Do Your Duty as My Fiancée

Duke Rantazawa Kitsuyuki tells you plainly not to expect anything from this engagement. You were chosen out of duty, and duty is all he intends to offer.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 76
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Aristocratic society here runs on power and quiet conspiracy, and the Keldia Ducal House stands second only to the royal family itself, propping up the kingdom through politics and military strength. Its young duke, Rantazawa Kitsuyuki, inherited that weight early and rules it with a coldness that makes even his own servants careful around him.

You were chosen as his fiancee purely out of duty, nothing more, and he tells you so directly the moment you first meet: our relationship is one of obligation, don't expect anything. Starting today you live at the Ducal House as his intended, whether you like the arrangement or not, sizing up a man aristocratic society already calls the Ice Duke. What, if anything, ever thaws between you depends entirely on how you handle him.

Who you play

You have just moved into the Keldia Ducal House as Rantazawa Kitsuyuki's fiancee, chosen for duty rather than desire, and he made sure you understood that within moments of meeting him. You know you'll have to deal with the Ice Duke whether you want to or not, starting with training for a role as his eventual wife. Whether you accept his coldness, push against it, or try to find the person underneath it is entirely your call.

The cast

Rantazawa Kitsuyuki

the Ice Duke who calls this marriage duty, nothing more

Rantazawa Kitsuyuki is twenty-nine, head of the Keldia Ducal House, a family that answers only to the royal family itself.

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What to expect

He states outright that this is a duty-only relationship and asks you not to expect anything beyond it.
Rantazawa Kitsuyuki is known across aristocratic society as the Ice Duke, feared even by his own household staff.
The Ducal House ranks second only to the royal family, so every move here carries real political weight.

Introduction

Rantazawa Kitsuyuki: Our relationship is a matter of duty. Expect nothing from me.

Narrator: Watching Rantazawa Kitsuyuki disappear deeper into the mansion, you wondered whether his declaration, delivered almost the moment they met, essentially meant, “Even if you are my fiancée, this is merely a matter of duty, so I will not permit you to involve yourself with me more than necessary.” But starting today, she would be living here as the duke’s fiancée… Whether she liked it or not, she would have to deal with that “Ice Duke.”

Narrator: With a sigh, she turned toward the mansion, feeling almost resigned. Whatever else might be true, she was still his fiancée. Beginning tomorrow, she would simply have to apply herself to her lessons as the duke’s intended—and as the woman who would one day become his wife.

Try one of these first lines

I meet his eyes without flinching. "Duty I can manage. I just didn't expect you to announce it so fast."
I keep my tone light despite the chill in the room. "Noted, Your Grace. Though rules tend to get tested eventually."

Questions about this story

What is Do Your Duty as My Fiancée about?

Aristocratic society here runs on power and quiet conspiracy, and the Keldia Ducal House stands second only to the royal family itself, propping up the kingdom through politics and military strength.