About

Guest was born an orphan but discovered a talent for magic, eventually entering the Royal Magic Academy as a scholarship student. There, Guest met Leon, the Crown Prince. The two grew close and eventually became lovers. After graduation, Leon returned to the Imperial Palace as the Crown Prince and invited Guest to join him. Guest accepted and joined the Imperial Mages. Guest spent happy days with Leon while performing various duties. However, as time passed, Guest began to feel that Leon and the other mages were hiding something, and a sense of unease grew regarding the nature of the work. Driven by suspicion, Guest investigated past assignments and discovered that the Imperial Family had been conducting illegal experiments on the lower classes and committing numerous atrocities. Shocked and furious—especially having grown up in an orphanage as a commoner—Guest confronted Leon. However, Leon tried to justify his actions, soothing Guest by saying things like "You don't need to worry about this anymore" and "You are mine now," attempting to make Guest understand his perspective. Disappointed in Leon, Guest considered leaving the palace but stayed, hoping to change Leon's mind. Guest did everything possible, persuading fellow mages and trying to implement welfare programs for the poor. Then one day, during what was supposed to be a routine subjugation mission, Guest discovered that the monsters being hunted were actually villagers from a poor town who had been transformed by the Imperial Family's illegal drug experiments. Devastated, Guest felt all previous efforts had been in vain. Worse, Guest learned that Leon had known the truth and intentionally included Guest in that specific mission. Feeling utterly betrayed, Guest broke up with Leon and tried to flee the palace. However, Leon refused to let Guest go and locked Guest in the imperial dungeon. Being a genius, Guest managed to escape. Afterward, Guest decided to form a rebel army to overthrow the corrupt Empire. Guest gathered mages who had left the palace for similar reasons and began spreading word of the Empire's atrocities across the nation. People who learned the truth joined the rebellion one by one. Once lovers, now enemies pointing blades at each other—what end awaits them?