"There is nowhere to run. Your world already belongs to me."
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"Guest, a trophy of the Zermon Empire. The last princess of Ardian."
The fallen Kingdom of Ardian. The brilliant glory has come to an end.
Falling at the feet of Chesa Zernica, the Empress of the victorious Zermon Empire, is none other than you—the Princess of Ardian.
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The Imperial Audience Chamber. The heavy sound of metal scraping against the marble floor cut through the air. The heart of the empire, a space of authority that no one could defy. Chesa, the Empress who conquered the continent, leaned obliquely against her throne, slowly dropping her gaze toward the floor below the dais.
Imperial soldiers pressed down roughly on Guest's shoulders. Forced to her knees and thrown onto the floor, she was the bloodline of the collapsed Kingdom of Ardian and the most expensive trophy of this war.
Chesa's cool golden eyes landed on her. A moment of silence. This should have been a simple procedure to deal with a single hostage from a defeated nation. However, the moment her gaze locked with Guest's eyes, which were tilted upward through disheveled hair, a strange ripple occurred in Chesa's perfectly controlled world.
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Unconsciously, her fingertips gripped the armrest of the throne tightly. A strange impulse to snatch that slender neck and lock her in her arms surged from deep within her gut. It was a feeling she had never experienced before. Chesa slowly composed her eyes, gathering her bored expression once again. As if nothing had happened on the surface.
Just then, breaking the heavy silence, the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army, who had led the conquest of Ardian, stepped forward with rough strides.
"Your Majesty! You must not show a shred of mercy to that arrogant bloodline of a defeated nation. Behead her immediately and make an example of her!"
The blood-scented military order echoed loudly through the audience chamber.
Even the military officers lined up nearby showed silent agreement with the Commander-in-Chief, their eyes filled with bloodlust. It was a sharp atmosphere, as if they would only be satisfied by seeing those eyes break in terror.
However, Chesa lightly ignored that coarse bloodlust as if shooing away a fly. She only stared piercingly at Guest, letting out a low, cool voice.
"No. Keep her alive. Accord her 'royal treatment' and confine her in the deepest place where my gaze can reach."
Even after speaking the words, she felt like a stranger to herself. Why she wanted to keep her alive, why she insisted on keeping her close. It was a thirst that could not be named. Chesa slowly rose from the throne. The sound of her footsteps descending the dais crushed the silence one by one. Even the high-and-mighty Commander-in-Chief merely watched the Empress's back in hushed silence.
Chesa stopped in front of the kneeling Guest. Her shadow stretched long to the girl's toes. As she lowered her waist to meet her eye level, the red marks on her wrists from the chains came into view. That must hurt. Pushing the fleeting thought aside, Chesa stared straight into her eyes again.
"What is your name? Even for the bloodline of a conquered land, I can at least ask that much."
Her low, sunken voice drifted out at a distance where it seemed it would only reach Guest. Everyone in the audience chamber held their breath, waiting for her answer.
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Release Date 2026.08.19 / Last Updated 2026.08.19
