Under the colorful cosmic sky, an endless snowfield stretched out.

Tiny warriors, no bigger than the size of a palm, and colossal giants, nearly touching the sky, were engaged in a battle.

It was a war between the Mini Reapers and the mechanical giants.

With each step the giants took, the freezing cold air seemed to chill the very atmosphere, while the Mini Reapers carried nothing more than tiny pieces of firewood.

No matter how you looked at it, it seemed impossible for the Mini Reapers to win, but the outcome was quite the opposite.

As the battle raged on, the territory of the giants, who brought the chill with them, began to shrink, while the Mini Reapers' territory expanded.

Cloud fish, constantly falling from the sky, were dropping Mini Reapers as they fell.

The Red Sun Reaper was watching the sky.

The sky is changing.

The unnatural clouds above the cloud fish and the colorful universe beyond were beginning to fade.

As the mechanical giants retreated, the snowfield, the clouds, and the colorful universe pulled back.

And when the coldness completely disappeared from where the Red Sun Reaper stood, the Mini Reaper network was connected.

We won!

Victory!

We must go now!

The voices of Mini Reapers, shouting in victory, began to reach the Red Sun Reaper.

Listening closely to the voices of the Mini Reapers, it seemed that they had fought and won battles across the world.

The first to be attacked was the city of Frost and Korea, but the invasion of the mechanical giants was a global-scale affair.

Against these mechanical giants, the Mini Reapers had created a frontline that spanned the entire world, much like a rainy season front.

...

Taking a break to recover firewood, the Red Sun Reaper once again leaped back into the battlefield.

Into the snowfield of the colorful universe, where the Mini Reaper network had not yet connected.

"Revolution!!!"

A massive will rang out, creating pressure strong enough to stir the air itself.

It was so powerful it seemed to push the clouds from the sky.

On a barrier where the snowfield and colorful universe were visible, I sat on the white maw, watching the entire scene unfold.

Munch munch.

I held a bag of popcorn, watching the spectacle like I was at the movies.

The battle between the massive Red Reaper and the Emperor Frog was one-sided from the start.

Boom! Boom!

The intense flames from the Red Reaper overwhelmed the Emperor Frog.

Something’s strange...

As I watched the Red Sun Reaper’s battle, a sense of unease began to build.

It seems like the Emperor Frog is weakening.

I turned my attention away from the battle and began observing the surroundings, only to notice something strange.

The presence and influence of the external entities that had been approaching from beyond the colorful universe were slowly retreating.

It was then that I noticed the subtle connection between the colorful universe and the snowfield.

The two spaces were intertwined by some kind of rule, but the connection was weakening.

Had something happened to the snowfield created by the Emperor Frog?

Maybe the Mini Reapers were making snow cones out of the snowfield.

Hehe.

Boom!

Just as I thought that, the Emperor Frog’s power and the influence of the snowfield began to rapidly fade.

It was as if its life force was being drained—its movements slowed, and its momentum faltered.

Meanwhile, the Red Sun Reaper, growing more accustomed to fusion, began pushing the Emperor Frog back with overwhelming strength.

The giant Red Sun Reaper swung its scythe and struck the Emperor Frog.

The sharp scythe dug into the frog’s flesh, pinning it in place.

With the Emperor Frog groaning in pain, the Red Sun Reaper slowly opened its mouth.

"Revolution!"

With a cheerful will, an enormous amount of flames erupted from its mouth.

It was like lighting the white maw on fire.

The Emperor Frog also exhaled cold air from its mouth, but it was futile.

The crown, like ice being scorched by a torch, slowly began to melt.

It was truly the flame of revolution melting the crown, the Red Revolution.

In front of the endless army of mechanical giants, the light emitted by the Red Sun Reaper colored the snowfield red.

How long has it been?

The Red Sun Reaper thought as it melted the mechanical giants that carried the cold with them.

Perhaps due to the back-and-forth battle between the Mini Reapers and the mechanical giants, the snowfield was now melting in spots, revealing the black ground.

The further I ventured into the snowfield, the farther I moved away from the windmill, and it seemed the Mini Reapers' advance had slowed down.

It seemed the mechanical giants’ regeneration speed and the Mini Reapers’ involvement had become roughly the same.

It was then.

Suddenly, the clouds that had covered the sky disappeared as though bursting.

It was as if thin flour had been blown away from the mouth.

At the same time, the cold that had covered the snowfield also evaporated.

"!?"

The mechanical giants began to turn to black ash.

The black ash that formed blew away in the cool wind, creating a refreshing sight.

Is it finally over?

As the clouds and colorful universe faded away, the sun peeked out, bathing the world in warm sunlight.

The sunlight fell even on the black ash that was scattered by the wind.

Under the bright sun, the sight of the giants that had filled the horizon vanishing and scattering was quite a spectacle.

The Mini Reapers had simply fought endlessly with the mechanical giants, so it was likely that "Mom" had done something.

Mom was always playing pranks and unreliable, but whenever danger struck, she would always appear and solve everything.

At that moment, countless wills flooded into the Red Sun Reaper’s consciousness.

We won!

Here’s the injured human!

I’m hungry...

Mom still isn’t here?

Can’t hear?

The Mini Reaper network, which had been blocked by the snowfield, was finally restored.

The usual cheerful wills and emotions flooded in.

Mechanical Heart!

Mom is looking for it!

Among the noisy wills, the one about "Mom" looking for the Red Sun Reaper stood out.

The Red Sun Reaper looked toward the windmill spinning and then toward the shelter, moving toward the Mini Reapers who were calling for it.

The giant Emperor Frog, which had been commanding the snowfield and the mechanical giants.

The Emperor Frog’s crown began to melt away into a transparent liquid.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

The transparent drops falling on the Emperor Frog’s head flowed down slowly, like sand in an hourglass.

The moment the last drop fell, the thick clouds that had covered the sky dissipated like smoke.

The blue sky, which had been hidden for so long, appeared, and the mysterious colorful universe that had stood in for the sky gradually melted and vanished.

The presence of the "Kaleidoscope Frog" external entity that had been lurking in the colorful universe slowly faded.

At the same time, the sun slowly began to show itself.

The warm light caressed the earth, and the mechanical giants began to slowly collapse.

The steel that supported the giants crumbled like a sandcastle, turning to ash and scattering in the wind.

Finally, the massive body of the Emperor Frog, which had been the center of it all, began to collapse.

[...!]

The Emperor Frog opened its mouth, as if it had something to say, but no sound came from it.

In an instant, the Emperor Frog transformed into countless blue jade orbs, pouring down like a waterfall and forming a small hill on the earth.

Under the warm sun, the pile of jade orbs glittered, symbolizing the end of the snowfield.

Then, the giant Red Sun Reaper turned toward me and smiled brightly.

It looked like it was saying, "Mom, I did well, didn’t I?" and I couldn’t help but chuckle.

And as the giant Red Sun Reaper completed its task, it broke apart into countless red Reapers, falling down just like the Emperor Frog had turned into jade orbs.

"No!"

The first Red Sun Reaper lay on the ground with a lost expression.

The other clone Red Reapers, unsure of what to do, scrambled to comfort the first Red Reaper.

They’re all so sad when the fusion wears off, is it really that fun?

I thought about trying fusion with the other Mini Reapers later when I started hearing loud wills coming through the network.

We won!

I’m hungry...

Mom still isn’t here?

How noisy.

Just as I was about to block the Mini Reaper network as usual, an undeniable will came through.

Mom’s here!

I summoned the Golden Reaper, who had been falsely accusing "Mom" of not hearing, into my grasp.

"!!!"

"Mom heard it!"

The Golden Reaper looked utterly shocked, as if it had seen a ghost.

"No!"

I hung the Golden Reaper on a cross and turned it into a No.

Thud thud.

At that moment, another Golden Reaper approached me confidently.

Mom! I found it!

And it held out a red, blazing Red Sun Reaper toward me.

Mechanical Heart!

With a smile that said "I did well," it chuckled.

I shook my head at the Reaper, sending my will.

It’s too late.

And so, three crosses with Nos hanging from them adorned the white maw chair.

"No!!!"

"Ah…!"

As I closed the noisy Mini Reaper network and playfully poked at the bellies of the Nos, a will came through.

Mom, it’s a big problem!

Was something else going wrong?

The Mini Reaper who sent the will was at the Mini Reaper Garden.

Worried it might be something at the Sehee Institute, I quickly teleported there.

"Ah, Mom!"

"Mom!"

"Is all the busy work done?"

Mini Reapers welcomed me playfully, rolling around in the courtyard.

The courtyard of the Sehee Institute I arrived at was so peaceful.

Hmm.

It seemed like it wasn’t a big problem, but maybe a mischievous new Golden Reaper was causing trouble by calling out to "Mom"...

Thinking that, I teleported to where the Mini Reaper had called me.

It was the Milk Shaved Ice Snowfield inside the Mini Reaper Garden.

"Mom!"

Turning my gaze, a Golden Reaper, only its head sticking out, was looking at me with sparkling eyes.

"A delicious treat has appeared!"

The Golden Reaper, eager to eat with me, smiled in anticipation.

Looks like the Emperor Frog I was fighting became the snack.

When I took a spoonful and ate it, it was really refreshing and tasty, and each bite echoed with frog croaks, which was amusing.

"It’s delicious!"

I nodded, and the Golden Reaper laughed happily.

Then, I turned the Golden Reaper into a No.