chapter 01
What connection could there possibly be between being reincarnated as a minor character destined to be brutally killed and becoming a serial kidnapper of handsome men?
To explain that, you need to understand the main story of the original work, “The Flower Stained with Blood.”
The ill-fated prince, Kallis, was kidnapped by the Empress the moment he was born and raised underground under abuse.
One day, he manages to escape from the underground prison and makes his way outside.
But just after barely succeeding in escaping… he gets kidnapped again.
By whom? Me.
How could Kallis, who had been locked underground, possibly escape on his own?
In truth, another faction had intervened and orchestrated his escape.
They wanted to keep Kallis as a chess piece under their control.
And the one who personally delivers the male lead into their hands is Vivian Schmidt—the one in charge of the kidnapping.
A bold crime she would have never committed under normal circumstances.
Vivian, who was on the verge of starving to death, was deceived by the promise of a huge sum of money and accepted the mission.
Unaware that she was nothing more than a disposable pawn to be eliminated afterward.
But things begin to go strangely wrong.
Because Vivian fails her mission.
After learning about Kallis’s past, she decides not to hand him over.
Instead, she chooses to confine him somewhere safe.
Though it was meant as protection, Kallis had no way of knowing that.
And to be fair, it was understandable—Vivian was so poor that she practically starved him.
In the end, after one month of confinement, Kallis kills Vivian and escapes.
And on the day his resentment toward the world reaches its peak, he encounters his destined partner, Ludovica.
“In short, I’m just a one-time character meant to create the protagonists’ fateful meeting.”
If I don’t act according to the original story, their first meeting will never happen. And the plot will derail completely.
“It would be nice if I didn’t have to care whether the original story gets ruined…”
But that was absolutely not an option.
In Part 2 of “The Flower Stained with Blood,” the two protagonists fight against demons that appear in the human world.
A trial no ordinary human could overcome.
As protagonists, Kallis and Ludovica somehow find a way to save the world.
They cross mountains and seas in search of a legendary dragon, and eventually obtain a holy sword to defeat the demons.
Without them, humanity would have met its end.
Realizing all of this in an instant, I fell into despair.
If I follow the original, I die at Kallis’s hands.
If I don’t, I die from demon attacks.
A perfect dilemma.
There was only one decision I could make:
“Kidnap Kallis—but treat him kindly so I can avoid death.”
That was the best solution I could come up with.
* * *
One and a half years ago.
After dramatically falling out of a carriage and passing out, I only regained consciousness a full week later.
The doctor told me to stay hospitalized longer, but that wasn’t the time for that.
“This world… is actually inside a novel?!”
The vivid dream of my past life threw me into confusion, and I needed time alone to sort out my thoughts.
“First, let’s go home. Then I’ll think things through slowly.”
Fortunately, the house I had rented before leaving my family wasn’t far from the hospital.
In my urgency, I lowered my head and rushed toward it.
But then—
Whoosh.
Huh?
It should have taken about 20 minutes to walk there, yet I arrived in the blink of an eye.
“Was I always this fast?”
As I tilted my head in confusion, I caught my reflection in a shop window beside my house.
My slightly wavy, light purple bob fluttered gently in the breeze.
Below my short bangs were soft, round eyes…
And golden irises shining brightly—
Wait, golden?
Startled, I dropped everything I was holding and rushed closer to the glass.
“What is this? Why did my eyes suddenly turn gold?”
Since birth, my irises had been brown. Completely ordinary.
But no matter how I looked, they were clearly glowing gold.
A vivid past-life dream, dramatically enhanced physical abilities, and suspiciously glowing eyes…
Had I been experimented on in the hospital?
Sensing something strange from these overlapping coincidences, I investigated further.
Fortunately, after a few minutes, my eyes returned to normal.
And after experimenting, I discovered I could change their color at will.
When they turned gold, my physical abilities skyrocketed—my strength became monstrous, and my speed incredibly fast.
So fast that no one could even perceive me when I ran.
However, there was a catch: using this strange ability drained my stamina severely. Five minutes a day was the limit.
After roughly understanding this power, I tried to uncover its origin.
But no matter how many books I searched, I found nothing—not even a case of changing eye color.
Eventually, I lost interest.
Because a bigger problem awaited me.
I was a character in “The Flower Stained with Blood”—one who appears briefly at the beginning and dies.
Thankfully, after much thought, I found a solution:
“Kidnap Kallis—but treat him kindly to avoid dying.”
But the execution wasn’t clear, so I spent the whole night thinking.
“Should I keep him in a luxurious room? The mattress and blankets should be top-tier… what else? Ah, I’ll just match a luxury hotel suite.”
But then I realized—even a luxury hotel would get boring if you’re trapped there for a month.
“Maybe I should prepare books? Kallis would probably like exercise too. I’ll need equipment.”
A large bathtub for soaking… essential.
I added it to the list, along with various scented oils.
Before I knew it, the list had grown several pages long.
“This is bad. I’ll need a lot of money.”
But I didn’t have much.
So I quickly devised a plan to earn money.
Using knowledge from the original story and my past life, I started various businesses under a hidden identity.
With the money I earned, I built the perfect place to confine Kallis.
With enough money, both legal and illegal methods became easy.
And with knowledge of the original, even easier.
I completed all preparations without anyone noticing.
All that remained was to wait for a suspicious figure to appear and then kidnap Kallis…
But—
“Why is no one approaching me?”
Unlike the original, if I appeared wealthy, the shady faction might not approach me.
They had targeted Vivian because she was poor.
So I even created a fake identity to run my businesses!
Yet no one came.
“Something’s going wrong.”
I had no idea what, but it seemed they had found someone else.
“If that person hands Kallis over, the original story is ruined.”
I couldn’t rely on uncertainty.
If no one hired me, I’d just kidnap Kallis myself.
But there was a serious problem.
“I don’t know what Kallis looks like!”
Aside from being extremely handsome, I had no information.
Not his clothes, not the timing—nothing.
The only thing I knew was that he would be kidnapped on Hildes Street.
So I made a decision.
“I’ll kidnap every handsome man who passes through Hildes Street.”
In the original, Kallis escapes after one month.
So I would detain handsome men and release them if they didn’t escape after 30 days.
Of course, I’d hide my identity so they wouldn’t try to kill me later.
“Though some might enjoy the confinement and not escape…”
That didn’t matter.
Once I confirmed someone was Kallis, I could handle the rest.
“I just need to make sure he meets the heroine, Ludovica.”
The important thing was to find Kallis, change the part where I die, and restore the original story’s flow.
At the time, I thought handsome men were rare, so I’d complete my mission easily.
But life is unpredictable.
A year and a half later…
I had become a serial kidnapper of handsome men, constantly featured in the headlines.
