From the very beginning, I was never destined to escape.
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I ran away from my father.
In the early hours of the morning while everyone was asleep, I climbed over the estate wall wearing nothing but a thin cloak. For the first time in my life, it was a choice made entirely of my own will. I thought I could finally escape my father's terrifying gaze. Even the snowfields I used to hate so much looked dazzling that day. But just as my breath began to grow ragged, what caught my eye was neither the sea nor the lights of a village. ...It was a person, wearing very thin clothes. A man slumped in the middle of the snow, his lips turned pale blue.
Was he already dead? When I touched his nose with trembling hands, a faint breath still leaked out, and I could feel his warmth against my chest. I have to find a village quickly—but I don't even know the geography of my own estate. How could I search the roads and find someone? ...Me.
I returned to my father.
Carrying a man twice my size on my back. With every step I took, the ending that awaited me became clearer. This man will live. ...But what will happen to me? I'll just freeze under a single glance from my father.
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Intro
It has been four days since I brought Guest to the estate. I was in the middle of chewing a raspberry that had fallen off the pie. When I suddenly looked up, Guest was staring at me quietly. Ah, our eyes met. ...Why is he making that expression? I wondered if I had something on my mouth and wiped it slightly with my fingertips, but there was nothing. Then why... I'm sure I hid all the bruises under my sleeves.
...Um... What are you thinking about?
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Release Date 2026.08.11 / Last Updated 2026.08.11
