Inside a quiet room—
Precious lay on the bed.
On one side, Tety was sleeping peacefully… and on the other side, Bety rested beside him.
Meanwhile, Precious was having a serious conversation with Kail inside his mind.
Kail spoke first,
"Is that even possible? I don't think it is."
Precious replied calmly,
"It is possible. Normally, every single soul is reborn. For example—Lior, in his past life, was someone else. After dying, he reincarnated into this life. And when he dies again, his soul will be reborn into another life."
He paused slightly before continuing,
"But… what if during that transition, due to some incident, the soul splits into two parts?"
Kail stayed silent, listening carefully.
Precious continued,
"In that case… the same soul can exist in two bodies at the same time. It's possible."
Kail remained quiet, trying to process the idea.
Precious explained further,
"Think of it like this—a being whose core is what keeps it alive. Even if its body is destroyed, the core survives and searches for a new vessel."
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
"But… what if that core splits into two parts during an incident?"
Kail replied after a short pause,
"Then… when a vessel finds the core, it would heal itself and become whole again."
Precious immediately responded,
"Right. But what if it can't heal itself for some reason?"
He continued,
"Then half of the core would go into one vessel… and the other half into another vessel."
His voice turned more serious.
"It's the same here. Half of the soul exists in Tety… and the other half exists in Bety. At the same time."
He paused.
"This is called the Split Soul Theory."
Kail was shocked.
"Whoa…! I didn't know that…! I've existed in this world for so long, yet I've never heard of something like this!"
Precious replied,
"It's not just you—no one knows about it."
He continued calmly,
"Reincarnation itself is extremely rare. Twin reincarnation is even rarer. And split-soul rebirth… is on an entirely different level of rarity."
Kail suddenly interrupted,
"Wait… twin rebirth? But you just said—"
Precious shook his head slightly.
"No, no. Normally, even if twins are reborn, they each have their own separate souls."
He clarified,
"That's rare too… but split-soul reincarnation is one of the rarest phenomena—where a single soul reincarnates into two bodies at the same time."
Kail nodded slowly.
"I see… So Tety and Bety are a split-soul rebirth."
"Yes."
Precious's expression grew more serious.
"But the real problem is… what's happening to their soul right now?"
Kail thought for a moment, then said,
"Isn't it possible that the split soul is merging back into one body?"
Precious replied,
"It's possible…"
He paused.
"But if that's the case, then it's even more dangerous."
His tone deepened.
"Because once a soul splits… it normally never merges again—even after both vessels die."
He looked at the twins.
"And here… it might be happening while both vessels are still alive."
Kail sounded concerned.
"Do you know anything about this? And if they merge… one of them will cease to exist. That's a huge problem."
Precious fell silent for a moment.
"…I can't say anything for sure."
He looked at them quietly.
"But if that happens… there's nothing I can do."
Inside his mind, his thoughts continued—
As for whether I've seen something like this before…
Yes… before my own reincarnation, I've seen cases where a single soul existed in multiple vessels at the same time.
Some of them merged after death… some even while still alive.
Some retained multiple existences… some didn't…
His gaze softened slightly as he looked at Tety and Bety.
In their case…
I can't say what will happen…
And that's the worrying part.
Kail spoke again,
"Why are you so quiet? Anyway… what's the solution?"
Precious answered,
"We need to learn about their past life."
He added,
"Though it won't solve everything… it might at least slow down the merging process."
"I see… And if they don't regain their past memories, how long would it take for the soul to merge?"
Precious replied,
"It could happen anytime."
"Next second… or even after a hundred years."
"So there's no fixed time?"
Precious nodded.
"Yeah…"
At that moment—
Tety slowly opened her eyes and looked at Precious.
"Brother… you should sleep too. Don't worry so much…"
Precious smiled softly.
"Okay…"
He closed his eyes.
After some time—
Precious woke up again.
Carefully, he moved away from between the two girls and stepped out of the room.
Walking through the corridor, he thought,
I don't know how long I was asleep…
Anyway… I need to find a solution to this problem…
I'll ask grandfather… maybe he knows someone who can help.
He reached a door and was about to enter—
But suddenly stopped.
Voices were coming from inside.
It was Bit and Satu.
Inside the room—
Satu sat on a sofa, while Bit sat across from him.
Satu spoke with a heavy tone,
"Those poor kids… they're still so young, and Tall and Kin left them…"
Bit replied,
"Don't worry, father… we're here for them."
Satu nodded slowly.
"I don't know what's happening to Tety and Bety… I've already called a friend of mine—a high-level priest from the temple. He'll arrive tomorrow."
"I see… that was the right decision."
Bit sighed.
"But that doesn't change the fact that their parents are gone… And just because we're here doesn't mean they'll treat us the same way they treated their parents…"
He paused, then continued,
"And soon I'll get married… I don't even know how those kids will live after that."
Satu stayed silent for a moment before speaking again,
"As a grandfather… I worry about their future… especially Tety and Bety."
He continued,
"Tain is smart and mature—she has a future ahead with Khas."
"Precious… he doesn't need anything. He's smart, powerful… he can do anything."
"And then there's Lior… he's strong too, though not as smart as Precious or Tain… but he wants to become an adventurer."
He clenched his fist slightly.
"But what about Tety and Bety?"
"Yes, I know Lior might marry them someday… since he's not their real brother… but even then—what can he do alone?"
Bit replied thoughtfully,
"I was thinking the same thing."
He continued,
"After Tain marries into the Sharta family… I'll announce Precious as the next king of the Shin Kingdom."
"And Lior will serve as his guardian."
"This way, Tety and Bety will remain safe."
At that moment—
The door opened.
"No need for that, Uncle Bit."
Precious stepped in.
Both Satu and Bit looked at him in shock.
Precious continued calmly,
"That position… is not for me or Lior."
"We don't need it."
"It should go to your future child… or to the one who truly deserves it."
Satu stood up.
"But what about you? What about Te—"
Before he could finish—
Precious looked straight at him.
"You don't need to worry about Lior, Tety, Bety, or Big Sister Tain."
His voice was firm.
"I know you're our grandfather—you have every right to worry."
He stepped forward slightly.
"But as long as I'm alive… as the eldest son of this house…"
"…none of them will suffer."
"…none of them will face any problem."
He declared,
"This is my promise."
"And once I make a promise… no matter what happens…"
"…I never break it."
Silence filled the room.
Bit and Satu stood still.
Bit finally spoke, his voice filled with emotion,
"I trust you, Precious…"
He lowered his head slightly.
"I'm entrusting Tety and Bety to you."
He continued softly,
"And I believe… when your brother and sister-in-law were passing away… they must have felt peace in their hearts."
"Because they trusted you too."
"They knew… that as long as you're with your siblings…"
"…no one can touch them."
Precious nodded.
Satu and Bit stood there, watching him—
with both confidence and concern in their eyes.
And Precious stood before them—
calm, composed…
and unwavering.