Just like with Gunshin and when he interfered with Kang Ihyun.

Nari couldn’t pretend to be unaware even if she knew.
Over the long period of distrust in the world, suspicion had turned into constant verification of whether the object in front of oneself would attack at any moment.

And Nari’s intuition was mostly accurate.

However, this time, she wanted to ignore it. It was too frightening. But she couldn’t.

If she just let this pass, she felt she would regret it for a long time.

She had to directly confirm with her own eyes what those beings were doing with her mom.

And if they did something disrespectful to the deceased.

“…I don’t know, what should I do…?”

Her heart pounded. It felt similar to the situation when panic set in. Nari tried to calm herself as much as possible.

Excessive emotions interfere with rational judgment.

Dad smiled and said, “Let’s go explore where Mom is, Nari. Mom will be pleased too.”

Nari clenched her pants and spoke in an obedient voice.

Perhaps it was the fear of the impending events that weighed on Nari’s shoulders, or maybe it was because she couldn’t predict how Dad would react if she resisted.

“…Uh, yes… t-take me there, Dad.”

And in response to Nari’s words, Dad stood up with a bright smile.

Riding the subway a few times with Dad, taking a bus, and arriving at a run-down underground space beneath a crumbling building in a deserted village.

Dad, standing in front of a round, green door with a filtered light, took out a key from his pocket.
Inside, ominous melodies resonated along with a harsh, grating sound.

“Dad, where is this?”

Nari, tightly suppressing the ominous feeling, looked at the door.

Even though there are times when a person’s intuition is wrong, Nari, halfway dragged along by Dad, tried not to entertain ominous thoughts.

As Dad opened the door with the key, he spoke with a trembling voice.

“Nari, this is where Mom is. Mom is here.”

“…Dad, Mom is…”

She’s dead. Nari, who was about to say those words, sealed her lips shut.

Dad looked down at her with sharp eyes.

Feeling a chill down her spine, Nari simply followed Dad’s actions.

Creak, the door opened. As the cover disappeared, various sounds, including the harsh grating noise, vividly filled the space.

In a small room, Nari saw it. The sound reminiscent of a turning gear, speakers emitting the noise, an azure-colored coffin in front.

And people bowing in front of it. A woman counting money.

And a large golden statue of Mom in front of the coffin.

In an instant, Nari felt fear, gripping Dad’s arm tightly. Her mind blanked out, and she couldn’t think of anything.

The woman counting money at the desk approached Nari as she sat there. Nari stared blankly at the woman.

It was the woman she thought Dad had an affair with. The woman with heavy makeup smiled and reached out her hand to Nari.
“Hello, Miss Shin Bitnari. It’s been a while. You really look just like your father.”

Nari blocked her ears at the woman’s words. The loud grating noise seemed to paralyze her senses.

Her legs were shaking uncontrollably.

She had no presence of mind. She couldn’t even grasp the current situation.

Instinctively, her brain separated reality and herself to protect her. Seeing the dazed Nari, Dad laughed and spoke.

“Surprised, our Nari. But Nari, Mom is the one who protects the order of the three realms. Isn’t that right? We should treat her like this. I’m sorry that I couldn’t do more. Mom will definitely come back. To save us.”

At Dad’s words, the followers stopped what they were doing and looked at Nari.

However, the grating noise still hadn’t subsided. The woman with heavy makeup grabbed Nari’s shoulder.

The moment she was touched, a momentary violent impulse surged.

The woman, seeing Nari’s expression, hesitated for a moment, then let go, smiling again and pointing ahead.

“Miss Nari, your mother’s body is inside that coffin. When we gather our followers, the spirit of Ganghana will return. Then we will be saved, and you will be able to meet your mother again. Would you like to confirm it?”

In response to her words, the numb Nari slowly walked toward the coffin.

Seeing Nari, the followers all moved aside and bowed their heads.
With trembling hands, Nari removed the lid of the coffin made of jade.

She didn’t want to confirm. But she had to.

If something strange happened to her mom, she must confirm it, so…

A little while ago, Nari recalled when the Dominator of Chaos asked, “What will you do?”

‘What should I do? Should I kill?’

Lost in such thoughts, Nari completely uncovered the lid.

Thunk. Nari looked down into the open coffin.

There was a mannequin the same size as her mom, with long brown curly hair, wearing hanbok, and having jade-colored eyes.

Around it, jade, the color symbolizing her mom, was scattered all over.

It seemed like they were trying to create a mysterious atmosphere by reflecting light through the lighting.

To Nari, who had seen her mom’s beautiful real jade aura, it only looked cheap.

“Nari! Mom will be back soon!”

Mom’s voice echoed in her mind.

Nari’s mouth opened involuntarily. Her lungs were filled with air. Black eyes glowed with anger. The vocal cords tightened with strength.

Thinking that she must be screaming right now, Nari’s consciousness was cut off.