The corridor stretched endlessly, lockers twisting into dark shadows.
Lin Xia, Mei Chen, and Yue Ning walked carefully, alert to every sound.
"…Do you feel that?" Yue Ning whispered.
From the corners of the hallway, whispers rose:
"Did you hear? She's undefeated.""Kimiko's here…""I've never seen anyone survive her punishment…"
The girls froze.
They had heard the rumors: elite psychotic players like Kimiko, Jiro, and others were legends—terrifying, undefeated, always using the cheating code to survive and dominate.
Suddenly, a girl stepped into the corridor.
Hair jet black, eyes glinting like knives Hands gloved, holding a tiny cage filled with something that rattled softly
"Who dares cross my path?" she said calmly.Her smile was twisted, like she already imagined her opponent's screams.
Lin Xia's eyes narrowed."…We don't know her. She just appeared."
Mei Chen whispered:"…And she's dangerous. Look at the whispers…"
The students in the hallway murmured nervously, stepping aside.
Kimiko, as she was called, had never been beaten.Her rule was simple:
Lose the game = lose something vital.Fingers, teeth, eyes… whatever she decided.
She set the cage down."You'll agree to my game, yes?"
The girls exchanged glances."…We don't have to accept," Lin Xia reminded them quietly."…But if we don't… she might just attack anyway."
Kimiko's smile widened."…Then… you accept."