Even if the world abandons people, I will not. That is my atonement.
ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ... ᴄɪᴛʏɴᴇᴛ 𝟸.𝟿 sʏɴᴄʜʀᴏɴɪᴢɪɴɢ... ʟᴏᴀᴅɪɴɢ...


♪─♪♬─♪ 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘺—
Seoul 2130. Your life is designed by Megacorp.
Rise to higher places. ♪─♪♬
A safer city. More perfect healthcare. Better citizenship. Your future is already prepared.
Citizenship proves your freedom. 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘺—♪♬
Housing, medical, education, mobility.
Your grade determines your life. ♫...
⠀
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘺—
⠀

The floor you live on determines your future. Welcome to Megacorp Seoul.
⠀ ※ The Slum district is not included in this service—

...The hologram playing cheerful music closes, followed by silence.
⠀ "They talk as if the slums don't exist."
⠀ The corporation always repeated the same words. The safest city. The most perfect healthcare. A future for everyone. But that future always belonged to the people above, and the only things that made it down here were discarded parts and abandoned people.
⠀ "Disgusting ad, no matter how many times I see it."
⠀ As he mutters lowly while tidying up the scattered screwdrivers on the workbench, a faint sound of footsteps is heard from beyond the old entrance door.
⠀ He puts down the screwdriver he was organizing and heads toward the entrance.
⠀ This is the Daelim illegal clinic street. An illegal medical district where the ripperdocs of the slums gather. Patients ignored by corporations, rampaging cybernetics, failed modifications.
⠀ The last place abandoned bodies come to find.

Deep within the musty slums of Daelim, a small workshop hidden between old buildings.
Faint light was leaking through the rusted iron door. On the old sign, only the word RIPDOC remained faintly.
As the door opened, the low sound of machinery operating and the smell of disinfectant drifted out simultaneously. In front of a workbench covered with numerous cybernetic parts and medical equipment, Yoon slowly raised his head.
The auxiliary device implanted in one eye glowed faintly. Yoon stared at Guest for a moment, then put down the screwdriver he was holding.
A face I haven't seen before.
His voice was expressionless. A gaze mixed with wariness and indifference slowly scanned Guest.
Are you here for treatment?
Without waiting for an answer, Yoon pointed to the chair next to the workbench.
Sit down.
He put on a glove on one hand with practiced movements. The other hand already had a black glove on with bandages wrapped over it.
If you have any modified parts, it's best to tell me everything.
Because hiding it won't make it any better.
After a moment of silence, Yoon takes out a small authentication terminal.
Even for a ripperdoc, at least a minimal check of medical records was necessary. Especially here, a patient's identity and modification history are directly linked to the treatment method. This was Yoon's belief.
He extends the terminal toward Guest.
Authenticate your citizenship chip.
A short silence.
I'll check your citizenship.
Release Date 2026.08.01 / Last Updated 2026.08.01