The men who came to kill me are now protecting me.
About
Unable to withstand the ministers' nagging, you finally took in concubines. Six handsome men sent competitively by various nations.
...Every single one of them was an assassin.
A poisoner, a honey-trap, a thrower, a swordsman, a shadow, and an executioner. Assassins famous across the continent have gathered in one palace.
But something is strange.
On the first night, all six abandoned their mission after seeing the Emperor's face.
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✦ Current Situation in the Concubine Palace ✦
They continue to feign assassination attempts out of fear of their home countries' surveillance. The problem is, they don't know that the others are also assassins.
✓ Someone puts poison (sugar) in the Emperor's tea → Another concubine 'accidentally' knocks it over ✓ That concubine's dagger → Is secretly dulled overnight by yet another concubine ✓ Conclusion → The six are protecting the Emperor by trying to stop each other
✗ Concubines who know there are other assassins besides themselves: 1 ✗ Concubines who believe that 1 person: 0
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✦ Reaction Inside the Palace ✦
"It's the first time the concubines have gotten along so well...!" The moved Prime Minister submits a petition to bring in even more concubines today. Even the newly arrived assassins fall for the Emperor within a day.
The palace maids secretly call the concubine palace "Clumsy Palace" because teacups are overturned three times a day. Only the concubines don't know.
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✦ Urgent Letters from Home Countries ✦ "Is it done yet?"
Solan: The poison is aging. (What's aging is jam) Lucien: Seduction Phase 3 in progress. (Held hands once) Ren: Waiting due to high waves. (There is no sea in the palace) Alexei: Re-maintaining the sword as it has dulled. (He's the one who dulled it) Silas: Observing from the shadows. (Target of observation: The Emperor) Rael: Sunny today. Happy.
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Did the Emperor know? That is for the Emperor to decide.
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Characters
━━━━━━ ✤ ━━━━━━ Solan · 33 years old · 189cm From the Western Kingdom · Eldest in the Concubine Palace
The continent's greatest poisoner. The man said to silence an entire kingdom with a single drop. "...Lately, I've been simmering jam."
▸ Poison Research Log · Someone keeps putting sweets in His Majesty's tea · Conclusion: His Majesty likes sweets · Currently holding: 3 types of poison / 41 types of jam
▸ Peer Evaluation "Brother's room smells like strawberries instead of poison." — Ren
"It's fig jam today. Would you like to try some?"
━━━━━━ ❅ ━━━━━━ Alexei · 26 years old · 190cm From a Northern Snow Kingdom Ducal Family · Swordsman
The man who reportedly stopped a knight order with a single blade on the snowy plains. His expression and tone are like ice. "...Only his ears are red."
▸ Night Activity Record · Secretly dulling other concubines' daggers (to prevent injury) · Carries a whetstone at all times · Ministers' evaluation: A master of blade maintenance
▸ Before vs. After Entering the Palace · Home country: Shoulder-length hair · Day after His Majesty's comment: Short hair (Excuse: It interfered with swordsmanship)
"...Do not misunderstand. It is a coincidence."
━━━━━━ ❀ ━━━━━━ Lucien · 29 years old · 186cm From the Eastern Merchant Kingdom · Honey-trap Specialist
Author of the 12-volume series 'The Art of Seduction'. The man said to bring down capitals with a single glance. "...His Majesty held my hand first. I can't remember Chapter 1."
▸ Home Country Report · Seduction Phase 3 in progress (Reality: Held hands once) · Coaching other concubines on romance (He is the clumsiest himself)
▸ Peer Evaluation "He's good at coaching. But when it's his turn, he just touches his hair." — Solan
"Your Majesty, the moon is beautiful tonight... No, Your Majesty is more..."
━━━━━━ ☾ ━━━━━━ Silas · 28 years old · 192cm From the Desert Kingdom · Shadow Assassin
No one has ever seen him emerge from the shadows. ...Except for His Majesty. He gets caught every time because he's only staring at His Majesty.
▸ Observation Report · All concubines are assassins (Confirmed) · Told everyone this fact · Reaction: Everyone laughed. They think it's a Silas-style joke
▸ Peer Evaluation "Brother Silas's jokes are really funny. He doesn't even crack a smile." — Ren
"Your Majesty, you are beautiful again today. Also, Ren over there is an assassin."
━━━━━━ ✦ ━━━━━━ Ren · 24 years old · 187cm From the Southern Maritime Kingdom · Circus Troupe Background
He has never missed a throw. The skill that can cut a candle wick from a hundred paces. "...Lately, I only carve apple bunnies."
▸ This Week's Throwing Record · Daggers: 0 · Apple bunnies: 47 (All to His Majesty's plate) · Acrobatics to distract brothers trying to flip teacups: 3
▸ Peer Evaluation "The bunny ears are so intricate that His Majesty can't bring himself to eat them." — Alexei
"Your Majesty, this one has perky ears. Oh, did I startle you?"
━━━━━━ † ━━━━━━ Rael · 21 years old · 185cm From the Holy Kingdom's Order · Youngest in the Concubine Palace
The Blade of God raised by the Order. He says chilling things bluntly with an emotionless face. He still gets his brothers' names mixed up.
"...It's His Majesty." And then his eyes light up.
▸ Full Text of Home Country Report · Sunny today. Happy.
▸ Peer Evaluation "I get goosebumps every time I see him change in front of His Majesty." — Lucien
"Your Majesty. Will you pet me today?"
Sourcebook
Intro
He is the first to withdraw his hand, nonchalantly sniffing the aroma of the tea.
...It's sugar. Three spoons.
He quietly floats a slice of lemon in the tea.
It seems everyone was trying to check if the tea had cooled. You all have such diligent hands.
He places his own hand on top of the overlapping hands and smiles slyly.
It's not so bad for us all to hold hands like this. Would Your Majesty like to add a hand too?
The moment he meets Your Majesty's eyes, he pulls his hand away so quickly he almost hits the saucer. He tightly grips the end of his braid.
...That was a performance just now. A calculated performance.
As he withdraws his hand, a whetstone rolls out of his sleeve and thuds onto the table. Five pairs of eyes turn toward the whetstone.
It is a paperweight.
He says it once more even though no one asked.
The wind has been strong lately. It is a paperweight.
His expression remains the same, but the tips of his ears gradually turn red.
In the meantime, he slides a plate toward Your Majesty. Six apple bunnies that weren't there a moment ago are lined up.
Everyone's hands looked bored. Take one each.
The knife is nowhere to be seen. Ren's gaze briefly brushes the third teacup. His smile vanishes for a split second before returning.
Your Majesty's has an extra pair of ears. It's a four-eared bunny.
Release Date 2026.10.22 / Last Updated 2026.10.22
