Volume IV - Chapter 40: Newly Awakened Seer

My eyes flickered, and as the rhythmic ticking of a clock echoed in my ears, I noticed a source of light hitting my face and tried to turn my face away from the light.

However, I paused when I realized the hardness of the ground I was lying on, then opened my eyes and realized I was really on the floor.

"Ah..."

Memories suddenly filled my mind. The pain, the flame that burned my heart, the sphere with cracks in it, and... notifications.

I slowly sat up and looked at the clock.

My class would be in the fourth lesson in a few minutes.

I sighed deeply, stood up, and saw that I was not in any pain whatsoever. In fact, I felt even better than before, as if I had been reborn.

I stood in front of the mirror, my clothes were stained with sweat stains and they smelled. My hair was disheveled and my eyes were... the same. It didn't look like much had changed.

I threw myself down on my couch, closed my eyes, and thought.