Days passed in silence.
But Jiwoon could feel it: the system was watching.
Every time he used a skill, the air shimmered. Every time he slept, he heard faint code humming in the dark.
The Divine Tracking Mark wasn't just a beacon—it was a lens.
And someone… or something… was watching through it.
An Unexpected Visitor
In the middle of the Null Order's abandoned metro hideout, the lights flickered—and Mira appeared, tense.
"Someone's here. Not from the system. Not from us."
A soft knock echoed from the underground tunnel gate.
When Jiwoon opened it… he saw a girl.
Pale skin. White hair. One golden eye. The other, a shattered lens—spinning like data.
"My name is Eri," she said.
"I used to be the system's Recorder. Now I'm its regret."
Eri's Revelation
Eri revealed that the Sin System had once been designed to purge evil through balance—but something changed.
When the First Sinner rebelled, the system fractured. It stopped adapting.
"Now it punishes to preserve itself," she whispered.
"You… are its final equation."
"What does that mean?"
"It means you were never meant to live this long."
The Eyes Are Closing
Suddenly, Eri convulsed—her golden eye burning with holy light.
[ERROR: Unauthorized Entity Breach Detected]
She screamed as divine circuits erupted from her spine. A voice echoed through her mouth:
"Subject JIWOON… observed.
Conclusion: anomaly. Termination in progress."
Jiwoon lunged forward—activating Sin Anchor to bind her in place.
"No!" he shouted. "You're not a tool anymore. Fight it!"
Eri's eye flickered—once, twice—then dimmed.
The circuits withdrew.
She collapsed, breathing heavily.
"I… held it back. For now."