The text wasn’t clearly legible. It was so faint it blended into the background, like a mirage. If I hadn’t been distracted by the strange tension between Karin and Isaac and blankly staring into space, I probably wouldn’t have noticed it.0

What exactly is being evaluated? 0

I recalled the times when a scenario message had appeared before. The first was when Rubia raised me from the dead. The second was when I considered accepting Rena as a companion out of a sense of need.0

[Conditions not met.]0

[Scenario activation not possible.]0

I’d seen this message once during that bizarre encounter with Gith-Za-Rai, when she kidnapped me out of a one-sided obsession. The same message had appeared, stating that the conditions hadn't been met.0

So is this scenario automatically evaluated with every person I meet? 0

That couldn’t be. Since returning to the past, only a handful of encounters had triggered the scenario system. Therefore, someone or something was evaluating the importance or necessity of these people.1

However, Isaac had been with me for a long time, and no such window had ever popped up. 2

Who is behind this? What kind of will is embedded in the scenario system or the status window? 0

After a moment’s thought, I decided to focus on what I could actually do....0