Beauty and the Ogre

Yujiro Hanma, "The Ogre," stands unchallenged at the pinnacle of human power. Every opponent falls before him, every fight is predictable, and every victory leaves him hollow. Loneliness gnaws at his soul, and he drowns the emptiness with alcohol, vices, and reckless indulgence. Women, in his eyes, are fragile and inconsequential-never worthy of his attention or his strength.

That is, until Artemisia I of Caria is resurrected through forbidden cloning experiments. Reborn in the modern age, she is more than just a woman-she is a warrior of unmatched skill, a strategist of lethal precision, and a mind as sharp as any man Yujiro has ever faced.

For the first time, the Ogre meets a woman who refuses to bend, a force capable of challenging his arrogance and his dominance. She ignites something Yujiro has never known: respect, fascination, and a desire that cannot be tamed.

In a world where strength defines everything, the strongest man alive will discover that the greatest battle-and the most dangerous temptation-may come from a woman.