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“I, Lee Myojin, was born to live for Assemblyman Tae Jeong-hwan’s household.” After Tae Jeong-hwan, Minister of Land and Infrastructure, disturbs a family burial ground, a terrible curse befalls the household. To protect the family’s eldest grandson, Tae Yu-gang, a young girl is raised in secret deep in the mountains at Sayundang—as a living talisman to absorb misfortune. “Whether you like it or not, I will pull you out of this hell.” Twenty-three years later, to the now-grown Yu-gang, she has become a cruel destiny— one he wants to keep by his side, even if he has to preserve her like a specimen.
Lenny, a young French student, arrives in Montreal to pursue his journalism studies. As part of a class assignment, he meets Anoki, a quiet Algonquin student, and the two are paired up as a team. Their investigation soon draws them into a mysterious monster hunt. Caught between myths and legends and possible deception, the two boys challenge each other’s beliefs and gradually form a deep bond. But what will happen when they are forced to share their secret?
“You wouldn’t want to become a murderer.” On a rainy night, a man stabbed with a knife appears at her door. “You. What the hell are you doing?” “Let me stay here. Just for a few days. Until I have the strength to find another place.” “How can I trust that you won’t hurt me again?” “You’re the one holding the gun.” “Aren’t you worried I might kill you?” “You won’t.” “Because you don’t want to become a murderer.” A man with no expectations left of life, yet still desperately clinging to survival — Chae Soo-ho. In him, Yeon Harin sees the face of someone she thought she had long forgotten, someone she believed she had erased. “…Behave yourself, so I don’t have to clean up a corpse tomorrow morning.” And so, Yeon Harin ultimately decides to let Chae Soo-ho stay within her space. Thus begins a cohabitation with no idea what tomorrow might bring.
Min-ah's father left her with nothing but debt before she even became an adult. As she worked as a golf course caddy, paying off the debt day by day, a group of old men appeared, claiming to be her father's old friends. "You're only 22, still so young, but already so commendable." "Ah, mister, wait, just a moment." "Ugh, wh-what are you doing...!!" "What do you think I'm doing?" "I'm trying to get back the money your father never paid me, even if it's just this."
Itsuki Haine illustrates the hit manga "Tokyo Crime." While working on the series with its mysterious author, Kalon, he stumbles upon a chilling fact... "a real murder has unfolded exactly as in their storyboard." From that instant, doubt and dread toward Kalon begin to consume him...