Chapter 20: Starveil Request — Astral Overdrive
The morning sun crept through the curtains, and I stretched under the blanket, feeling the stiffness in my arms and shoulders from yesterday's fight. My body still carried a faint, residual ache—the kind only mana recovery could really handle—but at least I wasn't dead.
Sliding out of bed, I shuffled to the tiny kitchen corner, filled the kettle, and set it to boil.
Tea first. Then I'd figure out the next move.
While the water heated, I pulled out my phone again. Astral Community was still a storm.
[TOP POST] — Blank: Hero or Monster? Breaking Down His Impossible Solo Clear
[LEAKED] — Floor 5 Raid Data: Was Blank Even Supposed to Be Able to Survive This?
[POLL] — Should the Guild Alliance Offer Blank a National Contract?
I scrolled lazily, sipping at the first cup of tea as the feed filled with more theories, more invites, more desperate speculations.
Then—
[Incoming Starveil Request] — Astral Patron requests a secure channel.
[ Y / N ]
