[System Initialization…]
Role: Final Trial of the Hero
Objective: Lose in a climactic battle.
Rewards for compliance: Peaceful reincarnation.
Penalties for deviation: Reality Collapse.
> "You've got to be f*cking kidding me."
Kai opened his eyes. Around him: fire, shattered towers, frozen time. In front of him: the Hero, a golden-haired idiot barely out of puberty, sword raised like he actually earned it.
[Battle Initiation: Countdown Begins]
… 10 seconds…
Kai exhaled slowly.
This was not his first life.
In his last one, he was the Hero—the "Chosen One" blessed by the System. Until it betrayed him, forced him to die so the "next generation" could shine.
He remembered dying with a sword in his gut and applause ringing in his ears.
Not this time.
… 5 seconds…
The sword in the Hero's hand glowed with divine intent.
Kai's own hands were empty.
Then he smiled.
[Manual Override: Forbidden Command Accessed]
"Reject Role" — Confirm?
[WARNING: Deviating from narrative may destabilize reality.]
> Confirm.
The countdown paused.
Reality shuddered.
The Hero blinked. "Uh… system? Why isn't he attacking?"
Kai raised one hand.
[You have been granted: "System Administrator Fragment (0.01%)"]
New Skill Acquired: Narrative Override – Lv.1
> Rewrite your fate. Steal what is not yours. Hijack the plot.
Kai spoke two words:
> "Script ends."
The sky cracked.