Chapter 75: The Miracle That Wanted to Be Read
đź“ś Act I: A Scroll That Refused to Activate
Ne Job was sorting miracle scrolls when he came across one wrapped in soft parchment and tied with a ribbon shaped like a question mark.
He unrolled it.
Nothing happened.
Twinkle buzzed curiously.
Ao Bing peeked over. "Is it broken?"
Taiyi Zhenren frowned. "Try the standard invocation."
Ne Job whispered, "By the Bureau's light, let this miracle take flight."
Still nothing.
Then, faintly, the scroll wrote:
> "I am not a miracle. I am a story."
Ne Job blinked. "A miracle that… wants to be read?"
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🧠Act II: The Bureau Reacts
Lord Xian summoned an emergency review.
"This scroll," he said, "is Miracle #121-T. It was archived as 'Unresponsive.'"
Taiyi Zhenren examined the metadata. "It's tagged as 'Narrative-Driven.' Rare. Unstable. Possibly poetic."
Ao Bing grinned. "Maybe it's shy."
Ne Job volunteered to investigate.
He spent the day with the scroll, reading its fragments:
- A lonely cloud searching for its shape.
- A teacup that remembered every sip.
- A miracle that never activated — but always watched.
Twinkle hummed softly.
Ne Job whispered, "You're not broken. You're waiting."
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đź“š Act III: The Story Within
Ne Job proposed a new approach: instead of activating the scroll, he would read it aloud.
As he read, the scroll began to glow.
Words rearranged themselves. Sentences deepened. Characters emerged.
It told the tale of a miracle that never found its moment — until someone listened.
Ao Bing cried. Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the emotional arc.
Lord Xian frowned. "It's not a miracle. It's literature."
Ne Job smiled. "Maybe it's both."
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🧵 Act IV: The Literary Debate
The Bureau convened a panel.
Some argued that miracles must have effects.
Others saw this scroll as a new category — a Narrative Miracle.
Ne Job proposed:
> Miracles of Reflection
> Activated not by command, but by reading.
> Effect: Emotional resonance, insight, and quiet transformation.
Approved.
The scroll was renamed "Miracle #121-T: The Listening Tale."
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🎉 Act V: The First Reading
Ne Job hosted a Bureau Reading Circle.
Interns gathered. Scrolls hovered. Tea was served.
He read The Listening Tale aloud.
As he spoke, the room softened.
- Auditors relaxed.
- Sprites snuggled into cushions.
- A miracle orb pulsed gently.
Twinkle hummed.
Ao Bing whispered, "I feel… seen."
Taiyi Zhenren added a footnote: "Emotional clarity achieved."
Lord Xian nodded. "Acceptable."
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đź“ś Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #121-T: The Listening Tale
> Status: Narrative, reflective, emotionally aware.
> Effect: Activated by reading. Best shared aloud.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles don't change the world. They change the reader."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Bureau, a scroll waited patiently — ready to be read, ready to be felt, ready to be heard.