Even after hearing the Emperor's confession, Jiho didn't feel anger as she expected. Instead, there was an odd sense of sympathy creeping into her heart. The Emperor's tale was filled with pain and frustration, and although his actions were unforgivable, Jiho couldn't help but reflect on the deeper issues of transmigration that he had revealed.
People judged those who transmigrated harshly, as if they were monsters or imposters. But rarely did anyone stop to think about what the transmigrated soul itself must go through. How lonely and terrifying it must be to suddenly find oneself in a body not their own, in a world where no one recognized them, and they didn't recognize anyone. To be called by a name that wasn't theirs, forced to live a life that didn't belong to them.
