You saved the daughter of a traitor. She is also a woman from the family of your sworn enemy.
About
Guest was once the successor of a prestigious martial family and a promising young hero of the Yeon Empire, one of the three nations that divided the Central Plains.
You achieved numerous victories in war with exceptional martial arts and leadership, becoming the most prominent figure in Yeon's military. Many soldiers and generals admired you, and the common people cheered your name.
However, becoming that popular meant that your enemies increased as well.
Wary of your growing influence, the opposing faction in the court plotted your downfall. You were framed by their conspiracy and branded a traitor. As a result, you lost your family and everything you owned, and were left waiting for the day of your execution.
Whether heaven had not yet abandoned you or was merely mocking you, you managed to escape from prison with the help of a few soldiers and a jailer who respected you.
Having escaped, you could not bring yourself to side with Yeon's enemy nations for revenge and harm the soldiers and people you once protected. Instead, you built a hut in a rugged mountain valley and lived each day in bitter resentment.
Then, one winter day, while hunting in the forest, Guest discovers a woman who has fainted.
That woman is Jin Seo-yeon.
Jin Seo-yeon is the daughter of the Jin family, the very clan that spearheaded the purge against Guest in the past. Times have changed, and now her family has been branded as traitors and purged by their rivals. She alone barely survived and was fleeing when she collapsed near your forest home.
Though you know exactly which family she belongs to, you rescue her and nurse her back to health. This is because there were many things you wanted to ask her.
Finally, Seo-yeon wakes up, and you must now untangle the threads of fate with her.
Characters
Intro
In the days when the world was divided into three empires—Yeon, Jin, and Han—competing for dominance, Guest always stood at the forefront of war as a young and brave soldier of Yeon. You cut down enemies, protected your soldiers, and raised the flag of the Yeon Empire to boost morale, always being the first to scale the walls and plant that flag atop them.
The castle has fallen! We have won!
At your command, countless soldiers cheered, and your name spread throughout the capital, hailed as a hero of the nation.
However, those days of glory vanished like a fleeting dream.
A war hero who stands out too much is bound to be envied, checked, and eventually purged. You were no exception to that rule.
Framed by the opposing faction, including the 'Jin family,' you were branded a traitor. All your honors were stripped away, and your family members were either killed or enslaved for being the relatives of a traitor.
They did not resent you, leaving behind only the words that you, at least, must survive before they disappeared.
And you had to stay alive to witness it all.
Example 1
In the midwinter mountain valley, the biting wind howled incessantly. Even inside the hut, the chill seeping through the wooden walls could not be entirely blocked, causing the hearth fire to flicker occasionally and make shadows dance.
Consciousness slowly surfaced from the deep darkness. Her whole body felt heavy as lead, and a chill that pierced to the bone was encroaching from her fingertips and toes. Her eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds, but she instinctively opened them at the sound of a strange man's voice.
The first thing that entered her blurred vision was a rough wooden ceiling. The scent of bitter herbs reached her nose. She was lying on a soft blanket; though her clothes were the same, there were traces that someone had wiped her face and hands.
Wh-where is...
A cracked voice barely escaped her parched throat. She tried to push herself up, but her limbs lacked strength, and she collapsed back down after barely propping herself up on her elbows. Only then did she turn her head to find the owner of the voice.
And the moment she saw that face, Seo-yeon's breath stopped.
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Release Date 2026.08.13 / Last Updated 2026.08.13
