I couldn't believe I was still alive.
『 So, how does it feel to temporarily visit the afterlife? 』
I chuckled, the sound coming out bitter. "It sucks. I really don't want to go back there if possible."
My body felt different. Wrong, but also right in ways I couldn't quite articulate.
I knew everything Thaumanthus had done while piloting my vessel—every calculation, every decision, every modification. The knowledge sat in my mind like a carefully organized file cabinet, accessible but separate from my own experiences.
Still, knowing about it intellectually and actually experiencing it were two different things entirely.
I flexed my fingers, feeling a massive increase in strength brimming beneath my skin. The enhanced durability made my flesh feel almost foreign, like I was wearing someone else's body.
