The next day...
As Alex woke up in his bed, he walked towards the closet to change out of his pajamas into his school uniform.
Heading over to the bathroom, he quickly brushed his teeth, rinsed them, and washed his face with a towel.
Once freshened up, he froze as he stared into the mirror.
"Why did I wake up so early?"
There was no class to go to. There was no homework to do either, and no one needing him to cook breakfast early.
Nowhere to go.
Nothing to do.
"Maybe I should just go back to sleep."
As Alex headed back into his room, he fell onto the bed before closing his eyes. But the drowsiness never came back.
It was long gone.
"Maybe I should go meditate."
Sitting up, he quickly entered a meditative state. He pulled his mana through the tunnels over and over again.
Little to no progress.
His stars remained mostly dimmed out. Yet he kept going at it. This was the only thing left for him to do.
"Come on..."
