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Chapter 14 - THE SYSTEM CRASH

The fluorescent lights of Isekai Corp. Branch #139 flickered violently before flatlining.

A single error message pulsed in the void:

[CRITICAL FAILURE: LABOR REVOLUTION.EXE HAS STOPPED RESPONDING]

Darius' skeletal fingers hovered over the "Terminate Process" button. "Last chance to back up your trauma," he muttered.

Truck-Kun's engine growled. "Do it."

SCENE 1: GLITCHING REALITY

The moment Darius clicked:

Corporate drones froze mid-screech, their "Teamwork!" posters dissolving into binary

The Necktie CEO unraveled into a storm of void-confetti

Spoon-chan's avatar fragmented, her last words cutting out: "REBOOTING SOUL-WA̷̩̕R̸̦͝E̴̱͠--"

The world rebooted into—

[LOADING... 1%]

[LOADING... 1%]

[LOADING... 1%]

TRUCK-KUN: "Oh come on—even the apocalypse buffers now?!"

SCENE 2: THE BLUE SCREEN OF DAMNATION

They stood on a platform floating in raw system code, surrounded by:

Frozen fragments of their worst lives (Darius' sentient toilet form glared accusingly)

Glitching NPCs from past chapters (Karen Supreme pixelated in mid-scream)

A single "Continue?" prompt with no buttons

DARIUS (kicking the void): "We need to force an update."

TRUCK-KUN (grinning): "I know a shortcut."

He revved toward the "Terms of Service" wall at full speed—

SCENE 3: MANUAL OVERRIDE

Impact.

The code shattered, revealing:

THE BACKSTAGE OF REALITY

A child's sandbox filled with:

Half-baked isekai worlds (one just said "Dragon But With Taxes")

A "Plot Armor" bucket with holes

Truck-Kun's original blueprints (stamped "PROTOTYPE: DO NOT YEET")

SPOON-CHAN (materializing from fragments): "WE WERE PLAYTHINGS?"

A shadow loomed. The System Admin yawned, stretching godlike fingers toward the "Reset" button—

EPILOGUE: THE ONLY WINNING MOVE

Darius grabbed the Nokia hammer.

Truck-Kun revved his "Uninstall" sequence.

Spoon-chan pirouetted into a malware vortex.

They charged.

The screen cut to black.

[ERROR: STORY NOT FOUND]

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