In the dim light of dawn, Orion watched the vast metropolis from the top floor of the hotel, still naked and lost in thought. His recent conversation with Selene had unearthed deep feelings, revealing gaps in his new reality.
"System... I... feel like I've lost something, but I don't know what," he muttered softly, as if afraid the answer might be too frightening.
『DING』
『Owner, when you gain something, you inevitably lose something else. This is the law of immutable balance. It has applied since your first wish, when you acquired the Primordial System.』
Orion frowned, rummaging through old memories. "My first wish... The wish to be the strongest," he whispered, as if he had rediscovered a forgotten part of himself.
『Correct.』
