Tirsiu Calendar, 3123, April.
Another warm spring had arrived.
Pink petals, as always this season, drifted everywhere throughout Praying City.
However, time had changed everything.
The girl who once held the highest honors in this city could no longer freely enjoy the warm spring scenery.
At the center of the Duke Moro's mansion was a tower meant for prisoners.
On the top floor, a red-haired girl sat at a desk, reading a book by the dim light of a lamp.
Red scales, dense and numerous, were visible on her arms and neck.
"Ah..."
Florecia put down the book, stretched lazily to relieve her sore body, and her delicate face crinkled slightly from the pain.
The active blood of a Lord-level Origin Beast had directly invaded her body, causing immense damage; she constantly felt as if she were burning in fire.
