Even after hearing Choi Kang-Hu’s detailed explanation, Ryu Seo-Ha still couldn’t fully grasp the idea right away. But once he realized the purpose behind the gift—to prevent him from feeling powerless and collapsing like before—a shiver ran down his spine.
It felt as though he were being treated like a pet, or rather, like something from the past where humans saw their pets as mere possessions to control at will. This instinctively stirred a sense of rejection within him.
“Are you saying you want me to play god?” he asked, his voice slightly trembling.
“It’s not something to take so seriously,” Choi Kang-Hu replied gently. He emphasized that it wasn’t about ruling or controlling these souls, but rather giving them a chance at a peaceful existence and maintaining their good nature by occasionally checking in on them.
Kang-Hu explained it like a kind of "gift," suggesting that Ryu Seo-Ha could look at it as a charitable act, offering a sort of heaven to souls who deserved happiness. Ryu was tempted, briefly, by the idea. But he quickly realized that he wasn’t confident enough to take on the role of a god in a new world.
Even so, he couldn’t just flatly reject a gift his lover had painstakingly prepared by saying, “It doesn’t match my values.” After all, hadn’t he been willing to kill for Choi Kang-Hu’s sake? Compared to that, this seemed a small matter.
“You could leave the day-to-day management to creatures like Ruby, who are already well-suited to the role. Just check in occasionally,” Kang-Hu said, offering what he thought was a simple solution, but it felt a bit off.
Ryu Seo-Ha suppressed a sigh. “I’m sorry, but… can I think about it a bit more?”
“Of course,” Choi Kang-Hu replied.