Steni stared at the system message.
[Erase Administrator]
Her fingers trembled.
If she activated it… the man in front of her might disappear forever.
The administrator stepped closer.
"Don't do it," he said calmly.
Her eyes widened.
"You… can see it?"
He sighed.
"Of course I can."
Then something impossible happened.
Inside Steni's mind, the system suddenly glitched.
[WARNING]
[Administrator Access Attempt]
The man raised his hand slightly.
And suddenly—
A second system window appeared in front of Steni.
But this one didn't belong to her.
It belonged to him.
[Administrator Control System]
Steni's brain froze.
He… has a system too?!
The man looked at her quietly.
Then he said something that shattered everything she believed.
"You think I'm here to capture you."
He paused.
Then his eyes darkened.
"But the truth is…"
He leaned closer.
"Your system is illegal."
Steni's heart stopped.
Illegal?
What did that mean?
The man continued calmly.
"That system shouldn't exist."
"And if the higher administrators find you…"
He looked straight into her eyes.
"They won't capture you."
A chilling silence filled the hallway.
Then he finished the sentence.
"They'll erase you."
Completely.
From existence.
Before Steni could process that—
The system suddenly screamed.
[CRITICAL ALERT]
[Real Administrator detected]
Both Steni and the man looked up.
Above the academy ceiling…
The sky suddenly cracked like glass.
A massive glowing symbol appeared in the clouds.
The administrator beside her cursed under his breath.
"…Damn."
Then he grabbed Steni's wrist.
"Run."
Her mind went blank.
"Why?!"
His answer made everything worse.
Because he said—
"They're here to delete you."
Inside Steni's mind, the system whispered one final line:
[Emergency Evolution Starting]