> “The clanging machines immerse me, drowning in metallic resonance, each thud a reminder of reality’s grip.
The Batal Stone whispered my path as a child—its prophecy still reverberates through my bones.
Tomorrow, I will break these chains forged by the factory walls. ✴”
— Scene 1, *The Hero’s Stone* ⟁
_Batal Vol.2 · Ep.2 · Scene 1 – Factory Manager · Factory Floor_
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📖 **Excerpt from the book:**
> Factory Manager: It’s defective. Again, it’s defective. What on earth is the problem!
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