The final phase of the G evaluation was a live-fire simulation: "The Fracture." A hostage crisis in a virtual Shibuya. The test proctors flooded the zone with 10,000 synthetic emotional signatures—fear, rage, despair. A normal agent would be catatonic in seconds.
Then came the fourth. The mastermind. He wasn't a program. The proctors had inserted a live, convicted sociopath for the final test. He had no readable emotion for Oishi to grab onto—a black hole where a heart should be. Ayaka Oishi Perfect G Hiroko
"I can suggest ," Oishi whispered. "For three seconds, I can make him feel my mother's love. It's the loudest thing I own." The final phase of the G evaluation was
For three seconds, his black-hole eyes flickered. Confusion. Then a raw, tearful light. A memory of a woman who never existed, holding him. Then came the fourth
The head proctor cleared his throat. "Agent Hiroko. Agent Oishi. Your final designation is authorized."