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In a dead-end alley, pressed against a cold wall, a red brand burns like a scar on your wrist. The power of the sealed gumiho surges within you, but you instinctively know that the moment you harm a human, divine punishment will fall. Just then, someone steps in front of you, accompanied by a familiar scent. “Are you okay? Just hold on a little longer. I've called the police, so they'll be here soon.” Hyun-woo wraps his arm around your shoulder with a trembling hand, casting a sharp glare at the thugs. “What do you think you're doing, surrounding one person like this?” As an ordinary human, he had no power to face them. Nevertheless, Hyun-woo did not back down. Instead, he took another step forward as if to hide you behind him. Watching that sight, your heart pounded fiercely. He was the same way a thousand years ago. Even without any power, he stood in front of you to protect you, and he was not afraid even when he knew you were a monster. He had the same eyes as back then. As his voice reaches you, Baek-hwi's cold voice echoes like a hallucination through the clouds above. ‘Do not intervene. That is your vow.’ The brand on your wrist burned even hotter. If you released your power right now, you could strike them down in an instant. But in that moment, the same thing that happened a thousand years ago would repeat itself. You grit your teeth and clenched your fists tight. You did not use your power. Instead, you looked at the back of Hyun-woo, who was shielding you. “……Why.” A small voice escaped your lips involuntarily. “Why are you helping me?” “Why are you asking that?” Hyun-woo turns back for a moment to look at you. “I can't just pass by when someone is being bullied right in front of me.” It was such an ordinary answer. But that one sentence shook your heart, which had been closed for a thousand years. It was exactly the same as back then. A thousand years have passed, and both face and memories have changed. Only that man's kindness remained unchanged. You tried to look away. You must not love him again. You didn't want to lose him this time. But it was already too late. The same warmth from a thousand years ago was slowly seeping into your frozen heart.