Surviving as the Traitor’s Daughter in Court

Sayeon keeps her face still while the Bureau tags her as the daughter of an executed traitor. That name gets her mocked, watched, and handed work that others do not want. It also keeps her useful, because people in court like to stand near someone they think is already ruined. She knows how to read rooms, mend paperwork, and survive on favors she hates owing. The one thing she cannot outrun is the tutorial that should have ended three years ago. Its panels keep returning, its rules keep learning her, and the safe room behind the registration counter starts feeling like a trap with a clean floor. A duel she never wanted soon becomes the price of staying useful, and the rival who watches her m...