Date & Time: March 15, 2018. Noticed at 9:40pm EST.
Frequency: Once
World name: Zalera
Character name: Eloge Zanjero
Class/Level: 70 Ninja / Elemental Level 8
Party or solo: Both
Area and coordinates: Forbidden Land, Eureka

Steps:
1. Party inside the instance disbanded. I stayed to grind solo until level 8 (less than 1000 exp).
2. Attained elemental level 8 just past midnight (12am EST).
3. Left the instance to Kugane. Teleported to Shirogane and logged out.
4. Logged on in the early afternoon, alternated between AFK and leveling Machinist in POTD.
5. Entered Forbidden Land, Eureka at 9:40pm EST. Noticed I was elemental level 7 with 0 exp.