In a decayed park near the old Sakura district, Ren heard his voice.
Clear. Familiar. Laughing.
He spun around—nothing.
Was it a hallucination?
Or a ghost in the code?
Later that night, he dreamed in-game—something that should've been impossible.
He saw Kenji, strapped to a Konran memory pod, eyes glowing faintly, whispering:
"Ren… hurry…"
He woke up screaming.