Chapter 92/Epilogue
Ember blearily opened his eyes to find himself slouched on the couch. He tried to sit upright but found no strength to. More than that, his control over his body felt... odd.
He blinked. Mustering his strength, he rose, feeling an electrifying shock spasm through his bones and muscles. A dozen of his bones crackled with the movement, and Ember couldn't help but let out a whimper.
Before he could even fathom what had transpired, a system window expanded into his view helpfully.
[Congratulations! You have broken through a limit of your body. Your potential has been raised.]So there was a way to break through the bottleneck of thirty apertures without a class.[Mana Apertures: 30 → 36]
"I suppose this is the gift Dawn's aunt was talking about. But why does everything hurt so much?"
He wanted to ask that question but found the room empty, with no sign of either Dawn or her aunt. With careful footing, he carried on to the adjacent rooms. They were all neat and clean, but similarly vacant, as though nobody had ever resided in them recently.
How long was I unconscious?