Chapter 6 – “The Crown of Ereborn: I Saw the First Bug”

The Fortress – Midnight

The cube floated in the air, glowing faintly with pulsing code. Rin stared at it, sword ready in one hand, Lilith clinging to his other arm.

> "You sure it's not a trap, Papa?"

> "Sweetheart, everything's a trap. But if I'm gonna die again, I might as well get some lore out of it."

He touched the cube.

> [Equipping: "The Broken Crown of Ereborn"]

[WARNING: This relic contains corrupted world memory fragments. Stability not guaranteed.]

> [Proceed?]

→ [YES]

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🌌 Memory Dive – Pre-System Era

Rin's body froze. His consciousness was yanked through a blinding tunnel of fragmented data and broken screams.

He stood in a world of gold skies and obsidian trees. Floating above the land were enormous glowing glyphs—the raw code of reality, unbound.

And at the center of it all stood… a man.

White robes. No face. Arms outstretched. Surrounded by 12 floating orbs.

> "Welcome, Root User."

> "Who… are you?"

> "I am the Original Coder. The one who tried to create paradise."

The world flickered. The orbs cracked.

> "But the gods interfered. They corrupted my scripts. Turned free will into chains. Turned pain into power."

One orb shattered, releasing a scream.

> "And now, every soul in this world is caught in the loop—reborn, used, erased."

> "Why show me this?"

> "Because you're the first one to break the cycle. And soon… you'll have to choose whether to fix the code or burn it all down."

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🧠 Rin's Return

He gasped, collapsing to one knee. Lilith ran to him.

> "Papa?! You're bleeding again!"

Blood ran from his nose. His heartbeat raced. But his eyes—his eyes glowed with pure code now.

> "I saw… everything."

> "The system. The gods. The lie we're living in."

> [New Skill Acquired: "Code Inheritance – Coder's Legacy Fragment (1/12)"]

[Hidden Quest Started: Reclaim the Twelve Cores]

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✨ Training Time – Lilith's Turn

The next morning, Rin helped Lilith into a wide open clearing behind the fortress.

> "Alright, Lilith. Time to learn control."

She blinked. "But I almost exploded last time."

> "Exactly. So we'll teach you not to explode unless it's absolutely hilarious."

> [New Class Perk Unlocked: "Chaos Aptitude – 80% increase to unstable spell growth."]

Rin created a basic script-ball made of harmless light. "Copy this. Focus. Breathe."

Lilith copied it… and accidentally summoned a sentient fire-bird that screamed "MOMMY?" before combusting.

> "Okay," Rin nodded. "So we're starting from hell and working backward."

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🌪️ Meanwhile… Aikawa Kento Arrives

The dimensional rift opened above a holy city.

Aikawa Kento dropped down in glowing silver armor, eyes scanning like a radar. His HUD blinked rapidly.

> [Target Soul Signature: Rin Katsuro – Active]

[Mission Priority: Seize Root Access. Extract Relic. Purge anomaly.]

A priest approached him.

> "Another chosen one from the stars… welcome."

Aikawa smirked. "Take me to your god. I've got a glitch to delete."

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🧨 Ending Scene – The First Echo

That night, Rin sat alone, writing a new spell with raw code—trying to process what he saw in the crown.

But then—

> [ERROR: Echo Detected]

[A forgotten soul speaks…]

A voice entered his head. Female. Soft. Familiar.

> "Rin… why did you abandon us…?"

His eyes widened.

> "...Saki?"

His dead girlfriend's voice whispered again.

> "The system kept us. You're not the only one who was banished…"

To be continued…

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Chapter 6 Highlights:

Lore bomb: There was an original creator of Ereborn

Gods corrupted the system for their own benefit

Rin is collecting lost pieces of that original code

Lilith's magic is getting stronger and wilder

Aikawa has landed and is aligning with the Divine Empire

Rin's dead girlfriend might be trapped inside the system