Real life!?

Yel looked at the global messages. He didn't expect that this would unlock a feature for all players.

Ding! The reward for being the first to complete a Talent level-up: Title [Pioneer]

Ding! The reward for being the first to unlock Spirit Energy: Title [Spirit Master]

[Pioneer]

The first to complete Talent level-up.

Buffs from all titles exist at the same time.

[Spirit Master] (Unique)

The first to grasp onto Spirit Energy.

Spirit Energy gathering speed +50%.

Yel opened his mouth. Pioneer title was overpowered — it gave Yel multiple title slots whereas other players only have one. Yel noticed it wasn't "Unique".

It meant that the Pioneer title could be achieved by other players through other feats. Yel assumed it had to be a first at something game-changing.

Then Yel noticed Spirit Energy gathering speed. Speed, something his talent increased. Could the gathering speed be increased as well?

Before Yel had the chance to test it, a system message popped up.

[Protective Sign-Out will proceed in 30 seconds]

Following this, Timon said, "Your aura is fading, I'll see you soon!"

He waved and left.

Protective Sign-Out? Yel was bewildered. What kind of game had this feature?

[Protective Sign-Out occurs after 6 hours of continuous gaming]

What's the point of that? Yel screamed internally as he was logged out.

He was back in reality. He felt that his capsule was already open.

Yel opened his eyes and then felt sick.

Everything was moving at a snail's pace, and a terrible headache struck his head.

He felt intense nausea and started vomiting on the side of the capsule. He felt judgmental looks around him, but he was too nauseated and sick to care.

He sensed with his remaining conscience that a teacher walked into the room. "Give him time to recover." He heard.

Then he collapsed into darkness.

…

When he gained conscience again, he was in the school nursery. When he opened his eyes, he was still seeing the world in slow motion, but not as nauseous and the headache subsided.

Then his eyes widened. This was the feeling he had when he was in Awaken with his talent!

He tried to control the speed just like he does in Awaken, and to his surprise, it worked.

The world quickened up and started moving at a normal pace. It was then he also noticed the familiar green particles in the air that were calling to him. Although it was a little less dense than the ones in Awaken, they were actually there.

He sat up and crossed his legs. Closing his eyes, he felt the familiar flow of energy inside of him. Spirit Energy!

Yel directed the energy around his vein according to the path Timon showed him. He felt amazed. His Spirit Energy was growing at a magnificent rate!

Energy naturally occurring in the air flowed into his veins and joined his own energy, which strengthened by the second.

He was cultivating in real life!

However, the rate of his Spirit Energy growing was a little too fast. Yel didn't think it was normal to densify energy at his rate, so he related it to his talent.

Yel was bewildered. So far, he has brought his talent and Spirit Energy into real life. He was unsure about his skills and other things, but they were likely to be available to him as well.

Yel opened his eyes and looked around him. He saw Jill sitting on the bed next to him.

"You finally woke up," Jill yawned. "It's kinda boring."

"Hi," Yel said. "How did you end up in here."

"Same as you duh," Jill rolled her eyes. "Headache and seeing things."

"There's Spirit Energy in my body right now?!" Jill then whispered.

Yel nodded. "Yeah, that's me as well."

"So you passed the test?"

"Yuh. It was simple, just stare at particles all day long."

"What element?"

"Dark. It was really chilly and creepy. You?"

"Wind. Free and wild like the wind~"

Jill cringed. "We can take our skills from the game to real life, so what are we going to do with it?"

"I don't know, all I know is that the world will change."

"Let's get out of here first," Yel suggested.