Zuo You was an ordinary person.
So ordinary that when a planet that had lived for 4.5 billion years chose her, she was eating oden in a convenience store.
"From now on, you will judge them for me."
"Judge whom?"
"People with superpowers. When they use their abilities, they consume my lifespan. You decide: take their powers away, or let them keep them."
"...Why me?"
"Because you bite your radish harder than usual."
She had no idea what that meant.
But she soon found out.
Some people could see a final message by touching an old object. Some could dive into the deep sea and hear the planet itself. Some could give the blind three days of sight. Some could make another person fall in love with someone of their choosing.
Behind every person with superpowers was a choice:
Take their power away, or let them keep it.
She made choices for others, ate a meal, then went on to the next place.
Sometimes she took powers away. Sometimes she let people keep them.
She cried for strangers, and laughed for strangers, too.
She went from hesitation to understanding, from weighing everything up to following her heart.
After each choice, a voice would keep her company over that meal.
The voice didn't speak often. But it was there.
[Reading Guide]
1. Episodic structure, with a standalone story every 3 to 4 chapters. You can skip around.
2. The heroine × Earth's Heart. A slow burn, but not romance. It's harder to define than love.
3. Every story features a superpower, an ordinary person, a meal, and a choice.
4. The central question: If you can make decisions for others, what gives you the right?
Why him?
Theme: Chosen by Earth to judge people with superpowers, the heroine repeatedly chooses between "saving the world" and "respecting the individual." She refuses to measure the value of a life in numbers, and heals every regret with the warmth of a shared meal. The story explores the worth of ordinary existence and a bond between souls that transcends time.
