Suffering, As Usual 2026 Digital painting On June 15, 1485, Kateryn woke up from her bed, which was placed on top of a bench. Her face turned pale when she saw a mysterious figure wrapped in plastic in her room. She was reminded of her three-year-old neighbor, Baatar, who had experienced something similar. Two months ago, Baatar had found a mysterious object in his closet, but when he went to grab it, the object suddenly vanished. He decided to find out how that could happen. At the city library, he opened a fairytale book titled Mouse in Uncle Charlie's House. Since he couldn't read yet, he only focused on the visuals. From that, Baatar believed that such an object could only be touched through a ritual. Kateryn still remembered the steps of the ritual Baatar had told her about. She began to execute it. While chanting the mantra from Baatar, she threw a jelly bean at the figure, then jumped and grabbed the object tightly so it wouldn't disappear, tearing the plastic. Then, Kateryn unwrapped the plastic. It turned out the figure was just a mannequin delivered by an express courier for Kateryn's clothing store. At the bedroom door, the courier was still waiting for a signature as proof of delivery.