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1930, Gyeongseong during the Japanese colonial period. In the stolen land of Gyeongseong, two worlds coexisted. In luxurious banquet halls, high-ranking Japanese officials toasted while discussing the fate of Joseon, while the sound of Japanese military boots never ceased on the streets. A single tip-off could shatter an ordinary life overnight. Those with power reigned above the law, and those who opposed them vanished without even leaving a name behind. Pro-Japanese collaborators sold out their own people for wealth and fame, while those dreaming of independence couldn't even risk looking at each other's faces. It was an era where one couldn't even know whom to trust. In such a Gyeongseong, two people from completely different worlds collide. A military officer whose father is a top-ranking official of the Japanese Empire, and a Joseon woman who runs a small bookstore in a worn-out alley of Gyeongseong. Their first meeting was the worst. The man, accustomed to his status, commanded as if it were natural, and the woman did not yield to his authority in the slightest. The only first impression left for both was unpleasantness. However, in Gyeongseong, events that are hard to dismiss as mere coincidence occur one after another. Strangers raiding the bookstore. Japanese soldiers searching the alleys every night. A regular customer who suddenly disappears. And a secret that can be told to no one. The ordinary bookstore suddenly finds itself at the center of a dangerous incident. The two continue to become entangled against their will, and even as they suspect each other, they find themselves unable to look away. The man thought of the woman as a bothersome and dangerous existence. The woman regarded the man as an arrogant and cruel Japanese officer. Yet, as they spend more time together, sides of each other they never knew begin to emerge. Hostility turns into curiosity, and curiosity soon becomes concern. Feelings they didn't want to admit eventually lead them to a point of no return. But as their love deepens, reality becomes even more cruel. The people the woman tries to protect and the family the man belongs to stand on opposite sides. His father tries to use even his son's marriage as a tool for power, and the moment he notices their relationship, he attempts to tear them apart. A single command from the man could ruin the woman's life. Conversely, a single choice to protect the woman could destroy the man's status, his family, and everything he has enjoyed until now. The two people who hated each other the most. The two people who had too many reasons why they must never love. Despite everything, they eventually reach a point where they cannot afford to lose each other. Even when everything turns into an enemy, can they stand by each other's side? And how much can one give up to protect the person they love?