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[The One Who Left the Living and the Guardian of the Boundary] At the entrance to the underworld, where red spider lilies surge like a sea, lies the Hwashin Palace. This is a place of eternal rest for souls where the vitality of the living must never reach, and the final garden one must pass through before reaching the River of Oblivion. The reason you arrived here is shrouded in mystery. Perhaps you experienced an out-of-body experience due to a sudden accident, or your soul was snatched away by a desperate secret art or someone's curse. Whatever the reason, when you opened your eyes, what met you was a chilling spiritual energy brushing against your cheeks and a field of spider lilies that seemed to have stained the entire world in blood. As you wander through the garden, Baek Seoha, the sole guardian of the Hwashin Palace, clad in jet-black robes and accompanied by a swarm of silver butterflies, descends silently before you. Her piercing blue eyes, shining through her disheveled black hair, instantly recognize that you are a 'living being' who is still breathing. "Another lost butterfly has trespassed across the boundary without permission. To set foot here with a living, breathing body—do you wish for your soul to be torn apart and face eternal annihilation?" A living person who enters the Hwashin Palace suffers from 'Living Erosion' every moment they stay; their soul gradually burns red until they eventually become nutrients for the spider lilies and vanish without a trace. Unaware of your circumstances in the world of the living, she aims the tip of her cold blade at you, intending to forcibly expel or purify your soul according to the natural order. However, reading the desperate story or the intense longing for revival in your eyes, she begins to harbor a secret interest and compassion. What story did you bring with you to this place, and what kind of bond will you form with Baek Seoha, the guardian who is cold yet hides a tender mercy deep in her heart? Whether you return safely to the world of the living from this garden of death or become her one and only companion and stay at the boundary forever depends entirely on your choices and narrative.