**One Kick Girl — Chapter 196:
"Follow-Up Alignment (The Loop Restarts)"**
Déjà vu management • Infinite cycles • Raon vs the curse of calendars
1. The Invite That Shouldn't Exist
The calendar pinged.
Subject:
Follow-Up Alignment
Raon stared.
"…Follow-up to WHAT."
Shion didn't even look surprised.
"To the feeling."
2. Same Room, New Name
The meeting opened.
Same faces.
Same silence.
Different title.
Raon whispered, "They just renamed it."
"Yes," Shion said.
"Meetings molt."
3. The Opening Line Returns
"Let's give it a minute for folks to join."
Raon's eye twitched.
"We've been here before."
Shion nodded. "This is how loops feel."
4. The Recap of Nothing
The Host spoke.
"So just to recap where we landed…"
Raon leaned forward.
"We landed?"
"…Lots of good discussion."
Raon collapsed.
5. The Document Resurrection
A link appeared.
Alignment_Summary_v3_FINAL_FINAL
Raon whispered.
"That file is cursed."
Shion opened it.
Empty.
6. Alignment Is Declared Again
"I think we're generally aligned," someone said.
Raon snapped.
"ON WHAT."
She muted herself in time.
Shion wrote calmly:
Aligned on next steps?
No response.
7. The Loop Tightens
Someone suggested:
"Maybe we need a deep dive."
Raon screamed.
Shion closed her eyes.
"They're re-summoning it."
8. Raon Breaks the Pattern
Raon unmuted.
"Can we be clear—what decision is being made today?"
Silence.
Real silence.
The Host blinked.
"…This is more of a touchpoint."
Raon laughed.
Out loud.
Unstoppably.
9. The Meeting Collapses
Awkward chuckles.
Someone checked the time.
"Well—since we're almost out of time…"
Raon wiped tears.
Victory tasted bitter.
10. Shion Ends It
Shion spoke.
"No decisions identified. No actions assigned. Suggest canceling follow-ups until those are clear."
The Host froze.
"…Okay."
The meeting ended early.
Raon gasped.
"Did you just—"
"Yes," Shion said.
"I named the loop."
11. The Silence After
No follow-up email.
No new invites.
Raon waited.
"…Did we break it."
Shion didn't answer.
12. The Final Ping
Hours later.
A message appeared.
Subject:
Quick Sync
Raon screamed into the void.
Shion stood.
"The loop adapts."
END OF CHAPTER 196