Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist is suffering from a low-grade fever, headache, and lack of appetite, making it difficult for them to work.
• They decide to take a day off from writing and ask for headache relief tips from their online community.

Character Developments

• The protagonist shows responsibility and self-care by taking a day off to recover, indicating a growing awareness of their health and well-being.
• They also demonstrate vulnerability by seeking help from their online community, suggesting a willingness to connect with others.

Significant Themes

• Health and Self-Care: The protagonist's decision to prioritize their health and take a break from work highlights the importance of self-care and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
• Community and Support: The protagonist's request for help from their online community underscores the theme of seeking and offering support, especially in times of need.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with their online community, seeking advice and potentially fostering a sense of connection and camaraderie with their followers or peers.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chen dies and is reborn in the Nightmare, experiencing death for the first time.
• He witnesses Zede's powerful 'Corpse Demon Den' ability and decides to ask Catherine to help him face Zede again.
• Catherine returns and is frustrated by her loss to Zede. Yi Chen proposes to borrow the 'Gentleman's Attire' to fight Zede.
• Catherine agrees and brings the attire to Yi Chen in the Nightmare, warning him not to violate their contract.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen becomes 'addicted' to being killed and craves physical combat with Zede, driven by primal fighting instincts.
• Catherine's anger and frustration grow after her loss to Zede, but she calms down when Yi Chen proposes to borrow the Attire.

Significant Themes

• The primal nature of human combat and the desire for physical struggle.
• The power of the 'Gentleman's Attire' and the potential risks of using it.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen and Catherine interact in the Nightmare, with Yi Chen proposing to borrow the Attire and Catherine agreeing but warning him not to violate their contract.
• Yi Chen's internal monologue reveals his fascination with Zede's power and his desire to challenge him physically.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chen and Catherine prepare to face Zede, with Yi Chen enhancing his physical combat abilities and concealing his Gentleman identity using Yellow Skin.
• They set up traps in an elementary school, awaiting Zede's arrival.
• Zede attacks first, targeting Catherine. He drags her through the floors, but she discards her old body and emerges stronger.
• Catherine's new form is a grotesque, muscular monstrosity with multiple arms and eyes, designed for combat.
• Zede attacks Catherine, but Yi Chen, now enhanced and disguised, intervenes, wounding Zede's hand.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen: Enhances his physical combat abilities and uses Yellow Skin to conceal his identity. Shows strategic thinking by setting up traps.
• Catherine: Evolves her body into a monstrous form for combat, demonstrating her adaptability and resourcefulness. Shows a strategic mind by setting up traps and using the school's teachers and students as energy sources.
• Zede: Shows his cautious and strategic nature by targeting Catherine first. Demonstrates his physical prowess but is injured by Yi Chen.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and Evolution: Both Yi Chen and Catherine adapt and evolve their strategies and bodies to face Zede.
• Strategic Thinking: All characters show strategic thinking, setting traps and targeting each other's weaknesses.
• Physical Prowess vs. Strategy: Zede's physical prowess is challenged by Yi Chen's strategic use of his abilities.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen and Catherine: Work together to set up traps and face Zede, showing a level of trust and teamwork.
• Zede and Catherine: Engage in a direct physical confrontation, showcasing their combat abilities.
• Yi Chen and Zede: Yi Chen surprises Zede by injuring him, demonstrating his strategic thinking and combat abilities.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zede retreats from the fight, smashing through a window to create distance.
• Catherine and Yi Chen pursue Zede, with Yi Chen revealing his enhanced physical form and abilities.
• Zede stands up and prepares to fight in his true combat mode.
• Catherine and Yi Chen attack Zede simultaneously, but he easily deflects their attacks and counterattacks, defeating them both.

Character Developments

• Zede demonstrates his formidable combat abilities and strategic thinking, choosing to retreat when necessary and counterattacking effectively.
• Catherine, driven by war-mind, becomes reckless and underestimates Zede's capabilities.
• Yi Chen shows growth in his understanding of combat and strategy, attempting to warn Catherine and withdrawing his attack when he realizes Zede's intention.

Significant Themes

• The importance of strategy and adaptability in combat.
• The dangers of underestimating opponents and acting recklessly.
• The growth and development of characters as they face challenges.

Character Interactions

• Zede demonstrates his superiority over Catherine and Yi Chen, teaching them a lesson in combat strategy and power.
• Catherine and Yi Chen work together to attack Zede but fail to anticipate his counterattack.
• Yi Chen shows concern for Catherine's safety and attempts to warn her, indicating a growing bond between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Catherine dies for the third time, with her revival time increasing to half an hour.
• Yi Chen and Zede engage in a physical combat training session, with Yi Chen learning and improving his close-combat skills.
• Catherine notices that Yi Chen is still alive after her revival time has passed.

Character Developments

• Catherine reflects on her impulsiveness and recklessness, deciding to use this death to improve herself.
• Yi Chen demonstrates significant improvement in his close-combat skills under Zede's tutelage, showing a remarkable ability to learn and adapt.

Significant Themes

• Learning and Growth: Both Catherine and Yi Chen experience growth through their respective challenges. Catherine learns from her mistakes, and Yi Chen learns advanced close-combat techniques from Zede.
• Physicality vs. Nightmare Abilities: Yi Chen chooses to fight using only his physical abilities, showcasing the potential of his body's learning capabilities.

Character Interactions

• Catherine interacts with her own thoughts, reflecting on her past mistakes and planning for improvement.
• Yi Chen and Zede engage in a training session, with Zede pushing Yi Chen to improve his combat skills and Yi Chen learning from Zede's perfect physique and techniques.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chen, after his physical death and resurrection, analyzes his fight with Teacher Zed to improve his physical form.
• Catherine suggests using non-physical attacks to counter Zed's strength.
• They decide to fight Zed in other areas of Nightmare Town, as Central Street's skin grafting rate is 100%.
• Catherine reveals she might end her 'game' early due to Zed's monstrous strength.
• They encounter Zed in a park area, with him awaiting their arrival.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen: Focuses on improving his physical form using his Mad Brain's capabilities.
• Catherine: Shows a shift in mindset, finding entertainment value in the situation and considering ending her 'game' early.
• Zed: Revealed to be an absolute monster, with his physical capabilities reaching extreme levels.

Significant Themes

• The power of physical prowess and the limits of human capabilities, exemplified by Zed.
• The concept of 'games' and entertainment, as seen through Catherine's perspective.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen and Catherine strategize against Zed, with Catherine planning to use non-physical attacks and Yi Chen drawing Zed's fire.
• Catherine jokes about Yi Chen revealing his Gentleman identity to Zed, showing a lighter side of their relationship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Catherine, the Nightmare Girl, uses a Treasure Box and sacrifices her lower body to transform into a real-life Scare Box, scattering thousands of them.
• Mosander, the third leader of the acrobatics troupe, is defeated in the dream support room and returns injured to the infirmary.
• Art, a peculiar circus member, visits Mosander and Gian in the infirmary, sensing Catherine's danger and deciding to rescue her.

Character Developments

• Catherine demonstrates her power and desperation by transforming into a Scare Box.
• Mosander acknowledges Zede's strength and his own defeat, showing maturity.
• Art reveals his knowledge of Catherine's past and his willingness to protect her.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice: Catherine's transformation requires her to give up her lower body, highlighting the theme of sacrifice for power or survival.
• Power Dynamics: The interactions between Art, Gian, and Mosander showcase the power dynamics within the circus, with Art's eccentricity and Gian's authority coming to the fore.

Character Interactions

• Catherine & Zede: Though not physically present, their clash and exchange of power is the catalyst for Catherine's transformation.
• Art & Gian: Their tense interaction highlights Art's eccentricity and Gian's authority, as well as their shared concern for Catherine.
• Mosander & Gian: Mosander seeks Gian's advice on saving Catherine, and Gian reassures him, showing their camaraderie.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist feels unwell with a cough, stuffy nose, and dizziness.
• It's Sunday, so they decide to rest instead of going to work.
• They plan to take their child, Little Afatty, to a less crowded mall for grocery shopping in the evening, as it's been a month since they last went out.

Character Developments

• The protagonist shows responsibility towards their health and well-being, prioritizing rest when they feel unwell.
• They demonstrate care for their child, planning a low-key outing to avoid crowded places.

Significant Themes

• Health and self-care: The protagonist prioritizes their health and takes a day off to rest.
• Family responsibility: They plan an activity with their child despite feeling unwell.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with their child, Little Afatty, planning an outing together.
• There's an implied interaction with the workplace, as the protagonist decides to take a day off due to illness.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Catherine's transformation after being cut by red scissors, becoming a Kuchisake-onna-like creature.
• Yi Chen's battle against Teacher Zed, using physical disguise and a diving grapple attempt.
• Catherine's sneak attack on Zed, resulting in him sustaining real damage for the first time.
• Catherine's survival and encouragement for Yi Chen to continue restraining Zed.

Character Developments

• Catherine: Undergoes a drastic change in temperament and appearance after being cut by red scissors, becoming more aggressive and inhuman.
• Yi Chen: Demonstrates improved physical prowess and strategic thinking during his fight with Zed, attempting to deceive and restrain him.
• Teacher Zed: Shows signs of injury for the first time, with real blood flowing from his foot, indicating a decrease in his overall power.

Significant Themes

• Transformation: Catherine's transformation highlights the theme of change and the consequences of altering one's nature.
• Strategy and Deception: Yi Chen's use of physical disguise and attempted deception of Zed emphasizes the importance of strategy and cunning in battle.
• Injury and Weakness: Zed's injury reveals his vulnerability, challenging his previously invincible image and raising questions about his true nature.

Character Interactions

• Catherine and Yi Chen: Despite Catherine's transformation, she continues to urge Yi Chen on, showing a level of camaraderie and shared purpose.
• Yi Chen and Teacher Zed: Their battle showcases Yi Chen's growth and strategic thinking, while Zed's injury hints at a shift in their power dynamics.
• Catherine and Teacher Zed: Catherine's sneak attack on Zed highlights the tension and conflict between them, with Zed ultimately repelling her attack.

Epilogue Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zede, after being injured by Catherine, begins to lose control due to the cumulative effects of his environment and injuries.
• Yi Chen uses 'Dead Person Makeup' to temporarily become invulnerable, but Zede severely injures him.
• Zede, adapting to Catherine's scissor-like attacks, uses a 'wind pressure scythe' to destroy Catherine's Magic Boxes and decapitates her.
• Yi Chen reforms his body, and Catherine urges him to attack Zede. Zede charges towards them to end the battle.

Character Developments

• Zede's instability is revealed, and he loses control due to his injuries and environment.
• Yi Chen demonstrates his ability to regenerate and adapt to new threats.
• Catherine's essence is revealed to be reshaped into Scissors, allowing her to inflict 'soul-level shearing' and revive using Scare Boxes.

Significant Themes

• The theme of control and loss of control is emphasized through Zede's character.
• The theme of adaptation and regeneration is shown through Yi Chen's and Catherine's abilities.
• The theme of teamwork and strategy is highlighted as Catherine and Yi Chen work together to combat Zede.

Character Interactions

• Catherine and Yi Chen work together to combat Zede, with Catherine providing strategic advice and Yi Chen engaging in direct combat.
• Zede adapts to Catherine's unique abilities and devises strategies to counter them.
• Catherine and Yi Chen's relationship is further developed, with Catherine showing concern for Yi Chen's well-being and urging him to attack Zede.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chen decides to participate in a Nightmare Game with Catherine to prevent her from causing chaos in Zion by controlling the minds of its citizens.
• Yi Chen secretly borrows Yuri's maids for 'Enlightenment' training, with one of them, Miss Irina, playing a crucial role.
• Yi Chen's unusual behavior in the lower Street District leads Yuri to suspect his involvement in a secret plan.
• Marco and Martin, having escaped the Nightmare Game, join Yuri in searching for Yi Chen and the 'Vanishing Street.'
• Marco finds the entrance to the 'Vanishing Street,' leading them to an apartment building where Yi Chen and Catherine are about to enter the Nightmare together.
• Yuri activates a pre-set measure, threatening Catherine in the dream.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen demonstrates strategic thinking and resourcefulness in preparing for the Nightmare Game.
• Catherine shows her manipulative and cunning nature, underestimating Yi Chen's capabilities.
• Yuri reveals his shrewdness and determination in protecting Zion, going undercover to find Yi Chen.
• Marco and Martin display their alliance and shared goal of eliminating Nightmare threats.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and control: Catherine's attempt to control Zion's citizens and Yi Chen's countermeasure.
• Trust and deception: Yi Chen's secret plan and Catherine's underestimation of him.
• Power dynamics: The struggle between Catherine and Yi Chen, and the unexpected intervention of Yuri and the prophets.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen and Catherine: Their interaction is marked by tension and hidden agendas, with Yi Chen holding the upper hand due to his secret preparations.
• Yuri and Yi Chen: Their relationship is one of mutual respect and understanding, with Yuri supporting Yi Chen's plan.
• Marco, Martin, and Yuri: They form an alliance, combining their knowledge and skills to find Yi Chen and Catherine.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chen discovers Catherine's fairness and Teacher Zed's immense power in the Nightmare Game.
• Catherine's dangerous trump card changes her personality, and she loses the game after Wrinkled Skin's 'Dream Skin Grafting' takes over the dreamscape.
• Catherine admits defeat and leaves, causing the Nightmare Space to collapse.
• Catherine is pursued by prophets after waking up, with multiple Executioner squads ambushed outside Zion City.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen: Realizes Catherine's lack of malice and Teacher Zed's power. Shows concern for Catherine's safety and wants to prevent a catastrophic disaster by letting her escape alive.
• Catherine: Shows vulnerability and fear of dying during her pursuit. Admits defeat and leaves the game gracefully.

Significant Themes

• Fairness: Catherine's deep care for fairness is highlighted, contrasting with her initial portrayal as a malicious Nightmare.
• Power dynamics: The immense power of Teacher Zed and the prophets is revealed, emphasizing the danger they pose to Catherine.
• Escape and pursuit: The theme of escape and pursuit is prominent, with Catherine trying to flee from the prophets and the Executioner squads.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen and Catherine: Yi Chen explains the leak of the [Dream Entry Point] to Catherine, and they part ways with Catherine acknowledging her defeat.
• Catherine and the prophets: Catherine is pursued by prophets, including Yuri, Marco, and multiple Executioner squads, leading to a high-speed chase and her eventual disintegration into tentacles.
• Yi Chen and Irina: Yi Chen wakes up in his bedroom with Irina present. He learns about the pursuit of Catherine and decides to join the chase to ensure her survival.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yuri's attack on Catherine, the Nightmare clown, results in her hat swapping places with her main body.
• Marco and Martin intervene, halting Yuri's pursuit and negotiating with the arriving reinforcements.
• A clown named Art and a magician named Gian rescue Catherine, with Art displaying formidable power.
• Art engages Marco, but a magic card from Gian separates them and Art retreats, ending the immediate threat.

Character Developments

• Yuri shows trust in Marco and Martin, valuing their input and expertise.
• Marco and Martin cooperate for the first time, using both personalities to maintain rationality and strength during the confrontation with Art.
• Art's power and malice are demonstrated, revealing him as a significant threat.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between the Organization, the Circus, and other factions.
• The importance of negotiation and diplomacy over immediate conflict.
• The duality of personalities and the struggle between rationality and primal desires.

Character Interactions

• Yuri and Marco/Martin: Yuri trusts and values Marco and Martin's judgment, while they successfully negotiate with the enemy and maintain the peace.
• Art and Marco: Art's malicious intent is met with Marco's quick thinking and strength, showcasing Marco's growth and potential.
• Gian and Art: Gian's intervention prevents a direct confrontation, demonstrating his understanding of the Circus's dynamics and his desire to avoid unnecessary conflict.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chen observes negotiations between Marco and Martin, and the arrival of powerful clowns from the Circus.
• Yi Chen feels a sinister presence from one of the clowns, likely the Circus's top clown.
• Yi Chen is approached by Jin, who wants to discuss the clowns and the Circus further.
• Prophet Yuri and Marco acknowledge Yi Chen's contributions and invite him to join their respective groups.
• Yi Chen learns about the Chief Seamster, Mr. Spacy, from Prophet Yuri.
• In the Dream-Entering Room, Wrinkled Skin Spacy offers to help Hogney Zede, but Zede declines and asks for help for his student instead.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen demonstrates his courage, strategic thinking, and strength, earning recognition from prophets Yuri and Marco.
• Prophet Yuri shows appreciation for Yi Chen's work and offers guidance.
• Marco invites Yi Chen to visit his [Twin Secret Cult] and discuss dreams.
• Wrinkled Skin Spacy expresses reverence for Hogney Zede's abilities and offers to help him.

Significant Themes

• Recognition and advancement within the organization.
• The power and mystery of the Circus and its clowns.
• The importance of mentorship and guidance, as seen in Zede's request for help for his student.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen observes the negotiations between Marco and Martin, then interacts with Jin, Prophet Yuri, and Marco.
• Prophet Yuri and Marco acknowledge Yi Chen's contributions and invite him to join their respective groups.
• In the Dream-Entering Room, Wrinkled Skin Spacy offers to help Hogney Zede, but Zede declines and asks for help for his student instead.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Executioner Group returns to Zion, announcing the Nightmare threat's clearance.
• The Organization begins investigating the Nightmare incident and improving Zion's security.
• Yi Chen and Jin visit Zed at The Academy, leading to a sparring session between them and Zed.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen gains a Plague Value increase (1→2) and improves his Melee Combat skills.
• Yi Chen realizes the fragility of Zion's peace and the potential collapse of humanity's last sanctuary.
• Zed discovers his passion and love for life after the Nightmare incident, showing significant improvement in his mood.
• Jin shows eagerness to engage in physical combat with Zed.

Significant Themes

• The fragility of Zion's peace and the potential threats to humanity's last sanctuary.
• The importance of physical strength and combat skills in survival.
• The rediscovery of passion and love for life.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen and Jin bond over their shared experiences in the Nightmare incident and their visit to Zed.
• Yi Chen and Zed engage in a sparring session, with Zed intentionally provoking Yi Chen to test his combat skills.
• Jin joins Yi Chen and Zed in their sparring session, leading to a friendly competition between the three.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chen, Jin, Regan, and Zede have a dinner at Philip's Bull, a roadside restaurant.
• Yi Chen and Jin are injured from the recent Nightmare incident, while Regan and Zede are unharmed.
• They discuss the future of Zion and the organization as the Gray Zone spreads.
• Yi Chen learns about the plans for Zion's residents: those who stay will have a stable but risky life, while those who leave will embark on a 'Wandering Journey.'
• Yi Chen, Jin, Regan, and Zede decide to travel together if Zion faces problems.
• Zede tells Yi Chen about a potential opportunity with Mr. Spacy regarding Gentleman's Skin.
• Yi Chen and Jin receive rewards for their contributions in the Nightmare incident, with Yi Chen being invited to the Hall of Honor.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen shows concern for his companions' well-being and suggests traveling together if Zion is in danger.
• Jin is eager to go to the Old World and live in the Cancer-Palace.
• Regan is focused on ensuring his and Fei's survival and stability in Zion.
• Zede seems worried about the future but hasn't made any plans yet.
• Yi Chen is keen on learning about Gentleman's Skin and is recommended by Zede to Mr. Spacy.

Significant Themes

• Uncertainty and Adaptation: The characters discuss and prepare for the uncertain future as the Gray Zone spreads.
• Loyalty and Friendship: Yi Chen, Jin, Regan, and Zede show concern for each other's well-being and plan to stick together if needed.
• Ambition and Opportunity: Yi Chen's interest in Gentleman's Skin and Zede's recommendation to Mr. Spacy highlight their individual ambitions.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen, Jin, Regan, and Zede share a meal and discuss their concerns and plans for the future.
• Yi Chen and Zede have a teacher-student relationship and discuss Yi Chen's potential opportunities.
• Yi Chen and Jin live together and support each other, with Yi Chen helping Jin prepare meat.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chen receives an invitation to the Hall of Honor for his contributions during the Nightmare Event.
• He meets Branklin, a breeder now with a prosthetic body, who expresses gratitude to Yi Chen.
• Yi Chen ascends to the Hall of Honor, passing through a grand staircase and niches with sculpted heads of honored individuals.
• He meets other awardees, including Regan and Wrinkled Skin Spacy, and pays respect to the sculptures of the Organization's founders.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen reflects on his past life as a student and his current status as a teacher, planning to educate more students for knowledge sharing.
• Branklin, now with a prosthetic body, plans to pursue knowledge and adapt to his new life.
• Yi Chen's memories of his past life fade, and he becomes more determined to investigate his death and transform his former 'teachers' into students.

Significant Themes

• Knowledge: Yi Chen emphasizes the importance of knowledge for upgrading his Mad Brain and increasing his Plague Value.
• Status and Recognition: The Hall of Honor symbolizes the Organization's recognition of significant contributions.
• Education and Mentorship: Yi Chen's role as a teacher and his plans to educate more students reflect his growing influence and responsibility.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen and Branklin: Yi Chen helps Branklin by providing him with a new body and encouraging him to pursue knowledge.
• Yi Chen and Regan: They stand together as awardees, showing their camaraderie.
• Yi Chen and Wrinkled Skin Spacy: Spacy peeks at Yi Chen, hinting at potential tension or curiosity between them.
• Yi Chen and the Organization's founders: Yi Chen pays respect to the sculptures of the Organization's founders, acknowledging their contributions to the current society.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Hall of Glory, once the Grand Cathedral of Light, is the original base of the "Church of Light" in Zion.
• Yalris. Hitton, the First Bishop, dissolves the Church of Light due to the Abyssal Skin Field's disapproval, renaming it the Hall of Glory.
• Yalris remains as the chronicler, honoring significant contributors. He sculpts honorary sculptures and rewards the Nightmare incident participants.
• The Best Contributor is chosen through a voting process, with William Berens selected unanimously.

Character Developments

• Yalris. Hitton is revealed to be one of the organization's founders, dedicated to preserving its history and honoring contributors.
• William Berens is recognized as the Best Contributor for his role in the Nightmare incident, earning him a trip to the Original Church's Secret Treasury.

Significant Themes

• Recognition and reward for significant contributions.
• The power dynamics and history of the organization.
• The influence of the Abyssal Skin Field on the organization's actions.

Character Interactions

• Yalris. Hitton interacts with the participants, sculpting their likenesses and rewarding them.
• Prophet Yuri pats Yi Chen's shoulder, showing camaraderie and support.
• Wrinkled Skin. Spacy whispers to Yi Chen about the First Gentleman selection process and invites him to meet later.
• Yi Chen feels elevated to the organization's upper echelons after the Nightmare event's conclusion.

Key Plot Points

• Yi Chen is taken to the Secret Vault by Bishop Alaris and the First Knight, Morati.
• The Secret Vault contains valuable relics, Gentleman's remnants, and special limbs.
• Yi Chen is offered a Golden Holy Sword by Morati, but it rejects him due to his 'negative attributes'.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen shows interest in finding a 'Corpse' to carry 'Little Grape'.
• Morati is disappointed when Yi Chen fails to wield his Golden Holy Sword.

Significant Themes

• The value and history of the relics in the Secret Vault.
• The importance of a Gentleman's character and abilities in wielding sacred weapons.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen interacts with Bishop Alaris and Morati, who guide him through the Secret Vault.
• Yi Chen's body reacts negatively to the Golden Holy Sword, disappointing Morati.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yi Chen meets the Archbishop, who detects the scent of corpses on him due to Little Grape.
• Yi Chen learns about 'Holy Bodies,' corpses of significant Gentlemen preserved in the Organization's Hall of Glory.
• Yi Chen and Little Grape are led to the Holy Body Chamber, where they find a peculiar Holy Body, Rudolf Fischer.
• Yi Chen senses that Rudolf is not fully dead and that his soul might be trapped in his cursed eyes.

Character Developments

• Yi Chen: Shows respect and reverence towards the Holy Bodies, demonstrating his understanding of their significance.
• Little Grape: Exhibits a strong desire for the 'grapes' (eyeballs) of the Holy Bodies, especially Rudolf's cursed eyes.
• Rudolf Fischer: Implied to be trapped in his own body, enduring the curse that keeps his eyes burning.

Significant Themes

• Respect for the past and those who have made significant contributions.
• The burden of knowledge and power, as seen in Rudolf's curse and his decision to preserve his eyes.
• The relationship between life and death, and the boundaries between them.

Character Interactions

• Yi Chen and the Archbishop: The Archbishop guides Yi Chen through the Hall of Glory and shares his knowledge about the Holy Bodies.
• Yi Chen and Little Grape: Yi Chen shows concern for Little Grape's safety when it wants to interact with Rudolf's cursed eyes.
• Little Grape and Rudolf's Holy Body: Little Grape absorbs Rudolf's cursed eyes using its 'Eyeball Collector' ability.