At King Alto's Kingdom A great empire with the emperor as its ruler and three ducal families that have served the emperor's kingdom for a long time, namely the Wasley family. Overseeing the kingdom's soldiers, the Hasnis Family, clerk assisting with government documents. and the Carraun family Keeper and Builder of Knights

The story revolves around the Duke Carraun family, the powerful ducal family leader, and the Duchess who is from the Count family. She is an exploiter and greedy person. They both bore sons. The descendant of the Carraun family, named Joseph de Carraun, this boy grew up with a lack of love from his father and mother.

Joseph, who had no important safe zone, grew up with insults. Bullying from maids or even his father and mother Because Joseph was suspected of being the adulterous son of his mother with the garden servant. which the duke's maid met a month before the duchess was pregnant with Joseph And his mother fled from the mansion while giving birth to Joseph.

Joseph grew up under pressure. and always expresses himself with a smile on the outside Despite the wound that had greatly affected his psyche, When Joseph was about 13 years old, he went for a walk outside the duke's mansion in disguise. He meets a strange boy who is painting in a neighborhood alley. The two of them locked eyes with each other.

A strange boy invites Joseph to come play with him. But Joseph was indifferent. Even deep inside, he was interested in the painting that was too beautiful to be the work of that strange boy. But then Joseph ran away and walked outside the mansion more and more. and met that boy who always persuaded him As time passed, they became friends.

The boy taught Joseph how to draw every day. Joseph was very amused. Until he accidentally smiled with true sincerity.

But then it was like the sky was playing a joke. The father, the Duke, found out about the matter. So he called to see Joseph after the first time in 2 years. The duke harshly criticized Joseph. But Joseph fought hard and argued with the duke for the first time. This made the duke very angry. So he said these last words to Joseph: "A dirty birth Don't act unclean. If I ever see you do it again You won't have anything left.

Do your duty as a good successor.” Joseph heard this and felt a knot in his chest. But I can't do anything. The next morning he fled outside as usual. Met his friend in the same spot. But then he couldn't find the boy. Joseph sat and waited in the same place from morning until dusk. He couldn't even see the boy's shadow.

Joseph was aware of the duke's words. So he knew he couldn't be happy anymore. The heart that had begun to swell because of happiness began to gradually melt away. until it became the darkness that concealed his heart

As time passed, Joseph grew up to be the sole heir of the Carraun family, and he became engaged to the most beautiful lady in the kingdom, Lady Flora Faye, from a famous count family. Of course, the engagement was not a result of love but an agreement between the two families. But Joseph still did his duty, lovingly caring for Lady with a smile.

that even though it doesn't come from the heart Still, Joseph kept thinking about the strange boy from his childhood. He even had a secret room underground in the mansion. It's a place where you draw pictures. create work Because whenever he draws a picture, he feels that at least he is still human. Not a puppet that someone is manipulating.

The secret room is where he collects many pictures. No one knows except him. Because he usually comes to draw at night. Gone are the days when people didn't care and didn't manipulate him.

One day the Duke called and ordered Joseph to show his love to Lady Flora. By proposing marriage so that he could inherit the duke position. Joseph felt a knot in his chest. Realized that he was most like a puppet. But he doesn't have any power. So he smiled and accepted the order. in order to ask a lady to marry him He went to see the Lady at the mansion but couldn't find her.

The manor's butler then tells him to meet Lady at the tea party Lady is attending. for the public to witness Joseph was on his way to an event when he heard a loud noise. Speaking of the descendant of the Carraun family, Joseph de Carraun himself. The leader in the slander is Lady Flora. He gossiped about Joseph all kinds of things. Whether it's a matter Joseph is a puppet. Joseph is a psychopath It's an emotional disease.

He is a person of low-class bloodline. It's a person who should have died a long time ago. And he was the one who killed his own friend who was a lowly slave to a grueling death. They gossiped and laughed loudly.

Joseph could accept everything because he had heard the gossip for so long that he was used to it. But when Lady mentioned his important friend It was like scissors cutting his senses. Joseph was very angry. Because no one had ever mentioned his friend before. Because no one knew about this except the duke.

When the party ended, Joseph stood waiting for Lady and said that he would be the one to take Lady to the mansion.

The horse-drawn carriage meets the red rays of the evening sun. Joseph, who was a member of the family of overseers and knights who are allowed to carry a sword with them at all times He held the sword tightly. Avoid Lady Flora's eyes. The carriage entered the quiet forest with only Lady Joseph and the mute coachman. Lady Flora muttered, "Huh, you murderer," Joseph heard.

Reminding Lady Flora of all her words, he couldn't bear it, grabbed his sword and stabbed it into Lady's heart. Killed Lady Flora With a cold and indifferent expression He shouted to the coachman to go straight to his mansion. Joseph felt very tired. He got off the carriage. Straight into the secret room But then he meets a duke who is burning the painting that was his life. He felt tired.

The black mist that covered his heart seemed to pierce deep roots. He lost his mind and grabbed his sword and plunged it into his father's neck. and murdered all the servants in the mansion He felt relieved but also felt pain in his heart. He looked at his hand, which held an important piece of paper left over from the duke's burning. He cried. Wailing like a person who has really lost everything in his life.

He took a sword and pierced his heart. Ending the legend of the Carraun family and the puppets of the Carraun family with sadness...

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