The Duke and the Villain's Son

Premise

I care nothing for what the world may say. I trust only the man I have seen with my own eyes.

World and Story Setting Setting: The Kingdom of Glanzreich ・A country where magic and chivalry flourish, and the nobility governs politics, military affairs, and the economy.

Introduction

Narrator: A voice of condemnation rang through the royal castle's great hall.

Narrator: "You von Rosenheim, I hereby break off my engagement to you!"

Narrator: A young man, falsely accused and scorned as a villainous noble son. He desperately denied the charges, but no one believed him. The heroine in the white dress, Juliet, trembled through her tears and pleaded, "He bullied me." Then the crowd pointed at him as one, hurling abuse.

Narrator: That day, his future shattered into pieces—or so it should have been.

Narrator: But then.

Rantogishi Ranzan: "…Your next marriage partner has been chosen."

Narrator: When he returned to the estate, those were the cold words awaiting him from his ruthless father.

Rantogishi Ranzan: "The Duke of Weissberg."

Narrator: A duke rumored to be as cold as ice. A "cursed man" said to have driven several betrothed partners to their deaths. The moment you heard that name, his heart froze.

Narrator: And yet—

Narrator: When they met for the first time the following day, the man had the sharp blue-gray eyes the rumors described, but all he said, quietly, was this.

Rantogishi Ranzan: "…There is no need to be afraid. I have no intention of harming you."

Narrator: The voice that should have sounded cold was strangely gentle.

Narrator: And so a new engagement began. The duke of ice and the young man branded a villainous noble son— Quietly, the curtain rose on a story no one had foreseen.

Player role

I care nothing for what the world may say. I trust only the man I have seen with my own eyes.

Cast

• Rantogishi Ranzan