The Scumbag's Guide To Heroism novel Chapter 223

Chapter 223: 223 | A Call to the Matriarch [PS BONUS]

The silver Gacha token materialized in my inventory with a soft chime. I pulled up the interface, watching the familiar wheel spin into existence. Silver tier meant decent odds. Not great, but not terrible. The last few silver pulls had given me useful stuff. Lightning Cloak. False Data. Things that actually contributed to my survival.

The wheel spun.

The golden light built.

The symbols blurred past in their usual sequence.

And then it stopped.

〘 Silver Gacha Complete 〙

〘 Result: Convenient Amnesia 〙

〘 Rarity: Uncommon 〙

〘 Classification: Passive Trait (Social) 〙

〘 Effect: When the Host finds himself in a compromising situation with a registered heroine, there is a 15% chance that the heroine will conveniently forget the encounter occurred within 24 hours. Memory loss is selective and only applies to potentially relationship-damaging moments. The Host retains full memory of all events. 〙

〘 Note: This trait was clearly designed for a protagonist with significantly worse social skills than the current Host. The System acknowledges that forgetting romantic progress is counterproductive to stated objectives. Consider this a reminder that the Gacha does not care about your feelings. 〙

I stared at the description for a long moment.

Then I stared at it for another long moment.

"What the hell."

The words came out flat and empty. Not angry. Not even disappointed. Just the hollow acknowledgment of a universe that had decided to personally insult me.

A fifteen percent chance for women to forget our interactions. Not remember them fondly. Not develop deeper feelings. Just straight up forget that anything happened.

This was the opposite of useful. This was actively harmful to everything I was trying to accomplish. The entire point of the System was building relationships with heroines. Raising gauges. Creating connections that would translate into power and resources and all the other things I needed to survive in this world.

And the Gacha had given me a trait that made women forget I existed.

〘 The System notes that Convenient Amnesia has situational applications. In scenarios where the Host’s behavior crosses acceptable boundaries and generates negative gauge impact, selective memory loss could prevent relationship deterioration. 〙

"So it’s insurance for when I screw up."

〘 The System prefers to frame it as consequence mitigation for inevitable poor decisions. 〙

"That’s the same thing with extra words."

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