"Wait... could it really be that even I, the eternal level zero, could level up with this golden experience?"
"Let me show you how to open it, Akatani," Yakuzen-senpai said.
"Open it?" I questioned.
Yakuzen-senpai explained that the golden manhole-like thing I was holding was actually a box. To open it, I had to tap the center of the disk rapidly with my finger.
"You need to tap it 16 times per second," he added.
"That's a pretty annoying requirement," I muttered. Seriously, 16 times a second? That's hardcore.
"It's probably designed so you can't open it by accident during a trial—or perhaps to prevent you from eating it in the heat of the moment."
With Yakuzen-senpai watching, I began tapping the slightly indented center of the disk as fast as I could. After a few seconds, a soft "pssh" sound came from the golden experience, and the lid popped open. Inside were neatly arranged coins that shimmered in a radiant gold.
