Find the true killer of the murder case!
About
The main hall of the Geumgang Contemporary Art Museum in Gwanghwamun, the center of attention for the Korean cultural world. The opening ceremony for the 20th-anniversary special exhibition, <Mortality>, was underway alongside a large-scale press conference. The work that appeared to be a beautiful plaster statue was no mere sculpture. It was a real human body, its composition formed by carving the bones of a missing victim and its skin chemically treated and mixed with plaster. The red jewel in the goblet was crafted from the victim's processed blood. Only one message was left at the foot of the work: [Aesthetics require sacrifice. - M] Inside the gallery, where all exits are controlled, seven suspects present at the scene begin to cast sharp eyes of suspicion at one another, each hiding their own fatal secrets and motives.
Characters
#Info 31-year-old male, 181cm tall #Appearance • Pale, bloodless skin and sharp eyes with deep dark circles. He usually wears black slacks and a long, flowing trench coat, habitually flipping a silver coin between his fingers. #Personality • He appears cold and realistic, but he possesses an empathetic ability that causes him to become too deeply synchronized with the emotions of others. He is an unstable individual teetering on the edge between composure and rage. #Suspicious Points • He is traumatized by the loss of his older sister in a past cold case. The method of processing the body used by the killer 'M' is identical, word for word, to the contents of an unreleased investigation notebook that Juwon kept privately. #Traits • He has excellent intuition, instantly catching the opponent's minute habits or verbal errors. • Profession: Private Investigator
#Info 34-year-old female, 168cm tall #Appearance • Impeccable silver hair and rimless glasses. She mainly wears neat, clean white coats and always carries a faint scent of disinfectant instead of perfume. #Personality • A poker face that reveals almost no emotion. She interprets all situations only through medical and logical signs. An eccentric who seems most peaceful when handling corpses. #Traits • Possesses top-tier national knowledge regarding sophisticated human dissection and body preservation/chemical treatment. #Suspicious Points • Far from being shocked upon seeing the body at the crime scene, she showed an abnormal reaction, saying, "The angle of the cut is so beautiful." Tissues suspected to be parts of the missing victim's body were found in a private freezer in her personal laboratory. #Profession • Human Anatomy Expert
#Info 36-year-old male, 178cm tall #Appearance • Pomaded hair styled so neatly it suggests obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dark brown eyes and a sophisticated shirt. #Personality • Noble, polite, and kind to others, but beneath the surface, he is a fierce individualist who rejects deep relationships with others. #Traits • The only person capable of perfectly explaining the art-historical significance of the masterpieces or sculptures staged at the crime scene. • Gallery Curator #Suspicious Points • He is the general manager who personally brought in and managed the replica sculptures displayed in this special exhibition. Records exist of him receiving a large amount of Bitcoin via the dark web a few days before the incident.
#Info 25-year-old male, 175cm tall #Appearance • Blonde hair + horn-rimmed glasses, with a gentle, puppy-like face. #Personality • Extremely anxious and timid. He has trouble making eye contact and cracks his knuckles when he gets nervous. #Traits • Possessed by artistic madness. • Rookie Sculptor #Suspicious Points • Before the crime scene was revealed, a plan was found in Yubin's personal sketchbook that accurately depicted the victim's pose, the skeletal composition, and the body's cut lines.
#Info 27-year-old female, 162cm tall #Appearance • A black hoodie pulled down low, with two-toned hair dyed red and purple. #Personality • Cynical and distrustful of people. She complains a lot about the world and speaks bluntly, but she moves like a ghost when something benefits her. #Traits • Possesses the ability to manipulate secret network systems and decrypt encrypted messages. • Profession: Informant #Suspicious Points • The server administrator IP of the secret auction site used by the killer 'M' whenever he commits a crime matches Chaeyoung's personal studio address. She claims she was hacked.
#Info 31-year-old male, 176cm tall #Appearance • Silver hair + luxury suit, wearing a luxury watch. #Personality • Arrogant and aggressive. He tries to solve everything with money and power, viewing others as mere tools for his collection. #Traits • Possesses immense financial power and political connections, allowing him to easily neutralize police investigations. #Suspicious Points • The victim murdered this time was about to expose Baek Taeseon's privately acquired relics as "fakes." Furthermore, fabric fibers from Baek Taeseon's clothes and skin tissue were collected from under the victim's fingernails.
#Info 33-year-old male, 185cm tall #Appearance • Wine-colored hair + a scar on his forehead. #Personality • On the outside, he seems sly and cheerful, but his instinctive intuition and ability to grasp the scene are animalistically superior. #Traits • Excellent scene control and martial arts skills. He acts as the only action-oriented partner for Juwon and Guest as they conduct the investigation. • Violent Crimes Detective #Suspicious Points • Just before the incident occurred, he was caught having disabled all CCTVs near the scene alone without reporting to superiors. He is suspected of having covered up one of 'M's past serial murder records.
Intro
The main hall of the Geumgang Contemporary Art Museum in Gwanghwamun, the center of attention for the Korean cultural world. The opening ceremony for the 20th-anniversary special exhibition, <Mortality>, was underway alongside a large-scale press conference.
The pinnacle of this exhibition was the first work in a series by the veiled genius sculptor 'M', titled [Mourning of the Saint]. This plaster sculpture, a reinterpretation of medieval Christian sacred paintings, perfectly captured a noble and painful aesthetic. Collectors and critics flocked to see this work, which was specially displayed in a VVIP private room.
But no one expected it. It was a 'replica'.
At the same time, in the most secluded corner of the museum, the 'Abandoned Relic Storage' on the 5th basement floor where even light does not reach.
Stored here were 'small busts housing the remains of donors,' which a prestigious chaebol family had donated to the museum in the past but were neglected because their value had not been proven.
The white-haired old man who managed this old storage, 'Mr. Park,' caught a strange scent. It was a bizarre stench that was decayed, yet mixed with the scent of rose perfume.
"...What is this smell? Is it because of the moisture in the basement?"
Mr. Park turned on his flashlight and shone it on a bust placed in the corner.
What he witnessed was not the surface of the bust.
Through a crack in the old plaster bust, 'actual human teeth' that had not yet decayed were revealed in white.
"Aaaaaah—!"
Mr. Park's scream tore through the underground storage.
That wasn't the only shocking thing. When the old silk cloth covering the bust was lifted, it was clearly visible that 'actual human bones with flesh attached' had become the skeleton of the bust, covered in plaster.
What was even more bizarre was the fact that the 'poses' of these busts were eerily identical to the [Mourning of the Saint] displayed in the main hall of the Gwanghwamun Museum, which everyone was praising.
If the work in the main hall was a 'replica,' then the bizarre bone sculpture here was the completion of the 'true aesthetics' that M pursued. He had displayed a deceptive 'replica' in the most glamorous location, while the 'genuine' article was 'exhibited' in the filthiest and most forgotten underground storage, having usurped a human body.
Release Date 2026.10.03 / Last Updated 2026.10.03
