Chapter 43: Rune Compatibility and Resonance.
The soft glow of the evolution chamber dimmed behind him as Ren returned to his dorm, footsteps light and quiet.
A day had passed with nothing particularly explosive—just a calm routine of classes, training, and weaving practice.
He’d trained his body during the day and pushed his skills by evolving muscle memory or instincts in the evolution chamber through the night, steadily growing more in tune with his weaver instincts and kusarigama skill level.
But now, the room was still. Lia had gone to the training hall for a late-night training session again, and for once, Ren found himself completely alone.
He flopped onto the couch with a soft sigh, eyes drifting over to the book resting on his lap. Rune Compatibility and Control: Volume I.
A mouthful of a title, but the knowledge inside was anything but dull. Lia had spent her last points on it, and honestly, it might’ve been the best gift he’d ever received—aside from his second life, of course.
As his fingers turned the final page, a shiver of excitement ran down his spine.
"This is insane..." he muttered under his breath, eyes gleaming.
For once, he almost wished he’d gone to a Carver Academy instead. Not that he regretted weaving, never that.
But the depth, the complexity, the pure strategy behind rune mastery was dazzling. It wasn’t just slapping a rune on your body and punching harder.
No. It was an art form. And this final Chapter? It was a game-changer.