Chapter 785 - 122 - Awakening And The True Reunion (1)
An ability awakens when a person reaches a certain age—a turning point etched into the flow of life itself—and that age is when they turn eighteen.
And the moment they reach that milestone, it just... happens.
No one truly understands why awakening always falls at that particular age, or why sometimes it sparks just a bit earlier or even later. All I knew, and all anyone knew, was that it never failed. If, by cruel chance, someone didn’t awaken during that brief, fated window, they’d be forever branded as skillless and that was a mark heavier than chains.
Right now, even though it was still two months before Selene would officially turn eighteen, her ability had awoken.
"S-Sis...?" Her voice wavered, soft and unsure, as she spoke. "I-I can see through your clothes..."
My heart skipped, and I felt my cheeks burn. "W-Wait—what?! You’re looking at me through my clothes?!" The words tumbled out of my mouth before I could stop them.
"Y-You’re... quite lewd down there... sis..." Selene stammered, her face turning crimson as she quickly looked away, unable to meet my gaze.
"H-Hey! Don’t stare at me like that!" I snapped back, my embarrassment rising like a tide.
"I-It’s not like I can control it!" she protested, flustered. "I-I just can’t seem to turn it off yet..."
My mind was racing, caught between shock and worry. "W-What kind of ability did you get, anyway?" I finally managed to ask, trying to keep my voice steady.
"Well, I think it’s something like X-Ray vision. I don’t really know what the exact name is, but it sounded really cool," she explained, still avoiding eye contact. "I think what it does is let me see through people’s clothes. W-Wait... does that mean I could see through Leon’s clothes too?! Fufufufu~! I wonder how big he is down there! You’re curious too, aren’t you, sis?"
Blood rushed to my face. But it wasn’t because of the question itself—or because I might be curious. No. It was because I had already seen it. And not just seen it. I had touched it, felt its weight and heat, and we’d done things... things that should have been reserved for lovers alone.