With the System checks finished, there wasn’t much more left for Arthur to do right now. He had learned all he could from the notifications, and while he was a little disappointed that his meager twenty-one UP didn’t let him upgrade anything, maybe that was for the best. He needed more time to think and plan his future moves.And no, I haven’t forgotten my promise, Athena, he said when the link to his companion stirred. Your upgrade is first in the queue. But after that…Advancing his vessel sounded like the obvious choice, but was it really? Tier III parts would still function at seventy percent efficiency even on his current shell. And as he had already learned, some upgrades could pretty much double the power of a part. His cannon came to mind.As such, getting a stronger part—even with reduced efficiency—could still be a good choice if he ever found himself in a tight spot. Even better, a quick Tier III upgrade would cost him only…Arthur froze, suddenly drawing a blank.Wait… Have I really never checked how much a Tier III upgrade costs? No way, right?Yet, the longer he thought about it, the more certain he became that he had indeed forgotten to check something so obvious. Either that, or his ability to remember stuff still hadn’t recovered from his stay in the endless void. And truth be told, he wasn’t sure which option was worse.Being an airhead or having brain damage?Eh whatever. At least I realized my mistake sooner rather than later,