A Proper Lady Is No Puppet

Synopsis:

My name is Jin Shunyu.

I live in Seoryong District, Samyeodong, one of the most famous slums around.

But I'm not poor. My family is considered middle class in Hanguk. My father is a landlord in the southern part of this neighborhood, and my mother is the head maid for a chaebol family. It's good to have powerful connections.

My parents are vulgar and mercenary. They're ignorant, vain, and greedy.

Climbing the social ladder is their lifelong pursuit.

And I'm no different.

But unlike them, my goal sounds impractical, even like a pipe dream. I can see the long game and know how to plan. I'll seize anything that can be used to get what I want, as long as I want it.

My mother says my future brother-in-law is an outstanding prosecutor. Sometimes, even the chaebol have to show him respect.

Whenever she brings this up, she's so happy she can barely close her mouth.

My mother couldn't be more pleased with her future son-in-law. She even went to a shaman to burn incense and pray that my brother-in-law would never leave my second older sister.

But what she doesn't know is this:

This person isn't even a "person."

As I worked hard to climb higher, I began to realize just how bizarre and dangerous the world I lived in was.

And worse...

There was no way to escape.

But I... absolutely refuse to be a puppet on strings!

(Jin Shunyu: I just want to write a diary about climbing the social ladder. Why are you making me play an escape game?

The crazies: Don't resist, darling. You can be free as long as you want to. [smiling.jpg])

[Note: Set in a fictionalized Korean-inspired world, with attention to research and detail. Includes Mary Sue, adored by everyone, forced love, and gloomy, unhinged characters. If these aren't your thing, proceed with caution. If you like them, come on in!]

Theme: Your fate is in your own hands.