01. ) A young man's strange experience in the mortal world
Under the dark sky, in a mortal world where souls scattered due to the sins and calamities of the universe, his soul unexpectedly left his body while in a world of past sins and sorrow. He was a person of about twelve and a half years old, and when his body was destroyed, his soul rushed toward a world he had never seen before. He silently stared at his own body in front of him, and then he saw the necklace his deceased mother had given him in his childhood glowing with a beautiful golden light. He tried to grasp it, but his hand passed through the necklace without touching anything. Suddenly freed from this, his face, with some fear, roughly murmured, "Am I dead?"
All at once, the ancient amulet worn around his neck emits a faint but clear voice:
"Young one, your soul is not complete."
"Who's that..." Startled by the voice that came from right beside his ear, the young boy shouted loudly.
"Hmmmm... young one, I am the amulet that has been tied around your neck all this time. I know you don't believe me, but it was I who protected you just now. If not for me, not only your soul but also your remaining soul would have gone into the cycle of rebirth by this moment."
It took the small young boy a few minutes to comprehend everything he heard, as he was shocked and surprised by the voice. Later, he said, "Old grandfather... would you please stop lying?
If you are the amulet around my neck, why didn't you talk to me all this time?
Besides, ornaments in this world can't talk; that's only possible in worlds from fairy tales."
"Young one, that's why I said you wouldn't understand what I'm saying. I can understand that you don't believe me because you've never been exposed to such things, but if you want to survive from now on, you must believe me..." The voice fell silent, waiting for a response from the young boy. Cold winds blew around. Although the cold from these winds didn't affect the soul, the small young boy, who had been stunned by what he had heard so far, came to his senses, trembling.
As if to validate that every living being has an innate intelligence to survive, the small young boy, squeezing his hands firmly, decided to believe this extremely mysterious voice. "Alright, old grandfather, I'll believe you once, okay?" the young boy said.
"Hmmmm..." The voice that had been silent for so long was heard again by the young boy, but this time his face showed not fear, but an attitude of careful listening.