Arriving at the venue of the Astra Control class, Asher stood before a towering double door that loomed like the guardian of some ancient, galaxy-shaking secret sealed within the chamber it protected.
'In novels I've read, the protagonist usually arrives late, leaving an impression on the teacher and fellow students,' Asher thought with a faint, amused smile curling his lips.
'Yet here I am, punctual. Even with a system at my side, if this truly were a story I had reincarnated into, a novel unfamiliar to me, I might very well end up as nothing more than an extra.'
The smile vanished, his face smoothing into an unreadable mask. With deliberate calm, without extending his hand he activated his Astra Control. Space shifted subtly, and the double doors swung open before him with a deep groan. Without hesitation, he stepped inside.
