The Bonds We Build

The notification hovered just in front of his eyes.

[Weapon Bonding Available]

Jin blinked at it, brows raising slightly. "Bonding, huh?"

He looked down at the weapon in his hand—sleek, sharp, and new. The twin-edged blade glinted faintly in the early light, the metal catching just enough of the rising sun to glow.

"Didn't know this was a dating sim," he muttered.

Still, curiosity pulled at him. He focused on the prompt.

[Attempt Bonding with Current Weapon?]

"Yeah, sure. Let's see what this is about," he said aloud, voice low. He accepted the prompt mentally—

[Insufficient combat resonance. Bonding failed.]

Jin lowered the blade with a faint frown. "Then why ask in the first place?" His voice dripped sarcasm.

He waited, as if the system would offer an explanation. It didn't.