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"Guys, I’m literally paying for every hit," Kenji shouted, his confidence wavering. "The Billing System is tracking our moves in real-time!"

They dove in. The boss, a towering beast of shadow and jagged obsidian known as Malakor the Unpaid, loomed over the arena. As the battle raged, Kenji noticed something strange. Every time he swung his 'Excalibur 2.0', a small, transparent receipt popped up in the corner of his HUD.

"Fifteen percent?!" Kenji’s eyes bugged out. "That’s my ramen money for the month!"

Kenji looked at his empty wallet, then back at the glowing screen. "Yeah. But maybe we stick to the free-to-play fishing minigame for a while."