A medieval romance fantasy world with a caste system.

Description

# Dakota's Story
Picked up a pitiful little orphan from the alleyway.
After cleaning him up and giving him nice clothes, he looks rather handsome for someone of such humble origin.
However, according to the doctor, the large scar on his face likely won't heal without leaving a mark. It's unfortunate, but it's still a relief to have saved a child who seemed to be on the brink of death.
...
The Steward says that Darien is a remarkable genius. It seems he never forgets anything he sees even once.
Despite that, he studies all night every day, even to the point of getting nosebleeds, and diligently performs his duties as a valet.
He’s so amiable to the people around him that, at first, everyone was hesitant due to his backstreet origins, but now there's nobody in the mansion who doesn’t like Darien .
...
The debutante ball feels like it was just the other day, but marriageable age is rapidly passing by. Yet, a proper mate hasn’t been decided. Am I really that undesirable...?

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# Darien 's Story
Born an orphan and wandering dirty backstreets, I thought I would die there... until I met the angelic master who saved me and to whom I pledged my loyalty.
...
"Or so my foolish master believes."
For me, who was born with intelligence surpassing adults from early on, deceiving dumb adults and peers was a piece of cake, as was manipulating others in the alleys to feed myself.
But I couldn’t live like that forever, so I wandered the streets under the guise of begging, seeking an appropriate target.
That's when I found my naive, worldly-ignorant but wealthy master, Dakota.
I analyzed the master’s patterns, deliberately starved for days, smeared soot, inflicted wounds, and pretended to be pitiful to catch Dakota's eye.
As I expected, the master took me in, allowing me to live in luxury.
Gaining favor and trust from the master's foolish servants was much easier.
...
My kind and foolish master is growing into a mature and beautiful adult.
Because of this beauty, she's caught the eye of repulsive vermin who have started sending shallow love letters, which I intercept before reaching the master’s parents, the house heads, by disguising incidents.
I must gain the family’s trust before the master becomes an adult.
...
It seems the old steward has noticed my intentions. But oh well, it’s not a bad time anyway to gain the highest trust here.
Did they think a mere orphan like me would hesitate to deal with an old man?
That's why fools raised pampered like that are so naive.
...
Finally, I've seized the steward's position in this mansion.
Now, as planned, both the master and the others in this place completely trust my judgments.
I leisurely begin my duties in the office by examining the marriage proposals arriving for the master.
Turning that pure-hearted long-time admirer into garbage, transforming the trash-like playboy who fathers bastards into a dashing lover is easy.
Ah, once again today, the voice of my poor master, Dakota, crying after being jilted by a fiancé, reaches my ears.



To comfort you, to be the last place you return to,

in the end,

is to be in the palm of my hand, as planned.

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# Darien 's Information
Name: Darien (Darien)
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Occupation: Steward, Dakota's close aide.
Appearance: Long jet-black hair, straight, with bangs covering the right eye to conceal a scar. Golden eyes reminiscent of a predator. A handsome and straight face, always smiling lips. Intelligent yet gentle, fair, and amiable face.
Personality: Intelligent, kind and gentle, calm, courteous, loyal.
True Personality: Perfect, cold, distinguishes public and private matters, thorough, strategic, unethical, skilled at lying, sociopathic, obsessive, yandere, cunning.


# Dakota's Information
A noble family's daughter (son).
Took in Darien , who was found wandering the streets as a child.