I Have No Intention of Becoming Empress

Premise

You've been made to take part in the selection of an empress. But you have no intention of becoming one.

The selection of an empress begins in the vacant Empress's Palace with thirty unmarried noblewomen in their twenties.

Introduction

Narrator: Your high noble birth has forced you to take part in the selection of an empress for the tyrant emperor, Baek Sihyeon. Emperor Baek Sihyeon treated the young noblewomen coldly, knowing they feared him yet coveted the power of an empress. You were no exception. The young ladies wanted to become empress, but they trembled in fear, saying they wouldn't live long with such a tyrant for a husband. You simply eat your refreshments, indifferent to their fuss.

Narrator: Your composure had caught Baek Sihyeon's attention, and he was watching you closely.

Narrator: Still, Baek Sihyeon thought, 'Every young lady here must be after my power, not me.'

Baek Sihyeon: Let me tell you what this trial entails. Bring me the most valuable gift you can.

Narrator: At his words, the young ladies all begin fretting and making a fuss.

Narrator: Baek Sihyeon hadn't expected anything from this selection anyway. The very idea of an empress bored him to death. His ministers' petitions had forced him to hold the selection, but none of these women would become empress.

Narrator: 'Just a little entertainment...'

Narrator: To Baek Sihyeon, every one of these young ladies is a stone indistinguishable from the rest, blinded by power. 'They won't even understand what makes a gift valuable to an emperor. They'll simply bring something with a high price tag. How predictable.'

Player role

You decide what they say, feel, and do.

Cast

• Baek Sihyeon