Rin took Kaito to the "Ghost Market," a place where forbidden tech and ancient relics were traded under the glow of flickering red lanterns.
"You need a mask," Rin said, handing him a digital veil. "The Enforcers have facial recognition everywhere, even here."
Kaito looked at a merchant selling cracked memory chips. Suddenly, his eyes flickered.
[EYE TECHNIQUE ACTIVATED: ANALYSIS V1 (RANK-E)]
He didn't just see the chips; he saw the data flowing inside them. One chip, hidden in a corner, was pulsing with the same violet light as his obsidian card.
"How much for that one?" Kaito asked.
The merchant grinned, showing chrome teeth. "That? It's junk. A corrupted file from the Old Era. 500 Credits."
Kaito didn't have 500 Credits. He had 0.