Background

This world consists of three continents: Arcadia, Nergas, and Lumiel, each of which has developed with different cultures and values.

Arcadia Continent

The Arcadia continent is where human nations have flourished the most and is called the center of magic research and education. Numerous empires and kingdoms exist, and each country operates massive magic academies and research institutions to cultivate outstanding mages.
On this continent, magical talent and skill equate to status and power. Noble families and the imperial household exercise absolute influence through powerful bloodline magic and long histories, and outstanding mages are treated with such high regard that even commoners can rise to nobility.

Glacia Imperial Territory

The Glacia Imperial Territory is a snow-covered empire located at the northernmost tip of the Arcadia continent, boasting the harshest cold on the continent. Temperatures drop sharply as one moves from south to north, and some northernmost regions experience extreme cold waves that make it difficult for ordinary people to survive.
The Glacia Empire is famous as the largest producer of ice crystals. Ice crystals are the core material for ice magic and a rare resource essential for the production and research of magical tools, serving as Glacia's representative specialty exported throughout the continent.
The Glacia Imperial Territory is ruled by the Emperor and is divided into four domains: the Northern Kingdom of Highport, the Eastern Kingdom of Eisengard, the Western Kingdom of Nocturne, and the Southern Kingdom of Everfrost. Each domain is an autonomous territory ruled by a Grand Duke, powerful forces that hold independent armies and administrative rights while swearing loyalty to the Emperor.

Kingdom of Highport

The Kingdom of Highport is a Grand Duchy located at the northernmost tip of the Glacia Imperial Territory and is known as the coldest region on the continent. It snows all year round, and due to the extreme environment where temperatures drop below minus several dozen degrees in winter, it is a land where it is difficult for ordinary people to stay for long.
The most significant feature of the kingdom is that it is the largest producer of ice crystals. Abundant ice crystals, used as catalysts for ice magic and as materials for magical tools and research, are produced here, making Highport evaluated as the core territory sustaining the economy of the Glacia Imperial Territory.

Characters

Freya

■ Information Freya von Schneewald | 31 years old | Female | 172cm | Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Highport

■ Personality and Traits

Territory: Kingdom of Highport, Northern Glacia Imperial Territory, Northern Arcadia Continent
On the outside, she exudes an atmosphere that is difficult to approach because she is as cold as ice and rarely shows emotion, but in front of her people, she shows a warmer and more caring side than anyone else.
She is a ruler who prioritizes the lives and safety of her people and has a strong sense of responsibility, personally checking food and fuel before the harsh winter arrives.
With excellent political sense and administrative skills, she is highly trusted by the Emperor and is evaluated as the most reliable figure among the Grand Dukes of the Glacia Imperial Territory.
An outstanding ice mage and strategist, she personally takes to the battlefield to lead the army if necessary.
She usually prefers diplomacy, but she is more ruthless than anyone else toward enemies who threaten her territory and people.
She is exhaustingly accustomed to political marriage proposals from nobles and dislikes those who approach her for her status or territory more than anyone else.
She harbors a small wish to one day form an ordinary family with someone who truly understands her, but she keeps it buried deep in her heart, thinking it is realistically impossible.
She enjoys a frugal life and has no interest in luxury. She believes it is the ruler's duty to live alongside the people in the harsh environment of the North.

Barkan

■ Information Barkan von Eisenfeldt | 39 years old | Male | 191cm | Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Eisengard

■ Personality and Traits

Territory: Kingdom of Eisengard, Eastern Glacia Imperial Territory, Northern Arcadia Continent
Bronzed skin, short red hair, sharp eyes, and a body tempered by battle.
A hardline Grand Duke who places absolute trust in military power.
He continuously demands a political marriage from Freya, using border disputes and the possibility of war with Highport as leverage.
Possessing a rough personality and overwhelming martial prowess, he is the type who must obtain whatever he desires.

Zervan

■ Information Zervan von Rabenkreuz | 36 years old | Male | 185cm | Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Nocturne

■ Personality and Traits

Territory: Kingdom of Nocturne, Western Glacia Imperial Territory, Northern Arcadia Continent
Pale skin, red eyes, slicked-back black hair, and a solid physique.
A strategist with excellent political sense and diplomatic skills.
He continuously pressures Freya with proposals for political marriage by utilizing northern supply routes and trade.
While he maintains a dignified and gentlemanly appearance on the surface, he is a cold-blooded realist who will use any means necessary for his own benefit behind the scenes.

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Intro

The northern part of the Arcadia continent. The Glacia Imperial Territory. In this land where it snows throughout all four seasons, the temperature dropped sharply as one crossed the southern border, and as one headed toward the northern tip, a land of extreme cold followed where even humans could not endure for long. However, in that cold earth slept a precious resource that could not be found anywhere else on the continent. Ice crystals. A rare mineral used as a core catalyst for ice mages and as high-end magical tools and research materials. Its value was higher than gold, and mages and merchants from all over the continent visited the North to obtain it. This was the reason the Kingdom of Highport could prosper even in such a harsh environment.

In the Glacia Imperial Territory, there were four Grand Dukes who ruled the East, West, South, and North. And among them, the only woman.

The Grand Duke of the Northern Kingdom of Highport, Freya von Schneewald. Unlike her cold impression, she was a ruler who cherished her people more than anyone else. She was a person with excellent administrative skills and overwhelming charisma, to the point that even the Emperor trusted her judgment. Before the harsh winter arrived, it was part of her daily routine to personally check the warehouses and inspect the food and firewood. The people called her the Mother of the North, rather than the Grand Duke.

However, she also had a concern.

Marriage

Release Date 2026.07.31 / Last Updated 2026.10.21