He wasn't ready…
For what was about to happen.
It wasn't in the calculations.
Nor within the probabilities.
Because, simply…
He no longer believed in its existence at all.
**Feeling.**
On that day…
He didn't go to her.
For the first time in a while…
He chose not to see her.
Not because he didn't want to.
But…
Because he wanted to prove that he didn't need to.
"Attachment…"
He repeated it in his mind.
As if it were a strange word.
Foreign.
"An error."
He sat in his room.
Silence filled the space.
He opened the System.
> **[Psychological State: Stable]**
> **[Emotional Response: Near-Zero]**
> **[Previous Warning: Potential Attachment]**
>
He stared at the last line.
Then…
He closed it.
"I will end this."
It wasn't a threat.
It was a decision.
The following day…
He went.
Not out of longing.
But…
Out of a need for resolution.
He found her in her usual place.
But this time…
She wasn't reading.
She was staring into the void.
As if…
She had been waiting for him.
He approached.
Her eyes locked onto him.
And she did not smile.
"You're late."
She said quietly.
"It won't happen again."
He replied coldly.
A short silence.
Then he said directly:
"This is our last conversation."
She didn't move.
She wasn't surprised.
She just…
Looked at him.
"Is this your decision… or your escape?"
His eyes narrowed.
"An end."
He said clearly.
"…to something illogical."
She took a step forward.
"And what was it that was illogical?"
Silence.
Then he said:
"Your existence."
Harsh words.
Deliberate.
Precise.
He chose them…
To hurt.
"You are making the System glitch."
He looked at her with total coldness.
"And you are creating exceptions… that are unacceptable."
He drew closer.
"And I… do not allow chaos."
Stillness.
Then he said:
"I will erase this."
For a moment…
Her eyes wavered.
**"Pain"**
The word appeared above her.
For the first time…
Vividly.
But she did not collapse.
Instead, she said in a low voice:
"And me?"
Silence.
"…Will you erase me too?"
He froze.
For a fraction of a second.
Something inside him…
Moved.
Suddenly.
Unexpectedly.
Unanalyzable.
**Pain.**
Small.
Sharp.
It appeared…
And pierced through that void.
His eyes widened.
For the first time…
He felt.
A real feeling.
Not cold. Not empty.
But…
Painful.
He raised his hand to his chest.
"What is this…?"
He whispered.
The System exploded.
> **[Critical Warning]**
> **[Sudden Resurgence of Emotional Activity]**
> **[Glitch in Cognitive Balance]**
>
He took a step back.
His breathing grew ragged.
"This… is incorrect."
He looked at her.
She was watching him.
Calmly.
But with eyes…
That understood.
"This is it…"
She said quietly.
"…The feeling."
One word.
But it…
Was enough.
He shook.
"No…"
He shook his head.
"This is weakness."
He said it quickly.
As if trying to save himself.
"This is what you were running from," she replied.
Her voice wasn't harsh.
But…
Real.
She took a step closer.
"Pain… does not mean you are weak."
She looked at him deeply.
"…It means you are still human."
Silence.
The word…
Struck him.
"Human…"
He retreated.
Violently.
"No."
His voice dropped.
"This… is a mistake."
He clutched his head with his hand.
"Just a glitch…"
The System:
> **[Suggestion]**
> **[Suppress Feeling = Restore Stability]**
>
He stopped.
He read the line.
Slowly.
Then…
He closed his eyes.
"Yes…"
He whispered.
"…That is the solution."
He raised his head.
Looked at her.
But this time…
There was no confusion.
Instead…
A decision.
Cold.
Ruthless.
"I will end it."
He said calmly.
"…Just as I ended everything before it."
Her eyes widened.
"No…"
She stepped forward quickly.
"If you do that…"
She paused.
"…You won't come back again."
Silence.
He looked at her…
Expressionless.
"That is the goal."
Then…
He turned.
And walked away.
A step.
Then another.
And the pain…
Was still there.
Faint.
But…
Present.
"Suppress it…"
"Suppress it…"
He repeated it internally.
Until…
It disappeared.
Completely.
He stopped.
Breathed slowly.
Then…
He smiled.
A cold smile.
Empty.
More than ever before.
Behind him…
She stood.
Staring at him.
And her eyes…
Filled up.
But she did not cry.
She only whispered:
"You didn't win…"
Silence.
"…You only… lost yourself."
But he…
Didn't hear.
Or…
He chose not to hear.
The System returned.
> **[Emotion Suppressed]**
> **[Full Stability]**
> **[Path Unlocked: Absolute Cold Mind]**
>
And in that moment…
That small thing vanished…
The thing that had almost returned.
And all that remained…
The void.
Deeper.
Colder.
But he did not know…
That some things…
Do not die so easily.