'From a listless boy watching tons of porn and being depressed in economics classes to this...'
He shook his head.
'Thank you, Demonic Pornstar System.'
The response came immediately.
[Gratitude is unnecessary.]
Kaiden knew that. The system hadn't chosen him out of some grand cosmic design. It landed on him the way a raindrop lands on a particular blade of grass, and it stayed because that's what it was built to do.
There was no affection in the arrangement, no hidden mentor watching over him from behind the status windows. Just magic, mechanics, and a set of instructions older than he'd probably ever understand.
'But I'm grateful nonetheless.'
The system was quiet for a long moment.
[Gratitude accepted.]
...
The sun had been gone for two hours by the time Kaiden called it.
