Vikram ke jane ke baad salon mein ek ajeeb si khamoshi chha gayi thi. Vikram sheher ka sabse bada barber tha, aur uska challenge thokar maarne jaisa tha. Lekin Sufiyan ne darrne ki jagah apni scissors ki dhaar check ki.
Tabhi, System ne ek zor ki 'Ding' awaaz ki aur Sufiyan ki aankhon ke saamne ek red warning flash hui:
[Alert: Hidden Quest Triggered!]
Mission Name: Protect the Salon's Soul.
Target: Win the 'Golden Scissor Competition' without using modern tools.
Difficulty: Unknown.
Sufiyan hairan tha. Bina modern tools ke? Uske paas toh sirf wahi purani scissors aur ustra (razor) tha. Tabhi System ne uske dimaag mein ek purani jagah ki tasveer dikhayi—Saharnpur ke purane bazaar ki ek band gali, jahan uske dada ke ustad raha karte the.
"Kya wahan koi aisi cheez hai jo is competition ko jeetne mein meri madad karegi?" Sufiyan ne khud se pucha.
Usi waqt salon ka darwaza phir se khula. Is baar Vikram nahi, balki ek budha aadmi andar aaya jiske paas ek purana lakdi ka box tha. Usne box counter par rakha aur kaha, "Sufiyan, tumhare 'Divine' hunar ne mujhe yahan khinch laya hai. Vikram ke paas titanium hai, lekin tumhare liye mere paas 'Soul-Steel' hai."
Sufiyan ne jaise hi us box ko chhua, use ek jhatka laga. System ne foran scan kiya:
[Item Identified: The Scissors of Destiny.]
Status: Locked (Needs 500 Divine Energy to unlock).
Ab Sufiyan ke paas sirf ek hafta tha aur use apni energy badhani thi. Usne faisla kiya ki wo ab har customer ka baal nahi, balki unki kismat kaat kar unhe naya raasta dikhayega.