The next day, Maria woke up early in the morning.

Her daily routine had become more stable recently due to the lack of nightlife, making it impossible to stay up late. Unlike the nobles, who typically didn't rise until around ten, she almost always woke up between six and seven.

Since clocks had not yet been invented at this time, people relied on sundials to keep track of time. Maria's accurate sense of time came from the system's time announcements.

She had once considered whether she should try to obtain a pocket watch or some other timekeeping device from the system, but after much deliberation, she decided against it.

The...