“The center of the world? Is it the same as the capital?”0

Jae-Hyeok hadn’t expected the lion statue to really know Reinhardt. Although he’d been hopeful before, he couldn’t help feeling a little annoyed once it turned out to be true. Why didn’t he realize it sooner? The entire time, the answers were right under his nose. Surely there should have been some signs, right?0

I’ll start grilling it right away.0

Jae-Hyeok swallowed his regret—unaware that it wouldn’t have made a difference. If Jae-Hyeok had asked the lion statue about Reinhardt a month earlier, he wouldn’t have gotten an answer as he did today. 0

The lion statue had only casually mentioned Reinhardt because it had opened its heart to the boy.0

Jae-Hyeok visited it every night, becoming its companion. For an existence like the lion statue, bound to one place throughout its long life, Jae-Hyeok’s company and stories were precious beyond compare. 0

He was a benefactor who broadened its world every time it heard a new story. 0

The innocent boy spoke of friendship, but the lion statue was unilaterally receiving his goodwill. Therefore, the lion statue wanted to help Jae-Hyeok wherever it could. 0

—Reinhardt is a city founded by God.1

“A god set it up?...0