Chapter 4 - 4 – “Root Access Unlocked: I Am the Bug in Your Code”

🌌 System Space – Between Realms

[Would you like to accept Root Access?][Y/N]

Rin hovered in a void of shifting code and half-deleted stars.

The voice that spoke wasn't divine. It wasn't demonic either.It was machine-like, ancient, raw... yet somehow familiar.

"...What's the catch?"

[Root Access grants override privileges. System laws may be rewritten. You will be hunted.]

[Only one being can hold Root Access. The others will try to erase you.]

[Proceed?]

Rin exhaled, fingers twitching.

"You really think I'm scared of being hunted? I've been dodging social interaction since age 14."

He hit [YES].

💥 Root Access Unlocked

[New Title Acquired: "Root User – Unauthorized Existence"][Skill: "Reality Script Editor" Unlocked][Warning: Stability at 12% – Mental strain possible. Symptoms: Nosebleeds, memory loss, existential dread.]

[System Note: Good luck, idiot.]

Rin grinned. "That's the most honest system message I've ever seen."

🌍 Back to Reality – Demon Wastes Fortress

He awoke to the scent of ash and... stew?

Lilith sat beside him with a worried pout, stirring a black bubbling pot.

"Papa, you're awake! You were out for a whole day. I made... food."

Rin peeked in the pot. Was it moving?

"Lilith, is that stew or a baby mimic?"

"...Yes."

He chuckled, groaning as he sat up.

[You are now permanently tagged by Heaven as "Anomaly-Class Threat."][All Divine AI Protocols will pursue you across realms.][Wanted Status: Global]

"Great. First time being a dad, and I already got us blacklisted from Heaven."

🏛️ Meanwhile – Demon Capital, Abyss Throne

The Demon Council sat in a massive obsidian chamber. Fire crackled in braziers. Magical sigils floated in the air, pulsing with blood contracts.

A demonic woman with four horns slammed a scroll on the table.

"Valtazar is alive. His soul signature reactivated."

"Impossible. He died with the Demon King."

"He didn't just revive—he wiped a Divine Construct. Solo. In a Trauma Rift."

The room fell silent.

Then came a slow clap.

From the shadows emerged a man in a black coat, silver eyes glowing faintly.

"Guess Daddy's back..."

🧑‍💻 Back on Earth – Tokyo, Cyber Intelligence Facility

Subject: Rin KatsuroStatus: DeceasedBody: Never recovered

A man stared at a screen. Blonde hair. Eyes glowing blue.

"So that bastard really uploaded his soul before dying..."

He walked to a machine humming in the corner—a dimensional gate prototype labeled: "Project Return."

"Let's see what's so special about your little isekai, Rin."

[Initiating Transfer Protocol...][Target Realm: Ereborn]

Lightning surged.

The screen flashed red.

[New player has entered the world: "Aikawa Kento"][Class: Cyber Paladin][Objective: Kill Rin Katsuro. Retrieve Root Access Key.]

🌀 Back with Rin – Final Moments

Lilith sat beside Rin as the sun set over the wastelands.

"Papa... I don't want to run forever."

Rin looked up at the sky, eyes glowing faintly.

"We won't run."

"Then what'll we do?"

He stood, wrapping a broken cape around his shoulders.

"Simple."

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"We'll crash the system."