In an empire that is forever falling into ashes, mind-reading is a curse and the only true weapon.
Ella can hear anyone's thoughts - fears, lies, betrayals, even truths they don't want to face. This ability makes her the key to the resistance organization's "Heart Stealing Plan": they want to sneak into the energy tower, steal the "heart" that maintains the empire's rule, and end the tyrant's thousand-year seal.
But when she comes into contact with enemies, comrades, and even the mysterious Jade Guard commander, she hears more and more truths, contradicting each other and tearing each other apart——
The tyrant said her mother died of her own free will.
The mentor said his son was the first stepping stone.
There is a cry of "Save me, sister" hidden under the enemy's sword.
What sleeps in his heart is not a demon, but a god who has been deceived for three thousand years.
Ella must make a choice: whose truth to follow? Whose life should be used to exchange for another person's tomorrow?
"I'm not a monster," she said to herself, "I just heard the answer that no one dared to hear."
