Chapter 41: Useless Strength
[22 years old. You reached 98% of the Vital Purification stage. But your mind wasn’t focused on that. Instead, it was fixated on the problem you had finally managed to narrow down.]
[It was your blood. There was something wrong with it — something missing. But you couldn’t grasp the crux of the issue more specifically.]
[This discovery drove you to the brink of madness. Even then, your training continued.]
[One month later, you finally reached 100% in the Vital Purification stage — but you were unable to advance any further.]
[With the only available path to strength you have, now seemingly cut off, you chose to approach things more logically. You gathered Selena and Lilith once more.]
[You explained your situation, then directly asked them what the problem was. Both remained silent, wearing guilty expressions, offering no answer.]
[Their silence, combined with their behavior, pushed you further toward irritation. And you demanded an answer.]
[But in the end, all they said was that they would try to find a solution.]
[You were on the verge of exploding at such a vague response. But in the end, you held yourself back... and simply left.]
[You returned home, prepared yourself, and then departed — to Italy.]
[You arrived in Florence and began searching for anything abnormal happening there.]
[It didn’t take long. You discovered a series of disappearances that had occurred recently in a certain area. You couldn’t help but grow suspicious — convinced that this might be your target.]