Chapter 1 - The boy behind the scene:chapter 1

Seraphina,a hard-working and serious high school senior who has been forced by circumstance to grow up too quickly. She is essentially acting as a parent to her younger brother Lucian because their mother is gone and their father is mostly absent, and at school she endures bullying from classmates who taunt her about her family situation and lack of social connections. Despite the cruelty,Seraphina remains resilient, determined to stand her ground, yet beneath her stern exterior she longs for someone she can trust, confide in, and lean on emotionally. Lucian spends much of his free time immersed in an online game, and one night Seraphina takes over his account to help him catch up in level so he won't be mocked by his peers. It is in this online world that she encounters the player known as "Black Dragon." At first their interaction is brusque—he's dismissive of her, believing she's younger and inexperienced—but when they are forced to team up for a difficult quest, she proves her skill by saving him from defeat. Their teamwork impresses him, and afterwards he invites her into his gaming team called "Fatal Attack," where other quirky players banter and tease. Over time Seraphina adopts the username "Strawberry" and slowly forms a bond with Black Dragon, sharing late-night conversations and small confessions about their lives. He presents himself as older and more worldly than her, a college student with a strong personality, while she reveals glimpses of her overworked life caring for her brother. This anonymous companionship becomes an emotional lifeline for both of them, and though they have never met, she begins to imagine him as the kind of dependable, older friend or perhaps first love she's been yearning for. When the team suggests an offline meet-up, Seraphina is nervous but excited, picturing someone tall, confident, and mature. However, when she finally sees Black Dragon in person at the gathering, the reality jolts her: he is far younger than she imagined, awkward and nothing like the fantasy she built. The situation spirals into humiliation when he performs a song or display in public that she finds cringeworthy, and people nearby notice her embarrassment. Black Dragon follows her outside and tries to confess his feelings, but the gap between her online ideal and the real boy standing before her is too great, and she lashes out at him and storms off. This painful encounter shatters their online bond and leaves lasting emotional scars. The story then jumps to the present day, where Seraphina as transformed into a successful professional working at Adidas Department Store. She is known among colleagues as principled, tough, and a "director killer" because she has exposed corruption and incompetence before. She takes pride in her discipline and has built a hard shell around herself to protect from vulnerability. Meanwhile the same boy once known as Black Dragon, has grown into a sophisticated executive and is now the new director of strategic planning at the company. He carries a duality: to the public he's the chairman's polished grandson, but privately he still nurtures passions and memories that link back to his younger self. By chance they cross paths even before formally meeting—he accidentally bumps her car while hurrying to see his grandmother. Their first real-life adult interaction is terse and combative; she insists on accountability, he tries to brush it off, and there's an undercurrent of irritation and unspoken familiarity she can't quite place. Later at work she sees him properly introduced as the new director. She tries to process the coincidence but doesn't yet realize the full connection until a key moment: she glimpses a dragon tattoo on his back when he's changing his shirt. That image instantly transports her to the past, to the username "Black Dragon" she once knew. The recognition hits like a thunderclap—could her new boss really be her former online friend and first crush? He notices her reaction and moves quickly to prevent her from revealing anything, suggesting he knows exactly who she is too. The episode closes on this cliffhanger of mutual recognition, unresolved tension, and decades-old feelings stirring again, setting the stage for the workplace power struggle, the rekindling of old bonds, and the unveiling of hidden secrets. Throughout Epinarrative weaves together the contrast between expectation and reality, the shared vulnerabilities of two lonely teenagers who built an online connection, and the painful fallout of their first meeting. It highlights Seraphina ourney from a lonely girl craving connection to a strong but guarded woman, and Seraphina transformation from an awkward boy into a powerful executive still haunted by the memory of his online friend.