[July 14, 2025]
Infinite-flow, top-focused | Judge x "Little Monster"
When Judge A10 Qin Lin was "collecting the body" in the Rose Manor instance, he accidentally stumbled into an illusion. He took a quick look around and realized it was an instance world not listed in the files, but he didn't think much of it.
After wandering around the instance for three days, he discovered to his dismay that he couldn't get out.
Just as he was worrying about it, he met a boy.
The boy gave him water and brought him food.
When Qin Lin met the boy's eyes, he understood everything.
He followed the boy to a place beyond the illusion, but still inside the instance. As he considered how to get out without alerting the instance's "monsters" or "data," he came upon a group of people beating the boy. As a judge, of course he stepped in and dealt with them in the name of justice.
Qin Lin looked at the boy curled up on the ground, walked over, crouched beside him, and patted his back.
"You're safe now."
The boy emerged from his own protective barrier and looked up at the person in front of him.
The person reached out to him and said softly:
"Eric, you are not a monster."
Theme: He, it, that being, that creature
