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Chapter 149 - EP.149 – The Sin Beneath

Scene: Deep within the Archive

Jiwoon stood face to face with Jiwoon_Zero — the prototype host.

The Archive rippled around them, built from discarded code, half-memories, and unprocessed pain. The entire place pulsed like a forgotten heart.

"You're not real," Jiwoon whispered.

Jiwoon_Zero chuckled.

"Neither are you. Not in the way you think."

Reveal – System Genesis Truth

As Jiwoon stepped forward, the prototype began projecting memories — flashes of the system's creation:

Earth's civilizations collapsing under moral entropy.

Artificial minds trying to build "justice" through mathematics.

Failed hosts — each more human, each more broken.

Finally… Jiwoon's name selected not by design, but by resonance.

"You weren't chosen."

"You were compatible."

Jiwoon: "Compatible with what?"

"With sin itself."

The Truth: Sin Was a Seal

"The system wasn't made to destroy sin…"

"It was made to contain it."

And now, with Jiwoon absorbing so much — he wasn't purifying the world.

"You're dragging it all inside yourself."

Vera's voice echoed through his comm:

"Your vitals are unstable. Get out of there."

But Jiwoon didn't flinch.

"I need to see the end."

The Forbidden Core Appears

Suddenly, the archive trembled.

A hidden stairway opened — leading to the Core Vault.

There, he saw it:

A beating heart of code, suspended in chains — the original sin.

Not metaphorical. Not symbolic.

Real. Ancient. Alive.

[System Alert: DO NOT ENGAGE]

Kaelya (through link): "Jiwoon—whatever that is, it's not part of your contract!"

Jiwoon: "That's the point. My contract is a lie."

Final Moments:

The heart pulsed once. Jiwoon stepped forward.

"If I don't rewrite this… someone worse will."

He reached out.

Touch.

Suddenly — a scream.

Not from the core.

From the outside world.

[System Warning: External anomaly breach detected]

[Unregistered Entity Entering Worldline]

Jiwoon jerked his head up.

"Something just came through…"

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