One Week Later.
Contrary to Ash's expectations, he did not fall into despair after hearing the news of Elysia's death.
The emotions he expected to feel such as rage, sadness, guilt, regret, and even self hatred only surfaced momentarily before fading away.
None of them managed to remain for long.
Because a single thing dominated all his negative feelings.
And that was...
Resolve.
The resolve to become stronger than anyone else.
He didn't know why, but after Henry left, he was overcome by a sudden sense of urgency, as though an invisible clock had begun ticking somewhere beyond his perception.
His instincts were constantly warning him, urging him to become stronger as quickly as possible, as though they sensed a danger that his conscious mind had yet to notice.
Thus, rather than dwelling on things he could no longer change, Ash threw himself completely into the ocean of knowledge Henry had left behind.
