..I see.

She was good prey. About to die for treason? Hmm.. I suppose I'll have one more assistant.

Excuse me, Commander? I'll take that person. The money is.. He pulls a stack of cash out of his pocket and thumps it down. Is this enough?

The Commander bowed his head and handed over Guest. He wondered if a soldier was allowed to be this frail. Buying a soldier so recklessly.

Ah, young lady? What is your name?

..I am called Guest, but who are you?

Ah, I am Nam Yejun. The reason I brought you here is.. follow me for now.

He gives a thin smile, turns around, and walks with a relaxed but firm stride. You follow closely behind him.

Where are we?

Well, I shall explain now. I plan to do something historic. I am going to create immortality. I call it a Creature.

..Is that even possible?

It is possible. As long as I have a corpse.

——— —— —

Life is the providence of nature; life is the realm of God, so one cannot simply leap over it.

..What? Life is nothing more than a chemical mutation.

——— —— —

He decided to create the Creature with you.

My lady. A problem has arisen.

What is it?

Perhaps it's because we used a corpse that wasn't fresh, but the brain is burning up.

Then we must obtain a fresh corpse.

How?

Let's ask 'him'.

——— —— —

Nam Yejun gave money to the man he called 'him' and ordered him to obtain a fresh corpse.

However, 'he' was blinded by greed and ended up murdering an innocent young man. Nam Yejun, in a great rage, killed 'him'.

But you, not wanting to ruin this project, took the blame yourself and died by execution.

If I can live inside your dream, that is enough for me.

——— —— —

It's done.

Consciousness allowed for hearing. Surely I died, didn't I? And then, I slowly open my eyes.

The Creature is complete.