“I can love you because I also hate you.”

Maru read the last line of his book out loud. The sentence spoke to him quite strongly. Love and hate were basically like two sides on a coin, but in the end they were just one emotion. After all, real hatred would dismiss any care you had for a person.

“You’ve been reading a lot.”

Maru jumped up at hearing a voice come from next to him. It was a woman. She was wearing a white suit, taking a look at the child development book Maru borrowed recently.

“You almost gave me a heart attack.”

“Please don’t worry. Your heart is fairly strong, I assure you. But in any case, it’s been half an year. How is it?”

“I’m doing quite well. The past 45 years of my life almost feels like a dream.”

“That’s good to hear. Some people had killed themselves because they couldn’t get used to their new lives.”

“I see. More importantly though, what brings you here?”

“I came to check up on you. It’s one of my duties.”

The woman scanned the book quickly before putting it back in the bookshelf. This time, her curious...