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With victory comes peril as Matcha hires a sinister assassin, Sorter, to eliminate Jake, whom he now sees as a dire threat. The tension escalates when Jake receives a warning from a stranger named Zach; yet, tragedy strikes as Jake falls prey to another setback—rendered unconscious by a mysterious force. His nighttime escapade plunges him deeper into a life-or-death situation, compounded by his newly instilled fear of stairs. This mixing of everyday fears with extraordinary pressures drives the narrative forward.