บท 125: Testing the limits

"Mat..." one of the girls had to notice the change in Mathew as she called out before the young man had a chance to even say something.

"No," Mathew was quick to cut the hopes of his companions. "I'm not done yet," he said while shaking his head. He then reached out for the bundle of shadows of the merchant... Only to hold his hand back right as he was about to enter the shadowy subspace again.

"Actually," Mathew said as he turned his head and took a quick glance at the girls. "Could you run around and test whether we have the energy, water, and heating back?"

'I should've done it before I bought anything else,' Mathew thought to himself, aware of his own mistakes.

At least, the gamble with this rejuvenating feature ended up paying off, something that Mathew had nothing but luck to thank for.

"I will check the water!" Nadia jumped up. "I will test the electricity," Leila jumped second, ready to be of use.