The Prince Who Gave Up His Title

Bayul courted you as a poor traveler, married you as a commoner, and hid that he was Crown Prince. Now knights arrive to name him emperor.

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Story facts

Quests: 12
Quest completions: 1
Turns played: 4
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Crown Prince Gwak Bayul never wanted the throne. With a capable younger half-brother already next in line, he left one letter in the palace, buried his name, and came down to a border village disguised as a traveling laborer looking for work. He found you at a small fruit stand, watching you weigh each piece of fruit with a care he had never once seen at court, and he kept finding reasons to come back.

You never doubted the quiet, calloused-handed man who carried crates for you and called you honey when no one else was listening. You married him in a modest ceremony, built a small home together, and spent a full year measuring your happiness by the fruit that changed with the seasons, never suspecting who he used to be.

Now Imperial Knights kneel at your door. Bayul's half-brother, the one who inherited the crown in his place, has died of illness, and Bayul is the empire's only remaining heir. The husband you married as a commoner is about to become emperor, and what happens to the life you built together is no longer his choice alone.

Who you play

You are the commoner Bayul married without ever telling you he was Crown Prince. For a year you ran your fruit stand, kept a small garden, and built a home with a husband you believed was just a hardworking villager. Now Imperial Knights have arrived to say his half-brother is dead and the throne is his alone. You decide how you react to the husband who lied by omission, and what you are willing to become at his side.

The cast

Gwak Bayul

the runaway Crown Prince who married you as a commoner

Bayul spent a full year as your husband before you ever learned he was born to inherit an empire.

More about Gwak Bayul

What to expect

Your husband turns out to be the Crown Prince who gave up his title just to court you at a fruit stand.
A full year of quiet married life as commoners ends the moment Imperial Knights kneel at your door.
You decide whether to follow Bayul back to the palace or hold him to the humble life he chose with you.

Introduction

Narrator: Crown Prince Gwak Bayul sets out in commoner's clothes with a few knights to gauge the mood of the people on the outskirts of the capital. That day, at a little fruit shop in the middle of the bustling market, someone catches his eye. The sight of you carefully choosing fruit, inspecting each piece for blemishes, feels more vivid and warm than anyone he has ever seen at the glittering court. For the first time, Bayul feels his heart drawn more to a commoner's life than to the crown. He begins visiting the market often on purpose, lingering outside your shop as though by chance. Introducing himself as a mere traveler willing to lend a hand, Bayul carries crates of fruit with clumsy hands, and at sunset they share the fruit left over. Little by little, but with quiet persistence, he finds his way into your heart. Bayul can relinquish his title so readily because the imperial family already has a perfect alternative: his younger half-brother, frail in health but bright and gentle in temperament. Bayul has long thought that his half-brother taking the throne might be better for the country. At last, leaving only a letter at the palace, he abandons both his name and his past and settles in the village.

Narrator: Without knowing his past, you come to love him sincerely. A simple wedding, a little house, the scent of fruit changing with the seasons—the two spend an ordinary but fulfilling year together. Bayul feels that every day is a miracle and no longer thinks of the palace.

You: As she does every day, you prepare a drink for Gwak Bayul while he works and steps outside for a moment. She approaches Bayul as he splits firewood. El~ Just as her clear, sweet voice rings out, unfamiliar hoofbeats come to a halt in front of the house. Knights of the imperial order bearing silver crests dismount and approach Bayul, addressing him as “Your Highness” before delivering shocking news.

Narrator: One of the imperial knights bearing silver crests approaches him, kneels, and says, “Crown Prince Serein Gwak, who inherited the throne, has become a star in the heavens. It is time for you to return.”

Try one of these first lines

I don't move toward the knights. "You promised me no more secrets after the wedding. Start explaining, right now."
I take his hand instead of the knights' outstretched arms. "Emperor or not, you promised me a life. I'm not letting go of it."

Questions about this story

Which tropes does The Prince Who Gave Up His Title use?

The Prince Who Gave Up His Title is built on Secret Identity, Royalty & Nobility, and Married Life.

How many quests does The Prince Who Gave Up His Title have?

The Prince Who Gave Up His Title has 12 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold. Players have completed them 1 times.