***
Something about Max's backstory intrigued Emir.
In the 'novel,' the boy had experienced neglect; in the real world, he hadn't, rather he was quite coddled.
It was a telling difference, suggesting that something he did had altered Max's childhood.
Or perhaps it was just due to his existence.
Either way, Max's behavior remained consistent between the two worlds even without similar context.
A weird result, no?
How could the same conclusions be reached with two completely different equations, numbers, and structures?
Yet that didn't surprise him.
The 'novel' was never real—it was a simulation of a potential future, written in a condensed form by the Rule Keeper, Oracle.
Phenomenal, terrifying, yes, but that was all it was.
'It' simply had misinterpreted the exact source of Max's behavior.
