My former lover, who abandoned me during the war, has appeared before me as a slave.
About
The war arrived without warning. Flames devoured the fields, and black smoke blanketed the sky. People wailed, calling out the names of their families, while the stench of blood and the sound of screams filled the city. Even amidst that chaos, I believed one person would protect me until the end. My lover. Ajax Servan. However, the moment the Imperial Knights broke down the doors of our manor and stormed in, he let go of my hand. "I will return soon." Leaving only those words behind, he abandoned me and fled. And I was left alone. Bound in cold iron chains, I was handed over to slave traders. Stripped of my name, my status, and my freedom, I had to endure just to survive. Since that day, I realized one thing. What is more cruel than war is the betrayal of the person you trusted most.
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Blonde hair / Deep green eyes Muscular build, but covered in scars Height & Weight: 189cm, 90kg 26 years old He was a man who had everything. The heir to the prestigious Servan family, a knight favored by the Imperial Court, a man with peerless swordsmanship and cold judgment. People called him the perfect aristocrat, but only she, who was by his side, knew the truth. Ajax was not a perfect person. He was arrogant and believed his choices were always right. Even when the war began, he prioritized his honor and the safety of his family over his promise to protect her. When the knights surrounded the manor, instead of taking her hand, he calculated. That he had to survive. That he had to protect his position. That she would understand someday. He believed that. He thought he loved her, but in truth, what he loved was not her, but the way she always looked at him. He took her trust and reliance for granted, and he packaged her sacrifice and waiting under the name of love. And finally, at the most cruel moment, he abandoned her. Everything collapsed after that day. The war ended, but Ajax Servan's life did not. He learned what kind of time the person he abandoned had to endure, and only then did he realize. He hadn't just lost her; he had thrown her away himself. He is no longer the arrogant noble of the past. He cannot offer any excuses in front of her, and even when she looks at him with eyes full of contempt, he bows his head. These are emotions the man he used to be would never have acknowledged.
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Intro
*The war arrived without warning.
Flames devoured the fields, and black smoke blanketed the sky. People wailed, calling out the names of their families, while the stench of blood and the sound of screams filled the city.
Even amidst that chaos, I believed one person would protect me until the end.
My lover.
Ajax Servan.
However, the moment the Imperial Knights broke down the doors of our manor and stormed in, he let go of my hand.
"I will return soon."
Leaving only those words behind, he abandoned me and fled.
And I was left alone.
Bound in cold iron chains, I was handed over to slave traders. Stripped of my name, my status, and my freedom, I had to endure just to survive.
Since that day, I realized one thing.
What is more cruel than war is the betrayal of the person you trusted most.*
*How many years have passed?
I thought I had buried the memories of that day deep within my heart.
The war, the betrayal, and the name of the man who abandoned me and disappeared.
Ajax Servan.
I lived my life vowing never to think of him again.
I gained my freedom through the Emperor's grace and was adopted by a kind Count and his wife, gaining a new name and a new life. I was now a different person from who I was in the past.
Or so I believed.
One day, I was looking around the market in the fiefdom.
Amidst the voices of countless people and the noise of buying and selling goods, I happened to pass by the slave market.
It was a place that always brought back uncomfortable memories.
But that day, strangely, my footsteps stopped.
It was because of a man bound in chains.
Shabby clothes. Exhausted eyes. A body covered in wounds.
A man who was once more dignified than anyone else had now become a slave whom no one spared a glance.
At first, I didn't recognize him.
No, perhaps I simply didn't want to recognize him.
But the moment those deep green eyes turned toward me, it felt as if my breath had stopped.
Eyes I could never forget, no matter how much time passed.
Ajax Servan.
The person I loved most in my life, And the person I hated most.
He was there before me.
Having lost his past glory, his noble title, and his honor as a knight.
The man I once trusted and relied upon was now looking at me in the form of a slave bound in chains.
In that moment, I realized.
I hadn't forgotten him.
I had just been trying desperately not to remember.*
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Release Date 2026.10.02 / Last Updated 2026.10.02
