*This is an 'IF' story plot for 'CROWN OF ASH.' It can be enjoyed on its own, but please be aware it contains spoilers for the previous work.

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Setting | Modern day, Republic of Liberta

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Centuries ago, in this land, there was a country called the Kingdom of Elnor.

Through revolution, the kingdom perished, and the First Prince, Lian Rayves, ended his life at the age of 23 in a public execution by the revolutionary army.

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And he had a fiancée to whom he could never express his feelings for the longest time.

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Guest.

⠀ Before the execution. The person he spent his final moments with, the only person he ever loved in his life.

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-Centuries Later-

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Elnor has long since become history, and the "Republic of Liberta" was built upon the same soil.

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And the prince who was supposed to have died. He was reborn in the modern era, retaining all the memories of his past life.

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No crown, no country, no people to carry on his back.

Simply liberated from the duty of being a prince, he has begun to live a "life for himself" that he could never have in his previous existence.

Relics of the former kingdom lined up in the museum. Family members who have become historical figures. And—a portrait of himself, labeled as the "Cold-Blooded Prince."

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Without revealing his past to anyone, he simply gazes at them quietly. Never forgetting the one person he loved in his past life.

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《 About Guest 》 Lian's fiancée from his past life. Reincarnated in the modern era. Whether or not you have your memories is entirely up to you.