Summary
“Be my sword.”
Sasha, the sixth imperial princess, is preparing a coup against her tyrannical father.
She encounters Regen, the prince of an enemy nation—and her first love—who has been taken captive. She offers him an undeniable contract:
In exchange for restoring his power, he must pledge loyalty as her knight.
And together, they must survive the brutal Imperial Succession Contest—a deadly game orchestrated by a mad emperor who seeks to kill his own daughters.
—
“You saved my life, Sasha. How should I repay you?”
“No repayment is necessary.”
“Why not?”
Just live. Stay by my side. That alone is enough of a battle.
But she couldn’t reveal her still-burning love.
So instead, she told a lie—hiding behind the memory of one of the sixty-seven brothers who had perished.
“Because… you resemble my dead brother.”
—
“Shall I undress you?”
Come to think of it, this made sense.
If I am to take responsibility, I should do this with my own hands.
“…Ha, Sasha.”
Regen let out a long breath—whether a sigh or a groan, she couldn’t tell.
He watched her in silence before suddenly lifting her crystal glass from the table and pressing it to his lips.
A murmur laced with curiosity brushed against her ears.
“It really is non-alcoholic.”
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