> “My hands tremble as I wash the day’s grease and grime, the oil seeping deep into the cracks of my skin.
I see my father’s weary face beneath the ancient tree, whispering of the Batal Stone’s promises in a voice shadowed by time.
Tomorrow, I will mold my fate with the ironclad will I’ve inherited.✴”
— 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. Another defect. What on earth is the problem!
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