Transmigration: The Narcissistic Cinderella

Oh Sookyung was too late.

He had intended to not go through the plan— for he did not find himself having a good feeling for it— and changing his mind, he was about to rescue Moon Jiwoo.

But upon reaching the room, Oh Sookyung saw how no one was inside the room, and on the floor was a small spot of red blood.

The sight of that caused Sookyung's eyes to widen, and a gasp escaped from his mouth. He internally cursed at himself for suggesting such an idea. If it were not for him, Moon Jiwoo would not have fallen into such a trouble.

Turning back, he noticed that the men in black had followed him to the inside, and as they were about to make his move on him, Sookyung disappeared into the thin air.

He had better things to do than dealing with them currently.

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A groan escaped from Moon Jiwoo's mouth.

Her body was overcome by fatigue as she gradually opened her eyes, and a pain went through her back when she realized that she was on top of the cold, hard ground.

Her eyes widened when she realized that she was in a dark room and cold room. The dim lighting allowed her to take in the view of the room.

Bars were placed before her, and enclosed with wall from three sides, this reminded Jiwoo of a prison. As Jiwoo attempted to raise her hand, she noticed that something had bound her.

Looking down, she saw how silver handcuffs were around both of her wrist, and with a long chain, they were connected to the wall.

All the events before Jiwoo had lost her consciousness began to flood inside her mind, and it seemed that she was held captive by the enemy.

Knowing that staying at this dark prison would not be bringing in ant benefit to her, Jiwoo decided teleport out of here and look around in order to collect clues.

Closing her eyes, Jiwoo concentrated on the place she wanted to go to, and after visioning that place inside her mind, she put her energy into teleporting to that place.

However, when she opened her eyes, disappointment hit her. She was still at that to, causing her to be shocked. Not once did her teleportation failed after she had properly mastered it, and this had her panicking. 

Taking in a deep breath, she mumbled, "No, Jiwoo, you must have done something wrong. Try to do it again. You will surely be able to accomplish it this time around."

After repeating the words of encouragement within herself, Jiwoo closed her eyes and single mindedly concentrated on trying to teleport out of there.

Slight nervousness rose within her as she did so. But when she opened her eyes after a few seconds, Jiwoo had grown to become more disheartened. This time she had surely put in more effort compared to the last time. However, it seemed to have failed as well.

There was nothing Jiwoo could think of she did wrong in this. Could it be because she was too nervous? That can't exactly be the reason for she had teleported multiple times before despite of the nervousness.

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After countless number of tries, Jiwoo had finally decided to give up. It seemed that regardless of how she attempted to do it, teleportation was not possible at here.

Those men might appear any minute, and after they did, Jiwoo was frightened to know what would happen to her. Before she could come, she had to escape from this prison.

Staring at the shackles in her hands, Jiwoo decided to use her power to crack them. With that intention in her mind, she brought her hand towards the chain and tried to break it.

However, no energy generated from her hand, causing Jiwoo's eyes to widen. Surprise hit Jiwoo, and taking in a deep breath, she attempted to do it again.

Seeing how this had failed, Jiwoo had reached into a conclusion. Whatever it was at here— it managed to conceal in her powers.

Frustration filled Jiwoo at that, and a groan escaped from her mouth. At this moment, she was completely helpless and had to wait for him to save her.

The noise of the footsteps caught Moon Jiwoo's attention, and raising her head, she turned to look at the direction of it. 

A man walked towards her prison, and from head to toe, he was dressed in black. His eyes held anger in them as he stopped before Jiwoo's prison, and he appeared to be quite menacing.

As his hand gripped on to the bars of Jiwoo's prison, Jiwoo glared at him intensely and spoke out, "What the hell did you do to my powers, You Asshole?"

"Sealed them away," the man answered, "As long as you have those handcuffs around your hand, you're just like those from the Yellow Clan. Escaping from those handcuffs are impossible."

"Well, even if you capture me like this, you would not be able to reach the prince," Jiwoo spoke out, "I hope you know how insignificant protector's life can be when compared to the Prince. In order to protect the prince, they would abandon me here any day."

Judging from the expression on the man's face, Jiwoo realized that she had successfully managed to anger the man with her words, and her lips curved to form a smirk at that.

The man gripped tightly on to the bars and let out a growl before saying, "I know on that! I should not have sent those idiots out there. They should have put in their efforts into kidnapping that Prince, instead of capturing someone as useless as you. But I guess with you here, the prince is much more vulnerable. This makes everything better."

"Well, good luck with finding his next hideout," she spoke out.

"Do you know anything about it? Give us the information if you do or we will be torturing you out of it," the man threatened.

"That's a stupid threat. The protectors would give their lives for the Prince, and you believe some torture would be able to extract the answer from me? You clearly do not know about the bond that well," Jiwoo said.

 Groan escaped from the man's mouth at that.

Raising her hand, Jiwoo added, "With these metal handcuffs around my hand, I believe I am of no danger to you all. Can't you just let me out of this prison? Staying at this dark and cold room is quite boring."

Hearing her words caused the man to shake his head, and he stated, "No, that's not possible."

With her request put through rejection, Jiwoo felt slight amount of anger rise within her. But not wanting to admit defeat that easily, she decided to put in more effort.

"I bet you don't have any girls around this place, and since I am a girl despite of how I am a protector and all that, I will be able to do a lot of things. I am guessing you know on what crazy things protectors can achieve when they get anger, and you never know; that might also include breaking free from these shackles.

Staying at this prison would be ruining my mood, and I am guessing that it would not be pleasant for you to watch me explode. Plus what's wrong with letting me out? I believe I am completely harmless, and you can always have someone to monitor me," Jiwoo spoke out— in hopes that her words would be able to change the mind of the person.

Sharpening her eyes, Jiwoo tried to read the expression of the man before her. It seemed that her words had sent him into a deep thought, and she desperately hoped for her words to work on him. 

Once she is out of this prison, Jiwoo would be able to search around for clues, and after she got sufficient amount of that, she will be able to run away from the place.

A minute or two had passed before a sigh escaped from the mouth of the person before her, and he spoke out, "Fine, I can let you go as long as you do not create any trouble. If you are doing that, remember that you will be back in this room. Since the king hasn't given out any orders yet, you will be kept at here. Remember that your life and death depends on him. I doubt you will be able to live."

The thought of death caused a chill to go down Jiwoo's back, and she forced out a small smile upon her face. At least she could roam around freely now.