Lake xxx.
It was a vast natural lake, so large that its far shore could not be seen at a glance.
The lake's surface was utterly still, tranquil and peaceful as poetry. Green as jade, it seemed as though someone had draped it in a veil as thin as cicada wings, making one afraid to breathe too heavily for fear of shattering its serenity.
Yet beneath the water, things were far from as beautiful as they appeared on the surface.
In the bottomless depths, the corpse of a woman who had long been dead suddenly opened her eyes. She looked particularly horrifying, like a female ghost beneath the water.
Strangely enough, despite having soaked in the water for so long, her skin still retained a healthy complexion.
"Where is this... Why am I underwater...?"
"And..."
The newly awakened woman wore a confused expression, her mind completely blank.
She lay in the water, yet it felt utterly natural. Like a fish, she had no need to breathe air at all.
But when she lowered her head, she discovered a dagger embedded in her chest. It had been driven all the way in.
Any normal person would certainly have died.
And the girl had indeed died once, only to awaken again.
Looking at the dagger in her chest, the girl trembled as she reached out and grasped its handle. At once, a series of memories flooded into her mind.
She had been murdered! Betrayed by the boyfriend she had trusted alone, the one in whom she had placed everything in her life.
Her life had been nothing but misfortune. Her mother had been a pole-dancing "performer," while her father had been a gambler.
After accidentally becoming pregnant with her, her mother gave birth to her and heartlessly dumped her on her gambler