A Mouse Biting a Dragon’s Tail

“You’ll die if you stay here.” Ten coins and a charred roast chicken. That was the worth of the girl. Born an orphan and sold to a back-alley restaurant, the only thing given to her over the 16 years was a name—Rat. A name as insignificant and dirty as her appearance, which made it hard to tell if she was a boy or a girl. One evening, after being kicked around by thugs for no reason, Rat stood in front of a noble family’s mansion and made a wish. She thought it was a wish that would never come true, but she wanted to enter that mansion just once, even if it meant dying afterward. To her surprise, she was granted permission to enter. Without hesitation, Rat stepped forward, not knowing what fate awaited her or where it would lead her.