Chapter 88: Gains
Asher couldn’t quite comprehend what had just taken place. Thalric had abruptly entered his room, launched an unprovoked attack on him, uttered a series of statements, ones Asher strongly suspected were rehearsed, and then stormed out in dramatic fashion.
’He didn’t even bother to close the door,’ Asher thought with mild sigh as he stepped down from the table and made his way toward the door to shut it himself.
’Is he going to turn into some sort of tsundere type brother now?’ Asher mused with a quiet chuckle. All his recollections of Thalric were derived from the memories of the original Asher. If he; Ethan had transmigrated earlier into this body, he certainly wouldn’t have allowed Thalric to speak to him in that manner.
But, regardless of whatever attitude Thalric had exhibited thus far, Asher had no intention of letting it influence his opinion. He had made a firm decision to judge everyone based on his own perceptions and thoughts, not through the inherited memories of another person.
He had encountered Thalric once before. Although the fool had been eager to exchange sharp words, Asher simply couldn’t be bothered.
He was utterly indifferent toward Thalric; if Thalric chose not to seek him out, then he too would not make any effort. However, should Thalric suddenly decide to act like a genuine, caring brother, perhaps Asher might consider reciprocating that sibling affection, if only marginally.
With a sigh, Asher allowed himself to collapse onto his bed, his back resting against the soft mattress, eyes staring blankly at the ceiling above. His thoughts were far away, drifting towards the memory of his True Awakening.
That experience had been unlike anything he had ever felt before. Even now, having returned home, he found it difficult, no, impossible, to forget it.
A subtle smile tugged at the corners of his lips as the sensations of that moment washed over him again. Deep within, if given the chance, he would willingly go through another True Awakening. The benefits he had gained from it were, quite frankly, extraordinary.
During the battle with the assassins, after he had teleported back to his position marker and fallen asleep for approximately an hour and a half, he had still managed to fight uninterrupted for two straight hours.