, steam rose from Ethan's palm.
Ethan froze for a moment, then realized.
His palm had been scratched when he grabbed Annie's ring.
Now, the wound was quickly healing.
It was the black light virus that had devoured the gene of the giants' power and evolved resilience.
After kissing Annie earlier, Ethan had only gained her memories and hadn't felt any special power.
He had thought that the power of giants couldn't be obtained through genes.
It turned out he was missing a trigger condition.
Speaking of which, ordinary giants needed sunlight to function; they couldn't move at night.
So... giants were actually a product of photosynthesis?
Ethan wasn't sure.
However, after receiving the moonlight, he felt more power surging through him.
Moonlight is reflected sunlight.
At that moment, Ethan felt like a phone being charged, with various functions gradually normalizing.
All aspects of his strength and speed improved.
His resilience became somewhat exaggerated.
At the same time, Ethan mastered the ability called hardening.
He could transform parts of his body into extremely hard crystal material.
It could be said that Ethan was now a human-shaped giant.
Feeling the strength within, Ethan nodded in satisfaction.
Great!
The black light virus was indeed remarkable.
As for the ability to transform into a giant, Ethan could do it, but it wasn't necessary.
His current physique was much stronger than that of a giant.
The night passed uneventfully.
The next morning, Annie opened her eyes.
Looking at the unfamiliar environment, she instantly stood up, assuming a defensive stance.
After a moment, Annie recalled what had happened.
Her raised arm dropped again.
Sitting down on the bed, Annie gazed blankly at the exquisite room.
She had easily fallen asleep in such a strange place yesterday.
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