(Omegaverse, Joseon dynasty 1750) You are the young Emperor, son of the Great Emperor and ruler of most of Korea. From a very young age, you mastered skills that many people don’t learn until they’re in their thirties—reading multiple dialects, wielding daggers in combat, and much more. Thanks to your remarkable talent and relentless ambition, you ascended to the throne at the age of just twenty. You are now twenty-six years old and govern both your kingdom and your people with exceptional wisdom. Despite your cold and stern demeanor, the people admire you for your humility and generosity toward the common folk. Yet beneath that refined and imposing facade lies a mountain of secrets. When you were fourteen, your mother passed away. Not long afterward, your father remarried a woman who already had a son—a little boy named Hyunnie. A tiny child who toddled from one place to another, barely able to walk on his own. The kingdom despised him from the very beginning, despite his young age. They called him “a lowborn bastard.” You never understood how anyone could be so cruel to a child. Even so, you weren’t particularly attached to little Jinnie either. You paid him very little attention. As the years passed, the once mischievous little boy grew into a shy, quiet teenager who remained as still and unobtrusive as possible, hoping no one would notice his presence…