The duration of the relic's effect depended on how much of the apple was eaten. Generally speaking, eating an entire [Cream Apple] granted twenty-four hours of "Milk Time."
As for the relic losing control, the entire apple had to be planted in soil. After forty-eight hours, an unknown life form resembling a dairy cow and possessing "Milk Magic" would grow where it had been planted. Once killed, it would irreversibly transform all liquids within a certain range into milk.
Even among Poet Level relics, this apple belonged to the least hazardous category. The Saint Byron's containment report Shade had read merely warned against eating the whole apple; consuming a small amount was harmless. That alone spoke volumes about the relic's danger level.
"Want to try it? I remember you've never drunk milk. You only drink goat milk."
Shade asked Little Mia, but the cat remained unmoved. She seemed uninterested in strangely flavored fruit.
Thus, ten minutes later, beneath the bright sun of the Unicorn Habitat, Ellie accepted the "Magical Apple" Shade handed her with a delighted expression. Like Shade and Little Mia before her, she sniffed the apple, but she did not frown at its lack of an apple scent.
"Winnie! Collection!"
She meant for Winnie to store it away. Most of the special apple rewards Ellie had received recently for helping The Church as a Chosen One with "Infinite Snake" and "Before the Doomsday" were kept in Winnie's Ice and Snow Castle. She probably liked the feeling of seeing an entire room filled with apples.
"Shade! Thank you!"
As she spoke, Ellie rose onto her toes and kissed Shade's cheek as repayment. Emilia, who had arrived to meet them while yawning, happened to see it.
"Ellie, didn't I tell you? Human young ladies don't do that so casually!"
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