"Alright," he said. "Let's see what this thing actually wants."Another window appeared between them, simple and clean against the glowing void.
「Start? Yes / No」
Jisoo reached out and pressed Yes without hesitating.
The response was immediate.
「Trial: Safe Zone
Difficulty: Easy」
"Amazing," Jisoo said flatly, reading it with the satisfied expression of someone whose math had just come out correct. "Easy difficulty for a safe zone qualification. That's actually kind of insulting how straightforward that—"
"Don't," Si Hon said.
"I'm just saying—"
"Bro… Do not jinx it."
She opened her mouth. Then the window glitched.
Not a small flicker— a full, ugly stutter, the letters jumping and fragmenting like something had grabbed the system from the inside and shaken it.
Cracks split outward from the edges of the window, thin white lines spreading through the void around them like glass deciding to break slowly. The trial window spasmed once, twice, and then went still.
