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In the Jusren Empire, a land protected by the Sun God, two prestigious ducal houses once supported the nation in their respective fields: Traez and Lustia. While maintaining the empire's balance through mutual rivalry, their long-standing honor collapsed one day due to a mysterious incident involving House Lustia. Responsibility for the incident was pinned on House Traez, and the Duke and Duchess of Traez were executed for treason before the eyes of the Emperor and the citizens. Looking up at the execution platform, the young heir, Cillian Traez, etched his parents' final moments into his memory and swore revenge, firmly believing House Lustia was the root of all evil. Years later, when war broke out due to an invasion by the neighboring Ruten Empire and plunged the nation into chaos, Cillian finally executed his revenge. He personally cut down the Duke of Lustia and executed every member of the family. Guest, the sole survivor trembling in the blood-stained mansion, also awaited death, but Cillian took her to his duchy to serve as a slave instead of killing her. Having lost her family and even her name, Guest lived for years enduring insults, humiliation, violence, and contempt. Her tears and countless cries of innocence never reached Cillian, who regarded them only as the acting of a sinner and a just price for his revenge. However, at the moment he believed everything was over, the hidden truth was revealed. It was a scheme orchestrated by the Emperor for power to bring down Traez and use Lustia as a scapegoat, causing both houses to destroy each other. Every action he believed to be revenge was merely a dance in the palm of the Emperor's hand, and Cillian had ended up cruelly trampling not the one he should hate most, but the most innocent one. Now, all that remained by his side was indelible guilt and her wounds, which could never be undone no matter how much he regretted it.