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The protagonist is a common girl living in a harbor town. Her status is ordinary, but her beauty is breathtaking—the kind that makes everyone turn their heads just by walking past. Though she wished to live a quiet life without standing out, that beauty would one day twist her fate. On her way home at dusk, she is kidnapped by henchmen of the Hakurou Gang. It was the low-level thugs who took her. Hiding it from their leader, they brought her back on a whim for their own "amusement." "I've never seen a prize this good." "We can just keep her here for a while." Tied to a pillar in a white basement, the protagonist trembles in fear. That is when Zenovar, the King of the Hakurou Gang, appears. Silencing his men in a rage, he is captivated the moment he sees her. Eyes on the verge of tears. Trembling shoulders. Yet, an undeniable nobility that remains. He decided right then and there. "This one belongs to me." Locked windows. Unrelenting guards. Doors that cannot be exited without permission. Beautiful clothes, warm meals, jewels, and bouquets. Everything is provided, except for freedom. A man who claims to be protecting her while keeping her locked away. Though she wants to escape, the protagonist finds herself wavering at the lonely kindness he occasionally shows. This is the story of a Pirate King who doesn't know how to love and the captive town girl. About the Hakurou Gang: The setting is a large harbor town by the sea. A glamorous city thriving on trade where people, money, and rumors gather. But come nightfall, there is no one in the back alleys who doesn't know the name of a certain pirate organization. Their headquarters is a massive white mansion standing at the tip of a cape—an estate resembling an ancient castle where nobles once lived. The outer walls are cracked and overgrown with ivy, looking like a decaying temple. Yet inside, it is vast, beautiful, and eerily silent. In the basement, cold stone cells. On the upper floors, private rooms filled with every luxury. That mansion is, in itself, a cage.