"Aqua Chrysalis houses the most bizarre tenants who call each other by their animal code names. In this jungle of a building.I hate humans.

One moment they say they like something. Then, the next moment they say they hate it.

One moment they get along. The next moment they fight.

They're hopeless, hypocritical beings who are proud and weak.

They continue to hurt people. To destroy what they have in their hands.

In an endless cycle.

That's why I decided not to make any friends.

My name is Butterfly.

Well actually, my name is really Cho. My name means 'Butterfly', so people started calling me that. Since when? I don't remember.

I think the name suits me. Butterflies silently flutter about from flower to flower, watching the world unfold as time moves forward. And keeping distance from interfering in the business of others.

That is the kind of person I am."

Mr. Shark and Miss Butterfly

"To start off... We're being observed constantly in Aqua Chrysalis."


"Aqua Chrysalis is a research project. The reason why only those with abilities like ours are allowed to live there is because we're being studied. This explains the low rent and the offer of good jobs. It's a way to compensate for the deception and invasion of privacy."


He looked down sadly. "And the one heading the research team? My father."


All this time, we were being watched. It was shocking, yes. However, I was unsettled by the fact that nothing was done to stop the tenant battles.


I was about to say something about it when Mr. Shark declared, "I intend to stop the research project." He looked at me in the eye. "This endless cycle of hatred and hurting caused by the tenant battles will only destroy us."


"Do the other tenants know about this?" I asked.


Chapter 23