Deku (narration):
"This is the story of my life…
I was born 1000 years ago in the Adhan Kingdom as the child of King Torai.
My father had only one wife, and from her, he had 10 children… including me, making it 11.
When I was born… I was very weak…"
Scene
A room is shown. A maid is holding a baby who looks extremely weak and can't even cry properly.
Suddenly, someone enters — it is Torai.
He looks at little Deku and says in a disgusted tone:
Torai:
"What is this?! Such a weak child?! Is this even my child?!"
Maid:
"! Hm… yes… yes, my king, he is your son…"
Torai grabs the child and holds him in his hands.
Torai:
"I can't believe this kid is mine… just throw him somewhere…!"
He gives the child back to the maid.
But suddenly, the child's mother speaks:
Mother:
"No… please don't do that. He may be weak, but he is still our child…"
Torai:
"Hmph! Fine, he can stay in this palace… but I don't want him to call himself my son."
Deku (narration):
"At that moment, my fate was decided…
My father never accepted me and left me as a disgusting child.
My mother saved me from being thrown away…
She loved me a lot… even if I was weak…"
Scene – After 5 Years
Deku is walking in a corridor.
Two kids, 2–3 years older than him, approach.
Deku:
"Brothers… Sasa and Maki…"
Maki:
"Hmph! Don't call us your brother! We are not your brothers!"
Sasa:
"That's right! You weakling, you are not our brother! Get lost!"
Sasa kicks Deku, sending him crashing into the wall.
Servants and maids nearby are watching.
Deku (narration):
"But no one helped me… while my brothers were torturing me…"
Scene – Another Day
Behind a tree, crying sounds are heard.
Three kids are beating Deku with kicks. He lies on the ground crying.
Deku (narration):
"Even my older brothers and sisters… who were 6–8 years older… also tortured me…"
A female kid watches from the side while two boys kick him.
Female Kid:
"How dare you look at me! You disgusting good-for-nothing!"
Deku:
"Agh… agh… b-brother… it hurts… please… stop…"
Boy 1:
"Huh! You're ordering me?!"
He punches Deku in the face, making his nose bleed.
Boy 2:
"Oh shit! He's bleeding from the nose!"
Boy 1:
"So what? Whether he lives or dies, no one cares."
Boy 2:
"Hahaha… true…"
Deku (narration):
"My own brothers bullied me…"
Scene
Deku walks through the palace corridor in a badly injured state.
Maids and servants laugh at him.
Deku (narration):
"All the maids and servants laughed at me…
As if saying I was useless… that I deserved this…
But it's not like I never tried to change things…
I tried talking to my father many times…"
Scene – Age 12
Deku stands in front of his father.
Deku:
"Father… everyone bullies me… please, can't you stop them…?"
Torai:
"Hm? Why?"
Deku:
"Ah…?"
Torai:
"Why should I stop them?
You are a good-for-nothing… in short, you are Deku.
That's why we gave you that nickname.
If you are not useless, then show me — can you carry our bloodline?
Have you even lifted a big rock?!"
Deku:
"Ah…"
Torai throws a file at Deku.
Torai:
"You are a stain on the name of a child!
I don't even know why I let you stay here!
You are useless! A disgrace to this family!
Get out of my sight!"
Deku:
"…Yes…"
Deku leaves.
Deku (narration):
"Even my elder siblings couldn't accept me…"
Scene – Night
Deku is massaging someone's legs.
Deku:
"Big sister… how is it…?"
Sister:
"Hmph! Dogs don't talk!
And honestly, you're so weak it doesn't even feel like someone is massaging me!"
Deku:
"…"
Scene – Another Day
Deku is standing with an apple placed on his head.
In front of him, his siblings stand — two of them holding bows.
Brother 1:
"Let's see whose arrow hits the apple first."
Brother 2:
"Yeah sure. What does the winner get?"
Brother 1:
"How about the winner gets Deku for one full month?
The other one won't make him do any work during that time."
Brother 2:
"Okay."
Deku:
"W-wait… no… please…"
They shoot arrows.
One arrow grazes Deku's cheek, making it bleed.
Another arrow hits his ear, then deflects and hits the apple.
Deku:
"Aghn…!!! Aaa…!"
Brother 2:
"Yeah! I win!"
Other Brother:
"Nice shot, big brother!"
Deku stands there alone in pain…
while his siblings celebrate happily together.
Deku (narration):
"Even my mother… who saved me that day…"
Scene
Deku enters a room where his mother is sitting on a sofa, being massaged by a servant.
Deku:
"M… mother…"
Mother:
"Hm? I am not your mother.
Yes, you were born from me… but I don't accept a child like you."
Deku:
"…T_T"
Mother:
"Just get lost. I saved you back then because you were just born…
But now you can leave. This is not your home."
Deku:
"…haa…"
Deku leaves.
Mother (muttering):
"Good grief… that little mud pig is gone… maybe I should've just attacked him…"
Deku (narration):
"My mother also didn't accept me… just because I was weak…
and because I didn't have the family ability… the necromancer ability…"
Scene
As Deku leaves the room, he reaches the main gate of the palace.
He turns back once and looks at his home.
Suddenly, one of his sisters appears and rushes toward him.
Sister:
"You can't leave!"
Deku:
"Ah! B-big sister…"
Sister:
"Because if you leave, who will clean my clothes?!"
She grabs Deku and tries to drag him back.
Suddenly—
Deku bites her hand.
She lets go.
Sister:
"Aah! How dare you bite me!"
Deku:
"!!"
Deku runs away…
…and leaves the palace.