"I-"
Before I could finish speaking, he interrupted again.
"You're strong," he said softly, "but you need to let this go. I'm here. Just focus on your breathing!"
Suddenly, a flood of notifications filled my system interface...
When I looked at them, I was stunned to see something unbelievable and unexpected appear in front of me...
[Ding, congratulations host! You have advanced to [Gold] Rank!"]
Gold rank? Hell, no!
I was seriously frustrated. All that pain and effort just for a single rank upgrade.
'System, are you kidding me?' I shouted in my mind.
(Sorry, host! But your body isn't suitable to upgrade to Platinum, so I had to forcefully stop your ascension!)
I was seriously frustrated by this... What about the essences?
I have more than enough to upgrade to Platinum rank...
(Host, I didn't inform you earlier, but I've deducted 10,000 essences from your total.)
What?
