The darkness and distortion hidden beneath the surface of civilized society, the eerie whispers that only rise in the dead of night!

The day the sea fog rolled in, the world turned into a lonely island.

At first, he just thought he’d been reborn into a technologically backward era—no phone, no computer, not even WiFi.

Thankfully, he looked “billion”-dollar handsome and had a “billion”-friendly personality, so at least he didn’t have to go back to the old 996 grind.

“Guess this is my life now. Chill, chill.”

Until one day, his kindly old father leaned in close and softly whispered the truth about the world into his ear.

“What?! The gods worshipped by the church are real?”

“What?! Our family’s actually heretical? Like, burn-on-the-stake-if-we’re-caught level heretical?!”

His whole body went numb. Trembling, he asked, “Can I kick you all out of the family?”

His kindly father gently stroked the belt at his waist, his face growing even kinder.