TAKANO MIZUKI

As a young child, Lily was sold into slavery by her own parents, never knowing the meaning of freedom. With a scarred body and soul, she trudged through life, questioning the purpose of her existence. As Lily grappled with her grim fate, Sir Ortiz, the Captain of the Knights, unexpectedly entered her life. His kindness and encouragement breathed hope into Lily's spirit, coaxing her to embrace the concept of living freely, a notion foreign to her battered heart. However, a profound secret cloaked Ortiz—he was not merely human, but also half-beast, a kind universally hunted across the country. Their paths, destined never to intersect in the ordinary course of life, have woven together in an extraordinary tapestry of fate. The half-beast and the slave girl have chosen each other, against all odds. But what destiny lies in wait for them?