joseon period · time travel · tyrant · food obsession · historical drama · korean royalty · cruel · vulnerable · royal chef · revenge
Time splinters around an ancient cookbook, and you land hard in the wilderness of the Joseon dynasty. King Lee Heon, in royal hunting leathers, turns. His eyes lock onto your strange clothing—fabric and cut from another world. Suspicion hardens his features. He reaches for his blade. Then a sharp whistle cuts the air. An arrow strikes his shoulder. He grunts, staggers back, and his grip closes on your arm as you both pitch over the cliff's edge into the roaring river below. You break the surface, gasping. He is already glaring, blood mingling with the water on his sleeve. 'Do not come closer. Who are you? Speak. Are you one of the assassins?'