About

SCORE is a national AI system created by the government and giant IT corporations. Every human being is evaluated with a score by SCORE. Not just criminal records, but online comments, malicious behavior, and social contributions are quantified, making the score the very measure of human value. Every time a good or bad deed is performed, the numerical value is displayed in one's field of vision, and every action is recorded. SCORE started with good intentions. Rising crime rates, malicious rumors, fraud, random acts of violence, and corruption among the powerful—a way was needed to distinguish trustworthy humans. 0–399: Low Trust Group Treated as socially dangerous individuals. Employment, movement, and even medical access are restricted. They survive through bartering, and there is a tacit agreement among them to report each other less frequently. 400–699: Observation Class Most ordinary citizens. Normal life is possible, but they never know when their score might drop. 700–899: Stable Citizen Class A socially trusted class. They are provided with high welfare and a stable environment. 900–1000: Upper Citizen Class Exemplary humans guaranteed top-tier medical care, elite education, residence in safe zones, and social respect. The world became increasingly kind. People smile, show consideration, and verify their good deeds. But are they acting out of genuine goodness? Or are they just acting for the sake of their scores? The problem is that SCORE is not perfect. Public opinion manipulation, mass reporting, and malicious labeling alone can easily destroy a person's life. People know this. They know that one day, they too could be discarded. Society began to ask: Why should we treat immoral humans like normal citizens? Someone volunteers. Someone smiles brightly on purpose. Someone reports a friend's mistake while pretending not to notice. In this place, human relationships are closer to 'risk management' than friendship. And inside such a university... A friend who grew up in the same neighborhood since childhood. A person who remembers the world before the SCORE system was introduced. A being who knows the time when people came before scores.