It had taken Sein nearly half a month to finally ascertain the normal breathing rate of Tourmaline, as well as its muscle vibration frequency when it entered a light sleep state.0

Sein dared not let Tourmaline fall into a “deep sleep”. Once it was fully asleep, waking it up would be challenging.0

And even if he managed to wake it, Tourmaline might be in a foul mood afterward—what happened to the Rank Two black mage was a stark reminder of such consequences.0

After collecting all the necessary data, Sein, guided by his keen intuition as both a mage and a truth seeker, discovered that Tourmaline's sleep respiratory rate and muscle vibration frequency conformed to some sort of esoteric law.1

This...0