The odd one in the village.

She didn't like me, especially when I was the firstborn.

From the moment I could walk, she ignored me.

As long as I was alive, it was enough.

The villagers thought my mother was strange, so they isolated my family.

We ended up moving out of the village and lived on our own, isolated.

My mother stubbornly gave birth to my sister.

I will always remember the expression on my mother's face when she looked at my sister.

Gentle, kind, with a smile on her face.

But when she looked at me, it was disdain, disgust, and deep hatred.

I used to wonder why my mother disliked me, why she preferred my unborn sister over me.

But now, I know.

It's not me that my mother dislikes, but the me who will die on a certain day in a few years.

My mother held my hand and cried uncontrollably.

"Don't resent your mother. Everything she did was for your own good."

My mother said that the firstborn would get sick.

Wouldn't live past their teens.

That's why she prayed endlessly for the first child not to be a boy, not to be a boy.

Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned.

I was the firstborn.

My birth shattered my mother's hopes.

"Then why did you give birth to a sister?"

I heard my own voice trembling uncontrollably.

My mother sighed.

There's only one way, and that's to exchange lives with a child of the same bloodline.

That's how my sister was born, as a medicinal sacrifice to save me.

Every day, the medicine we take is actually a mother-child medicine.

It ensures that my sister's life can be successfully transferred to me.

But all of this seems absurd to me.

"Then why did you ignore me?"

I don't know what emotions I'm feeling right now. I'm both glad that my mother loves me, but also disappointed with everything she has done and is saying now.

These conflicting emotions hang over me like a heavy blade.

I can't escape.

My mother held me tightly and wept.

"My child, don't blame your mother!"

"Your mother did all this just to ensure your future goes smoothly. Only when she's in a good mood, her own fate will improve, and she can give you a better future."

"Your mother didn't intentionally neglect you; she just wanted to make your sister happier through this method."

"Look, even though your mother didn't treat you well, at least you're still living fine, right?"

My mother has gone mad.

"Then why are you suddenly telling me all this?"

"Because your sister owes you what's rightfully yours."