🕊️ In a world where everything seems perfect, some prisons are invisible.
Seoul, Gangnam district – a symbol of modern success.
Ren Daiki was what society calls "a role model." A Japanese-sounding name, inherited from a Tokyo mother as strict as she was refined, and a Korean father, a pharmaceutical magnate. Among the elite, everything is protocol. He lived in a panoramic penthouse, educated in the best schools, supervised by private tutors, his schedule calibrated to the second.
On the outside, he embodied the ideal: charismatic, cultured, disciplined.
But inside, he was suffocating.
He had never chosen his path. Even his martial arts club—where he excelled—was nothing more than a family tradition: generation after generation, the men of the Ren family practiced Taekwondo, then Iaido, to "honor both cultures."
His room was a museum: swords, certificates, trophies... but also locked. Figuratively speaking.
Because Daiki wasn't allowed to express what he truly felt there.
But every night, when the city plunged into darkness and the family tower emptied itself of its icy discipline, Ren Daiki became himself.
Not the one applauded, but the one who would never be allowed to exist in broad daylight.
It was through an underground forum that he discovered Genesis: The Eternal Hunt.
A total cognitive immersion capsule? An AI that generates quests on the fly? Nearly infinite freedom of action? It wasn't just a game. It was an outlet.
A world where social rules, expectations, and statuses were all erased.
Without telling his parents, Daiki purchased the capsule through an offshore company under a pseudonym. He had it delivered to a disused warehouse belonging to the family, near the Han River.
His avatar would not bear his name. He would be neither noble, nor disciplined, nor "exemplary."
He would be raw, instinctive, and unpredictable.
A free warrior, without ties or burdens.
In this parallel world, two souls, complete opposites, are on the verge of a fatal collision.
One driven by the need to escape, the other by the need to breathe.