Author's Note: Do Not Unlock Yet.
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August sat in his office at AM Coven, the room dimly lit by the soft glow of the interface hovering in front of him.
Detective Wright had left just moments ago, but his words still lingered.
"If it's so rare, why are there so many supers now?"
"Oni's been replicating the Fruit of Corruption and distributing it."
August leaned back in his chair, exhaling slowly.
Then, with a flick of his wrist, he pulled open his inventory interface.
There it was.
[ Fruit of Corruption x1 ]
The small, ominous-looking fruit pulsed faintly, like a beating heart. The first time he had consumed one, it had completely altered his reality—allowing him to extract items from the game and use them in real life.
Now, with this new revelation, an idea began forming in his mind.
"Would it be insensitive… to ask the kid to replicate it?"