I... I can feel it now!

!~Ding~!

[Achieved Compatibility: 97%↑]

The mist that clung to my body like a second skin slowly started to lift, dissipating in thin, ghostly tendrils. My neck came into view, followed by half of my upper body, as if I were emerging from an unseen fog... finally free.

I found myself staring at Ether—or rather, the version of me that existed in the past.

The moment Xara and Delphine left the house, Velc, seething with rage and humiliation from his earlier beating, turned his fury toward Ether. His eyes burned with hatred as he stormed over, his hands trembling with pent-up aggression.

He struck him, unleashing his fury.

"Because of you!"

Slap!

"Because of you, I lost my wife!!"

Slap!!

Thud!

My past self, Ether, crumpled to the floor under the relentless blows, his body weak and unresisting.