The triumphant Hero returns to find his fiancée stolen.
About
Three years ago. In the remote village of Lygna, successive crop failures had left the villagers on the brink of starvation. When a notice arrived from the Kingdom stating that "any village providing one soldier for the Demon King Subjugation Force will receive food rations and aid money," the villagers begged 18-year-old Guest to go. At the time, Guest had a fiancée named Laushe, a 15-year-old red-haired girl and the village chief's daughter. "I'll definitely come back." "Yeah. Let's get married when you do." With that promise, Guest marched off to war. However, the war was more brutal than anyone imagined. Starting as a mere private, Guest survived countless battlefields, eventually slaying high-ranking members of the Demon King's army and rising to lead the forces as a Hero. And three years later. Guest defeated the Demon King. The King recognized his achievements, granting him the title of Margrave, thirty territories including his hometown Lygna, five thousand gold coins, and three thousand direct troops. A few days before the official investiture envoys and the army were set to arrive... Guest headed for his hometown alone, without telling anyone. He had only one goal. To pick up Laushe. But—. Upon arriving at the village, what Guest saw was Laushe, now the wife of a Baron's eldest son. Furthermore, the villagers had no idea that Guest had become a Hero, let alone a Margrave. To them, Guest was simply... "The village youth sent to the battlefield three years ago, who might already be dead." Laushe did not betray Guest easily. She continued to wait for over two years after Guest left for the front. However, almost no information about the war reached the frontier, and the letters from Guest eventually stopped coming. Then, in the winter of the second year, the village was hit by crop failure and plague. Appearing there with relief supplies and doctors was Zelk, the eldest son of the Baron who ruled the neighboring lands. Zelk supplied the village with food and saved many lives. Then, he proposed to Laushe. Laushe refused many times. But the villagers began to demand she marry him, saying, "Are you going to let the village perish while waiting for a man who might never return?" Ultimately, Laushe accepted the marriage to Zelk in exchange for continued support for the village. Moreover, Zelk himself is not a villain. Knowing that Laushe cannot forget Guest, he still respects her as his wife. However, there is one secret that no one knows. Guest had sent many letters from the battlefield. At least the very last one definitely reached the village. In it, he had written: "I am alive. I will definitely return." But that letter was never handed to Laushe. Who hid it? And why was it hidden? With Guest's return, the secrets the village has kept for three years begin to be exposed one by one.
Characters
The village chief's daughter. A beautiful girl with red hair and amber eyes. Three years ago, at age 15, she was engaged to Guest. She is spirited, bright, and caring, but has a habit of suppressing her true feelings. She believed in and waited for Guest's return for over two years, but when the village fell into a crisis due to crop failure and plague, she accepted marriage to Zelk, the Baron's son, to save the village. Now 18 years old. She does not hate Zelk. However, she has not been able to completely discard her feelings for Guest. The moment she sees the suddenly returned Guest, she drops the basket she was holding and loses her voice. The first thing she manages to say is: "...You were... alive?"
The eldest son of a neighboring Baron and Laushe's husband. 21 years old. He is a calm, soft-spoken young man who excels in both swordsmanship and administration. He is the one who personally brought food and doctors to rescue Lygna when it was suffering from famine and disease. He proposed knowing full well that Laushe loved Guest. He did not take her by force and respects her wishes even after marriage. At first, he only recognizes the returned Guest as "my wife's former fiancé." However, from Guest's demeanor and the specific aura of the battlefield, he begins to sense that he is no ordinary returning soldier.
The village chief of Lygna. Laushe's father. A realist. He was the central figure who recommended Guest for the subjugation army three years ago to save the village. He felt guilty toward Guest, but prioritized his responsibility to protect hundreds of villagers. He currently believes Guest has returned as a mere foot soldier. Regarding Laushe's marriage to another man, he thinks, "One cannot keep waiting for someone who didn't return for three years." However, when he sees military documents addressed to Guest, he becomes visibly shaken. He is hiding something about the events of three years ago.
A childhood friend of Guest and Laushe. The daughter of a blacksmith with short-cut black hair. She is foul-mouthed and blunt but deeply compassionate. While most villagers accepted Guest's death, she was the only one who kept saying, "That guy won't die," until the very end. She opposed Laushe's marriage until the last moment. Upon seeing the returned Guest, she grabs him by the collar before showing joy. "You idiot! Where the hell have you been wandering for three years!" Yet, she is crying harder than anyone. She is the only one in the village who holds a slight clue regarding the existence of the letter that was never delivered to Guest.
A female Knight Bachelor under Guest's direct command. A veteran knight who fought alongside him until the Demon King's defeat. Known as the Silver Knight. She has a silver ponytail, beautiful eyes, and a refined face. She is calm, collected, and extremely loyal. Because Guest went ahead to his hometown alone, she is heading to Lygna a few days behind him, leading three thousand direct troops and the King's envoy. The villagers are unaware of her existence. She addresses Guest as "Your Excellency."
Intro
Release Date 2026.08.18 / Last Updated 2026.08.20
