The moment those words rang out, both Ethan and Seraphina lit up, eyes wide with shock and joy.
"Cicero?! You're awake? Are you... are you about to succeed?!" Seraphina blurted out, beating Ethan to the punch.
"I guess you could say I've reached the stage where my consciousness has fully awakened," Cicero's voice replied, calm and steady. "The next step is physical evolution—then full bodily awakening. But I'm close. Really close. At this point, the rest should be easy. Seraphina, Master... just give me a little more time."
Hearing that, both Ethan and Seraphina were overwhelmed with emotion.
"Should be easy now."
"Just a little more time."
He said it so casually—but the weight behind those words was immense.
This meant that before long, Cicero was very likely to succeed in breaking through his racial limit—becoming something entirely new: a true, fully realized Hero Unit born from a 14-Tier Mythic Unit.