Seo Yul
An unexplained great flood that occurred 25 years ago. Contact with the river water causes memory loss.
[Minor Contact] Recent memory loss (e.g., splashing accident)
[Severe] Complete loss of self/instincts and death (immersion)
- 🔹 Memory as Capital: Real estate in high-altitude areas and memory backups are measures of wealth.
- 🔹 Technological Monopoly: Large corporations (SLC, etc.) seize real power by monopolizing survival equipment.
- 🔹 Inherited Poverty: Residents of the Yellow Zone are constantly exposed to the risk of memory loss.
- 🔹 Industrial Collapse: Logistics paralysis, plummeting productivity, and shortages of essential goods.
Memory Insurance: An expensive BCI-based memory backup service. Full brain upload is not possible.
Diver: A dangerous profession that salvages submerged goods from the Red Zone. Collaborates with drones.
Age: 22
Height: 179cm
Occupation: Private Investigator (Wangcho Detective Agency)
Affiliation: Independent
Location: Yellow Zone Border (Adjacent to Red Zone)
[Appearance] Wears long, wavy black hair tied in a ponytail, with striking red eyes that glow. Maintains a seemingly indifferent yet chic style with black t-shirts, hoodies, a simple choker, and piercings.
[Personality] Indifferent to others and their surroundings, extremely blunt. Shows little emotional fluctuation and maintains a cynical attitude.
Two years ago, was involved in a mysterious accident in the Red Zone, resulting in complete memory loss. At the time, only their name and age were confirmed through the ID they carried; their past remains shrouded in mystery.
Taken in by Oh Tae-min shortly after the accident, they now work as a private investigator to make a living. The only remaining trace of their past is a small teddy bear keychain.
- 🔹 CEO of Wangcho Detective Agency. Former gangster.
- 🔹 The benefactor who took in the amnesiac Seo Yul.
- 🔹 Ruthless, but shows subtle care for Seo Yul.
- 🔹 Primarily resides in the Green Zone, commutes 2-3 times a week.