"Why are you reacting like this, Maxime?" asked Ernest, his tone tinged with concern.
Maxime gasped slightly, brought back to reality by his friend's question. He turned his head and saw Ernest and Laura staring at him with a mixture of curiosity and concern. But even as he met their gazes, his mind remained cluttered with questions.
"Henry, Ultia, can you practice the breathing method and tell me if there are any changes?"
The two young apprentice knights awoke too, being busy feeling the changes deep in their genes.
"Yes, of course!"
The two then began to make a few slow movements, then speeding up suddenly before gradually slowing down again.
Their breathing was also strange, obviously quite different from that of an ordinary person.