The awakening ceremony continued, but Lucas barely paid attention.
His mind was focused on the two abilities now displayed in front of him.
BOOST BREAKER
Rank: F
Current Abilities:
1.
Basic Enhancement
Temporarily increases one physical attribute.
2.
Break Limit
Allows Lucas to temporarily push his body beyond its normal limits.
3.
Quest System
Provides quests that can unlock new abilities and increase the rank of Boost Breaker.
TIME MANIPULATION
Rank: ???
Status: Sealed
Lucas closed the status window.
These were the abilities he had been given at the beginning.
Boost Breaker was almost exactly how he remembered it.
Almost.
In his previous life, he had spent years figuring out how it worked.
This time, he already knew.
Basic Enhancement was simple.
Lucas could increase one physical attribute at a time.
Strength.
Speed.
Defense.
Endurance.
His body couldn’t handle a massive increase yet, but even a small boost would give him an advantage over another F-Rank Awakener.
Break Limit was more interesting.
It allowed him to temporarily push his physical capabilities beyond what his body could normally handle.
The problem was that using it too much would exhaust him.
At his current level, he could only use it for a short period.
Still, Lucas knew how valuable it could become.
The final function was the most important.
The Quest System.
That was how Boost Breaker grew.
Lucas looked at the floating window again.
[BOOST BREAKER]
[Rank: F]
[Abilities]
[Basic Enhancement — Unlocked]
[Break Limit — Unlocked]
[Quest System — Unlocked]
[Locked Abilities: 3]
[Rank-Up Requirement: Complete Special Quest]
Lucas smiled.
Three locked abilities.
That meant there were still things he could unlock before even reaching E-Rank.
But he wasn’t going to rush blindly.
A new window appeared.
[QUEST AVAILABLE]
[First Step]
Objective:
Reach E-Rank.
Additional Objective:
Complete one official Awakener mission.
Reward:
Boost Breaker Rank Upgrade.
Bonus Reward:
New Ability.
Failure Penalty:
None.
Lucas read the quest twice.
Reach E-Rank.
That part was expected.
The second objective was more interesting.
Complete an official Awakener mission.
That meant he couldn’t simply train in his room and expect the system to give him everything.
He needed actual experience.
Lucas wasn’t disappointed.
He had expected something like this.
The world was only beginning to change.
Awakeners were still being organized.
Guilds were still developing.
The dungeon system wasn’t nearly as advanced as it would become later.
This was actually an advantage.
The competition was much lower.
Lucas dismissed the window.
The ceremony finally ended several hours later.
Students poured out of the building.
Some were celebrating.
Others looked disappointed.
A few had already begun discussing which guilds they wanted to join.
Lucas walked through the crowd quietly.
He wasn’t interested in joining a guild yet.
He needed to understand his current abilities first.
There was no point rushing into dangerous situations with an F-Rank body.
Once he reached E-Rank, everything would become easier.
Lucas returned home that afternoon.
He went straight to his room and closed the door.
He sat on the edge of his bed.
“Let’s test it.”
Lucas opened his status.
[BOOST BREAKER]
[Rank: F]
[Basic Enhancement]
[Select Attribute]
Lucas selected Strength.
A faint sensation spread through his body.
His muscles tightened.
His breathing changed.
The increase wasn’t enormous.
But Lucas could feel it.
He stood and walked toward his desk.
He grabbed it with one hand.
Normally, moving it would require both hands.
This time, he lifted it easily.
Lucas placed it back down.
“Not bad.”
He switched the enhancement to Speed.
His body immediately felt lighter.
His reactions sharpened.
Everything seemed slightly slower.
Lucas took a few steps across the room.
Then he stopped.
The ability wasn’t powerful enough to make him extraordinary yet.
But that wasn’t the point.
Boost Breaker was designed to grow.
The ability didn’t need to be overwhelming at F-Rank.
It only needed to give him an advantage.
Lucas activated Break Limit.
For a moment, his entire body tightened.
Power surged through his muscles.
His heartbeat increased.
The room suddenly felt smaller.
Lucas immediately deactivated it.
He exhaled.
“Too much.”
Even with his memories, his current body was still seventeen years old.
His mind had experience.
His body didn’t.
That was something he couldn’t ignore.
Lucas sat back down.
He opened the quest again.
[QUEST: FIRST STEP]
[Objective 1: Reach E-Rank]
[Objective 2: Complete one official Awakener mission]
[Current Progress]
[Rank: F]
[Official Missions: 0/1]
Lucas leaned back.
“An official mission.”
That meant he needed to register as an Awakener.
The government would provide every newly awakened person with a temporary identification card.
After registration, F-Rank Awakeners could participate in low-level missions under supervision.
Lucas remembered his first mission.
It had been simple.
A low-level dungeon.
Nothing particularly dangerous.
But that mission had changed his life.
It had given him his first real combat experience.
This time, he would approach it differently.
He wouldn’t underestimate anything.
Lucas opened his phone.
An announcement from the government had already been posted.
NEWLY AWAKENED REGISTRATION
All newly awakened individuals are required to report to their local Awakener Administration Office within seven days.
Lucas smiled.
There it was.
The first step.
He didn’t need to search for an opportunity.
The opportunity had already come to him.
Lucas grabbed his jacket.
Before leaving, he looked at his status one more time.
BOOST BREAKER — F-RANK
Basic Enhancement
Break Limit
Quest System
TIME MANIPULATION — SEALED
Lucas stared at the second ability.
He couldn’t use it yet.
That was fine.
There was something strangely reassuring about knowing it was there.
He had spent his entire first life believing he only had Boost Breaker.
Now he had something else.
Something completely unknown.
Lucas left his room.
His mother looked up.
“Going somewhere?”
“I need to register my Awakening.”
She nodded.
“Already?”
“There’s no reason to wait.”
Lucas walked outside.
The sun was beginning to set.
The city looked almost peaceful.
People were celebrating the new Awakeners.
But Lucas knew that this peaceful period wouldn’t last forever.
The world was changing.
The appearance of Awakeners was only the beginning.
Lucas walked toward the administration building.
He wasn’t trying to become the strongest person alive today.
He wasn’t trying to change history.
He was simply taking his first step.
And for the first time, the future belonged to him.
A notification appeared.
[QUEST UPDATED]
[Official Awakener Registration]
[Progress: 0%]
Lucas smiled.
“Let’s get started.”