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The system notification didn’t just appear; it echoed in his mind like a physical chime."Ding! The bike is right outside your house."Eren didn't wait. He nearly tripped over his own feet as he scrambled toward the door. He threw it open so hard it rattled against the frame. There, sitting in the dull, gray moonlight of the Omega slums, was a machine that looked like it had been stolen from a god’s garage.The Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Fighter didn't just sit there; it commanded the ground beneath it. It was a skeletal masterpiece of titanium, aluminum, and carbon fiber. Its chassis was carved from a single block of high-grade metal, exposing the raw, industrial heart of a 120-cubic-inch V-twin engine. There were no plastic fairings to hide its power. Every bolt, every shimmering silver pipe, and the hand-stitched leather seat screamed absolute luxury.Eren bent down, his fingers trembling as he traced the cold, brushed-metal curves of the frame."God, this is fire," he muttered
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Eren stood in the hallway, the silence of the house pressing against his ears. He looked at Lala, his voice steadier than it had been in years."Okay, fine. I will think about it. I am going to change our lives because I am tired, Lala. I don't like it when you are always working. I hate that you can't come home with friends or live a life like your mates. It is not right."Lala searched his face, seeing a flicker of something she didn't recognize. There was a hardness in his eyes that hadn't been there before the accident."I promise you I am going to change things," Eren continued. "Our life has been sad for long enough. Just try to be safe and make sure you are okay at all times."Lala nodded slowly before retreating to her own room. Left alone in the dim light, Eren pulled out his phone. In the Omega sector, internet access was a luxury controlled by strict blackouts. He checked the time: 11 p.m. In exactly one hour, the digital gates would open for the lower class, and he would f
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Eren's mind was a messy storm of goals and excitement. The numbers on his screen weren't just money; they were bricks for the fort he was building. "I need to get to the top," he hissed, the words tasting like metal in his mouth. "I need to be able to buy Elite X. I want to own the very air Zion breathes." He looked into the empty space of the hut, his eyes searching for that blue glow. "System! Give me the next mission! What's the next move?"Silence. The air stayed still, and the glowing screen refused to wake up. It was a cold realization: he was a player in this game, but he didn't hold the controller. The system was a moody god, and he was currently off the clock.He moved back into the dark corners of the house, sinking into a shaky chair. Doubt, that old, familiar poison, began to leak back in. "What if this is all in my head?" he whispered to the empty room. "What if the rewards are just digital ghosts?" He knew he had sent Lala $500 he had seen her panic. But the $5,000 cashb
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Eren stared at the digital screen, his mind moving faster than it ever had during those painful climbs up the academy stairs. The system hadn't mentioned a limit. It didn't say there was a cap on how many hearts he could catch or how many rewards he could collect. At first, the money felt like a ghost story I a mean trick made to give him hope before the vultures came back."At least I won't have to feel my bones breaking again," he whispered, his voice shaking with both relief and the fear of what he had been through.The sharp ring of his phone broke his thoughts. It was a normal sound, but it felt like a thunderclap in the quiet hut. He pulled the phone from his pocket, his thumb hanging over the screen. When the display lit up, he saw the message sitting there, cold and real.Balance: $10,000.00.Eren's grip loosened. The phone slipped from his fingers, hitting the dirt floor, but he didn't even notice. He pushed his palms against his mouth, holding back a cry that was part sob an
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He caught up to her, his mind racing. This was the moment. He had never spoken to anyone outside of his family or those he served as a slave. He didn't know how to be a "charmer." He only knew how to say "yes, sir" and "no, ma'am.""Yes?" the girl asked, stopping and turning toward him. She reached up and pulled back the hood of her cloak.Eren's breath left him. She was a vision of strange, unexpected beauty. Waves of pink hair fell over her shoulders, framing a face with sharp blue eyes that seemed to hold many secrets. Even through the heavy cloth of her cloak, her shape was clear. She was a rare jewel in the middle of a wasteland.Suddenly, the blue screen flared to life, but it was different this time.[Congratulations! You have unlocked: Scan Lens. You can now spot rare gold and see through anything you desire.]Eren's jaw dropped. The world changed. The girl's cloak seemed to become see-through, showing the lines of her body and the curves beneath. He couldn't stop staring; it
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Congratulations! You have unlocked: Charm]The message stayed for a moment before disappearing into the air. Eren stared at the empty space, a bitter, nervous laugh coming from his lips. "What kind of task is this?" he whispered, pacing around the small room. "I haven't spoken to a girl in months, let alone tried to win one over. This is impossible."But even as he complained, a chill ran down his back. He remembered the vultures. He remembered the feeling of his own life leaking into the dry dirt of the field. He couldn't afford to doubt anymore; the system didn't care about his fears. It only cared about results."What happens if I fail?" he asked the empty room.The blue screen appeared instantly, the text looking sharp and mean.[System Notice: You will face another level of pain. The cycle of the field will repeat, even worse than before.]"No," Eren gasped, reaching out as if to push the memory away. "No more. I won't go back to that. I'll do it. I'll finish the task."He looked
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