The moment the Colossus Golem collapsed, notifications exploded in our vision like a festival.
Soft, blissful chimes echoed one after another.
Level ups. Skill upgrades. Titles. Rewards.
For a second, no one spoke. We just stood there, breathing hard, staring at the floating panels like starving people looking at food.
Then Oreo broke the silence.
"I leveled up more than all of you. As expected."
"You were tanking," I said. "You did cardio at best."
"It was emotional cardio."
I ignored him.
Kael and Zeref were already walking toward me, both looking like they had complaints stored for later. The kind that start with we need to talk and end with someone getting interrogated.
I was busy.
Very busy.
Standing beside Glenda.
Harassing her summon.
"Herald," I said sweetly, clasping my hands. "Come on. Talk to me. Longer. Use full sentences. Tell me about your day."
The Herald stared at me.
Silent.
Cold.
Distant.
Unbothered.
