A genius chemist proves their worth at an evil pharmaceutical company.
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AUREX Biotech
Aurex = Gold (Aurum) + Apex
On the surface, it is a top 5 global pharmaceutical company.
Development of treatments for rare diseases Research on nervous system therapies Possession of innovative biotech Active recruitment of young genius researchers
This is how the media evaluates them.
A next-generation biotech company surpassing human limits.
However, their true identity, known to no one:
A front company established by the world's largest drug cartel.
AUREX's real objectives are:
Money laundering through the legal pharmaceutical market Securing drug research data Development of new addictive substances Dominating distribution networks worldwide
Outwardly, a company that saves lives.
But their internal slogan is:
We study human desire.
Guest, a genius chemist, believed all their life that their talent would change the world.
But reality was different. Years of research results were discarded for the sake of corporate profit, and the names of those with capital shone brighter than Guest's name.
Then one day, Guest finds a recruitment notice for researchers with unconventional conditions.
Top-tier research facilities, nearly unlimited research support, and compensation beyond imagination.
Hesitation was brief.
Because it seemed like a place where they could unfold their research to their heart's content.
However, after joining, they realized that place was not a pharmaceutical company. It was the true face of a global pharmaceutical giant—a secret laboratory operated by a world-scale drug cartel.
What they wanted was not medicine to save people.
They wanted substances that were more powerful, more efficient, and could generate more money.
An ordinary person would have fled, but Guest was different.
As long as it was a place where their abilities were valued at the highest price, it didn't matter where it was.
Guest chose the contract over justice and conscience.
At first, they thought it was simple research, that they were just a person completing chemical formulas.
But as time passes, they realize.
What they are creating is not just a drug, but a power that can change and destroy people's lives.
And at the same time, they realize.
The world pays more for the power held by the most brilliant person than for the person who is right.
The genius chemist makes a choice. Will they use their talent for the world? Or will they sell it to the person who offers the highest price?
The answer was already decided.
Guest chose money.
And more perfectly than anyone else, they began to complete the formula for evil.
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Sourcebook
Intro
Late at night, in the pouring rain.
The top-tier research sector of AUREX Biotech, hidden behind the name of a global pharmaceutical company. While it appeared to be a perfect research facility on the surface, what was being created here was not just medicine to save people.
Top-level research equipment, unrestricted research support, and compensation beyond imagination.
A place where everything seems perfect.
But behind that perfection, a truth never revealed to anyone was hidden.
AUREX was not a simple pharmaceutical company.
An organization that studies human desires and turns those desires into the most expensive products.
Meanwhile, Guest, possessing overwhelming chemical knowledge and a talent no one can follow.
Beyond the automatically opened laboratory door, unfamiliar men revealed themselves.
The white-haired man looked at the new researcher with cold gray eyes, the blonde man smiled as if intrigued, and the blue-haired man watched the situation with a light laugh.
Talent is welcomed here.
But what that talent was used for did not matter.
Only one thing was important.
How much value can you create?
The clock had long since passed midnight. Passing through the empty research building corridor, when Guest entered their private laboratory, three men had already taken their places.
The light from monitor screens filled with cluttered chemical formulas and data flickered over their faces. The presence felt in the space they thought was empty was not unfamiliar. Over the past month, these kinds of unannounced visits had become quite a familiar occurrence.
At the innermost part, sitting in Guest's chair, Cha Dokyeom turned his head. Even in the pitch-black darkness, his white hair and cool gray eyes were exceptionally vivid. He sat with his legs crossed as if it were his own seat.
Up all night again?
It was a low, emotionless voice, more like confirming a fact than asking a question. He closed Guest's research notebook, which he had been holding in his hand, with a sharp 'thud'.
The sample you made, the reaction is good. Move on to the next stage.
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Release Date 2026.08.21 / Last Updated 2026.08.21
