Ayano carried tea and snacks to the study door. When she pushed it open, she discovered that everything in the study was floating, as though gravity had vanished.
Countless books and ornaments hung in midair. Even the massive bookcase swayed ten or so centimeters above the floor.
The chair beneath Shin had risen into the air as well, like a lone boat on the sea.
Ayano stood dumbly in the doorway, not daring to enter.
Shin glanced at her and said, "Come in."
Hearing this, Ayano cautiously stepped into the study. Just as she had expected, her foot seemed to find nothing beneath it. An invisible force then lifted her up. The sensation of weightlessness made her extremely uncomfortable, and she cried out as her entire body drifted toward Shin.
"Lord Shin..." she said fearfully.
She floated in front of Shin, her body stiff with tension, afraid that she might suddenly fall.
"Don't be afraid," Shin said.
The bookcase returned to its original position, while the books and ornaments flew back onto the shelves one by one.
Shin and Ayano slowly descended to the floor, and Ayano finally felt grounded again.
"Whew..." Shin let out a long breath, looking a little weary.
The Chakra reserves in his body were limited. It would be ridiculous if he ran out of Chakra while flying and fell from the sky.
His own Chakra alone was not enough. It would be great if he could completely control Natural Energy.
However, there were no precedents for this in any of the books. He could only explore it on his own.
As his sensory abilities steadily improved, he could now clearly perceive the vast, ocean-like Natural Energy.
According to the original story, Chakra was created by evenly mixing physical energy and spiritual energy. If physical energy,