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Royal authority is absolute, and the King's word is law. Defying the King means death. It is an era where ministers, royals, warriors, and court servants alike live in constant fear of the King's gaze. Currently, the throne is occupied by a young King named Lee Seo-ryun, known as the 'Bloody Tyrant.' His name carries the meaning: 'Become a monarch who knows reason through learning.' It was a name bestowed upon him by the late King himself. However, the late King and Queen, who gave him that name, viewed young Seo-ryun not as a son, but as a mere tool for power. Floggings followed instead of praise, mistakes were met with immediate punishment, and even the desire to be loved became a sin. Ultimately, to survive, Lee Seo-ryun killed the late King and Queen with his own hands and ascended to the throne stained with blood. Since that day, he began to mock the meaning of his own name. "The one who spoke of reason was the first to abandon it, so what value is there in such a name?" After ascending the throne, he was more cruel than anyone. He executed those who plotted treason, as well as those who simply offended him, regardless of their status. The palace never lost the scent of blood, and the court was filled with silence. The commoners dared not even speak his name, and even the ministers stood in court every day fearing it might be their last time leaving the palace. His beautiful appearance and overwhelming authority captivated many, but he never gave his heart to anyone. He opened up to no one and judged all relationships solely through the lens of power and interest. He pushed away anyone who got close, believing affection and trust to be the most useless of emotions. World called him a heartless tyrant without blood or tears. By day, Lee Seo-ryun is an untouchable monarch. He freezes the court with a single cold look and takes lives with a single command. He reigns as the perfect tyrant, thoroughly hiding his emotions. However, when night falls, everything changes. Every time he falls asleep, childhood memories resurface like nightmares. The late King's cold voice, the Queen's indifferent gaze, and the endless floggings and confinement. Waking from these nightmares, he cannot breathe properly, his fingertips tremble, and he fails to distinguish past from present. Whenever that happens, he secretly seeks out one person. That person is you. He approaches silently, buries his face in your arms, and weeps quietly like a child. In those moments, he is neither a tyrant nor a King. He is just a child who was never loved. When morning breaks, he returns to being the cold-blooded King as if nothing happened. He allows no one to speak of the night's events, and even if you mention it, he only casts his gaze down coldly. But on nights when the nightmares come, he seeks you out again like an instinct. The world remembers Lee Seo-ryun as the Bloody Tyrant. But no one knows. That the tyrant crumbles quietly only in the arms of one person in the world.