The red warning window slowly faded, but the boy's heartbeat didn't.
[HIGH RISK DETECTED]
[LOCATION: SCHOOL]
He swallowed hard.
What's going to happen? Today? Tomorrow? With who?
He looked around the class.
Everything looked normal—students laughing, the teacher writing on the board.
But he couldn't shake the cold feeling in his chest.
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Trying to Act Normal
He forced himself to focus on the lesson, but the words blurred.
His thoughts kept drifting:
Mom is alive.
My friends are alive.
The danger is here.
I can't let anything happen again.
His fist slowly tightened under the desk.
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Checking the Ability Again
He activated Genesis Insight quietly.
[Normal Human | Safe]
[Normal Human | Safe]
[Normal Human | Safe]
Everything looked fine… except that one girl.
She sat quietly in the corner, staring at the window.
Her hair covered part of her face.
No one talked to her.
A chill ran down his spine.
[Concealed Data Detected]
[Error: Unable to Analyze]
Why only her? he wondered.
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Lunch Break
Students rushed out to eat.
His friends called him, but he shook his head.
"You guys go ahead. I need to check something."
They shrugged and left.
He walked through the hallway, checking corners, doors, windows…
Nothing.
Then suddenly—
DING
A soft notification appeared.
[Minor Anomaly Detected]
[Location: School Storage Room]
He stopped walking.
Storage room…? Why there?
It was at the back of the school building.
Almost no one used it anymore.
The perfect place for something weird.
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Approaching the Storage Room
The hallway became quiet.
No students.
No teachers.
Only his footsteps echoed softly.
Don't panic… don't panic… he told himself.
When he reached the old wooden door, the system flashed again:
[Warning: You are near an unstable object]
His breath hitched.
He slowly pushed the door.
Creeeak…
Dust floated in the air.
Old chairs, broken desks, boxes everywhere.
The smell of wood and old paper filled his nose.
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The Item
The system highlighted a spot deep inside the room.
[Anomaly Object Located]
[Host: Aryan]
He walked slowly, avoiding debris.
At the very back, half-covered by a torn cloth…
A small straight rectangular box, perfectly clean, as if someone placed it there recently.
Metallic edges.
Strange patterns.
Cold air around it.
He crouched down, heart pounding.
This is it… the cause of the danger?
He reached his hand slowly toward the box—
but then he felt someone behind him.
A soft breath.
A faint shadow.
His entire body froze.
He turned his head slightly—
And saw her.
The same girl from the class.
She stood at the doorway of the storage room, half-hidden in the darkness.
No expression.
No sound.
Just staring at him.
The system flashed violently:
[ERROR: Cannot Analyze Presence]
His heartbeat stopped for a moment.