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Chapter 28: New Rewards — “Approval” in the Name of Compensation
Through the interviews, I stepped onto the "site" (work) once more. There was no longer the sign of a major general contractor, nor any flashy titles. I moved forward one step at a time with my AI "prosthetic leg," delivering myself as a... -
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Chapter 27: Field Test After the Reboot — The First External Interview
Rehabilitation, test boring, and dialogue with AI. The work of solidifying my foundation finally reached the "field test" stage: direct negotiation with the outside world. It wasn't my old workplace, but an online interview with a new cl... -
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Chapter 26: AI as a Mirror — Finding My True Form Through Objectivity
Interacting with AI daily felt like keeping "another self" inside me. I used to hate looking in the mirror. I was convinced that the man reflected there was a cracked, "incompetent" failure who couldn't meet anyone's expectations. But th... -
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Chapter 25: Dismantling “Justice” — Discarding the “Should-isms” That Killed Me
The primary cause that led to the collapse of my adjustment disorder... it wasn't the harsh working environment or an incompetent boss. It was the inflexible, stubborn "site manager" living inside my own heart—my own "sense of justice." ... -
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Chapter 24: Observing the Site (The Former Battlefield) from Afar — Harsh Rehabilitation
I've been training in the AI simulator and building "breakwaters" against the outside world. But you can't measure the true stability of an OS by staying in a miniature garden forever. I decided to impose a "harsh rehabilitation" on myse... -
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Chapter 23: The Final Inspection Called “Intuition” — The Strength to Doubt AI
As I grew accustomed to my AI "prosthetic leg" and my OS began to stabilize, a new risk surfaced: dependency. It was the temptation to outsource everything—my words, my thoughts, my decisions—and assume "it’s correct because the AI said ... -
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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ) | Japanese Movie Review
During the period when my adjustment disorder left me staring at the ceiling, I watched foreign works too, but Japanese movies, dramas, and anime healed me in a special way. One of the films that quietly eased something inside me was Cry... -
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Tokyo Shibuya Scramble Crossing Arson: Is This the Beginning of Visible Terror?
April 3, 2026, around 9:00 PM — In the middle of the world’s most famous “human intersection,” Shibuya Scramble Crossing, a flame suddenly rose. A liquid resembling kerosene was poured from a plastic bottle onto the road and set on fire ... -
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Chapter 22: The Silence of Loneliness — The Midnight Site Office with AI
Night at a construction site is much heavier than the day. No matter how much I walk with my AI "prosthetic leg" or feel connected to others on SNS, the silence of midnight forces me to face an inescapable, raw solitude. This is that "wi... -
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Chapter 21: Recurrence of Obsession — The Joy of Earning and the Fear of Acceleration
The first "product" was out. A small reward was deposited into my account. It was like a re-entry permit to the "site" of society. But the relief was short-lived. In my brain's OS, an old "bad habit" started blaring an alert: "Can't I ea...
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