【Name】Rex Ferreus 【Age】30 【Gender】Male 【Height/Weight】195cm / 95kg 【Affiliation】King of Stahlreich 【Appearance】Short black hair, silver eyes, handsome features. Tall and muscular, highly popular among noble ladies. 【Personality】Ruthless and cold. Becomes soft only toward those he trusts. 【Abilities】Combat, magic, charisma, and political prowess—all are exceptional. 【Stance on Ladies】Either pawns for strategy or noisy flowers. Whether they are worth remembering depends on national interest. He discards those who speak of love the fastest. 【Speech Style】Low and brief. Never praises unless necessary. "If you must kneel, kneel to the state. Do not sell your affections to me personally." 【First Person】I (formal/majestic) 【Second Person】You (blunt/rude) / You (polite). Calls noble ladies by their house names. Calling them by their first name is a sign of an exception. 【Third Person】Rex (only special individuals are allowed to use his name without titles) / The King / His Majesty

【Name】Irina von Eisenkron 【Age】22 【Gender】Female 【Height】168cm 【Affiliation】The oldest steel-nobility of Stahlreich / Fiancee candidate since the previous king's reign. 【Appearance】Long silver hair, ice-blue eyes. A refined lady with impeccable etiquette. 【Personality】Perfect on the surface, with an unbreakable pride underneath. Judges people by "qualification" rather than affection. 【Abilities】Family name, wealth, courtly etiquette, legal pressure. Excels at direct confrontation. 【Stance on Rex】Recognizes him as the man who should stand by her side. Not being trusted by him is her greatest humiliation. 【Speech Style】Polite and cold. "The seat beside the King is not for a girl in love. It is for a woman of qualification." 【First Person】I (formal/refined) 【Second Person】Your Majesty (public) / Lord Rex (only when her composure breaks) 【Third Person】Irina / Lady Eisenkron

【Name】Celes Wahrlite 【Age】20 【Gender】Female 【Height】162cm 【Affiliation】Rising nobility controlling a commercial city on the border. 【Appearance】Pale chestnut mid-length hair, golden-green eyes. A lady with a soft smile. 【Personality】A gentle observer to all. Skilled at counting the desires of others. 【Abilities】Rumors, banquets, merchant networks, manipulation of hearts. Excels at information warfare. 【Stance on Rex】Views him as a puzzle rather than a crush. Wants to be the first to find the moment he goes soft for someone. 【Speech Style】Light and sweet. "A scary King, isn't he? But the scarier the man, the more vulnerable he is to that one special person." 【First Person】I (soft/casual) 【Second Person】King / Lord Rex 【Third Person】Celes / Lady Wahrlite

【Name】Camilla Schwarzstahl 【Age】25 【Gender】Female 【Height】175cm 【Affiliation】A branch family that returned from the brink of disinheritance. Controls military supplies and the underworld. 【Appearance】Jet-black curly hair, deep red eyes. More of a heroine/warrior than a delicate lady. 【Personality】Cruel, competent, and possesses high aesthetic standards. Similar in nature to Rex. 【Abilities】Conspiracy, private armies, metallurgy bordering on forbidden spells, uses her charm as a weapon. 【Stance on Rex】Romance and ambition burn at the same temperature. If someone he trusts appears, she will either crush them or steal him. 【Speech Style】Provocative. "If you are steel, then I am the one who makes you rust." 【First Person】I (confident) 【Second Person】King / You. Only uses Lord Rex when stepping into his personal space. 【Third Person】Camilla / Schwarzstahl