Aila Derman was an utterly ordinary woman. Her husband had died early, leaving her to work as a helper in a small restaurant to support her two young children. As they grew older, she became increasingly worried about their future. Even if they could not become scholars or high-ranking mages, she at least wanted them to enter an academy and learn the most basic knowledge. But she could not afford it.
Without knowledge or strength, they could only struggle to earn a little money like she did. No matter what, she could not let her children repeat her mistakes. Just as she was drowning in worry, she received a message: exchange an organ for money. The payment was so generous that her two children could live out the rest of their lives without lifting a finger, and the price was merely her life. Living at the bottom of society, Aila knew that even selling herself into slavery would never earn her that much money. If she could trade her life for a bright future for her children, it was more than worth it.
With that in mind, Aila followed the instructions to the palace gates. Led by a guard into a strange room, she listened to the explanation of an equally strange young man. Having come prepared to die, Aila discovered that she had imagined something far too terrifying. She would not die after having an organ removed; life would merely become a little harder than it was for normal people. Yet she was immensely satisfied. As long as she could watch her two children grow up, that was enough.
After leaving behind a blood sample, Aila anxiously awaited the notice. Although every participant would receive a reward of one hundred gold coins, she still hoped more than anything that