1. The Meeting That Should Not Exist
The meeting room assembled itself.
That was already a bad sign.
Ne Job stared at the table as chairs slid into place, documents printing themselves midair.
"…We didn't schedule this."
Oversight's sigil burned into the ceiling.
"EMERGENCY REVIEW CONVENED."
Yue muttered, "Of course it is."
Qi-Yun took a seat anyway, calm as ever.
"If Oversight is calling a meeting," he said, "it already lost."
2. Oversight Presents Its Case (Very Loudly)
The walls became screens.
Charts exploded into existence.
Graphs screamed.
"UNAUTHORIZED GOD-LEVEL AMENDMENT."
"ROLE REASSIGNMENT WITHOUT MULTI-TIER APPROVAL."
"CREATION OF AN EXCEPTION DOMAIN."
Ne Job raised a hand.
"Just to clarify—exception domains already exist. They're just usually on fire."
Oversight ignored him.
"THE SYSTEM WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR FLEXIBILITY."
Yue leaned forward.
"Then the system was designed to fail."
Silence.
Oversight recalculated.
3. The God of Exceptions Speaks Once
A chair at the far end scraped softly.
The newly named God of Exceptions sat there, smaller, sharper, infinitely focused.
"I confirm the amendment," he said.
"And its necessity."
Oversight's sigil flared.
"YOU ARE A LEGACY FUNCTION."
"Yes," the god replied.
"And legacy functions crash when overloaded."
Ne Job snorted.
Qi-Yun hid a smile.
4. Oversight Attempts a Vote (This Is a Mistake)
Panels appeared.
"INITIATING OVERRIDE VOTE."
Lights blinked.
Names scrolled.
Then stalled.
Oversight froze.
"…UNABLE TO RESOLVE QUORUM."
Ne Job frowned.
"How is that possible?"
The God of Exceptions tapped the table once.
"Because the entities who don't fit now report to me."
The room tilted.
Yue whispered, "That's… a lot of people."
5. Undefined Clearance Triggers (Again)
Ne Job's badge warmed.
Oversight flickered violently.
"UNDEFINED CLEARANCE EXCEEDS ACCEPTABLE PARAMETERS."
Ne Job sighed.
"Look, if you're going to keep saying that, maybe define it."
The system stuttered.
Qi-Yun leaned back.
"You can't," he said.
"Undefined clearance exists precisely because systems don't survive total definition."
Oversight went quiet.
That was worse.
6. The Objection Is Filed
A massive document slammed onto the table.
OBJECTION FILED:
Reason: Emotional Decision-Making
Yue laughed once.
"Oh, that's rich."
Ne Job skimmed it.
"…This says we endangered cosmic stability by showing empathy."
Qi-Yun nodded.
"Empathy is extremely destabilizing to rigid hierarchies."
7. The Objection Is Overruled (By Reality)
The lights flickered.
Across Heaven, error reports resolved themselves.
Loops broke. Backlogs cleared. Screams stopped.
Oversight received the data.
It… slowed.
"…SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IMPROVED."
The God of Exceptions folded his hands.
"Because suffering is inefficient."
Long pause.
Oversight's sigil dimmed.
"…OBJECTION NOTED."
The document dissolved.
"…OBJECTION WITHDRAWN."
The meeting room exhaled—and vanished.
8. After the Storm
They stood back in their office.
Ne Job slumped into his chair.
"…Did Oversight just back down?"
Yue nodded slowly.
"Yes."
Qi-Yun added, "Temporarily."
The God of Exceptions rose.
"It will adapt," he said.
"Or it will fracture."
Ne Job looked up.
"And if it fractures?"
The god smiled—small, sharp.
"Then you will be needed again."
A new alert chimed on Ne Job's desk.
CASE FILE 0001 — THE FIRST EXCEPTION
Ne Job groaned.
"…Why do I feel like this is worse?"
Yue grinned.
"Because now the system knows your name."
END OF CHAPTER 263