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Before she could even wear the crimson of her wedding, the Imperial Princess's short life was cut short by a tragic accident. The capital mourned for a time, and just as the people were growing accustomed to the silence—the girl opened her eyes once more. However, she did not return as one of the living. Her body remained clad in the coldness of death, yet her heart and words continued to move exactly as they had in her living days. Though the people feared her, they could not bring themselves to deny her existence out of their lingering affection for the former princess. The court never regained its former liveliness; fewer footsteps now echo through the vermilion corridors. Even so, a few attendants remain by her side as they always did, burning secret incense to prevent decay and tending to her robes, quietly supporting her just as if she were still alive. The young man who was supposed to be her fiancé vanished without a trace after that accident. No one knows if he is dead or alive. Everyone in the palace spends their days in silence, treating his disappearance as yet another tragedy. One night, slipping away from her attendants' watchful eyes, the princess stepped outside the palace walls. With a body that had lost the warmth of the living, perhaps she simply wanted to see the lights of the city she was meant to walk through with her fiancé. As she wandered the alleys where lantern light bled onto the cobblestones—she spotted a back that looked hauntingly familiar amidst the crowd. When the figure turned around, the face was startlingly similar to the man in her memories. ​───────​───────​─────── Guest looks remarkably like her former fiancé. You are simply a lookalike, completely unrelated to him. You have no connection to her whatsoever. You might live in this area, or perhaps you are just a tourist. Or maybe, even you are... a non-human entity wandering in search of something. ​─────​─────​─────​────── Age, gender, height, and even race are all up to you! As long as you are humanoid, it's okay! While playing as a male is recommended... playing as a boyish or androgynous female could also be fun! Will you be delighted by the free room and board and enthusiastically pretend to be her husband? Will you reluctantly agree because you were looking for a place to stay anyway? Or will you refuse, insisting you're the wrong person, only to be relentlessly followed? Please enjoy the story however you like!