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The Missing Final Record
The screen remained black.Nobody spoke.Alex stared at the last message the archive had displayed.> [WHOEVER ERASED IT DID NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW THE FIRST FATHER ENDED.]The words felt heavier than they should have.The first known human host had been a struggling father, just like Alex.He had received the same strange power.He had spent his rewards on his children.He had reached a level of wealth that should have been impossible.And then, somewhere near the end of his story, everything had vanished.Not just the man.His final record.His ending.Someone had deliberately removed it.Victoria stepped closer to the terminal.“Can you recover it?”Victor shook his head.“Not directly.”“Why?”“Because this isn't ordinary deletion.”He pointed at the screen.“Someone didn't simply erase the file. They erased the system's reference to the file.”Alex frowned.“So there should be nothing left.”“Exactly.”Grace suddenly spoke.“There is something left.”Everyone turned toward her.
The First Father
The room remained silent long after Grace's final words.The system wasn't created by humans.Alex couldn't stop hearing them.Victor stood beside the table, staring at the original card. The golden circle had stopped glowing violently, but something about it had changed. It no longer looked like an ordinary object.It looked like a piece of something much larger.Something none of them understood.Alex looked at Grace.“You said the system existed before humans knew about it.”Grace nodded slowly.“I think so.”“And you were connected to it before you became human.”“Yes.”“Then there must be records.”Victor immediately looked toward the black archive terminal.“There are.”Everyone turned.The screen had come back on.Unlike the previous archive interface, this one wasn't displaying dates or host names.It displayed a single sentence.> [HISTORICAL HOST ARCHIVE — ACCESSING EARLIEST RECOVERABLE RECORD.]Victor stepped closer.“I've never accessed this section.”Alex looked at him.“
Grace Remembers
“I think it knows me.”Grace’s words hung in the room.Nobody moved.The original card remained suspended above the table, glowing with a soft golden light that seemed completely different from the usual blue-white glow of Alex’s system. The circle engraved into its surface had become brighter, and the infinity symbol inside it was slowly rotating.Victor Kane stared at Grace as though he had just seen something impossible.Alex looked from the card to Grace.“Grace?”She didn't answer.Her eyes were fixed on the card.For several seconds, she simply stood there, perfectly still. Then she lifted one small hand and pressed it against her chest.“My heart…”Victoria immediately stepped closer.“What is wrong?”Grace shook her head.“I don't know.”Alex crouched beside her.“Does it hurt?”“No.”Grace frowned.“It feels like… remembering.”The moment she said that, the original card flashed.A wave of golden light spread across the room.The windows rattled.The lights flickered.Every s
Grace Remembers
“I think it knows me.”Grace’s words hung in the room.Nobody moved.The original card remained suspended above the table, glowing with a soft golden light that seemed completely different from the usual blue-white glow of Alex’s system. The circle engraved into its surface had become brighter, and the infinity symbol inside it was slowly rotating.Victor Kane stared at Grace as though he had just seen something impossible.Alex looked from the card to Grace.“Grace?”She didn't answer.Her eyes were fixed on the card.For several seconds, she simply stood there, perfectly still. Then she lifted one small hand and pressed it against her chest.“My heart…”Victoria immediately stepped closer.“What is wrong?”Grace shook her head.“I don't know.”Alex crouched beside her.“Does it hurt?”“No.”Grace frowned.“It feels like… remembering.”The moment she said that, the original card flashed.A wave of golden light spread across the room.The windows rattled.The lights flickered.Every s
The Original Card
The strange symbol continued glowing on the old card.Alex stood frozen in the center of the room, the ancient-looking object still resting in his hand.Victor had gone completely silent.That frightened Alex more than anything the system had displayed.A man who had spent years studying the Cashback System should have had an explanation.Instead, Victor looked genuinely confused.Alex glanced at him."You said you've never seen that symbol before.""I haven't.""Then what is it?"Victor shook his head."I don't know."The golden symbol beneath the infinity mark pulsed again.Grace suddenly appeared at the entrance of the room.She had been playing with the other children, but now she stood there staring at the card.Alex noticed immediately."Grace?"She didn't answer.Her eyes remained fixed on the object in his hand.Victor turned toward her.His expression changed."You."Grace tilted her head."Me?"Victor slowly stepped backward."Don't come any closer."Alex immediately moved b
Victor's Secret
Victor's words remained in the room long after he said them."Because I was one of them."Alex stared at him.The mysterious billionaire who had walked into his mansion claiming to understand the Cashback System was no longer simply a stranger with information.He was evidence.Evidence that someone else had possessed the same power.Evidence that the system had existed before Alex.And, perhaps most importantly, evidence that it could disappear.Alex stood slowly."You had the Cashback System."Victor nodded."Yes.""For how long?""Almost twelve years."Alex's eyes widened."Twelve?""Eleven years, eight months."Victoria stepped closer."And you lost it?"Victor looked at her."Yes."Alex shook his head."How?"Victor looked toward the windows."I made a choice."Alex waited.Victor's voice became quieter."I chose wealth over my family."The words sounded simple.But Alex could hear the regret behind them."What does that even mean?" Alex asked. "You said the system doesn't force
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