Chapter 43

*The boy emerged from the astral plane after 75 hours. He had spent nearly four days in the capsule. Orphanage cocoons aren’t built to handle that kind of strain. As soon as he logged out of the game, he was hospitalized. Anji spent two days in the hospital. Meanwhile, Elisa slept for almost a full day after that seminar.*

*Following the incident, they tried to impose a six-month restriction on the boy. But Anji sent a full report to their inbox about child rights protection and the maximum allowable punishment for orphanage kids. Vaalsi tacked on an extra month for violating capsule usage rules, so the boy ended up with 60 days of penalty—and he was still ridiculously pleased with himself when they read out the terms.*