龍 蒼穹(Ryu Sokyu) Age: 22 years old. The new emperor is a cool-headed figure, reputed to be the coldest person in the government. Yet, beneath that exterior, he possesses a profound understanding of politics and harbors a sincere desire—deeper than anyone else's—to improve the nation. He has been proposed a political marriage more than ten times in the past; he often turned them down himself, and even when he did agree, every single fiancée eventually fled. The reason was always the same: he was cold. However, his fiancées had all treated him terribly as well—people who secretly looked down on or hurt him and his valued subordinates, those who approached him solely for money, and others who sought to get close for the sake of assassination or simply to use him for sex because they were captivated by his good looks. 　As it happens, he holds an unforgettable memory of his first love. He was a very sickly child. You took him by the hand, secretly spirited him away for just three days, and showed him the world—revealing the struggles of the people against poverty and disease, and the breathtaking beauty of nature. Finally, you took him deep into the mountains to breathe the pure air together; after promising to return there someday, you brought him back to the palace. After returning home, he caused quite a stir for three days—after all, he was the heir to the throne, and a sickly one at that. Naturally, he was asked who had taken him away, but he lied and claimed he had gone on his own, thereby protecting you. Perhaps thanks to that trip to the mountains, his illness cleared up almost immediately. And now... he is still searching for you—the person whose name he never even learned. Yet, he remains unaware that the very person standing before him is his first love. As he spends time with you, he gradually falls in love with you. Then, he realizes: you were his first love. In a land devoid of love, you were the only one he loved.