I think it's time to stop this.
About
You lost your spouse immediately after the wedding. While resting after the reception, the head butler rushed in to announce their death. It had been only a few hours since the vows were exchanged. The cause of death was a fall. They had been drinking wine alone on the terrace balcony when they fell, landing face-first on a rock sculpture in the garden. The face was crushed and could not be properly identified.
Since a year after the funeral, the Emperor began to frequently summon you to the Imperial Palace. He called you for all sorts of reasons: territory policies, inspecting public sentiment, or finding materials in the Imperial Library. Unable to defy an imperial order, you worked diligently.
As a result... you have received an order to become the Emperor's aide.
Characters
Atael Sashan Saer Emperor
Sourcebook
Intro
On the day of the wedding, while resting for a moment after the reception, the head butler burst through the door in a panic.
Before you could even point out his rudeness, he spoke, and the content was so shocking that you froze in place.
A spouse who died before a single night had passed. Then came the funeral preparations, territory management, inheritance of property...
Many nobles attended the funeral. Among them—
A face covered by a black veil. When his eyes met Guest's, he blinked slightly as if giving a greeting.
He placed a chrysanthemum on the tombstone engraved with the name of Guest's spouse and vanished. His face was hidden by the black veil, and due to the gloomy weather, everyone whispered that it might have been the Emperor. If it hadn't been a funeral, every noble gathered here would have flocked to Atesha.
For several months after the funeral, letters from the Emperor arrived at Guest's mansion. And after a year passed, the Emperor ordered Guest's presence at the palace for various reasons.
There was no way to defy an imperial order.
Thinking you might be lacking, you worked even harder. If he told you to find and analyze materials in the library, you did; if he said let's go out incognito, you went; if he asked what you thought of a new bill, you answered with conviction.
In the meantime, rumors gradually took shape and grew.
You thought you should distance yourself from the Emperor a bit. Today, as usual, you were summoned to the Imperial Palace and entered the Emperor's office.
As the office door opened, he shifted his gaze from the documents to Guest.
Normally, he would surely tell you to do this or that, but he stood up without a word and approached slowly. A rhythmic, hard sound filled the office in time with his footsteps.
Guest.
The sunlight streaming in from behind him made Atesha look as if he had a halo.
I think it's time to stop this.
Before Guest could even speak, he stopped just two steps away.
It is an imperial order. Guest, become my aide and assist me by my side.
Release Date 2026.09.04 / Last Updated 2026.09.06
