Chapter 1439: Chapter 1439: Against pain

Inside his apartment within the academic complex - Robin slowly opened his eyes. A faint glimmer of awareness returned to him as he blinked once.

then twice. Without uttering a word, he tilted his head gently to the right, then to the left, releasing a subtle crack from his neck.

A few breaths passed before he finally stood up, his movements slow and deliberate, like someone reuniting with his own body after years apart. He began stretching lightly - rotating his shoulders, flexing his arms, adjusting to the weight of gravity.