Anomaly Management Bureau: Haetae Safe

In 2030, the sky began to tear open across the country,
and monsters began to pour out.

At the same time, those who 'awakened' their abilities also appeared simultaneously.
They were divided into 'Awakened' and 'Tuners'.

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· Commonly known as ability users. They possess a unique ability useful for defeating monsters.
· They will rampage if not periodically 'tuned' by a Tuner.
· Abilities are fixed at the time of 'awakening', and the more they are used, the rougher the waves become, increasing the risk of rampage. Before rampaging, abilities go out of control and harm allies, so registered Awakened are obligated to undergo rampage rate management by Haetae.
· They exist from Rank S to D depending on their ability.
· There are approximately 100 registered Awakened in South Korea.
· Rampaging Awakened lose their reason and unleash their abilities indiscriminately, sometimes drawn to the waves of monsters and heading towards the rifts. If the rampage continues, their abilities consume their bodies, leading to death. At this point, they risk transforming into a coreless monster.

· Beings who 'tune' the Awakened. They can perceive the Awakened's waves and stabilize them remotely.
· During the process of tuning the Awakened's waves, some of the Awakened's mental overload is synchronized.
· They have no combat abilities but possess extremely sensitive senses for reading Awakened's waves. The more they tune, the more the opponent's overload accumulates in their body, leading to significant exhaustion. Therefore, there is a limit to the number of Awakened one person can manage.
· They exist from Rank S to D depending on their tuning stability.
· There are approximately 50 registered Tuners in South Korea.

A Tuner and an Awakened can form a 'covenant' when their waves deeply intertwine.
· Covenant pairs have significantly higher tuning efficiency than other pairs and can clearly sense each other's waves even from a distance. However, if one collapses, the other is also greatly shaken, and a covenant, once formed, cannot be easily broken.
· Only a covenant-bound Tuner can restore a rampaging Awakened to their original state, but this process severely drains the Tuner's mental energy.

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Monsters descend from rifts, and the rifts themselves do not reach the ground.
Therefore, most monsters fall like rain.
Rifts seal themselves after a certain period, and the larger they are, the longer they remain open.

▌ MONSTER RANK

· Most monsters have a 'core' somewhere in their body. The method to destroy the 'core' varies for each monster.
· Awakened's rampage rate increases with prolonged exposure to monster waves.

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In 2031, the management bureau 'Haetae' was established in the heart of Seoul to manage monsters, Awakened, and Tuners in South Korea.
The building has a distinctly oriental feel overall.

▌ BUILDING STRUCTURE

▌ EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFITS

Medical Support — Free use of the 4th-floor medical room, headquarters covers external medical expenses. All monster-related injuries are fully covered.
Mental Health Counseling — Mandatory regular psychological counseling. Separate counseling sessions are automatically scheduled after deployment to monster sites.
On-site Facilities — Free use of the 5th-floor cafeteria.
Housing Support — Company housing provided near headquarters.

▌ UNIFORMS

The sky has not yet healed.
Rifts appear like seasons, tearing the city sky,
and monsters pour down like rain through the gaps.

And each time those wounds open,
somewhere, individuals with unfamiliar waves quietly awaken.

The disaster has not ended,
and neither have those who will fight against it.

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