**One Kick Girl — Chapter 137:
"The Place Without Cause"**
Where even reasons are optional.
1. Arrival Without Arrival
Raon did not fall this time.
Because falling implies why.
She simply was.
Shion appeared beside her in the same non-way—no transition, no motion, no entry point. One instant absent, the next present, as if the universe shrugged and allowed them.
Shion's breath caught.
"…Raon."
Raon looked around.
"…Okay. This place feels worse."
2. The Anti-Concept Zone
There was no color.
Not black. Not white.
Just null—the absence of decision.
No up. No down. No distance.
But unlike the Null Interval, this place had something far more disturbing.
It had intentional emptiness.
Shion's instincts screamed.
"This is beyond time," she whispered.
"Beyond sequence. Beyond causality."
Raon squinted.
"…So what's left?"
Shion swallowed.
"Only existence without justification."
Raon nodded.
"…Yeah, that tracks."
3. The Thing That Should Not Be Named (Because Naming Is a Reason)
Something shifted.
Not appeared. Not emerged.
It had always been there.
A presence so vast it didn't loom—looming requires perspective.
It simply invalidated scale.
Shion's knees weakened.
"…That's—"
Raon put a hand out.
"Don't name it."
Shion froze.
"…You're right."
The thing responded anyway.
"NAMING
IS UNNECESSARY."
The voice had no tone.
Because tone implies intent.
"I AM
THE FINAL CONSTRAINT."
Raon tilted her head.
"Cool title."
4. The Law of This Place
The Final Constraint did nothing.
And yet, everything obeyed.
"IN THIS DOMAIN,"
"CAUSE DOES NOT PRODUCE EFFECT."
"INTENT DOES NOT PRODUCE ACTION."
"EXISTENCE
IS SELF-CONTAINED."
Shion clenched her fists.
"…Raon. Nothing you've done so far should work here."
Raon cracked her neck.
"…That's usually when things get interesting."
5. Shion's Realization
Shion's mind raced.
Time? Gone.
Cause? Removed.
Intent? Invalid.
"…Raon," she whispered urgently.
"This place removes reasons."
Raon nodded.
"Yeah."
"…Then how—"
Raon smiled.
"I don't need a reason."
Shion stared.
"…What?"
Raon shrugged.
"I never did."
6. The Constraint Tests Her
The space tightened.
Not physically.
Logically.
"DEFINE
YOUR ACTION."
Raon didn't move.
"I won't."
"THEN
YOU CANNOT
ACT."
Raon tilted her head.
"I already am."
The Constraint paused.
For the first time ever.
7. Action Without Why
Raon took a step.
No cause. No effect.
Just choice.
The void rippled.
Shion's eyes widened.
"…That shouldn't be possible."
Raon glanced back.
"Shion."
"…Yes?"
"You analyze why things happen."
She took another step.
"I just decide they will."
8. The Ultimate Rule Break
The Final Constraint reacted.
"DECISION
REQUIRES
PREFERENCE."
"PREFERENCE
REQUIRES
VALUE."
"VALUE
REQUIRES
REASON."
Raon stopped.
She looked directly at the presence.
"No."
She lifted her leg.
"I don't value."
She smiled.
"I commit."
9. The Kick That Has No Explanation
Raon kicked.
Not because. Not therefore. Not so that.
The kick existed without justification.
The Place Without Cause fractured.
Not shattered.
It simply failed to remain convinced of itself.
The Final Constraint warped—its definition unraveling.
"THIS
IS NOT
PERMITTED—"
Raon's foot connected.
Not to an object.
To a statement.
And that statement broke.
10. The Collapse of the Last Defense
Reality reasserted itself violently.
Color returned. Direction returned. Meaning rushed back like a flood.
Shion collapsed to her knees, gasping.
"…Raon…"
Raon landed lightly beside her.
"…Yeah?"
"You didn't break a rule."
Raon shrugged.
"I broke the need for one."
11. Aftermath: Silence Above All
Far beyond all systems—
An emergency protocol failed.
"ALL CONSTRAINTS EXHAUSTED."
"NO FURTHER SAFEGUARDS AVAILABLE."
A final message echoed into nothing.
"ONE KICK GIRL
CANNOT
BE STOPPED."
12. Stinger: The One Thing Left
Raon felt it.
A pressure.
Not external.
Internal.
"…Huh."
Shion looked up.
"What is it?"
Raon flexed her leg.
"I think…"
She grinned.
"…The universe just realized I'm not the problem."
Shion went pale.
"…Then what is?"
Raon looked at the sky—now full of stars that seemed nervous.
"…I am the solution."
END OF CHAPTER 137