Spiritual Energy Sink

While Ves wanted to celebrate his new gains even further, he had better things to do with his time.

"I have to keep moving forward." Ves patted his cheeks as if to arouse himself from his excessive gloating. "Indulging in celebration before the race is over is a cardinal sin!"

Recognizing his small successes raised his morale and strengthened his motivation. Yet they seemed trivial compared to the daunting challenges he faced in the future.

He was nowhere close to fulfilling any of his major goals!

Once he fully reined in his excitement and sobered himself up, he began to take stock of his current agenda.

Soon, he and his followers would depart to Cinach XIII, where he planned to enter a hidden marketplace set up by the mysterious Circle of Mota.

There, Ves hoped to find a customer for his Devil Tiger. As a masterwork mech, there was no way for his tiger mech to remain obscure!