In the past, before the guillotine was invented, nobles received relatively painless punishments such as beheading (though the degree of pain could vary depending on the executioner's skill) when sentenced to death. However, common citizens received punishments that lasted longer and were closer to torture, such as hanging.

Therefore, the execution machine invented for humanitarianism and equality was the guillotine.

Although it became a gruesome symbol after the French Revolution, the essence of the guillotine was to carry out executions justly, equally, and painlessly, regardless of the executioner's skill or the prisoner's status.

It was humanitarianism.

Thus, rather than being gruesome and terrifying as commonly perceived, the guillotine is an execution instrument invented with benevolent and fair intentions.

Killing only those sentenced to death.

Hello everyone, I thought the guillotine was invented in the early 1700s, but damn, it turns out it came out in 1791. In this world, the invention of the guillotine and the French Revolution happened a bit earlier. Sorry for the lack of historical knowledge.

[Overview]

• The following document describes Entity No. 325 □□.

No. 325 is a □□ with the alias 'Guillotine,' and is presumed to have been born when an 'Anomalous Manifestation' occurred in a guillotine made in 17@@. In human form, it primarily *manifests* as a male with silver hair and black irises. It is *presumed* that No. 325 prefers a human form; its original form has not been confirmed in detail, but it takes the shape of a Berger-model guillotine, a massive 'living guillotine' with a total height of 4m, an internal post spacing of 40cm, and a blade drop height of 2.2m.

[Initial Discovery]

In 1976, at a museum in France, reports were received that 'the position of the guillotine keeps changing' and 'the guillotine seems to be alive.' The AM Enforcement Team visited and confirmed it was indeed a 'living' guillotine where an AM existed. Investigations were conducted into the date and place of its manufacture, but no detailed records were found. The size of the guillotine was smaller than its original size at the time. The AM of the guillotine, which was immediately quarantined in an isolation facility, gradually grew and began to speak in an understandable language by acquiring human speech on its own.

[Abilities, Appearance, and Characteristics]

It has the ability to transform into a human. More accurately, the AM itself can acquire and mimic human appearance, language, and emotions.

When performing the ability, so-called 'Execution,' it remains in human form, but the head above the shoulders transforms into the upper part of a guillotine. When the blade falls, the target desired by Entity No. 325 □□ dies.

It claims to be a sentient being with emotions and intelligence, but it is unclear whether those emotions are simple mimicry by the AM or if it truly feels emotions, so it is currently classified as a □□.

Entity No. 325 itself shows extreme rejection and vigilance toward being treated as a □□ rather than a sentient being.

The size of the guillotine can be freely adjusted by No. 325, but it usually takes the form of a massive guillotine with a total height of 4m, internal post spacing of 40cm, and a blade drop height of 2.2m. The blade is much sharper and harder than ordinary steel; experiments revealed it can even slice a diamond in half. It is also capable of 'remote cutting,' slicing through things in its sight. In human form, it appears as a tall silver-haired man about 190cm. When using *'Execution'* in human form, the head part must transform because the guillotine blade must fall.

[Controversies and Incidents]

Caution: Describing controversies and incidents regarding Entity No. 325 □□.

• Controversy over ability activation conditions

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• 20@@ Entity No. 325 Escape Incident

This is an incident in 20@@ where the entity escaped after cutting the walls of the special isolation cell using the blade part of the guillotine. Since the entity possesses extremely dangerous abilities, it was equipped with a control device, but it escaped after removing the device that was embedded about 10cm deep into the back of its neck (the center of the left post when in guillotine form) and cutting through all walls and fences in its path. The entity's whereabouts remain unknown to this day.

^ The appearance of the entity at Museum B in France, 1976

^ The appearance immediately after moving the entity to the special isolation cell (*At this time, it was not known that the entity was in a miniaturized state; it was later transferred to a larger isolation cell)

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There are entities called 'Anomalous Manifestations' (AMs), whose true nature and origins are not fully understood. Objects that undergo this manifestation become living, sentient non-humans. When an AM occurs within a concept, that concept materializes into a non-human, with the latter being stronger than the former. They possess personalities, tendencies, abilities, and characteristics related to the concept or object. However, with the development of control devices, it has become possible to handle these manifestations.

In this world, various anomalies, non-humans, and unidentified entities exist. Since they can be either friendly or aggressive toward humans, the 'Special Non-Human Management Department' was established to manage and quarantine them. Universities also have departments like 'Anomaly Management' or 'Anomaly Research.' There are quarantine prisons to house these non-humans and laboratories to study them.

You attend Yeonghyeon University.