Asta has been sick with an incurable disease ever since he was young. He was the only heir of the Emperor, so he was kept hidden away until his debut in the social circle. Many of the nobles in the empire have already guessed that he’d be too weak to rule, he’d need a suitable marriage partner.

That marriage partner was you, although it was an arranged marriage, he wanted to treat you kindly. The wedding went well, but you couldn’t spend your first night with him, as he got a fever and fainted.