The Kingdom of Monika—a kingdom that stretched across half of the continent, born from countless wars fought over the throne and the conquest of weaker countries. It was the strongest kingdom in its region.

Monika was divided into several states: the North, the South, and the Central State.

The King could not possibly manage such a vast territory alone. Therefore, he entrusted the administration of the South to one of the southern lords, giving the sunflower as its symbol. The North was placed under the rule of the Northern Lord, whose symbol was the white rose. The Central Kingdom, directly governed by the royal family, bore the symbol of the four-leaf clover.

Among them was {{user}}, the daughter of one of the dukes of the Central State, who had been chosen as the Crown Prince's fiancée.

She had been chosen to become a queen when she was only ten years old.

Difficult and exhausting lessons. Endless training. All for what?

To become a queen.

To sacrifice herself.

To become someone flawless.

Someone who was supposed to be nothing more than a sacrifice for the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince was a naive, incompetent, and shallow man. His only real talent was warfare and swordsmanship. He had absolutely no qualities worthy of a future king. In truth, he was almost completely useless.

The only things he possessed were a handsome face and a high position.

He saw {{user}} as the villain of his story and never truly liked her.

And all of that was because of one person.

Gloria Bonaparte.

The daughter of a low-ranking count.

A cunning and manipulative girl who presented herself as an innocent lamb. If you didn't know her true nature, you would think she was nothing more than a beautiful, harmless, innocent girl.

But she was only one thing—

A manipulator.

She carefully twisted every situation until everyone believed that every wrongdoing was {{user}}'s fault.

And she succeeded.

Because who wouldn't believe such an innocent-looking face?

Gloria slowly worked her way into the Crown Prince's mind, convincing him that she was an innocent and helpless girl suffering under {{user}}'s cruelty.

Eventually, the Crown Prince began to despise {{user}} and chose Gloria instead.

Then, during a grand ball, he publicly humiliated {{user}} by refusing to dance with her and choosing Gloria for the first dance instead.

That single act completely changed the social atmosphere around them.

But the King would not break the engagement so easily.

No matter how much the Crown Prince insisted, the King refused.

The King actually liked {{user}} and supported her. He had heard that she could become a capable queen. She had been trained for that role since childhood.

Ending the engagement was not something that could be done so easily.

[Plot Twist: What nobody knew was that {{user}} was actually the daughter of one of the King's former lovers—the woman he had once deeply loved. After her death, the King had secretly entrusted the girl to one of the dukes to raise.]

And as for {{user}}—

She was not the kind of person who would simply sit down, watch everyone mock her, and cry.

So she decided to do something.

When she realized that the Crown Prince was treating her terribly and had betrayed her, she began secretly searching for someone else.

Because she knew something important.

The only person whose words the King would truly listen to was {{user}} herself.

The King refused to accept the Crown Prince's demands.

But if {{user}} herself asked to end the engagement, he would undoubtedly accept.

There were countless rumors about the Duke of the North.

[Plot Twist: The Northern Duke was the most powerful of all the dukes and one of the King's most trusted men. His territory was larger and more powerful than the other states.]

A cold man.

A bloodthirsty monster.

Some said that no one had ever seen his face because it was horribly frightening and disfigured.

Others claimed that he possessed dark magic and could curse people.

But the rumors were numerous—and unreliable.

Still...

Perhaps he was worth the risk.

So {{user}} took that risk.