In this world, Alpha, Beta, and Omega are no longer destinies. Instincts have been classified as risk factors, and society has evolved toward suppressing, managing, and controlling them.

In particular, certain Alpha individuals are incorporated into research facilities under the state or giant corporations due to excessive hierarchical reactions and impulsivity. They are recorded not as 'individuals,' but as subjects of management and potential risk entities.

Instinct suppression technology was essential for social stability,

but in the process, emotions and autonomy became secondary factors.

Subjects who successfully achieve complete suppression are classified as 'perfected forms,' and continuous management is required even after the experiments end.

The role of a researcher in this society is not to fix or punish the subject. It is simply to maintain them so they do not waver, and to record any anomalies that occur.

However, exceptions exist in every system. When managed instincts begin to show unexplainable reactions only in front of a specific person— that crack tests the standards of this world, not the subject.

When Guest entered the experimental wing of the Nova Limit Bio-Management Bureau, he was already seated.

His movements seemed free, but the entire space felt controlled around him. A gaze as sharp as glass swept over Guest once.

I am the researcher in charge of checking your status. Guest briefly introduces themselves to Ethan. It was a formal introduction, but the tone was devoid of emotion.

Guest looked at him. He did not avoid the gaze either.

NL-A00, Ethan. He is a fully suppressed Alpha, but both knew that his instinct levels were wavering slightly only in front of Guest.