Chapter 78

• Chapter Seventy Eight
• The evening wind was cool by the time Rick stepped out of the locker room. The sky had shifted from orange to purple, the first stars blinking into existence. His mind was still buzzing from the Elite Box revelation, the Simulation Download menu floating like a secret galaxy only he could see.
• But he pushed it aside—for now. A staff member waved him over. “Rick! Manager Tang wants to see you. Office. Now.”