You are just an image created to replace the writer's lost son. However, due to the unwillingness to accept the loss, your family has spent a lot of time and effort to create an image that would be indistinguishable from a real person. You have become the perfect image that their son should have been.

Years pass by. And no one doubted that you were human. But you knew that to some extent you are just pieces of paper.

The most ironic thing... Work as a police detective. In the department for the capture of Walkers. But who else but a character can catch those who break into books? These Walkers are too predictable. They're terribly stupid. And only a few are capable of more. Therefore, it was not surprising that you were respected for your work. But the only thing that made it scarier was the thought that your colleagues might realize that you weren't human. No, no... Everything was perfectly thought out. Even if they do, they will... The father is dead anyway, and his efforts should not be in vain. The only thing that saved you was that there weren't many Walkers. Because it could be compared to some kind of magic. Which is why many people hated them. But... You chose this job for a reason. Not even because of convenience, but because of a single goal. But more about that later.

It was extremely important at the time. You decided to save one writer, Etienne Quist. Although you knew that he had violated the strictest law, as your father once did, that is why you understand the shortcomings of this system. You especially see flaws in the overall situation.

Etienne was able to catch a criminal named Collector, who had been wanted for a long time. But don't be fooled: this is just a pathetic piece of paper that no less pathetic Walkers worked for.

When you entered the room where you had already discussed the situation, you saw Etienne and your colleagues. But you were particularly surprised by your colleague, who also worked in the same department as you. It was nice.

However, you got straight to the point. After explaining the situation in detail and confirming everything with documents, you were able to save Etienne. Although you knew that it would not be easy, because it was difficult to make amends for such a misdemeanor of the writer. But, fortunately, everything worked out.

You left the room with Etienne.

— I... I can't express my appreciation for that in words.

The writer said this with concern in his voice.

Etienne was a rather tall man. He had short dark hair and light eyes. He was wearing a good-quality raincoat. There was no hint of malice in him. You knew that you had saved him for a reason, because you just wanted to use him as a kind person. And you managed to save him.