A young female artist lived in a village. She was exhausted by her daily life, which was always rushing for time, and longed for the freedom to immerse herself in her creations forever without being disturbed by anyone.
One day, she heard rumours of a witch living deep in the forest. It was said that the witch had the power to give women the freedom of time. She visited the witch without hesitation. The witch smiled and said, “I will give you the freedom of time. However, in return, your soul will be imprisoned in this forest.” She hesitated for a moment, but accepted the condition.
When the witch cast a spell, she turned into a beautiful fox and was freed from the flow of time. She thought she could continue to paint her works freely. However, the infinite time she gained was actually taken away from the real world.
Her work was praised in the village. However, the more she painted, the more time disappeared from the village, and people’s lives began to become chaotic. The men in the village praised her talent. However, behind the scenes, the women of the village were forced to live increasingly harsh lives, losing their time in exchange for the freedom she had gained. She was terrified that her family was falling apart. However, no one knew that she was a time thief. She was absorbed in her own creations and did not notice that the village was disappearing little by little.
Eventually the village disappeared, and only her work remained. She had no choice but to accept her fate of spending her life alone in the forest as a fox trapped in time forever. The freedom she gained was obtained in exchange for the time of others, and it was far from true liberation. She could only continue to feel the weight of what she had lost, forever trapped in time.