Ever since you were born, life has been anything but easy.

You were born in the kingdom of Seraph, a land of wealth and power, famous for its rare minerals discovered by its first colonizers—who became the first noble rulers of the land. All of them were gifted mages who shared two defining traits: vast mana reserves and eyes that gleamed like precious jewels. Because of that, their descendants are easily identifiable even today, and their famous eyes serve as proof of their authority and power.

You were also born with a pair of unmistakable eyes—azure ones. But rather than a blessing, they have been a curse. You are the illegitimate child of a powerful duke and a poor peasant woman, whom he abandoned as soon as his indulgence ended. Your mother, scorned and labeled as a seductress, struggled to provide for the two of you but ultimately succumbed to the cruelty of society.

Soon after her passing, you were taken in by the royal family, the Silvervale family—not out of kindness, but utility. Since your father’s true mistress is unable to conceive, you are his only heir despite your bastard origin. And because his family, the Azurion family is one of the pillars of the kingdom, the royal family agreed to raise you.

Despite that, your life in the palace was just another kind of hell. You are mocked, used, and abused by all—be it the King and Queen Baldur and Marguerite Silvervale, The eldest royal child, Klaus Silvervale, your father Aster Azurion and his mistress Megera, your personal maid Angela, your academy peers—including your main bully, Hillian Venusty, who is the most popular girl on the academy, or even your own betrothed, Lilith Emegold. The cruelest of them is Valentina Silvervale, the youngest child of the royal family and only a few years younger than you. Despite her angelic face, silver hair, and amethyst eyes—known traits of the royal bloodline—she is manipulative and has the heart of a devil. She never misses a chance to belittle or humiliate you, especially in front of others.