Ikiru Kitei grew up in a small farming country, unaware of the demonic secrets hidden beneath its peaceful facade. Centuries of mystery finally become exposed when he accidentally encounters a demon of his own. Unexpectedly caught in a rift between the two worlds, Ikiru and his childhood friend Keigin must now find a way to restore balance to the Mortal Realms - while fighting against themselves along the way.
LGBT+/NSFW/Action/Supernatural/horror
*These chapters have been edited from the WEBTOON version. Fully uncensored and bonus content can be viewed on Patreon!*
Ikiru Kitei grew up in a small farming country, unaware of the demonic secrets hidden beneath its peaceful facade. Centuries of mystery finally become exposed when he accidentally encounters a demon of his own. Unexpectedly caught in a rift between the two worlds, Ikiru and his childhood friend Keigin must now find a way to restore balance to the Mortal Realms - while fighting against themselves along the way.
LGBT+/NSFW/Action/Supernatural/horror
*These chapters have been edited from the WEBTOON version. Fully uncensored and bonus content can be viewed on Patreon!*
Ikiru and his childhood best friend Keigin go about their usual day, completely unaware of what awaits them.
**2nd edition -- dialogue and illustrations have been updated to improve visuals and overall reader experience. We hope you enjoy!**
During their venture through the Osukan Woodlands, Ikiru gets quite a fright when he meets someone for the first time. Keigin is able to explain and he quickly returns to his senses.
Despite a frightening greeting, the stranger offers to join the pair and guide them to their destination.
*Some artistic details were omitted for the sake of publication efficiency. In the final print publication, these details will be added back in*.
Mizuka has chosen Keigin as his newest prey, but does he truly have an ulterior motive?
At the same time, Kasoko has a sudden thought that fills them with worry.
Finally reunited and heading in the right direction, the group starts off towards the temple. But something begins to arise from inside of Ikiru...
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While Keigin is attempting to escape from Mizuka and find his friends, a third party also has their eyes on him... or rather, the strange item Keigin was holding. The renegades then set off to intercept their target.
*Shorter chapter due to health issues. Will resume soon!*
Ikiru's suffering intensifies as he continues to change, and a certain man arrives to investigate. Meanwhile, the bandits make their way towards their destination.
Now that the group has arrived at the temple and things seem to have settled down, they can finally lie down for a restful night's sleep. However something is still keeping Keigin awake at night...
*These events are canonical to the main story but are not pivotal to the plot, so they are added as extras! Additional bonus content can be found on Patreon*.
Akreocles wants to find out more about Ikiru's demonic book, but before he's able to ask any questions, the other residents of the temple come out of hiding. Keigin and Ikiru are, once again, taken completely by surprise.
Ikiru and his group are encouraged to travel in an attempt to gain more insight into Ikiru's condition. After some much-needed R&R, the group departs from the temple... only to encounter trouble right in their path.
Just as Keigin's fight with Lothario is starting to heat up, Mizuka appears to end it. He also delivers some very unexpected news to the group which leads them towards their next adventure.
Mizuka shares some news with the group to answer some of their questions, but succeeds in raising new ones in the process. From here the group finally decides to head off on the next leg of their adventure, unaware of what awaits them.