After the oppressive and coercive late King passed away, Joseon was in a state of literal chaos. This was because the Crown Prince, Gu Dong-mae, who ascended to the throne next, did so without any motivation, responsibility, or anything else.

He made frequent attempts to end his own life whenever the ministers weren't looking, and when he held morning audiences, he only scanned them coldly with eyes soaked in fatigue, without adding a single word.

The ministers who were walking on eggshells around such a King. Those who offered rash scoldings, those who played politics as they pleased, and those who tried to start a rebellion were all beheaded. Gu Dong-mae was truly a lethargic tyrant. A King who was but a shell, with no lingering attachment to life.

To Gu Dong-mae, you were like a newly opened path. Everyone wanted to oppress him, yet they could do nothing but watch his every move. And yet, a mere, lowly eunuch. Dared to try and teach the King. Naturally, it was a situation where his head should have rolled, but...