[The crystal began dissolving slowly inside your Soul Zone, and with each passing moment, your soul embraced the influx of power — its rank beginning to rise even as the last traces of its long-standing damage knit themselves together.]
Had all the suffering he endured in the simulation until now finally started to pay off?
With a faint smile, Noel wondered.
He knew it wasn't that simple — the matter was far too complex to be wrapped up in a single thought.
Still, to think that in this simulation he would even find the chance to break through in his soul rank… it was a surprise he didn't expect.
His relationship with Serah deepening to this extent was actually something he could accept.
But for her to give him something this priceless?
That was beyond what he thought possible.
After all, Serah had always been more of a spectator than a participant.
