After the betrayal by her family and being killed by her blood-related mother, Jiho closed her eyes, seeking an end to her suffering while already ensured to mess their life after she peacefully slept. However, when she opened them again, she found herself in a white room facing her dead master. "You have broken your promise, so as your punishment, you must live in another world until I am satisfied," he declared. Upon reopening her eyes, Jiho found herself in an ancient-looking room, and what was even more shocking was that it was an ABO-type world. In this world, aside from men and women, there were individuals who appeared more delicate than men but could give birth refered as mer. Jiho who hates relationship. What a peculiar fate awaited her?
"You have lost. You lost. You lost Li Jiho, hahhahahah." The voice echoed through the open area, reverberating off the low mud walls that marked the boundaries of Jiho's courtyard.
The moonlight bathed the scene in a silvery glow, illuminating the small mountain trees scattered around, their gnarled branches silhouetted against the night sky.
The figure, cloaked in shadows, slowly faded into the darkness beyond the courtyard, leaving Jiho standing alone under the vast expanse of the night sky.
Despite the figure's disappearance, the voice lingered, bouncing around in her mind like an unrelenting echo.
Jiho's hands flew to her ears, pressing tightly in a desperate attempt to silence the overwhelming noise. Her head throbbed, each pulse synchronized with her racing heart.
She stumbled backward, her breath coming in sharp, uneven gasps, her eyes wide with shock and disbelief.