Sol's words caused Zero to reveal a thoughtful expression.

When he himself advanced to Shadow Wanderer, he could also feel the difference between the eighth and lower stages. It could be said that if an ability user in the wilderness had accumulated enough points of evolution, even if they didn't advance to become stronger, the gap between them and those below the eighth step wouldn't be that large. However, when an esper ascended another level and became a high-ranked esper, ...