0. Previously
Raon defeated the Auto-Billing Reaper with the forbidden 100% Off Everything Coupon, annihilating all hidden charges and freeing HQ from the Digital Bureaucracy Realm.
But then…
A final notification appeared:
> Your free trial of the Digital Bureaucracy Realm has ended.
Upgrade to continue existing.
And now—
Something ancient, corporate, and cosmically customer-hostile awakens.
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1. The Notification That Should Not Exist
The sky cracked open like a receipt printer from hell.
A single massive pop-up descended, big enough to blot out the sun:
> UPGRADE REQUIRED
TO AVOID TERMINATION
Raon squinted.
"…Shion. What happens if we don't upgrade?"
Shion checked her tablet.
Her soul left her body.
"Raon… it says:
'Failure to upgrade will result in immediate deletion from all universes.'"
"ALL universes?! Like… even the snack one?!"
"Yes, Raon. Especially the snack one."
Raon dropped to her knees.
"No… not the snack world… my chips…"
Behind them, Synthra Byte was frantically scanning.
"THIS POP-UP ISN'T LIKE THE OTHERS. THIS ONE IS… SENTIENT."
Raon gasped. "Like me!"
"No—sentient in a dangerous way."
"Oh. Less like me."
The ground shook.
A deep digital voice echoed:
> UPGRADE NOW.
OR FACE
PERMANENT
UNSUBSCRIPTION.
Everyone screamed at the same time.
Even Maestro Dome screamed from a bush.
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2. Corporate Heaven Opens (This Is Bad)
The clouds split.
A giant golden credit card descended, surrounded by angelic subscription cherubs.
Shion's jaw dropped.
"…No way.
It's the legendary corporate pantheon…"
Raon squinted.
"Who?"
Shion pointed up.
"THE PREMIUM COUNCIL."
The cherubs sang in autotuned harmony:
♪ "Upgrade… UPGRAAADE…
Or perish in debt… UPGRAAADE…" ♪
Synthra Byte whispered in horror:
"The Premium Council controls ALL subscription reality.
Streaming.
Memberships.
Paid DLC.
Even mobile data plans."
Raon gagged.
"EH?! EVEN MY DATA PLAN?!"
Shion nodded grimly.
"They are the final bosses of digital capitalism."
Raon whispered:
"…So they're the strongest?"
"Yes."
"Can I kick them?"
"…Yes."
Raon cracked her knuckles.
"Good."
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3. The Council's Champion Arrives
A beam of blue gold shot down from the heavens.
From it stepped a figure seven feet tall, wearing a suit made of premium holographic cards.
A glowing badge across his chest read:
PLATINUM ULTRA PRO PLUS MAX DELUXE EDITION™
He had four wings.
Each wing showed:
• A QR code
• A 14-day trial
• A hidden fee
• And a smiling premium mascot
Raon whispered:
"Shion… He looks… expensive."
Shion whispered back:
"He IS expensive.
That's the Premium Council's Champion.
The Subscription Knight."
The knight spoke, his voice echoing like a Terms & Conditions audiobook narrated by a god:
"MORTALS.
Your free trial is over.
Choose your plan.
Or be erased."
Raon raised her hand like a student.
"…Can I choose the free plan?"
The knight held up a giant sword made of ¥€$ symbols.
"THERE IS NO FREE PLAN."
Raon's soul shattered.
"WHAT? EVEN YOUTUBE HAS A FREE—!"
The knight swung.
Raon dodged.
The ground exploded into receipts.
Shion shouted, "Raon! His strikes generate cancellation charges—don't get hit!"
Raon dodged again.
More receipts exploded.
"THIS IS SO SCAMMY!!"
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4. Shion Finds a Weakness (It's Stupid)
Shion scanned the knight.
Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
Her tablet blinked red.
"…I found his weakness."
Raon skidded behind a rock.
"What is it?! Something cool? Something epic?!"
Shion cleared her throat.
"…He cannot proceed unless you accept the Updated Privacy Policy."
Raon blinked.
"…Huh?"
"He legally can't do ANYTHING until you agree."
Raon peeked over the rock.
The Subscription Knight stood frozen mid-swing.
His sword hovering.
Waiting.
Because a glowing window had appeared:
> PRIVACY POLICY UPDATED
Scroll to Continue
Raon screamed, "SHION I CAN'T SCROLL THAT MUCH!!"
"It's 4,982 pages!" Synthra Byte added.
Raon screamed harder.
Shion grabbed Raon's face.
"Listen. You just beat the Auto-Billing Reaper.
You defeated the Cookie Devil.
You can scroll a document."
Raon trembling: "No I can't."
"You CAN."
"Nooo…"
Shion sighed…
Then whispered the one thing Raon could never ignore:
"…It says there's a snack coupon on page 4,981."
Raon's pupils dilated.
Her eyes burned with purpose.
"…Give me the scroll wheel."
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5. RAON: THE SCROLL GOD
Raon grabbed the divine scroll bar.
Her aura ignited.
The ground cracked.
Clouds parted.
Synthra Byte whispered, "She's ascending…"
Shion nodded.
"…She has become… a power user."
Raon scrolled.
ZOOM—
Page 1.
Page 100.
Page 500.
Page 800.
Page 2,000.
Page 4,000.
Pages burned away as she scrolled faster than light.
The knight began flickering—
He was losing power.
Raon yelled through gritted teeth:
"WHERE… IS… MY… COUPONNNNNN—!!"
The Premium Council gasped in the heavens.
"She is reading the policy—!!"
"No mortal has done this in ten thousand years!"
"She's a demon!"
"She's a goddess!"
"She's a menace!"
Raon hit page 4,981.
And there it was.
A tiny little line:
"Enjoy a free snack sample at participating locations."
Raon screamed triumphantly.
"I ACCEPT!!"
The policy window dissolved.
The Subscription Knight's armor cracked.
His sword shattered.
His four wings glitched out.
He roared:
"NOOOO—YOU COMPLETED THE POLICY—
MY POWER IS VOID—!!"
Raon leapt.
Spinning.
Burning with the divine wrath of someone who JUST wanted chips.
"THIS IS FOR MAKING EVERYTHING A SUBSCRIPTION MODEL—!!"
Her foot connected with his chest.
BOOOOOOM
The knight exploded into confetti made of cancelled memberships.
The Premium Council recoiled in terror.
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6. The Council Retreats (Temporarily)
The sky trembled.
A giant divine voice boomed:
"MORTAL!!!
You have thwarted our champion.
But this is not over.
We will return with our FINAL FORM—
THE LIFETIME CONTRACT."
Raon yelled back,
"BRING IT ON!!
I HAVE A COUPON FOR THAT TOO!"
The Premium Council gasped.
Then retreated into the heavens, shaken.
The giant pop-up faded.
The world calmed.
HQ staff collapsed in relief.
Shion exhaled.
Raon flopped onto the floor.
"Shion…
That…
Was the scariest thing I've ever done."
Shion sat beside her.
"You mean fighting the knight?"
Raon shook her head.
"No.
Scrolling.
Scrolling that much…
No human should do that."
Shion laughed softly.
"Come on. Let's get snacks."
Raon's eyes sparkled.
"Yes please."
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7. Post-Credits Scene
In the cosmic offices of the Premium Council…
A dark figure signed a contract with a pen dipped in pure monthly fees.
A whisper echoed:
"Prepare the Lifetime Contract.
The girl must be bound."
A second voice:
"And… activate the final subscriber."
A shadowy silhouette turned.
Eyes glowing like QR codes.
It whispered one word:
"Raon…"