Wonderful. Cosmic forces were now actively manipulating my story. As if I needed more complications.
Additionally, you have received seventeen thousand Schema Points from various achievement bonuses throughout the day. Your current total stands at twenty-eight thousand eight hundred and twenty SP.
That was a lot of points. Enough for multiple Gacha pulls. Enough to upgrade my team's abilities significantly.
I recommend waiting until after your meeting with Veronica Cabana before making major purchases. The nature of that alliance may influence optimal upgrade paths.
Smart cat. Wait, Nel wasn't a cat. Nel was a System interface. I was spending too much time with Maki.
Natalia's head found my shoulder again. Her breathing slowed. Her body relaxed against mine.
"Tired?"
"Exhausted. Watching you almost die repeatedly is emotionally draining."
"I didn't almost die."
"You absorbed void lightning."
"That's not almost dying."
"You caught a bat to the face."
