Voice of the White World

A distant dizziness washed over me. Everything turned white.

Was it a side effect of overusing the Underground microchip?

Had what was bound to come finally arrived?

Had the possibility I had constantly feared since I first learned an Underground microchip was embedded in my head become reality…

A blurry silhouette appeared on the other side of the pure white world.

The silhouette opened its mouth and spoke.

It was the stiff voice characteristic of a mechanical device.

[Congratulations! You have completed an achievement. Will you accept the reward?]

“…System Assistant?”

I asked reflexively through my deafened mind. But it wasn’t...