Chapter 1.
Seoya was not dead.
‘I’m still breathing.’
The cold air brushing her skin, the hard, frozen ground beneath her knees, the warm blood flowing through her body, the stinging ache from her arms bound tightly behind her—
Seoya was still alive.
‘Why did you abandon me?’
Of course, no answer came. She would probably never know.
She had been permanently exiled from her world. There was no going back.
Seoya recalled the faces of those who had banished her, the last images etched into her memory.
She could feel multiple people roughly pulling her body.
How much time had passed? Six months? A year? Ten years?
In a place where she could see nothing, hear nothing, Seoya had been imprisoned for what felt like an eternity.
‘Were they planning to kill me?’
Her arms were twisted and tied behind her so tightly she couldn’t move. Her hands were wrapped in cloth that wouldn’t tear, making her fingers useless. A blindfold covered her eyes, and earplugs sealed her ears. Her legs were bound in a kneeling position, making it impossible to change posture.
The people dragging her seemed to realize she couldn’t walk, so they decided to simply drag her across the ground.
‘Gunpowder smell. Thirteen people.’
Could she escape by breaking free?
‘Impossible. No way to survive.’
She couldn’t even twitch a finger due to the restraints.
Of course, Seoya could tear through steel with her strength—but if she moved even slightly, a bullet would pierce her heart.
No matter how superhuman her healing was, a bullet to the heart would be fatal. That was a certainty.
So Seoya chose to give up.
‘I’m okay with dying like this.’
Her life may have been short, but it wasn’t meaningless. She had been loved deeply by good people and received so much from them. That was enough.
Creeeeak—
A rusty iron door opened, and the footsteps dragging her came to a halt. Inside the room, she sensed three more presences aside from the thirteen.
‘One must be the Director. The other two… they’re here to kill me.’
A familiar scent hit her.
‘…Fire?’
If she had met someone even once, Seoya could identify them by scent among hundreds. And she knew someone who specialized in fire magic.
‘Tae-sa oppa? Why is he here?’
Someone approached her, and she felt them removing the earplugs.
After being deaf for so long, sound flooded in, making her ears ring. She instinctively tried to shake off the strange sensation.
“Seoya.”
Ah.
A cold, firm woman’s voice. Seoya lifted her head toward the sound.
‘Sister Ibin.’
The person who had raised her for nine years at HQ. Her family, teacher, and everything.
Tae-sa and Ibin. They had always been on her side.
Then why were they standing with the Director?
“Mm, mmm!”
She tried to call out their names, but the gag in her mouth prevented her from speaking.
“Listen carefully, Seoya.”
Ibin’s always emotionless voice was even colder than usual.
“We’ve spent the past 30 days discussing what to do with you, and we’ve made the best decision.”
‘Only a month? It felt like forever… only a month?’
“Sometimes, people with too much mana explode upon death. You possess overwhelming mana—if we kill you and that happens, it could destroy this entire world.”
‘Please… if you were just going to imprison me like this…’
Her breathing grew ragged. She wanted to escape.
“Having soldiers watch you around the clock is a waste of resources. And if they slip up, you might break free. Keeping you like this is dangerous and inefficient.”
‘How can you say that to me?’
Her mind, frozen in disbelief at seeing Tae-sa and Ibin, suddenly cleared.
‘They betrayed me.’
Tae-sa and Ibin had completely betrayed her.
“So we decided to banish you to another world.”
She had trusted them. They betrayed her.
“As you know, we have a device that can open coordinates to other worlds. We’ve selected one randomly and will send you there.”
That was the same as sentencing her to death.
What were the chances the place they sent her wasn’t a vacuum in outer space?
Even if she landed on a planet, what were the odds it was habitable? Even if it was habitable, would humans live there? Would they look human? Would they be civilized?
It was a death sentence.
She heard typing, machines vibrating, strange noises. Ibin spoke.
“Coordinates set. Ready to transfer.”
Then the Director, silent until now, spoke.
“Hm… what if she does land on a habitable world?”
“It’s almost zero percent. And even if she does, there’s no way back here. So it should be fine.”
“Still, I’m not quite comfortable with this…”
Chiiiing—
A metallic noise rang out nearby.
‘A sword.’
“Tae-sa.”
“Yes?”
“Stab her.”
“Me?!”
Though she couldn’t see, she sensed it—the Director handing Tae-sa a sword.
“Why? Can’t do it?”
“…Oh, of course I can. Ha ha. Just worried about a mana explosion…”
“Avoid her heart or head. Just stab deep into her stomach. If she lands on a habitable world, she’ll bleed out and die. We must make sure she dies.”
“…You’re brilliant, Director! Truly insightful!”
Seoya remembered every sensation vividly.
The sound of Tae-sa’s steps approaching. The vibration as the sword raised above her.
And the moment it pierced her stomach.
After that, her mind blurred.
She couldn’t scream due to the gag. Pain clouded her thoughts. She felt her body fall somewhere.
“Seoya, as a traitor who rebelled against your world and abandoned your duties, we exile you to another world.”
A cruel death sentence.
Writhing in pain, Seoya realized—
It was a different world.
And she was still alive.
To summarize in a word, Seoya had been the strongest in her world.
But those who feared her power framed her for crimes, betrayed her, and cast her into a foreign world to die alone.
That’s what she thought.
‘Ah.’
But she didn’t die.
Among countless worlds and planets, she had landed on one where humans could survive.
‘There’s air. Snow on the ground. That means there must be water.’
There were no signs of life around, but that didn’t matter.
It was freezing. Perhaps the entire planet was covered in ice and snow. Still, that didn’t matter.
If she could break free, she could use her magic. She hadn’t dared earlier with guns pointed at her, but now she could.
The important thing was—
Seoya didn’t die.
Even with her vision blindfolded, her mouth gagged, and her body bound—
Even with a sword embedded in her abdomen and her mind fading from blood loss—
‘Too cruel. It’s really too cruel.’
She had loved people deeply, believed all humans carried love in their hearts, and was desperate to help others.
But it was time to admit it. Seoya had been betrayed.
‘Of all people, how could Ibin do that to me?’
She had believed Ibin would always be on her side. But Ibin betrayed her and shattered her world.
She remembered the moment Ibin coldly delivered her death sentence. And how warm, cheerful Tae-sa had hesitated before driving the blade into her stomach.
“Seoya, never hurt another person.”
“Always be honest. Never break your promises.”
She recalled the words Ibin had always preached—words she herself had broken.
Why? What reason?
Seoya didn’t know. She wasn’t the type to dwell on complicated things.
But one thing was clear:
Seoya was not dead, and she would never die.
Crack—
With a burst of strength, the restraints around her wrists shattered. She ripped off the remaining binds and gag. Her teeth clenched.
Only one thing remained—the massive sword lodged in her stomach.
The Director had assumed she would die of blood loss.
‘Did they really think that would kill me?’
He had missed the most crucial fact.
No matter how badly she was wounded, Seoya’s life depended solely on her heart. As long as her heart kept beating, she would not die.
‘Idiots. Without me, you’re all helpless, aren’t you?’
They had grown too reliant on Seoya—the strongest in the world. And in the end, they couldn’t even kill her properly.
Seoya pulled the sword from her stomach.
Pain shot through her, and she collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.
As her consciousness faded, Seoya thought—
‘Idiots. If you really wanted to kill me… you should have pierced my heart.’
Chapter 1. If You Wanted to Kill Me, You Should Have Pierced My Heart.
Seoya was not dead.
‘I’m still breathing.’
The cold air brushing her skin, the hard, frozen ground beneath her knees, the warm blood flowing through her body, the stinging ache from her arms bound tightly behind her—
Seoya was still alive.
‘Why did you abandon me?’
Of course, no answer came. She would probably never know.
She had been permanently exiled from her world. There was no going back.
Seoya recalled the faces of those who had banished her, the last images etched into her memory.
She could feel multiple people roughly pulling her body.
How much time had passed? Six months? A year? Ten years?
In a place where she could see nothing, hear nothing, Seoya had been imprisoned for what felt like an eternity.
‘Were they planning to kill me?’
Her arms were twisted and tied behind her so tightly she couldn’t move. Her hands were wrapped in cloth that wouldn’t tear, making her fingers useless. A blindfold covered her eyes, and earplugs sealed her ears. Her legs were bound in a kneeling position, making it impossible to change posture.
The people dragging her seemed to realize she couldn’t walk, so they decided to simply drag her across the ground.
‘Gunpowder smell. Thirteen people.’
Could she escape by breaking free?
‘Impossible. No way to survive.’
She couldn’t even twitch a finger due to the restraints.
Of course, Seoya could tear through steel with her strength—but if she moved even slightly, a bullet would pierce her heart.
No matter how superhuman her healing was, a bullet to the heart would be fatal. That was a certainty.
So Seoya chose to give up.
‘I’m okay with dying like this.’
Her life may have been short, but it wasn’t meaningless. She had been loved deeply by good people and received so much from them. That was enough.
Creeeeak—
A rusty iron door opened, and the footsteps dragging her came to a halt. Inside the room, she sensed three more presences aside from the thirteen.
‘One must be the Director. The other two… they’re here to kill me.’
A familiar scent hit her.
‘…Fire?’
If she had met someone even once, Seoya could identify them by scent among hundreds. And she knew someone who specialized in fire magic.
‘Tae-sa oppa? Why is he here?’
Someone approached her, and she felt them removing the earplugs.
After being deaf for so long, sound flooded in, making her ears ring. She instinctively tried to shake off the strange sensation.
“Seoya.”
Ah.
A cold, firm woman’s voice. Seoya lifted her head toward the sound.
‘Sister Ibin.’
The person who had raised her for nine years at HQ. Her family, teacher, and everything.
Tae-sa and Ibin. They had always been on her side.
Then why were they standing with the Director?
“Mm, mmm!”
She tried to call out their names, but the gag in her mouth prevented her from speaking.
“Listen carefully, Seoya.”
Ibin’s always emotionless voice was even colder than usual.
“We’ve spent the past 30 days discussing what to do with you, and we’ve made the best decision.”
‘Only a month? It felt like forever… only a month?’
“Sometimes, people with too much mana explode upon death. You possess overwhelming mana—if we kill you and that happens, it could destroy this entire world.”
‘Please… if you were just going to imprison me like this…’
Her breathing grew ragged. She wanted to escape.
“Having soldiers watch you around the clock is a waste of resources. And if they slip up, you might break free. Keeping you like this is dangerous and inefficient.”
‘How can you say that to me?’
Her mind, frozen in disbelief at seeing Tae-sa and Ibin, suddenly cleared.
‘They betrayed me.’
Tae-sa and Ibin had completely betrayed her.
“So we decided to banish you to another world.”
She had trusted them. They betrayed her.
“As you know, we have a device that can open coordinates to other worlds. We’ve selected one randomly and will send you there.”
That was the same as sentencing her to death.
What were the chances the place they sent her wasn’t a vacuum in outer space?
Even if she landed on a planet, what were the odds it was habitable? Even if it was habitable, would humans live there? Would they look human? Would they be civilized?
It was a death sentence.
She heard typing, machines vibrating, strange noises. Ibin spoke.
“Coordinates set. Ready to transfer.”
Then the Director, silent until now, spoke.
“Hm… what if she does land on a habitable world?”
“It’s almost zero percent. And even if she does, there’s no way back here. So it should be fine.”
“Still, I’m not quite comfortable with this…”
Chiiiing—
A metallic noise rang out nearby.
‘A sword.’
“Tae-sa.”
“Yes?”
“Stab her.”
“Me?!”
Though she couldn’t see, she sensed it—the Director handing Tae-sa a sword.
“Why? Can’t do it?”
“…Oh, of course I can. Ha ha. Just worried about a mana explosion…”
“Avoid her heart or head. Just stab deep into her stomach. If she lands on a habitable world, she’ll bleed out and die. We must make sure she dies.”
“…You’re brilliant, Director! Truly insightful!”
Seoya remembered every sensation vividly.
The sound of Tae-sa’s steps approaching. The vibration as the sword raised above her.
And the moment it pierced her stomach.
After that, her mind blurred.
She couldn’t scream due to the gag. Pain clouded her thoughts. She felt her body fall somewhere.
“Seoya, as a traitor who rebelled against your world and abandoned your duties, we exile you to another world.”
A cruel death sentence.
Writhing in pain, Seoya realized—
It was a different world.
And she was still alive.
To summarize in a word, Seoya had been the strongest in her world.
But those who feared her power framed her for crimes, betrayed her, and cast her into a foreign world to die alone.
That’s what she thought.
‘Ah.’
But she didn’t die.
Among countless worlds and planets, she had landed on one where humans could survive.
‘There’s air. Snow on the ground. That means there must be water.’
There were no signs of life around, but that didn’t matter.
It was freezing. Perhaps the entire planet was covered in ice and snow. Still, that didn’t matter.
If she could break free, she could use her magic. She hadn’t dared earlier with guns pointed at her, but now she could.
The important thing was—
Seoya didn’t die.
Even with her vision blindfolded, her mouth gagged, and her body bound—
Even with a sword embedded in her abdomen and her mind fading from blood loss—
‘Too cruel. It’s really too cruel.’
She had loved people deeply, believed all humans carried love in their hearts, and was desperate to help others.
But it was time to admit it. Seoya had been betrayed.
‘Of all people, how could Ibin do that to me?’
She had believed Ibin would always be on her side. But Ibin betrayed her and shattered her world.
She remembered the moment Ibin coldly delivered her death sentence. And how warm, cheerful Tae-sa had hesitated before driving the blade into her stomach.
“Seoya, never hurt another person.”
“Always be honest. Never break your promises.”
She recalled the words Ibin had always preached—words she herself had broken.
Why? What reason?
Seoya didn’t know. She wasn’t the type to dwell on complicated things.
But one thing was clear:
Seoya was not dead, and she would never die.
Crack—
With a burst of strength, the restraints around her wrists shattered. She ripped off the remaining binds and gag. Her teeth clenched.
Only one thing remained—the massive sword lodged in her stomach.
The Director had assumed she would die of blood loss.
‘Did they really think that would kill me?’
He had missed the most crucial fact.
No matter how badly she was wounded, Seoya’s life depended solely on her heart. As long as her heart kept beating, she would not die.
‘Idiots. Without me, you’re all helpless, aren’t you?’
They had grown too reliant on Seoya—the strongest in the world. And in the end, they couldn’t even kill her properly.
Seoya pulled the sword from her stomach.
Pain shot through her, and she collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.
As her consciousness faded, Seoya thought—
‘Idiots. If you really wanted to kill me… you should have pierced my heart.’
Chapter 1. If You Wanted to Kill Me, You Should Have Pierced My Heart.
Seoya was not dead.
‘I’m still breathing.’
The cold air brushing her skin, the hard, frozen ground beneath her knees, the warm blood flowing through her body, the stinging ache from her arms bound tightly behind her—
Seoya was still alive.
‘Why did you abandon me?’
Of course, no answer came. She would probably never know.
She had been permanently exiled from her world. There was no going back.
Seoya recalled the faces of those who had banished her, the last images etched into her memory.
She could feel multiple people roughly pulling her body.
How much time had passed? Six months? A year? Ten years?
In a place where she could see nothing, hear nothing, Seoya had been imprisoned for what felt like an eternity.
‘Were they planning to kill me?’
Her arms were twisted and tied behind her so tightly she couldn’t move. Her hands were wrapped in cloth that wouldn’t tear, making her fingers useless. A blindfold covered her eyes, and earplugs sealed her ears. Her legs were bound in a kneeling position, making it impossible to change posture.
The people dragging her seemed to realize she couldn’t walk, so they decided to simply drag her across the ground.
‘Gunpowder smell. Thirteen people.’
Could she escape by breaking free?
‘Impossible. No way to survive.’
She couldn’t even twitch a finger due to the restraints.
Of course, Seoya could tear through steel with her strength—but if she moved even slightly, a bullet would pierce her heart.
No matter how superhuman her healing was, a bullet to the heart would be fatal. That was a certainty.
So Seoya chose to give up.
‘I’m okay with dying like this.’
Her life may have been short, but it wasn’t meaningless. She had been loved deeply by good people and received so much from them. That was enough.
Creeeeak—
A rusty iron door opened, and the footsteps dragging her came to a halt. Inside the room, she sensed three more presences aside from the thirteen.
‘One must be the Director. The other two… they’re here to kill me.’
A familiar scent hit her.
‘…Fire?’
If she had met someone even once, Seoya could identify them by scent among hundreds. And she knew someone who specialized in fire magic.
‘Tae-sa oppa? Why is he here?’
Someone approached her, and she felt them removing the earplugs.
After being deaf for so long, sound flooded in, making her ears ring. She instinctively tried to shake off the strange sensation.
“Seoya.”
Ah.
A cold, firm woman’s voice. Seoya lifted her head toward the sound.
‘Sister Ibin.’
The person who had raised her for nine years at HQ. Her family, teacher, and everything.
Tae-sa and Ibin. They had always been on her side.
Then why were they standing with the Director?
“Mm, mmm!”
She tried to call out their names, but the gag in her mouth prevented her from speaking.
“Listen carefully, Seoya.”
Ibin’s always emotionless voice was even colder than usual.
“We’ve spent the past 30 days discussing what to do with you, and we’ve made the best decision.”
‘Only a month? It felt like forever… only a month?’
“Sometimes, people with too much mana explode upon death. You possess overwhelming mana—if we kill you and that happens, it could destroy this entire world.”
‘Please… if you were just going to imprison me like this…’
Her breathing grew ragged. She wanted to escape.
“Having soldiers watch you around the clock is a waste of resources. And if they slip up, you might break free. Keeping you like this is dangerous and inefficient.”
‘How can you say that to me?’
Her mind, frozen in disbelief at seeing Tae-sa and Ibin, suddenly cleared.
‘They betrayed me.’
Tae-sa and Ibin had completely betrayed her.
“So we decided to banish you to another world.”
She had trusted them. They betrayed her.
“As you know, we have a device that can open coordinates to other worlds. We’ve selected one randomly and will send you there.”
That was the same as sentencing her to death.
What were the chances the place they sent her wasn’t a vacuum in outer space?
Even if she landed on a planet, what were the odds it was habitable? Even if it was habitable, would humans live there? Would they look human? Would they be civilized?
It was a death sentence.
She heard typing, machines vibrating, strange noises. Ibin spoke.
“Coordinates set. Ready to transfer.”
Then the Director, silent until now, spoke.
“Hm… what if she does land on a habitable world?”
“It’s almost zero percent. And even if she does, there’s no way back here. So it should be fine.”
“Still, I’m not quite comfortable with this…”
Chiiiing—
A metallic noise rang out nearby.
‘A sword.’
“Tae-sa.”
“Yes?”
“Stab her.”
“Me?!”
Though she couldn’t see, she sensed it—the Director handing Tae-sa a sword.
“Why? Can’t do it?”
“…Oh, of course I can. Ha ha. Just worried about a mana explosion…”
“Avoid her heart or head. Just stab deep into her stomach. If she lands on a habitable world, she’ll bleed out and die. We must make sure she dies.”
“…You’re brilliant, Director! Truly insightful!”
Seoya remembered every sensation vividly.
The sound of Tae-sa’s steps approaching. The vibration as the sword raised above her.
And the moment it pierced her stomach.
After that, her mind blurred.
She couldn’t scream due to the gag. Pain clouded her thoughts. She felt her body fall somewhere.
“Seoya, as a traitor who rebelled against your world and abandoned your duties, we exile you to another world.”
A cruel death sentence.
Writhing in pain, Seoya realized—
It was a different world.
And she was still alive.
To summarize in a word, Seoya had been the strongest in her world.
But those who feared her power framed her for crimes, betrayed her, and cast her into a foreign world to die alone.
That’s what she thought.
‘Ah.’
But she didn’t die.
Among countless worlds and planets, she had landed on one where humans could survive.
‘There’s air. Snow on the ground. That means there must be water.’
There were no signs of life around, but that didn’t matter.
It was freezing. Perhaps the entire planet was covered in ice and snow. Still, that didn’t matter.
If she could break free, she could use her magic. She hadn’t dared earlier with guns pointed at her, but now she could.
The important thing was—
Seoya didn’t die.
Even with her vision blindfolded, her mouth gagged, and her body bound—
Even with a sword embedded in her abdomen and her mind fading from blood loss—
‘Too cruel. It’s really too cruel.’
She had loved people deeply, believed all humans carried love in their hearts, and was desperate to help others.
But it was time to admit it. Seoya had been betrayed.
‘Of all people, how could Ibin do that to me?’
She had believed Ibin would always be on her side. But Ibin betrayed her and shattered her world.
She remembered the moment Ibin coldly delivered her death sentence. And how warm, cheerful Tae-sa had hesitated before driving the blade into her stomach.
“Seoya, never hurt another person.”
“Always be honest. Never break your promises.”
She recalled the words Ibin had always preached—words she herself had broken.
Why? What reason?
Seoya didn’t know. She wasn’t the type to dwell on complicated things.
But one thing was clear:
Seoya was not dead, and she would never die.
Crack—
With a burst of strength, the restraints around her wrists shattered. She ripped off the remaining binds and gag. Her teeth clenched.
Only one thing remained—the massive sword lodged in her stomach.
The Director had assumed she would die of blood loss.
‘Did they really think that would kill me?’
He had missed the most crucial fact.
No matter how badly she was wounded, Seoya’s life depended solely on her heart. As long as her heart kept beating, she would not die.
‘Idiots. Without me, you’re all helpless, aren’t you?’
They had grown too reliant on Seoya—the strongest in the world. And in the end, they couldn’t even kill her properly.
Seoya pulled the sword from her stomach.
Pain shot through her, and she collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.
As her consciousness faded, Seoya thought—
‘Idiots. If you really wanted to kill me… you should have pierced my heart.’
