[4 Years Later]
[Happy Birthday Host]
[You have become an Adult]
[Full System Access Granted]
[You will now receive missions more frequently. Rewards will vary depending on mission difficulty.]
Azel groaned softly as he opened his eyes, staring at the faintly glowing blue text floating in front of him.
The familiar System window flickered once before vanishing, leaving him in the silence of his small room in the cottage.
"Great," he muttered, dragging a hand down his face. "Not even awake for five minutes and the System's already bothering me."
Still, he couldn't deny the small rush of excitement running through his veins.
Today, he was officially sixteen.
In this world, that marked the age of adulthood, when you could finally step into society fully as your own person.
And for Azel, that meant freedom.
Freedom to travel, freedom to act… freedom to intervene in the events he knew were coming.
He swung his legs out of bed, stretching until his joints popped.