The next morning, Sa-Rang woke up feeling slightly better than she had the day before.

It wasn't because her problems had disappeared.

They hadn't.

The system was still there.

The hate values were still there.

Her life was still hanging by a thread.

But somehow...

After talking with Baek Eun-Woo, after hearing his calm voice and feeling his kindness, the unbearable weight pressing down on her heart had become just a little lighter.

For the first time in a while, she had managed to sleep without feeling like she was drowning.

She got out of bed and prepared herself for another day.

A day where she had to figure out her future.

A day where she had to find a way to survive.

A day where she had to uncover the truth behind everything happening to her.

With a determined expression, Sa-Rang grabbed her bag and headed toward the bus stop.

The morning air was cool, and the streets were quieter than usual.

She walked at a slower pace than normal, lost in her thoughts.

Then—

A familiar figure appeared ahead.

Baek Eun-Woo.

Her eyes widened slightly.

She was about to call out to him.

"Eun—"

She stopped dead in her tracks.

Her expression changed instantly.

Wait.

Wait.

Wait.

Something was wrong.

Her eyes widened in horror.

Today was...

Today was the test.

The test she had completely forgotten about.

The test she was supposed to prepare for.

The test where she had carefully organized all her notes and studied until late at night.

The notes that were currently...

Sitting safely at home.

Not inside her bag.

Not with her.

At home.

Her face slowly turned pale.

"No way..."

She had spent the entire night worrying about the system.

About the hate values.

About her relationships falling apart.

About whether she would survive.

And somehow...

She had forgotten the most normal disaster of all.

A school test.

Sa-Rang stared forward in complete despair.

She was finished.

Absolutely finished.

"I'm cooked..."