I Get Paid Every Time I Get Beaten

"-SKILL SELECTED: NO PAIN, NO GAIN-"

A mechanical voice echoed inside my head.

"W-What the-?!"

I froze, my heart pounding wildly.

Behind me, the old man sighed.

"...You really are unlucky."

"What do you mean by that?!" I snapped, turning toward him.

He looked at me with a faint, almost pitying smile.

"You can now earn money quickly."

"...Huh? That sounds like a good thing."

For the first time in a while, hope flickered inside me.

But the old man's next words crushed it instantly.

"Well..."

He paused, as if savoring the moment.

"You can only earn money... by getting beaten."

"...Excuse me?"

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