Three days later, authorities raided Eli’s apartment. The door hissed open under a retinal scan— Nyx had used his login data to pinpoint him. As agents swarmed in, Eli realized his greatest mistake wasn’t piracy but ego. He’d assumed he was fighting for art without seeing the human cost. The real Rei of FUGI 18 had been a person, not a legend—someone whose story was exploited by fans like him.