In a small room adorned with flowers and filled with all kinds of books, there lay a medium-sized silver bed, embroidered with colorful beads and miniature flowers on its sheets.

A short, brunette girl, about 153 cm tall, with white hair and hazel eyes, sat on this bed, holding a small phone in her hands and typing a message to someone.

"Alright, and where are you now?" the girl wrote and quickly sent the message.

"I am in a city called Dawn Dew," came a swift reply.

Another message arrived shortly after, saying, "Hana, where are you now?"

The girl named Hana responded, "I am in a city called Sunset."

"And where are you, Sally?" Two messages arrived at the same time.

"I am in a strange forest; I don't know where it is, although I found help to get out," Sally replied.

"Alright, we need to meet soon," the girls answered.

"Okay, bye for now, and don't ask about my brother, understood?" Sally said before ending the call.

"I don't know why this girl dislikes anyone contacting her brother. Is he some kind of angel?" Amy wrote.

"Jealous, it's funny that he's her brother," Hana said in shock and then added, "Delete the message now, Amy."

(Three hours earlier)

Sally carefully opened the box and found a strangely shaped helmet without any wires.

She lay on the bed, put the helmet on her head, and pressed the button for a long time.

Everything around her vanished, and she lost consciousness. When she woke up, she found herself near a glass cage, and as she tried to say anything, the glass broke, revealing a strange-looking woman.

"Welcome to our world, young lady. Now, place your hand on this crystal."

The woman took out a crystal and handed it to Sally.

A comforting golden light appeared, revealing her status.

<<

Name: Sally.

Gender: Female.

Age: 16.

Abilities:

Golden Eye, Vital.

Moon Empress, Imperial.

Bloodlines:

Imprisoned Emperor's Bloodline, Reformer.

>>

Just as it happened with Leo, the woman was surprised by Sally's status and then sent her away.

Sally found herself in a strange forest, and in front of her was a tree with a golden apple glowing in golden light.

Sally began exploring and picked the strange apple.

<<

Elemental Genie, Royal Grade, wishes to bond with you. Do you accept?

Yes/No.

>>

Sally pressed "Yes," and a strange golden light appeared before her, penetrating her head.

The light took shape and eventually formed a small boy, about 3 or 4 years old.

"Hello, my lady. My name is Milo. Nice to meet you."

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"Why are you calling me 'lady'?" Sally asked skeptically.

"My name is Milo. I came from the golden apple. I am here to assist you in climbing the ranks to the top."

Sally patted his head and lightly asked, "Is there a way to hide you?"

Being a smart girl, Sally knew that this couldn't just be luck, and she noticed that this little genie could threaten her life if he remained visible.

Milo transformed into a hair ribbon and tied himself to her hair, then said, "This is one way to hide me."

He transformed into a very small child, the size of a human hand, and lay on her hair, saying as he flapped his wings, "This is one of the strange ways."

"Alright, where am I?" Sally asked.

"You are in the Moon Trial," Milo said. "Your goal is to use the Golden Eye to find 30 apples I will randomly throw."

Milo flew and grabbed thirty apples, throwing them randomly.

<<

Quest:

Find the apples, 0/30.

Rank: Black.

Description: In the Moon Trial, the Elemental Genie, the Elemental Spirit, asked you to find 30 apples with the help of the Golden Eye.

Time limit: 6 hours.

Rewards: Upgrade Golden Eye, Milo's admiration, Information about the world, 20 copper coins.

Penalty for failure: None.

>>

"What?" Sally was shocked by this quest.

"How do I use any skill?" Sally asked.

"To activate a skill, you need to focus on it. Skills are usually within a body part, a monster crystal, a trainee's heart, or a skill book. You will find a set of small runes; try to analyze them. First, I need to teach you the basic rune."

Milo taught Sally the basic rune letters and then said to her, "This skill is of the Vital Grade, which means it's a higher rank than the Legendary Grade, and thus, its rune is complex. I will give you the basic words that form the rune; you need to read them to activate the words. They will be very weak compared to even the first rank, but when you break down the rune to its origin, it will be stronger. The words are:

Samaroosa Barana Estonajakamara

Sally said these words, and then her vision became clear. The barriers of the trees did not block her, nor did the animals' bodies. Quickly, she found 30 apples and picked them after 3 hours.

<<

Quest completed.

Apples collected, 30/30.

Rewards:

Upgrade Golden Eye.

Milo's admiration and respect.

Information about the world.

20 copper coins.

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She logged out, but before that, she noticed something.

"The system is Illusory, only for players, in this world?"

"What does this mean? No shop, no map, not even settings. It's as if the system should have been real," Sally thought before logging out.