"Hmm."
The Goddess closed his system panel with a casual flick of her wrist, the entire interface collapsing back into nothing as she folded her arms and regarded him with a long, evaluating look.
"You have grown further than I expected," she said, her tone carrying a mix of genuine approval and mild curiosity. "Your combat instincts are sharp, your mana control is well above average for a second ring, and the fragment has bonded to you far more deeply than it ever did with any of my previous descendants."
He blinked, not entirely sure how to respond to a compliment from a dead goddess who had just casually rifled through his entire system like it was a magazine in a waiting room.
"But," she continued, tilting her head as her pupils rotated slowly. "Why do you only have one summon?"
"What?"
"One summon," she repeated, holding up a single finger like the visual aid would somehow clarify the issue.
