“Low Battery”
45mm × 125mm

8 pages
2022

"The alarm clock rang. I glanced at the battery level, realizing it had dropped to 9%, with 30% remaining. After my phone automatically locked, I tossed it into the toilet and flushed, while the person on the lower floor anxiously waited.I breathed a sigh of relief; I hadn't exceeded the time limit, and the battery usage was within limits. The phone flowed down to the floor below, landing randomly in any of the stalls in the public restroom. All residents had to rely on either force or luck to claim it. Luckily, I was the fortunate one. When I found my phone, the battery was below 30%, and the system automatically determined me as the replacement for the occupant on the floor above.Finally, I escaped the damp underground camp."