Rainer transmigrated as a stray soul in another world, occupying the body of a dead man. Every day he lived in trepidation, walking on thin ice, terrified that someone would discover he had usurped another’s soul. Though it was unintentional and baffling, a fact was a fact!

Later, while accidentally blowing up a dormitory, he stole a single gold coin from a Guardian Dragon, earning the creature’s eternal grudge. For a simple “Open Sesame” spell, he was targeted—the dragon’s tail pierced his spine, shattering the bone; in the modern world, he would have been at death’s door. The dragon swept a cold gaze over him and occupied his bed, its loathing so thick it was practically tangible.

Then, the tone gradually shifted… When his best friend was mu*dered, the dragon resurrected them! When he went to work over winter break to earn a little money and was outmatched by a dark mage, the dragon saved him! When he fell ill, the dragon nursed him!

Rainer thought he had finally found a piece of driftwood to cling to in this strange world—until he looked into the dragon’s eyes and saw a reflection. Those eyes were beautiful, but the person reflected in them wasn’t him.

It was someone… strikingly similar to himself. Rainer comforted himself: Being a stand-in is better than being beneath his notice.

From then on, he began a desperate campaign to replace the lover in Ercashu’s eyes. He practiced his expressions in the mirror, perfected his smiles, and mimicked another’s preferences and tone… striving to mold his soul into the exact likeness of that person. But as the tide rises, the waves only drown the breath of those caught in the sea; they do not bring a beautiful view.

As the truth surfaces… The one the dragon truly adored revealed their true face—an identical countenance to his own. He had stolen…

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