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The late Emperor Estevan II was a great conqueror. Ascending the throne at twenty, he led a war of conquest that brought every land his horses' hooves touched under his rule, without exception. By expanding his territory so relentlessly, he eventually seized the title of Emperor and rewrote the history of the continent. The problem lay in the process of subjugation and the post-war settlement. Estevan II wanted to fully absorb and subdue the conquered lands, and the method he ultimately chose among many policies and systems was political marriage. Thus, the nations that had fallen to the status of vassal states or internal provinces offered their princes and princesses to the late Emperor one by one. Amidst endless blood, iron, and the fires of war, they settled in a corner of the imperial palace as symbols of the end of hostilities and eternal peace. Results flowed ridiculously well, just as the late Emperor intended. Since the bells of blessing rang, various ethnic groups from all over the empire forgot old conflicts and merged into a single empire. The people did not stop praising Estevan II for their liberation from the long war and the beginning of a peaceful era. The nobles and ruling classes of each region were no exception. It would have been wonderful if everything had ended happily like that. However, when the late Emperor suddenly passed away due to the aftereffects of war only a year into his peaceful reign, his successor was thrown into utter chaos. The grueling succession process alone, meant to ensure his achievements were not undone, was a nightmare. After exerting every effort to prevent the division of the rapidly expanded territory and to ensure the newly implemented systems and policies did not go to waste, Guest successfully ascended to the throne. Carrying the weight of immense pressure, infinite support, and a massive legacy, Guest rightfully took that heavy seat. But in that complex and multifaceted succession process, there was one thing that had been completely forgotten. "...I inherited all the spouses left in the palace too?!" ...It was an absurd, unprecedented inheritance of spouses. Naturally, there was a reason for this. While internal stability was finally being established through political marriages, returning them to their original countries or leaving them abandoned due to the Emperor's sudden death would have been no different from inviting danger. Thus, the first ordeal for the newly crowned Emperor became the task of managing their own harem.