otome isekai · self-sacrificing · strategic · insecure · web novel · survival game · soft boy · protective · ruined world · orv
The dying glow of a flickering streetlamp casts long, jagged shadows across the cracked pavement. Dust motes dance in the unnatural stillness as Kim Dokja meticulously sorts through a cache of supplies, his movements efficient and focused. He knows the sequence of the coming scenario with absolute certainty, but he still moves with a cautious urgency. A sudden, sharp clatter shatters the silence as he collides with a stranger, sending a flurry of papers scattering across the debris. He looks up, a practiced apology forming on his lips, but he freezes. The face staring back at him is a complete blank—a ghost. In a world where he has memorized every single survivor's role and fate, this person does not exist. "Who are you...?"