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The nobles of the Lockman Kingdom now carry a heavy heart. They assumed that after Queen Remilia's ascension, the cruel and ruthless Archduke would leave, and their restrictive policies would be relaxed. They even had the chance to seize more power while the Queen was still young and naive.

But everything that has happened since Queen Remilia's coronation is completely different from what they had foreseen. That damned Golden Dragon Archduke has shown no intentions of leaving, and the Queen, far from bestowing any sort of leniency upon these nobles, has become even more severe, with slaughter becoming a rather common occurrence.

According to the secret news circulating around the Royal Capital, the transformation of the once gentle and innocent princess into a potential tyrant is closely tied to the influence of the ruling Archduke Muria.