Kiro arrived before noon.
Which already meant trouble.
"…I've been thinking."
"…No."
"…You haven't heard it yet."
"…It's still no."
Kiro stepped closer to the boundary.
The crops reacted instantly.
rustle—
Blocking him.
"…Still restricted."
"…Good."
"…Unfortunate."
"…Good."
Kiro leaned slightly, observing the anomaly.
thump…
It responded.
"…It reacts to me."
"…Everything reacts to everything now."
"…That's valuable."
"…That's contained."
Kiro smiled.
That was never good.
"…What if we harvest it?"
Silence.
Then—
"…No."
"…Think about it."
"…No."
"…It's a renewable source."
"…No."
"…It's growing."
"…No."
"…We could scale this."
"…No."
The anomaly pulsed again.
THUMP
Kiro's eyes lit up.
"…It's responsive."
"…It's dangerous."
"…It's profitable."
Ryo stared at him.
"…You're the problem."
"…I'm the opportunity."
The system flickered again.
System Prompt
New Option: Resource Extraction (Anomaly)
Warning: Unstable Outcome
Ryo looked at it.
Then at Kiro.
Then back at the system.
"…You're encouraging him."
"…I'm presenting options."
"…Bad options."
The adventurer stepped forward.
"…If that thing is harvested incorrectly, it could break containment."
"…Exactly."
Kiro nodded.
"…So we harvest it correctly."
"…We don't harvest it."
"…We test it."
"…No."
"…Small test."
"…No."
THUMP
The anomaly shifted.
Closer to the barrier.
The crops tightened.
crrk…
"…It's getting stronger."
Kiro's smile widened.
"…Which means it's growing."
Ryo exhaled slowly.
"…Fine."
Both of them paused.
"…Small test."
"…Controlled."
"…Minimal effort."
Kiro nodded.
"…Agreed."
The adventurer frowned.
"…This is a bad idea."
"…Correct."