Lil_Asmodeus

Karl, a young man stuck in a rough patch after losing his job and burning through almost all his savings, wandered through the cold, dark streets of Eldoria. On the damp, silent sidewalks, he stumbled upon something bizarre: an old gacha machine mysteriously appearing at every corner he turned, almost as if it was following him. Driven by a mix of curiosity and the overwhelming weirdness of the situation, Karl finally gave in and used his last bit of money on the machine. From the gacha ball, he pulled out a card with a barcode.

Back in his cramped apartment, curiosity finally won over caution, and Karl scanned the barcode. To his shock, an app called "Common Sense Manipulation App" installed itself on his phone, claiming it could alter people's "common sense."

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Common Sense Manipulation App

Karl swallowed, trying to push the memory out of his head. But the more he tried to forget, the more vivid it became. The heat, the way she looked up at him, the softness of her lips—

He exhaled sharply, shoving his hands into his pockets.

"Sounds nice," he muttered, forcing himself to focus on Rebecca's words instead of the image burned into his mind.

She beamed. "Yeah! I just want to remind him how much I love him, you know?"

Her husband was out there screwing another woman without a shred of guilt, and here she was, planning a special dinner like some devoted wife.

Just like that, Karl felt a wave of disgust—not at Rebecca, but at how damn easy it was for people to lie to themselves.

He had seen it before. People pretending everything was fine, ignoring the obvious signs, clinging to whatever illusion made them feel safe.

Chapter 41