"My Lord," Pixia pleaded, her tiny voice a whisper of pure dread. "Please reconsider. The simulations…"
"The simulations are about to get a very large, very unexpected new variable," I said, and tapped the plus sign.
[Allocate 10 BP to raise Body to B-Rank? Y/N]
I hit 'Yes' without a moment's hesitation.
The effect was not a gentle warmth. It was a volcanic eruption.
A wave of raw, physical power, hot and invigorating and utterly violent, surged through me. It felt like my very bones were being flash-forged, my muscles infused with living steel.
I felt denser, stronger, my connection to my physical form sharpening to a razor's edge. I felt… dangerous.
I was expecting another confirmation box, one for a C-to-B upgrade, but to my surprise, the system offered more.
[Allocate 10 BP to raise Body to A-Rank? Y/N]
My finger froze over the screen.
"Wait, it's not exponential?" I muttered.
Then I saw the fine print, a tiny line of text at the bottom that I almost missed.
