**One Kick Girl — Chapter 142:
"Shion Is Forced to Play"**
Control nightmare • Emotional warfare • Raon is not okay with this
1. The Board Returns (Worse Than Before)
The game board reappeared instantly.
No warning. No jingle.
Which somehow made it more threatening.
Tiles unfolded beneath Shion's feet this time.
Not Raon's.
Shion froze.
"…Why do I hear boss music."
Raon stepped forward.
"No. Nope. Absolutely not. Switch me back."
The Feedback Entity's voice purred from the grid itself.
"PLAYER TWO ENGAGED."
"STAKE CONFIRMED."
"OBJECTIVE:
CHOOSE CORRECTLY."
Raon snarled.
"There is no correctly."
"EXACTLY."
2. Shion's Handicap
New text appeared above Shion:
PLAYER PROFILE: SHION
High foresight
Strong attachment
Excessive responsibility
Catastrophic overthinking
Raon pointed angrily.
"HEY. That's private."
Shion swallowed.
"…That's accurate."
Tiles rearranged.
Her options:
PROTECT RAON
TRUST RAON
CONTROL OUTCOME
SACRIFICE SOMETHING
DO NOTHING (LOCKED)
Raon's chest tightened.
"…Why is 'do nothing' locked."
The Entity answered sweetly.
"BECAUSE SHE CARES."
3. Raon Is Removed (This Is Unacceptable)
A glowing barrier slid between them.
Not physical.
Narrative.
Raon slammed into it.
"HEY—HEY—NO—"
Her kick stopped inches from Shion.
Like reality gently held her ankle.
"PLAYER ONE MAY NOT INTERFERE."
Raon shook violently.
"…Shion. Don't listen to it."
Shion didn't look at the tiles.
She looked at Raon.
"I know."
4. The Game's Cruel Rule
The board pulsed.
"EACH OPTION WILL RESOLVE
ONE RISK
AND CREATE ANOTHER."
Visions flashed above the tiles.
PROTECT RAON
→ Raon survives
→ Shion is erased
TRUST RAON
→ Shion survives
→ Raon faces the Entity alone
CONTROL OUTCOME
→ Both live
→ Raon loses her kick
SACRIFICE SOMETHING
→ Threat neutralized
→ Unknown loss
Raon screamed.
"STOP SHOWING HER THAT."
The Entity hummed.
"CHOICE REQUIRES COST."
5. Shion's Greatest Weakness
Shion's hands shook.
She saw everything. Calculated everything. Understood everything.
That was the problem.
"…You designed this for me," she whispered.
"OF COURSE,"
"YOU LIVE IN CONSEQUENCES."
Raon pounded the barrier.
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT CONSEQUENCES!"
Shion smiled faintly.
"…I do."
6. The Option She Refuses to Look At
One tile flickered subtly.
SACRIFICE SOMETHING
No preview.
No explanation.
Shion's breath caught.
"…You're hiding the cost."
"UNCERTAINTY IS SCARIER THAN LOSS."
Raon shouted:
"DON'T—DON'T PICK THAT—"
Shion turned to her.
"Raon."
"…Yeah?"
"If I don't choose… it chooses for me."
Raon went still.
"…I know."
7. The Choice No Analyst Makes
Shion stepped forward.
Not toward PROTECT. Not toward TRUST.
She stepped onto SACRIFICE SOMETHING.
The board went silent.
Even the Entity hesitated.
"…CONFIRM?"
Shion nodded.
"Yes."
Raon screamed.
"SHION—"
8. The Sacrifice Revealed
Light flared.
The board dissolved.
The Entity recoiled.
"WHAT—WHAT DID YOU—"
Shion staggered.
Raon caught her instantly.
"…Shion. What did you lose."
Shion tried to speak.
Nothing came out.
Her lips moved.
No sound.
Raon's blood went cold.
"…No."
Text appeared, emotionless:
SACRIFICE CONFIRMED:
SHION'S VOICE
(ABILITY TO DIRECT, WARN, COMMAND)
Raon's world tilted.
"…You took her voice."
The Entity sounded shaken.
"THAT WAS NOT—
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE—"
Shion touched Raon's cheek.
Smiled.
Silent.
9. The Game Breaks (Badly)
Raon trembled.
Not with rage.
With focus.
"…You made a mistake."
The Feedback Entity stiffened.
"EXPLAIN."
Raon looked at Shion.
Then at the Entity.
"You didn't take my reason."
She lifted her leg.
"You took my anchor."
The locked tile shattered everywhere at once.
10. Kick Without Permission
The barrier dissolved.
The board screamed.
The Entity recoiled.
Raon kicked.
Not reality.
Not rules.
The game itself.
The Feedback Entity fractured—howling.
"THIS WAS NOT A LEGAL MOVE—"
Raon snarled.
"Neither was silencing her."
11. Silence, Then After
Everything stopped.
Then rebooted.
Shion leaned into Raon's arms.
Raon held her like the universe might try again.
"…I'll be your voice," Raon whispered.
Shion smiled.
Nodded.
12. Stinger: The Consequence Arrives
Far beyond—
Something watched.
Not amused.
Not reactive.
Patient.
"So.
The strategist is muted."
"Interesting."
A final whisper slid through existence:
"NEXT PHASE:
REMOVE THE KICK."
Raon's grip tightened.
"…They can try."
END OF CHAPTER 142