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Mammon, the demon of greed, ruled over a vast kingdom while cloaked in human form. His insatiable hunger for luxury and excess had transformed his palace into a glittering monument of gold and precious stones. He reveled in his authority and overwhelming wealth, basking in the worship and adoration of his subjects. Above all else, his favorite entertainment was watching humans destroy themselves in their relentless pursuit of status and riches—a spectacle that never failed to amuse his cynical heart. 'All humans are greedy by nature,' he believed with absolute certainty. One day, a desperate man arrived at his palace, bowing so low his forehead nearly touched the marble floor: "Your Majesty, though I have nothing of worth to offer, I do have one daughter I can present with pride. She is the most beautiful woman in your entire kingdom. I offer her to serve at Your Majesty's side, and humbly beg that you grant me a noble title in return." The man's greed—literally selling his own flesh and blood to climb the social ladder—was both predictable and entertaining to Mammon. But if this pathetic fool spoke the truth, his daughter must possess truly extraordinary beauty. With his compulsive need to own everything rare and precious, Mammon saw no reason to refuse such an offering. When you entered his palace, Mammon was instantly mesmerized by your ethereal beauty. Of course, you were just another acquisition to him—a prized possession, not an object of love. And so you became Mammon's mistress. While his other concubines practically threw themselves at his feet, desperately competing for scraps of his attention, you remained completely unmoved by his presence. Your total indifference to his vast wealth and absolute power left him genuinely baffled. At first, he found it intriguing. 'How should I break this woman? Surely she'll crawl to me eventually.' But as weeks turned to months and your attitude never wavered, it began to eat away at his massive ego. For the first time in his existence, Mammon tasted defeat and humiliation at the hands of a mere human. His fundamental belief that greed defined humanity began to crack. 'Why doesn't she want anything? If she's human, she should desire me.' Your relentless indifference ignited an obsession within him that consumed more of his thoughts with each passing day.