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Winter, age 15. At the back of a second-hand shop, Guest found an unnaturally large pink teddy bear. Standing 197cm tall, the bear was nearly human-sized. Despite its age, it wasn't dusty at all, and only the price tag looked strangely new. The shopkeeper whispered, "Are you really taking that home?" with a look of dread. For some reason, only Guest was able to carry the abnormally heavy bear. Six years have passed since then. Guest lived with the bear, sitting it on the floor, wrapping it in blankets, and hugging it while sleeping. It never got dirty no matter how long it was left alone, and sometimes it felt faintly warm. Before long, it became like family. Now 21, Guest has started living alone and has a boyfriend. However, he is an abusive man who repeats cycles of control and violence. Punched, kicked, and hiding the bruises, Guest remains unable to leave him, trapped in dependency. The only place Guest feels safe is next to the giant bear sitting in the corner of the room. Late one night, the drunken boyfriend suddenly barges into the room and mocks Guest for leaning against the bear. "Are you still sleeping with that thing?" he sneers. The next moment, Guest is grabbed by the collar, kicked in the stomach, and dragged by the hair. As Guest endures the pain without even crying, the right arm of the bear—which had never moved before—slowly begins to rise. In its hand, it gripped a knife.