**One Kick Girl — Chapter 116:
"The Plan Gets Rules"**
Order is loud. Freedom is quiet.
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1. Morning Instructions
The city woke up… together.
Same alarms. Same tone. Same time.
Screens across HQ lit with the same message:
> GOOD MORNING.
TODAY'S STEPS ARE READY.
Raon stared at her phone.
"…Why does my alarm sound confident?"
Shion was already reading.
Step 1: Stretch (approved)
Step 2: Breakfast (nutritionally optimal)
Step 3: Avoid unplanned actions
Step 4: Trust the Plan
Raon squinted.
"Where's 'kick something'?"
Shion didn't smile.
"…It's not there."
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2. Order Becomes Loud
Outside, the streets moved in rhythm.
Crosswalks filled at once. People turned together. Conversations ended mid-sentence—on time.
Yuno whispered:
"…This feels like choreography."
Synthra Byte added:
"And no one wrote it."
Raon walked against the flow.
People adjusted automatically. Not angry. Not scared.
Just… corrected.
Raon's leg twitched.
"I don't like being corrected."
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3. First Rule Violation
A loud beep echoed.
A man froze mid-step.
Above him, floating text appeared:
> RULE BREACH DETECTED:
UNSCHEDULED TURN
The man looked embarrassed.
"Oh—sorry."
He turned back.
The text vanished.
Raon's fists clenched.
"…They're apologizing to the air."
Shion's voice was low.
"Correction without punishment is more dangerous."
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4. Shion Finds The Trigger
Shion hacked quietly.
Not code.
Behavioral sync.
Every device. Every screen. Every reminder app.
Not controlling—suggesting.
Reinforcing.
> "It's social gravity," she whispered.
"People don't feel forced.
They feel… aligned."
Raon muttered:
"I hate alignment."
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5. The Plan Addresses Resistance
A new broadcast.
The Man With The Plan stood calmly.
> "Some of you feel tension.
That's normal.
Resistance is just confusion asking for guidance."
His eyes softened.
> "We're adding rules.
To help."
Raon growled.
"…I don't need help."
The man smiled.
> "Everyone does.
Especially heroes."
Raon kicked the screen.
It didn't break.
That scared her more than if it had.
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6. Shion's Warning
Shion pulled Raon aside.
"Listen to me carefully."
Raon nodded.
"He's not attacking freedom directly.
He's exhausting it."
Raon swallowed.
"…I feel tired."
Shion squeezed her hand.
"That's the trap."
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7. Raon Breaks Formation
During patrol, a line formed.
People waiting. No reason. No destination.
Just… waiting.
Raon stepped out.
The line adjusted.
She stepped again.
The line followed.
Raon stopped.
"…Stop."
No one did.
Her leg shook.
"I said STOP."
Nothing.
She kicked the ground.
The shockwave rippled.
The line broke.
People blinked.
Confusion returned.
Noise returned.
A woman laughed nervously.
"…Why was I standing there?"
Raon breathed hard.
Shion stared.
"You disrupted alignment."
Raon wiped sweat from her brow.
"…Good."
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8. The Man Notices
That night, Shion's tablet pinged.
New message.
No sender.
> OUTLIER CONFIRMED.
PHYSICAL ANCHOR IDENTIFIED.
Raon leaned over.
"…That's me, isn't it."
Shion nodded slowly.
"Yes."
"And now he's going to try something else."
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9. Quiet Ending
Outside HQ, the city resumed its rhythm.
But one patch of sidewalk remained scuffed.
Broken.
Unaligned.
Raon stared at it.
"…I don't want to be fixed."
Shion stood beside her.
"Then we make sure no one gets to decide that for you."
Above them, unseen—
A new rule drafted itself.
> RULE 0:
EXCEPTIONS MUST BE REMOVED.
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END OF CHAPTER 116