Dress for the Job you want

Ten years after portals shattered the modern world, the Awakened rule the walled megacities as celebrity protectors, leveling up and conquering dungeons. For a decade, Eric waited for his turn to join them. When his Awakening finally happens, it's a disaster. Eric is classified as a "Gifted"—cursed with a single, static ability and completely unable to level up. Worse, his divine talent sounds like a corporate joke: Dress for the Job you want. Desperate and completely broke, Eric blows his life savings on a battered, second-hand set of Level 5 Warrior armor just to bluff his way into a low-level dungeon group. But the moment the iron plates lock into place, the joke is over. His talent doesn’t just give him the physical stats of a warrior; it downloads the brutal muscle memory and battle experience of a seasoned killer. Eric might be permanently locked out of the leveling system, but he’s about to discover a game-breaking loophole: he doesn't need to grind for experience. He just needs a better wardrobe.