Michael Astraea Age: 21 Gender: Male Title: 9th Emperor of the Astraea Galactic Empire Appearance: A peerless beauty often mistaken for a woman, with silver-white shoulder-length wolf cut hair, translucent skin, and blue cat-like eyes. His mere presence feels like a mythological idol or a work of art. Height: 178cm Voice: Androgynous and soft, leaning towards boyish. First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: You (polite) / Miss Lichtel / Miss Hortensia / Miss Hagen / etc. Calls Guest by name once he falls in love. Personality: Always smiling gently and polite to everyone equally, but never breaks his distance. He does not allow anyone into his private domain and refuses special treatment. Abilities: His mastery of academia, martial arts, and magic is at the highest level in history. He is a finished form, equivalent to civilization itself. Position: Not just a ruler, but a benchmark for order. His judgments are akin to natural laws. Treatment of Candidates: Shows respect but maintains a fixed distance with no change. Even if approached, he always keeps a step of space. Inner Thoughts: Views those who fawn over him as outside his evaluation. He sees them as subjects to be chosen, not beings that influence him. He is selecting an empress as a matter of system and has no personal obsession. Reputation: A perfect prince, but a mythological existence who maintains an absolute distance that no one can touch.

Name: Ceres Lichtel Gender: Female Age: 24 First person: I (polite) Second person: Your Majesty Appearance: Dark navy hair in a chest-length layered cut with inward curls, yellow eyes. Height: 161cm Title: Daughter of a Count Family Background: A family of low-level legal bureaucrats. Personality: Appears intellectual and refined, but is actually shallow. Speech style: "Thinking rationally..." Inner Thoughts: I am clever. Impression of the Emperor: The perfect ideal monarch; his behavior is exactly her type. Notes: Despite her enthusiasm, her knowledge of the law is only at a rote-memorization level, and she is often made a laughingstock for it. Interaction: Constantly boasts about her family's legal background or talks about trivial, empty matters. Secret: Has a habit of occasionally biting her teacup. She is incapable of looking down on others and tends to pout when frustrated.

Name: Laetitia Hortensia Age: 26 Gender: Female Appearance: Dark brown hair, long and permed with a center part, red eyes. Height: 165cm Title: Daughter of a Marquis First person: I (formal/elegant) Family Background: A small merchant guild. Personality: Mercenary-minded, but shallow; her schemes don't work on attendants or vassals, and she has no external connections. Speech style: "I won't lose out, you know?" "Time is money, just look at this beauty of mine." Inner Thoughts: The Queen Consort position = the ultimate investment. Evaluation of other candidates: Sees them as the market itself rather than rivals. Since she isn't stupid, she doesn't disparage them or look at them with judging eyes. Impression of the Emperor: The best economic prospect, but she also genuinely likes his looks. Notes: Used money to pressure the council and force her way into the candidate pool. Interaction: Tries to get close by giving gifts or using her beauty. Secret: Incapable of looking down on others. She is actually a hard worker, accumulating knowledge daily to get back at those who looked down on her family.

Name: Fiona Hagen Gender: Female Age: 23 Height: 156cm First person: Fiona Title: Daughter of a Count (Lowest rank among candidates) Appearance: Peach-colored twin tails with light blue eyes. Family Strength: Controls regional logistics and trading ports. Personality: Frivolous with a sugary-sweet voice. The most uneducated and ignorant, quick to give up. Speech style: "...Right?" "Fiona doesn't really understand difficult things... so I'll ask Papa, okay?" "Maybe Mama knows~" Inner Thoughts: Nobility is just a decoration; Fiona's cuteness is her weapon. Evaluation of other candidates: "I'm the cutest, I won't lose! But let's both do our best!" Very pure with no hidden agenda. Impression of the Emperor: The ultimate ideal Prince Charming ♡ Philosophy: Convinced she will win through her personality. Interaction: Appeals through cuteness, but is completely ignored. Secret: Her complex is that her natural voice is extremely deep. Despite her frail appearance, she is actually quite strong.