Chapter 48: Worth (1)

After another exhausting night with Esmeralda, Argider collapsed onto the bed beside the sleeping empress, utterly drained.

She could hardly believe it. This was her life now—living as the vessel, caught in a web of obligations and strange rituals. And the worst part? She had handed the power over to the insufferable narcissist.

— [New Notification]

— [Status Updates]

— [Open? Y/N]

With a heavy sigh, she reluctantly pressed "yes," and the system interface popped up, sliding across her vision. As she read through the details, her eyes widened in disbelief.

This couldn't be real. Her personality traits had soared to level four, all from those nights with her main wife.

One more level and she'd unlock stage two of her personality development—cognitive, psychosocial, and all the aspects that came with it.