2.9 / — 10 Act...

It wasn't that Leo had moved fast; it was that his incredibly low Act score allowed him to slip through the "frequency" of reality. Because he had so little influence on the world, the world ceased to have influence on him. The pendulum didn't hit him—it passed through him like a breeze through a shadow.

Leo looked up, a small, tired smile on his face. "I know. It turns out, when you stop trying to act on the world, the world stops being able to hit you back." 2.9 / 10 Act...

Leo stared at the score until his vision blurred. In the hyper-competitive ecosystem of the Aethelgard Academy, a 2.9 out of 10 on the "Potential for Action" (Act) scale was more than a failing grade—it was a social death sentence. Most students hovered around a 7.0. The elites, the ones who would go on to command fleets or stabilize tectonic plates, were solid 9s. It wasn't that Leo had moved fast; it