Every piece of equipment had a metric known as the assimilation rate. It wasn’t in any information messages, but numerous studies proved that it definitely existed. And its meaning was exactly what the name suggested.0

It’s important to know how naturally the equipment is perceived as a part of the body.0

The assimilation rate was essentially a measurement of how familiar the user was with that piece of equipment. To heroes, who sometimes even perceived their equipment as an extension of themself, it was a considerably important factor.0

Since all skills are manifested through the physical body.0

When a skill was activated while wearing gloves, it was normal to expect it to collide with the glove when it manifested from the hand inside. However, in practice, the skill manifested perfectly through the glove. Why? The reason was simple.0

Heroes unconsciously considered the equipment they wielded as extensions of their bodies and thus manifested their skills like they weren't there.3

But if it is not directly from the physical body, there’s a delay.0

Although it was handled unconsciously, their brains were correcting their perception of their equipment at every moment and then manifesting their skills.1

It was only a slight delay, but that slight pause was enough to determine life or death in the world of superhumans and heroes.0

And so, since Se-Hoon prioritized...0