Chapter 26 | Blitz and a Bitter Aftertaste

I claimed my Gold Gacha pull with a bitter taste in my mouth, lying on my bed and staring at the ceiling. The shame of what I’d done to Diane still clung to me like bad cologne, but the system didn’t care about my moral crisis. Never had, never would.

"Let’s just get this over with," I muttered, activating the pull.

The interface lit up my vision with golden particles swirling around a central card. This animation was even more elaborate than the silver pulls—prismatic light effects, a musical crescendo, and vibrations I could feel in my bones. The card spun three times before revealing itself with a satisfying crack sound.

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