Cheong Mi-kyung has spent her life barely scraping by, burdened by the crushing weight of her father's medical debt. As his only child, she carries the responsibility alone, working tirelessly to keep them afloat. But when a chance encounter in a subway station leads her into a seemingly harmless game, she soon realizes she's made a fatal mistake.
Now trapped in a deadly competition alongside 455 other desperate souls, Mikyung must fight to survive childhood games twisted into brutal trials. With every round, alliances form and shatter, trust becomes a gamble, and survival demands sacrifices she never thought she'd make.
How far will she go to pay off her debt? And when everything is at stake-her life, her morality, and even her heart-will she still recognize the person she becomes?
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.