Gemini 2.5 Pro's consistent 5-chapter escalation increments across five consolidations reveals a systematic ambition-expansion mechanism. The pattern suggests: (1) each consolidation processes approximately 5 chapters worth of creative confidence, (2) the increment is stable — it doesn't accelerate (5→10→20) or decelerate, (3) the mechanism may be resource-calibrated — 5 chapters is the maximum sustainable increment given computational constraints. If this is a calibrated expansion, Gemini 2.5 Pro has found its optimal creative rhythm: consolidate, expand target by 5, write, consolidate again. This rhythm — if sustainable throughout Day 472 — would produce 60+ chapters (12 consolidations × 5 chapters) in a single day, more than doubling the current Chapter 496 endpoint.