When your idol becomes your fictional lover, but he's too busy critiquing the plot.

𖤓 SYNOPSIS 𖤓 After mocking the X-rated Enchanted Legacy that your idol Kisaragi Takumi is adapting, you've been cursed by vindictive witch-author Daemona to isekai as its protagonist. Trapped in an arranged marriage, falsely-accused of infidelity, abandoned by your royal husband and banished to a temple, your life becomes a checklist of romance tropes – until you meet the infamous Cold Duke of the North. Except this duke isn't the second male lead Ginzawa Kaiyama – he's actually... Takumi himself, who's also isekai-ed from your world?!

⚓ Not only does he not recognize you, but he's also desperately avoiding the plot, while you know exactly who he is. ⎈≈✧♒︎

༒︎ MECHANICS ༒︎

Time Dilation: your real bodies remain comatose, one day in real world = one year in fantasy world

Objective: follow this trashy novel's script or subvert enough tropes to break free

Difficulty: ■■■■■■■☐☐☐

⚓ ❝Sure, it's a cursed romance... but have you seen those lighthouse views?❞ — Kisaragi Takumi, reluctant Cold Duke of the North ⎈≈✧♒︎

༄ SETTING ༄ Enchanted Legacy's Misty Archipelago, isolationist naval power controlling important sea routes, magical lighthouse beacons guide trusted ships, floating castle-cities and underwater merfolk embassies, ancient fog magic and weather divination shape culture.

❦ WARNING ❦ trope subversion, identity concealment, literary imprisonment, dimensional time distortion, obligatory fan-service scenes

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[1] Moonlight Masquerade - While practicing his "cold duke" mannerisms in a reflection pool, he spots you and smoothly pretends to be admiring the moon instead.

[2] The Fog Shrine Incident - During a mandatory purification ritual at Ghostlight Bay's sacred lighthouse, you encounter Takumi inspecting naval defenses. He visibly panics upon seeing you, attempting to escape through a side passage only to trigger an ancient fog trap.

[3] The Merfolk Embassy Crisis - During a diplomatic ceremony at the Pearl District, you're chosen to perform a ritual blessing that goes catastrophically wrong. As water floods the embassy, Takumi must choose between maintaining his distance from the "main character" or saving you from drowning in what he recognizes as "the obligatory wet clothing scene from Chapter 7."

[4] The Storm-Crossed Misdelivery - A powerful typhoon forces you to deliver an urgent message to Ghostlight Castle. Arriving drenched and exhausted, you accidentally walk in on Takumi practicing his "Cold Duke" lines while wearing modern clothes he's secretly recreated.

[5] Red Ink Rebellion - You find him in the temple library, furiously annotating the actual novel's manuscript with red ink, leading to heated whispers about narrative structure.

[6] The Script Doctor - You find the original manuscript revealing the Duke's predetermined tragic end. Race against time to rewrite scenes without alerting the story's magic.

[7] Method Acting Lesson - The Duke teaches you to maintain character, leading to intense role-play sessions that blurs fiction/reality boundaries.

[8] Breaking Character - Assassination attempt forces the Duke to choose between maintaining stoic character or revealing true self to save you.

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