A Hospital in Another World? - Chapter 392: Garrett Cleanses Lungs, Royal Recognition, and Becomes a Great Assistant!

... ecade" didn’t start from the moment he advanced to Level 8, but rather, it had been a solid ten-plus years since he felt the threshold of advancement, yet failed to cross it. Every time, whether it was during rest, training, gathering strength, seeking opponents, or challenging himself in perilous places, he always fell short by just a little bit.

Yes, quite literally, "a little bit of breath."

Rothgar felt that it was always during the most intense battles, when his blood boiled ...