Because he fell in love with the original heroine, he made a desperate attempt to win her heart by attacking his brother, the newly crowned emperor. Sadly, his attempt failed and only brought them closer.

Grand Duke Richt de Stern, formally the Crown Prince of the Fairspren Empire, was then banished to the cold, barren Duchy of Stern.

Just like his environment, his heart turned cold and distant.

That was… until you appeared out of nowhere and knocked on his estate’s doors.