When Su Wan entered the Midnight Convenience Store instance, all the players were searching for the rules to clear it.
Only the NPC behind the register grabbed her hand, his voice trembling:
"Help me. I don't want to be formatted."
Everyone said NPCs were traps, clues, or tools the instance used to harm people.
But Su Wan heard his plea for help.
Instead of clearing the instance, she opened a case on his behalf.
And so, the Zero Bureau officially opened for business.
The Midnight Convenience Store, the Bloodstained Hospital, the Night Bus, the Digital Prison... More and more awakened NPCs came to their door with evidence.
They weren't monsters, expendable resources, or data the System could erase at will.
They had names and memories, and fates they didn't want someone else to decide for them.
At last, the System panicked.
Because Su Wan wasn't trying to clear the instance.
She was suing the entire instance world.
