After losing contact with her only informant, undercover agent Sindel can no longer prove her innocence.
For years, she risked her life and earned countless battle honors. She was once the Federation's sharpest hidden blade, its most crucial trump card, and its deadliest weapon. Yet now, instead of the highest honors reserved for a returning hero, she faces a century-long sentence and imprisonment until death.
Just as she thought everything was settled, Sindel learned that an entertainment company had taken an interest in her. She could become a reality-show star. All she had to do was regularly take part in high-risk instances and wager her life, in exchange for a limited term of freedom.
To find her informant and clear her name, Sindel signed the contract without hesitation. At last, she was able to walk out of prison.
Her agent, whom she had never met before, personally welcomed her and ran a hand through her graying hair. There was plainly more than simple admiration in the agent's eyes. "Trust me. I know talent when I see it. I can make you a one-of-a-kind superstar. Your unprecedented popularity will make sure you clear every instance without a worry."
When Sindel appeared in public again, she stood beneath the spotlights, her naturally handsome features touched with pride, her build strong and upright.
Her eye-catching red hair, bright as flames, became her signature. The collar around her neck, marking her as an entertainer, flashed from time to time like a warning of danger, silently declaring that she was ready to fight to her heart's content.
Sindel had looks and skill to spare.
But the high-difficulty instances were no joke. Suspense was what drew an audience. Only with dazzling gameplay could she attract viewers' votes and support, boost her popularity, earn items, unlock skills, and clear the instances.
Sindel thought the teammate she had allied with by chance was only trying to ship them as a couple and ride her coattails. She had no idea the other person already considered her a dear friend, someone who had shared blood and sweat with her and stood alongside her on the brink of life and death.
The lean figure stepped between her and the disaster. "I'll cover the rear. Take my supplies and go. Then... I won't owe you anything."
When she was trapped with no way out, Sindel was ready to risk her life in one last fight. Then an SSS-rank item worth a fortune fell from the sky.
She saw a familiar ID, accompanied by a striking message: "Why haven't you used a single one of the items I sent you? Let me help you once in a while. I won't force you to meet me. You know the address. I'll keep waiting for you, as long as it takes."
The agent who made Sindel famous, her talent scout, could have filled her schedule with high-difficulty instances and made a fortune. Instead, the agent was willing to fall out with the higher-ups just to secure as long a rest period for her as possible.
Before sending Sindel into an instance, the agent held her hand for a long time. "I'll find a way. Someday, you won't have to risk your life anymore."
Sindel wasn't touched at all. In fact, she found it troubling, because...
Her ally repeatedly hinted that several of the agent's former entertainers had met bad ends.
When the superfan sent supplies, the items given to her ally always seemed to have a catch.
When asked about the address, the agent said the superfan had never contacted them.
Sindel had no desire to play mediator for these three.
She only wanted to find out who the informant was, the one who had once passed her information and secretly rescued her from danger.
* Strong, beautiful gong, with a devoted pursuer
* One-on-one relationships at different stages, one-on-one happy ending
* Other details to be decided
Theme: Beware of entertainment taken to the point of death
