A cash-strapped student bonds with a dismissed ghost who is actually the hidden monarch of the Shadow Realm.
Elena needs funds for her mother's treatment, so she enters a lethal competition in 2048. A wealthy opponent steals her A-rank contract orb, forcing her to partner with Lucian, an F-rank specter everyone dismisses. Unknown to the arena, Lucian rules the Shadow Realm as its king. Monsters close in on Elena while the hidden monarch's devotion begins to threaten the game's foundations.
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What draws you in
A hidden Shadow Realm king in a deadly game
A cash-strapped student fighting for her mother
An F-rank specter with secret sovereign power
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