“Come in.”
“Oh, hello… how are you?”
In-ha, overwhelmed by the shop owner's charisma, stuttered uncharacteristically.
“It takes time.”
Inha tilted his head, wondering if he had misheard the word 'time' coming out of Kai's mouth.
“What time is it? I need a watch battery….”
“All the watches here have no batteries.”
“Huh? What are you talking about…
“Then how does the clock turn?”
“There is another energy.
Anyway, choose the time you need.”
Kai suddenly opened a glass display case containing several marbles and showed it to Inha.
The three colored beads, yellow, blue, and red, sparkled and shone like jewels.
The red beads in particular were as alluring as a delicious apple.
Each of the beads had a name.
The time of the painter Picasso, the time of Maestro Marajan, the time of genius actors, Audrey… … .
At first, Inha was a little confused by Kai's words and actions.
But as the conversation continued, I concluded that Kai had no ill intentions.
So I decided to just listen to what he had to say.
“What are all these beads?”
“It’s a bead that contains the abilities of special people.”
“It’s a bead filled with power.”
Although Kai's words still sounded absurd, there was no awkwardness or wavering in his words or actions.
In-ha, who had been watching this, decided to follow Kai's words for now.
“Please note that the time varies depending on the color.
“The yellow bead can change an hour, the blue bead can change a day, and lastly, the red bead can change your entire life, so choose carefully.”
'Changing your life? Does that make sense?'
A single, bright red bead kept catching Inha's eye.
'Time for Genius Actors'
The word 'acting' strongly attracted Inha's heart.
Kaido Inha didn't miss this expression.
“Well, think about that bead for a bit.
As I just said, the red bead cannot be returned.”

--- p.24~28