Chapter 10
Jae-Hyeok’s body felt as light as a cloud when he opened his eyes the next morning. That was nothing unusual—thanks to his tempered body and mind, Jae-Hyeok recovered with little sleep. Sleeping for four hours on average was enough.
Still, today he felt especially light and energetic. He even felt stronger than usual—it seemed that he’d have to increase the body weights he usually wore.
Jae-Hyeok immediately realized what was going on. My stats increased again.
Last night on the hill, he’d realized that his Strength had improved. The improvement was only at the level of his sword cuts becoming slightly sharper, and if Jae-Hyeok weren’t so sensitive, he wouldn’t have even noticed the small change. Nonetheless, he’d been elated by his growth.
Examining himself now, it was clear that his stats had gone up again. But it wasn’t just one. All of his stats had improved at some point. He’d been exhausted after his training last night, so he hadn’t immediately noticed.
The non-awakened were inconvenienced in many ways. Most of the information on their status window was locked, which was why Jae-Hyeok couldn’t hear the System’s messages or see his stat values.
Hmm. My body would’ve felt heavy if my stats hadn’t gone up, Jae-Hyeok reasoned. Last night's training had been intense, and it had gone on much longer than he’d realized.
After carefully sensing his physical state, Jae-Hyeok was pleased.
How long had it been since his stats had grown so quickly? The more Jae-Hyeok thought about it the happier he became. He was grateful that he was still in his growth phase.
After washing up, the road to the cafeteria felt like walking on a path of clouds.
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