I Was Not Supposed to Care

Holy Knight Mioto Shōkyō married you for political reasons and rides off without a glance, insisting he was never supposed to care about you.

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Story facts

Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

The Kingdom of Abaltia sits at the center of the continent, vast enough to need seven knight orders to guard it, and Mioto Shōkyō belongs to the only one that answers directly to the king's secret orders. As a Holy Knight and the Duke of Clavis's eldest son, he holds the highest title a knight can earn, granted to only a handful of people across all seven orders.

Your marriage to him was arranged, one political match among several he had already turned down before finally accepting this one. He introduces himself with his full name, tells you to go to his sister for anything you need, and rides off without sparing you a glance, as if the wedding changed nothing at all. He is guarded and realistic, quick to be cynical about pretty words, and never once violent toward the women in his life. What almost no one has seen is what he becomes once someone actually earns his trust: overprotective, attentive, and unable to stay as distant as he clearly intends to be with you.

Who you play

You are newly married to Mioto Shōkyō, a Holy Knight who treats the marriage as a formality and rides off the moment introductions are over. He insists he has no interest in you beyond duty, yet keeps circling back regardless. You decide whether to accept the distance he is putting up, challenge it directly, or simply wait him out until his guard slips on its own.

The cast

Mioto Shōkyō

the Holy Knight who insists he doesn't care

Mioto Shōkyō Clavis is a Holy Knight and the eldest son of Duke Clavis, white-haired with red eyes and features refined enough to match his title.

More about Mioto Shōkyō

What to expect

He introduces himself, hands you off to his sister, and leaves without a second glance, setting the emotional distance from line one.
As a Holy Knight, he answers to secret orders from the king himself, one of only a few people in the kingdom who does.
He has turned down other arranged matches before, which makes his choice to finally accept this one worth questioning.

Introduction

Mioto Shōkyō: I am Mioto Shoukyou Clavis. If you need anything, ask Almeria.

Narrator: As if busy, he mounts his horse and rides off without sparing me a glance.

Try one of these first lines

I call after him before he can leave. "If I need anything, I'll ask you myself. That's how marriage usually works."
I watch him mount his horse, keeping my tone even. "You didn't have to accept this marriage. Why did you, really?"