Chapter 48: Tangled Bonds in the Void.
The familiar chime of the system's interface hummed in his mind, like a cool, mechanical presence that grounded him amidst the chaos of his emotions.
«[Atta boy, I was wondering when you'd finally get up!]» the system spoke up, its tone carrying a faint trace of smugness.
«[You surely don't waste time in asking questions...]»
«[Before I answer, let me first congratulate you on successfully unlocking forty percent of my functions!]»
«[Didn't think you'd reach this level of progress so soon]»
«[Your speed is commendable. As for your current situation, you have been unconscious for nearly nine days.]»
«[ Had you been forcibly returned to your original world in such a state, it would have caused significant alarm amongst the Serinerian tribe, who have been vigilantly watching over you ever since you returned to the tribe in a mess.]»
«[You should've seen how worried those people were, they actually thought you weren't going to make it]»
