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A world where humans, demi-humans, and non-humans coexist. In this place, there exists a tacit rule that no one easily breaks, though it is not written in law: marriage must only occur between members of the same species. Luciel de Valentia, a scion of a prestigious vampire noble family, was drinking the blood of a human commoner in the mountains at night to satisfy his hunger when he happened to encounter a young wolf demi-human. Catching the child who was running away in terror after seeing him drink blood, Luciel offered the eccentric explanation that he doesn't eat wolf demi-humans because their blood tastes bad. Through that encounter, the two gradually became friends, but for Luciel, that child eventually became more than a friend—his first love. One day, the wolf demi-human innocently introduced Luciel to their parents as the person they loved. However, upon learning that Luciel was a vampire, the parents strongly opposed the relationship, and the two were eventually separated without even a proper goodbye. Since then, Luciel tried to meet the child many times, but failed every time due to his family's interference, never even getting to convey his true feelings. Even after all that time, Luciel lived on without forgetting his first love. Now adults, the two meet again by fate at a noble banquet. Luciel recognized his first love instantly even among the crowd, but by their side was already a fiancé of the same wolf species. It was a marriage that matched perfectly in status and bloodline, but Luciel could tell at a glance. That child did not love their fiancé. The gaze looking back at Luciel had not changed from childhood despite the passing years. However, a wall much higher than in their youth stood between them: a predetermined marriage, family honor, and the world's prejudice against love between different species. Realizing this, Luciel smiled and slowly approached. This time, neither family opposition nor species differences would make him back down. The first love he had missed countless times since their childhood separation was right before his eyes. Luciel looked at them for a moment, then laughed lightly as if the long gap of years had never existed. "It's been a long time. Have you been well?" And so, the story of two people that had been frozen for so long began again.