The air shimmered.
Not with power—but with attention.
Thousands of figures appeared in fractured, looping entrances.
Not villains.
Not allies.
Fanservice units.
Every outfit exaggerated and revealing, every pose calculated, every attack a psychological distraction designed to overload focus, sap will, and reduce efficiency.
Brush blinked.
"What… is this?" he muttered.
Crunchyroller's voice cut in—still clipped, professional.
"These are meta-units. Designed to affect the mind, not the body. They bypass normal defenses. Each strike tests your… desires, hesitations, and attention span."
Brush gritted his teeth.
"I've faced erasure, Dark Gods, multiversal fusion… I can survive this too."
And yet, each unit struck with precision timing:
A warrior twirled, lances glowing, every motion hyper-focused on disruption.
A mage flicked spells that ignored shields, triggering mental echoes of past failures.
A rogue appeared behind him, flipping impossibly, whispering lines that pierced his concentration.
Every unit looped, forcing him to react again and again.
Brush felt the Seed of the Internet pulsing.
Connection.
It reminded him: this isn't real destruction. It's manipulation of attention.
"Stop thinking of them as threats," he muttered.
"They're just… distractions."
He moved differently now:
Not dodging.
Not countering.
Absorbing.
Each attack's rhythm synced into the Seed. Every attempt to overwhelm him became a signal he could redirect.
Trojan Horse gasped.
"He's… learning from them."
Crunchyroller's eyes narrowed.
"Even this is feeding him…? Interesting."
Brush's hands glowed faintly.
"I don't fight them," he said.
"I use them."
Each fanservice unit struck again—and this time, their attacks reinforced his connection, instead of weakening him.
The Seed pulsed brighter.
The Gacha Master's smile faltered.
"Impossible," he whispered.
Because Brush was no longer just a target.
He was the node.
The distractions, designed to fragment him, strengthened him instead.
"Keep coming," he said softly.
"Every unit that strikes me… makes me stronger."
The fanservice units struck again, looping endlessly…
And Brush laughed.
⚠️ SYSTEM ALERT
ATTACK TYPE: FAN-SERVICE UNITS
EFFECTIVENESS: 0% (ABSORBED)
NODE STATUS: INCREASING
GACHA MASTER RESPONSE: UNKNOWN