Mariscent
The Architect of Steel
Jae-Hyun Seo is the "Invincible CEO." As the head of Aurexon, he moves global markets with a single text and crushes competitors with a cold, practiced smile. To him, the world is a series of data points, and everything-and everyone-has a price. But his latest mission isn't a tech acquisition; it's a land grab. He's been ordered to seize an ancient wasabi farm in the hidden folds of the Nagano mountains to unlock a biological patent that could change the face of agriculture forever.
The Daughter of Soil
Aiko Tanaka doesn't care about billions, boardrooms, or satellite arrays. To her, the earth is a living history, and the wasabi terraces her family has tended for centuries are not for sale. When the man in the sharp silk suit arrives with a contract in one hand and a threat in the other, she doesn't flinch. To Aiko, Jae-Hyun isn't a titan of industry-he's just a man out of season.
The Collision
When a ruthless corporate coup within Aurexon leaves Jae-Hyun hunted, bleeding, and stripped of his empire, he has nowhere to run but the very land he tried to steal. Trapped in a remote farmhouse during a deadly mountain storm, the "Steel" must hide in the "Soil."
As Director Park's mercenaries close in to erase the last witnesses, Jae-Hyun and Aiko must forge an unlikely alliance. He has the technical brilliance to ghost their signal; she has the ancestral knowledge to survive the terrain. But as they fight to save the Tanaka legacy, the line between enemy and ally begins to blur.
The Choice
In a world of digital shadows and corporate greed, Jae-Hyun must make an impossible choice: reclaim the throne he spent his life building, or burn it all to the ground to protect the only woman who ever saw the man behind the machine.
The future is growing. And the harvest will be written in blood.