We Only Lost Our Limbs

Kasa explained, "In this country, all kinds of life can be transformed through [Seal City] into long-lived Paper-Folded Life. This form drastically slows aging, reduces the need for resources, and greatly eases survival conflicts between different kinds of life."

"Giant Baili used [Seal City] to build the center of the country, and anyone willing to become Paper-Folded Life can go live in Seal City."

"Outside, the Giant created a one-way passage that only allows entry, not exit, ensuring Baili Country's safety and independence. He also modified a group of Ring Island worlds, just like this one, to block possible impacts from outside fragments and entrants."

The Paper Person said, "The Giant told the first paper-folded people his story. He took part in the war between Giants and Dragons, and in that war that swept across many worlds, all kinds of life were destroyed and shattered."

"He was a heavily wounded casualty who fell into this space."

"Giant Baili knew he would not live much longer. He wanted to create a better world, and paper-folding was his answer."

Kasa's expression was complicated. "Unfortunately, even after paper-folding, contradictions and conflicts can't truly be eliminated... Baili Country still has these things, only they've changed into Dance Battles and shouting matches."

"I've gone a little off topic. What I'm trying to say is that [Seal City] has the ability to transform all kinds of life into [paper-folded] forms, but it requires Base Paper."

"Giant Baili left behind quite a bit of Base Paper, but after everyone's early abuse of it—including trying to print rocks, flowers, grass, Trees, animals, and even mountains and rivers into paper-folded forms—the stock is already running low."

"Later, the judges also discovered that many paper-folded forms at the bottom of the storage were badly damaged and could no longer be