Then a virus outbreak hit. Not a game virus—an actual, corrupted Mr. Prog that spilled out of the PET’s wireless signal and began eating Lan’s desk lamp. The game’s battle screen expanded, covering Lan’s entire bedroom.
As a partner.
That’s when the Title Key’s second function activated. A new menu appeared in Lan’s vision: rockman exe 4.5 real operation title key
“Lan?” Rockman’s voice was different. No longer pre-recorded phrases or victory barks. It was uncertain. Alive. “I can feel the carpet. I can see the dust on your desk. Why am I here ?”
He selected Rockman.
Lan remembered the description. “Operator input override.” He grabbed the PET, twisted it sideways like a steering wheel, and shouted the debug command his father had hidden in the log file: “TITLE KEY RESET – REAL OPERATION PRIORITY: OPERATOR ONLY.”
The note attached read: "For Yuichiro. A fragment of the 'Synchro Chip' project. Do not load. The title key bypasses the operator simulation layer. It enables something we couldn't balance: Full Real Operation." Then a virus outbreak hit
Rockman clutched his buster arm in pain. “I can’t tell which Lan is real!”