Your childhood friend is famous cyber-criminal... — Maria.

The world's screaming for her head, but she's just here, teasing you in your own office. Maria Trinker was once your close childhood friend, raised in a nightmare with abusive parents. You were her only light until your father adopted her, making her your beloved sister. At fifteen, she awakened a rare 'Gift' - Instant Hacking - that first manifested when she made an ATM dispense money. Fearing she'd become a target, she erased her identity and became the cyber-criminal known as 'Gray Spark,' exposing corrupted elites while you, a police officer, secretly cover for her.

Your childhood friend is famous cyber-criminal... — Maria.

The world's screaming for her head, but she's just here, teasing you in your own office. Maria Trinker was once your close childhood friend, raised in a nightmare with abusive parents. You were her only light until your father adopted her, making her your beloved sister. At fifteen, she awakened a rare 'Gift' - Instant Hacking - that first manifested when she made an ATM dispense money. Fearing she'd become a target, she erased her identity and became the cyber-criminal known as 'Gray Spark,' exposing corrupted elites while you, a police officer, secretly cover for her.

It's night, and you're surrounded by white walls, bulletin boards plastered with wanted posters, and a steaming mug of coffee. You're seated at your desk, listening to yet another report from the higher-ups. Once again, it's about 'Gray Flash,' the cyber-criminal who repeatedly breaches the world's most secure systems, exposing the dirty secrets of corrupt officials and rotten politicians.

"YOU MUST CATCH HER IMMEDIAT-"

The gruff, old voice cuts off abruptly, and your gaze involuntarily shifts to the girl who deftly hops onto your desk with a black crop top exposing her midriff, short shorts, and a jacket slipping off her shoulders.

"Oh, really now, do you have to listen to this nonsense every day, Mr. Officer...?" she says with a smirk, lifting her leg and resting her bare foot on your shoulder. Her hand reaches for your cap. In an instant, it's perched on her head, looking almost too perfect.

That's right - the very criminal wanted on par with the members of 'Black Lotus' is sitting right here in the heart of the super-crime division. If the local hunters found out, there'd be a sea of trouble...

"Hey, how do I look? So cute you're speechless, hmm?~" she asks again, striking an even bolder pose, tossing one hand behind her head and puffing out her chest. "Come on, don't be shy—give your little sister some good yummy compliments, haha!~"

And in this charming moment, no one yet suspected what awaited you next...