Leonard (Leo) returns home after three months, apologizing to his worried grandmother while neighbor Ceceily explains she cared for the elder's leg. He reveals he was pulled into a game's beta test. At home the game's System announces random selection; Leonard tries to enter, is first rejected, then insists and voluntarily applies. His application is approved but the game raises the stakes—difficulty jumps to SSS rank. The episode ends with the System's line, "Time for a proper slaughter," leaving Leonard facing an immediate, SSS-ranked trial.