The Lost Ones felt extreme despair through the loss of their world and their G.o.ds. Jaehwan knew that this boy would turn into a monster.

'I see… because his link between his G.o.d is broken…'

[Save him! Please!]

Andersen quickly begged him.

[You can kill me if you want! Just save him!]

'Why should I?'

[You're a human! Please!]

That was weird. A G.o.ddess who was once a cultivator was reminding him that he was human, but Jaehwan repeated that question to himself.

Am I still a human? Is it really okay, to consider myself a human?

'What do I need to do?'

[Take him as your [Follower].]

'And what do I get?'

[…I'll get out of your head.]

Jaehwan knew what this meant and nodded.

'…Okay.'

Jaehwan then followed Andersen's explanation to accept a new [Follower]. A faint line between Jaehwan and Runald was drawn, and through it, Jaehwan felt Andersen's presence fading away.

[Followers] were allowed to see the unique world of their G.o.ds with their own eyes. Depending on how the G.o.d saw their world, their [Followers] were forced to share their view.

When Runald came back to his senses, he knew he was inside a new world.

'New world… is this the G.o.d Jaehwan's world?'

Runald felt the linkage and looked around. The only world he knew was Andersen's fairytale-like world. What would be the new world? Young Runald looked around in excitement, and he was shocked.

"E-eye?!"

There was a gigantic b.l.o.o.d.y eye watching down from the sky. It was the Eye of Asura. Black crows circled around it, screeching eerily. Runald grabbed himself in fear. But it wasn't the end. He looked around and found something else.

"C-corpses?!"

There were corpses with maggots all over their bodies, flinching while slowly moving toward Runald. They cackled maniacally as they walked.

"I-impossible…!"

And in the new world, Runald the [Follower] fainted.

Andersen spoke as she watched Runald faint right after he woke up.

[Gosh, what have you shown him?]

'…It's his fault for coming into my world.'

[Eye of Asura, crows, and corpses… n.o.body will want to come in.]

Jaehwan smiled bitterly. He remembered hearing once that his world wouldn't be popular.

'I didn't ask him to become my [Follower].'

Silence fell. Jaehwan grabbed Runald and picked him up. Andersen also saw everything through Jaehwan's eyes. Her relief was shared with Jaehwan, along with her frustration.

[…Why did you stop me from peris.h.i.+ng?]

'Prove yourself.'

[What?]

'Prove that I don't need to kill you.'

Andersen became silent, but particles of complicated feelings stormed within Jaehwan's head. Appreciation? Excitement? It was hard to describe. Andersen then spoke with a small voice.

[I will prove it.]

Jaehwan began to walk as if he didn't hear it. He felt like he could see a crying girl in front of his eyes as walked forward.