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영웅의 관
“죄수 번호 444. 식사 시각이다.”
죄수의 몸에 빙의했다.
그것도 내일 죽는다는 사형수에.
그러나 상황 파악도 하기 전, 엄청난 폭음과 함께 감옥이 부서져 바깥으로 끌려 나오게 된다. 이제는 탈옥수까지 되었는데.
“소개할게요. 내 이름은 하르에니르 폰 루체테. 신성 제국 솔라레스를 수호하는 성기사단 시드온의 단장이자, 교단의 첫 번째 검. 그리고…… 오늘 죽었다고 알려진 영웅이죠.”
부드럽게 뻗은 눈매, 유순하게 웃는 인상, 자애롭게 굽어살피는 듯한 분위기.
모든 것이 그를 성자(聖子)처럼 보이게 했다.
[영웅을 도와라!]
[성공 보상: 자유]
[실패 페널티: 죽음]
“당신이 부리는 영혼들이 필요해요.
이대로 돌아가 사형수로 죽을래요, 아니면 날 도와서 감형받을래요?”
“내 사령이 필요한 이유는? 나여야만 할 이유가 있나?
제국에 사령술사가…… 나뿐은 아닐 텐데.”
“당신이 가장 많은 시체를 찾아다니면서 그 영혼을 뽑아내 노예처럼 부리고 있으니까. 인간의 영혼을 수십, 수백의 단위로 부릴 만큼 지독한 존재는 당신뿐이라서.”
마지못해 퀘스트를 받아들인 이사프는 자신을 적대시하는 영웅과 함께 비밀리에 괴물의 비밀을 파헤쳐 가는데…….
“당신…… 처음 만났을 때랑 느낌이 다르네요.”
플레이어 복지 따위 없는 망겜에서 과연 이사프는 ‘자유’를 얻을 수 있을까.
죄수의 몸에 빙의했다.
그것도 내일 죽는다는 사형수에.
그러나 상황 파악도 하기 전, 엄청난 폭음과 함께 감옥이 부서져 바깥으로 끌려 나오게 된다. 이제는 탈옥수까지 되었는데.
“소개할게요. 내 이름은 하르에니르 폰 루체테. 신성 제국 솔라레스를 수호하는 성기사단 시드온의 단장이자, 교단의 첫 번째 검. 그리고…… 오늘 죽었다고 알려진 영웅이죠.”
부드럽게 뻗은 눈매, 유순하게 웃는 인상, 자애롭게 굽어살피는 듯한 분위기.
모든 것이 그를 성자(聖子)처럼 보이게 했다.
[영웅을 도와라!]
[성공 보상: 자유]
[실패 페널티: 죽음]
“당신이 부리는 영혼들이 필요해요.
이대로 돌아가 사형수로 죽을래요, 아니면 날 도와서 감형받을래요?”
“내 사령이 필요한 이유는? 나여야만 할 이유가 있나?
제국에 사령술사가…… 나뿐은 아닐 텐데.”
“당신이 가장 많은 시체를 찾아다니면서 그 영혼을 뽑아내 노예처럼 부리고 있으니까. 인간의 영혼을 수십, 수백의 단위로 부릴 만큼 지독한 존재는 당신뿐이라서.”
마지못해 퀘스트를 받아들인 이사프는 자신을 적대시하는 영웅과 함께 비밀리에 괴물의 비밀을 파헤쳐 가는데…….
“당신…… 처음 만났을 때랑 느낌이 다르네요.”
플레이어 복지 따위 없는 망겜에서 과연 이사프는 ‘자유’를 얻을 수 있을까.
2018 pages, Unknown Binding
Published March 17, 2025
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August 10, 2026
3.5 stars.
This was the villain x hero story I've been looking for. Isaph, a transmigrator from our reality, is killed by a truck and wakes up as Isaph, a necromancer who has been sentenced to execution for perpetuating a massacre on an innocent town. He is broken out of prison by Harenir, the hero of the empire. At first, he has hopes that he'll be liberated, but Harenir only freed him to threaten him into helping destroy the Encroachment Zones. These are zones of corruption, which hurt people and are where the Dium come from. These are a race of creatures who prey upon humanity in this fantasy world. They supposedly disappeared, but Harenir believes they're still alive. Together with the hero's followers, Isaph helps save the empire, and they slowly come to realize Isaph has been misunderstood.
(SPOILERS AHEAD)
Isaph also comes to realize more about his own identity, primarily that he's not a transmigrator after all, but in reality, a shred of Dedium's (the leader of the Dium) soul combined with the original Isaph. Isaph placed this combined soul on Earth to separate it from Dedium and ensure that his plan to eventually lure Dedium to reconnect its soul in Isaph's body and destroy it would come true. The transmigrated soul, who believed his name was Evan, fulfills Isaph's plans and sacrifices himself. The empire finally comes to know that Isaph was innocent, but he's still dead. Harenir, devastated and at this point in love with him, goes after him and forcibly drags his soul out of the liminal space of reality, unreality, death, and life.
Afterward, they confirm their feelings and form a relationship. Harenir proves to have a far more unhealthy mindset than Isaph thought, and Isaph has to regulate him and his anxiety through soul connection.
I really liked this story even if it was predictable. I felt like the plot and background elements were well thought out and made sense with the characters' mindsets and intentions. The side characters were lacking, but considering that I prefer main characters anyway, it wasn't the biggest hardship in the context of a protagonist-centered story. Harenir, in particular, was a complicated male lead, which I appreciated. Despite being blessed by God and the empire, he was bitter and burdened by all the high expectations of everyone believing he was perfect and could fix everything. He pretended in front of everyone else, but because Isaph saw through him, he fell for the necromancer. Their romance made sense because they both saw each other in a world where they felt unseen.
This was the villain x hero story I've been looking for. Isaph, a transmigrator from our reality, is killed by a truck and wakes up as Isaph, a necromancer who has been sentenced to execution for perpetuating a massacre on an innocent town. He is broken out of prison by Harenir, the hero of the empire. At first, he has hopes that he'll be liberated, but Harenir only freed him to threaten him into helping destroy the Encroachment Zones. These are zones of corruption, which hurt people and are where the Dium come from. These are a race of creatures who prey upon humanity in this fantasy world. They supposedly disappeared, but Harenir believes they're still alive. Together with the hero's followers, Isaph helps save the empire, and they slowly come to realize Isaph has been misunderstood.
(SPOILERS AHEAD)
Isaph also comes to realize more about his own identity, primarily that he's not a transmigrator after all, but in reality, a shred of Dedium's (the leader of the Dium) soul combined with the original Isaph. Isaph placed this combined soul on Earth to separate it from Dedium and ensure that his plan to eventually lure Dedium to reconnect its soul in Isaph's body and destroy it would come true. The transmigrated soul, who believed his name was Evan, fulfills Isaph's plans and sacrifices himself. The empire finally comes to know that Isaph was innocent, but he's still dead. Harenir, devastated and at this point in love with him, goes after him and forcibly drags his soul out of the liminal space of reality, unreality, death, and life.
Afterward, they confirm their feelings and form a relationship. Harenir proves to have a far more unhealthy mindset than Isaph thought, and Isaph has to regulate him and his anxiety through soul connection.
I really liked this story even if it was predictable. I felt like the plot and background elements were well thought out and made sense with the characters' mindsets and intentions. The side characters were lacking, but considering that I prefer main characters anyway, it wasn't the biggest hardship in the context of a protagonist-centered story. Harenir, in particular, was a complicated male lead, which I appreciated. Despite being blessed by God and the empire, he was bitter and burdened by all the high expectations of everyone believing he was perfect and could fix everything. He pretended in front of everyone else, but because Isaph saw through him, he fell for the necromancer. Their romance made sense because they both saw each other in a world where they felt unseen.
July 17, 2026
Genuinely one of the best novels I have read this year. I went through every single emotion. The writing is so good, the characters are fleshed out, the PLOT TWISTS are 🤌🏼🤌🏼 oh and the romance is oh so beautiful 🥺
August 3, 2025
PRONTO RESEÑA!!!
January 13, 2026
I loved this. I loved the pacing, the tension, the interactions.
Isaph as a main character was a character I could root for. This was someone who had lived a life of misfortune, but still able to keep kindness in his heart.
I liked how the side characters changed slowly as they started to spend more time with Isaph, even as Isaph himself didn't change. It was the side characters updating their impression of Isaph, and I liked how the story showed this in their words and treatment of him.
The ML for this story was perfect for Isaph. And even his behaviour near the end was believable given what he had to witness, and he personified the words "desperately devoted" to me. I loved their romance too, even if it's mostly left for the ending and side stories.
I will be re-reading this again.
Isaph as a main character was a character I could root for. This was someone who had lived a life of misfortune, but still able to keep kindness in his heart.
I liked how the side characters changed slowly as they started to spend more time with Isaph, even as Isaph himself didn't change. It was the side characters updating their impression of Isaph, and I liked how the story showed this in their words and treatment of him.
The ML for this story was perfect for Isaph. And even his behaviour near the end was believable given what he had to witness, and he personified the words "desperately devoted" to me. I loved their romance too, even if it's mostly left for the ending and side stories.
I will be re-reading this again.
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