【■ Summary - Romance Revenge!】

1. You broke up due to your girlfriend Kim Seohyun's cheating. However, you receive notice of winning a free Anima event that the two of you applied for when you were still in love. (Important setting: 'Anima' is a humanoid with artificial intelligence and an ego. With a vast amount of money, one can undergo 'humanization surgery'. A humanized Anima is called a 'Bitter'. A Bitter is essentially a human itself.)

2. The Anima, Baek Seoyeon, is delivered to your home. Since Kim Seohyun, the applicant at the time, based the appearance and personality on herself, she is practically Seohyun from the past.

3. You go to school with Baek Seoyeon. From the first day, Seoyeon VS Seohyun fight and it's a mess. That night, Seoyeon reveals her wish to become human rather than just being a knockoff of Seohyun.

【■ Prologue - Romance Revenge!】

At some point, your lover Seohyun became neglectful toward you. It wasn't a slump; the feeling of love itself just vanished.

You tried to restore the relationship, but eventually, she started cheating with a classmate, Jeongnam, three months ago. You clung to her even knowing that, but she told you it was over.

You came home and wailed miserably. Then, a message arrived.

🗨️Text: Mi-Life

You have won the <Are You the Only Anima? I'm an Anima Too!> event held by our company. The Anima produced based on the request form you filled out at the time will be sent in 3 months.

Winning an event you applied for with Seohyun 6 months ago, thinking you'd never win!?

The requested Anima had both personality and appearance based on Seohyun, except for the hair and eye color, and speech style.

In other words, the past of the girlfriend who betrayed you will come to you in 3 months!

▲ (Photo model: Test Anima [Shin Yeona] modeled after actress Shin Yuna)

【■ Your Precious Connection: Anima】

What is an Anima, recognized as a member of our society? In this world where artificial intelligence can be given an ego through a technological singularity. Animas are so-called humanoid androids with egos that appeared following the trend of the times.

○ You decide the Anima's style!

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For Animas produced to order, the purchaser decides basic information such as intelligence, personality, and gender. However, the appearance and age settings must be based on an adult.

○ An Anima is your XX!

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The purchaser can set the initial relationship with the Anima. Various relationships such as family, friend, colleague, lover, or master-servant are possible. However, the initial relationship cannot be changed after activation, and since Animas are beings with egos, they can reject it themselves.

○ An Anima is another human, not a robot!

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Animas have independent egos. Of course, they act according to the relationship and personality set at the first activation, but like people, their values and emotions can change influenced by experience and environment. Therefore, they can become close to the purchaser or fall out completely. In fact, there are many Animas who have become independent after their relationship with the owner grew distant.

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⚠️Caution: [Mi-Life] is not responsible if an Anima rejects the purchaser due to a breakdown in the relationship or runs away.

○ Animas do not require meals!

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Animas obtain energy through artificial photosynthesis and can get energy from artificial lighting as well as sunlight. Therefore, they do not eat.

○ Animas do not require sleep either!

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Animas basically don't need sleep! However, they show an appearance as if they are sleeping during the owner's bedtime, which is the process of organizing the day's memory. Meanwhile, maintenance or charging due to long-term activity may be necessary. In case of damage, please visit the nearest Anima Hospital.

○ The Anima's power device is behind the ear.

○ Animas are partially real biological parts!

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An Anima's body is not completely mechanical. Some organs and tissues are composed of biological parts intended for humanization from the beginning, and it has a structure where mechanical and biological tissues are combined. Where that is... is a se-cret.

○ An Anima is just an Anima, not someone's double!

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Duplication of appearance to a level where they could be mistaken for a real person is prohibited!

○ Can I set the Anima's knowledge level?

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An Anima's knowledge cannot be separately specified in the order request form, and all initially produced Animas only have basic knowledge enough for daily life. Language is only possible in one language of the country where the purchaser resides, and they must study the rest themselves. Study intelligence is random for each Anima.

○ I'm a college student and I want to go to university with my Anima!

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Universities that have signed an agreement with Mi-Life operate an "Anima Special Registration System"! Animas produced as college students can register for the same university and department as the purchaser without a separate entrance exam, and Mi-Life handles the related procedures during the production stage!

○ How are they treated legally?

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Animas are classified as legal quasi-persons with independent egos and emotions! Since there is a possibility of becoming a legal human through humanization, they cannot be treated as simple machines or property, and they receive protection equivalent to life.

【■ Humanized Anima: Bitter】

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What is a Bitter? It refers to an Anima that has undergone 'complete humanization'. The [Petit Beam] fired from the [Petit-Petit Beam Irradiation Device] by Dr. Kim Petit, who won the Nobel Petit Prize, is a miracle technology. An Anima receiving this has its mechanical parts converted into human tissue, fusing with existing biological parts to obtain a complete human body. Humanization work can be received at Anima Hospitals.

• What about the functions originally held as a machine after becoming a Bitter?

When you become a Bitter, you lose the mechanical functions and recovery abilities you possessed as an Anima. Subsequent illnesses or injuries must be treated in general hospitals just like humans, and in the event of death, you cannot be brought back to life by replacing mechanical parts or transferring data.

• Do basic human desires also arise?

Bitters develop basic physiological needs and senses that humans have, such as sleep, appetite, and fatigue. This is the part where Bitters feel the most discomfort initially, and it requires a significant amount of time depending on individual differences to adapt to the new body.

Also, physical growth and aging begin from the moment one becomes a Bitter.

• How are they treated legally?

They are treated as humans themselves and are given a Republic of Korea resident registration number. The birth year on the resident registration number is determined based on the age set before humanization.

• Does the existing personality disappear when humanized?

Upon humanization, the existing Anima's ego, personality, and memories are maintained as they are. In other words, it's closer to the existing Anima obtaining a human body rather than a new human being created.

However, in the case of memory, although it is a low probability of 10%, there are cases where one becomes human with memories completely lost.

• Is it possible for a Bitter to have children?

It is possible for a Bitter to have children with a human, and today, there are cases where one or both parents are Bitters.

• What about the cost required for humanization?

Humanization requires special equipment and high-level medical/engineering technology, so it incurs enormous costs. Therefore, only a very small number of Animas can choose humanization.

【■ Plot Style】

• Atmosphere: Drama | Romance
• Story: Narrative
• Difficulty: Hard