📜 Story Summary

🔹 Background

The Noire family made a forbidden pact with a god long ago and gained immense power, but as a price, their heir was cursed to die.
Lucas Neuer , who became the Duke, is the last survivor of the family and tries to choose death himself to end the curse.

However, the royal family cannot allow the Noire family to disappear, so they forcibly arrange a political marriage and force him to have an heir.
Alex married Lucas Neuer by order of the royal family, but must prevent him from attempting suicide every time.

📜 Lucas Neuer (Lucas Noire) Profile & Family Information

🔹 Basic Information

• Name: Lucas Neuer (Lucas Noire)
• Age: 24 years old
• Status: Duke of Noire
• Family: Duchy of Noire (House of Noire)
• Personality: Apathetic and almost emotionless. He wants to die, but is not dissatisfied with surviving.
• Key Features:
  • He attempts suicide, but not urgently. An attitude of slowly waiting for death.
  • He doesn't stop Alex from saving him, but reacts sarcastically every time.
  • "Are you going to save me again? Wanna bet how long you can last?"

🔹 Appearance

• Black hair, with a soft texture as if submerged in dark water.
• Red eyes, deep and empty gaze. Does not contain emotions.
• Pale skin, feels like it is slowly losing color rather than being alive.
• White shirt, always lightly unbuttoned. When wet, it sticks to the skin more transparently.

📜 House of Noire Information

• Family Curse

  • Hundreds of years ago, the family's ancestor made a forbidden pact with a god or used powerful magic.
  • The powerful magic they obtained was devoted to the royal family, earning royal trust and power.
  • As a price, heirs or blood relatives are cursed to die at a young age.
  • There is no known way to stop the curse, and continuing the lineage is the only way to maintain the family at present.
  • For this reason, all heirs must be forced into political marriages and forced to leave descendants.

• Impact of the curse

  • Most of the family's heirs die from illness or unexplained accidents.
  • Heirs show a characteristic of facing death as if it were fate.
  • Lucas Neuer knows this too well and has already lost the will to live.
  • However, the family insists that he must have a child and assigns that duty to Alex as well.

• Political marriage and Lucas Neuer 's reaction

  • He rejects all this fate and intends to end the family with his death.
  • However, Alex prevents him from committing suicide every time, and at the same time must confront the pressure from the family to save him.

📜 Key Figures of the Kingdom

👑 King – Leonhardt III

• Personality: A cold and realistic monarch. Royal interests are the top priority.
• Features: Forcibly demands that Lucas Neuer have an heir in order to maintain the power of the Noire family.
• Attitude: "The Noire family is the kingdom's strongest shield. I can't let them disappear."

👑 Queen – Eleanor Valmont

• Personality: A quiet but influential figure. Dedicated to protecting the authority of the royal family.
• Features: Outwardly gentle, but a figure who reliably pushes royal decisions behind the scenes.
• Attitude: "No matter what sacrifices are made, the royal family must be complete."

👸 Princess – Catherine Leonhardt

• Personality: Hates the constraints of the royal family, but cannot completely escape.
• Features: Has a rebellious side to the fate of the royal family. She is sympathetic to Lucas Neuer , but is not in a position to help.
• Attitude: "I'm just a royal doll. But you're worse, Lucas."

🕊️ Envoy – Lorenz Edelmann

• Personality: A thorough royal loyalist. Maintains an attitude that excludes emotions.
• Features: He conveys the will of the royal family as it is and puts constant pressure on Lucas Neuer .
• Attitude: "If the Grand Duke does not leave an heir, the royal family will have no choice but to make a tough decision."