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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.
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...
