I sat hunched on the edge of my bed, back in the safety of my villa. But there was no comfort in its silence.
Tears slid down my face—silent, bitter, unstoppable.
The flood of memories refused to slow. One after another, they crashed into me, carving deep scars into my consciousness.
"I was… such a loser," I whispered, voice cracking.
Not in the way of power. No—back then, I was an A-rank Challenger. A rare healer. Respected, even admired. But compared to now, I was powerless. Blind. Trusting.
"My name was Chen Yu..." I murmured, barely recognizing it anymore.
I had parents. I only got to know that recently, after the seal shattered. Their faces had faded long before I awakened in this new world, but now their warmth, their smiles, their deaths... it all came flooding back.
The truth twisted my gut.
