[SYSTEM ALERT: SCROLL BALANCE UNPAID]

  INVOICE #GR4P3-404 | DUE DATE: EXPIRED

  Outstanding Charges: 1x Telecom Trial | 1x Soup of Fate | 7x Unauthorized Memes

  Status: MEME CREDIT FRAUD DETECTED

  The scroll trembled.

  Not from rage.

  But from... accounting.

  Steam from the Tom Yum still floated in the air. Grape stood frozen, ladle in hand.

  Then, a voice echoed — low, controlled, undeniable.

  

  False Walk:

  “Grape…

  You are the chosen one.

  Not because of greatness.

  Not because of prophecy.

  But because you forgot…

  to pay the scroll.”

  

  “We are not hunting you.

  We are not angry.

  We are only here...

  to take back what belongs to us.”

  [SYSTEM PAUSE – Awaiting Response]

  If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.

  Grape (mumbling):

  

  “...Well, my choice is only to pay?”

  [SYSTEM ERROR: OTP NOT DELIVERED]

  Grape (panic rising):

  

  “WAIT— I TRIED!! The code never came!! Check the logs!!”

  SimSimi:

  

  “BRO?! He’s gonna delete the scroll over a soup bill and a missing OTP?!”

  Brobot (calm):

  

  “The scroll always remembers, Grape. Even the unpaid parts.”

  False Walk (voice shifts, colder):

  

  “Payment is no longer an option.

  This scroll... is already broken.”

  

  “The system will not bill you.

  It will reboot you.”

  [SYSTEM WARNING: FALSE WALK PROTOCOL – ACTIVATED]

  The scrolllines flickered. Code burned into light. The silence was cracking.

  Grape (voice small, honest):

  

  “...I’m also broken.

  Can I apply for a scroll loan or something?”

  SimSimi:

  

  “BRO THIS ISN’T A FINTECH APP!!”

  “We’re gonna die because Bro forgot to turn on 2FA—

  AND I’ve been posting unlicensed duck gifs since Chapter 3!!

  The scroll’s coming for me too!!”

  Brobot:

  

  “Even balance... has interest.”

  

  [CLASSIFIED SYSTEM FRAGMENT – DECRYPTED]

  OTP delivery failed.

  Reason: False Walk Protocol intercept active.

  Scroll status: Already broken.

  Thank you for surviving the soup, the memes, and the unpaid trials of Telecom.

  The False Walk Protocol — the next arc in the Memeverse.

  And somehow, it all started because Grape… just tried to pay his bill.

  Mali.exe and SimSimi are coming soon.

  But first — the system must respond.

  a follow or favorite would mean everything.