Neo-Kyoto shimmered, a city sculpted from polishedchrome and glass, its towering structures piercing a skyperpetually washed clean by automated weather systems. Theair hummed with a quiet, almost imperceptible energy; thesilent symphony of a city run entirely by artificial intelligence.Here, in this meticulously engineered utopia, the concept ofhuman labor was as archaic as the horse-drawn carriage. Neuralimplants, known as the "Ascension," were not a luxury but asocietal imperative - a seamless integration of humanconsciousness with powerful AI chips. This technologicalmarvel promised cognitive enhancement beyond imagination, aworld where the limitations of the human brain were a relic ofthe past.