That Knight Doesn’t Take Loyalty Vows

The true culprit behind the assassination of the Fifth Prince is the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince, jealous of his younger brother, tried to kill the Fifth Prince and pinned the blame on Ugo Erzen, a knight from a commoner background.

Even knowing all of this, the Emperor turned a blind eye to the existence of an innocent victim in order to protect the Crown Prince.

The Erzen family was annihilated without cause.

In an instant, she lost her family.

Her older sister-like companion, Ivana, was executed in Evet’s place.

Not long after, posters appeared exposing the Erzen family’s innocence, but her family and Ivana did not return.

Evet, now living under Ivana’s name, made up her mind.

She would never forget that someone had tried to clear the Erzen family’s name.

And she would never forgive the imperial family—the Crown Prince who orchestrated all of this, and the Emperor who abandoned the father who had devoted his loyalty only to be cast aside in misery.

* * *

After joining a secret organization to take revenge.

Her first assignment led her to a gambling den.

His name was Rand.

Black curly hair, red eyes. A tall, sturdy, handsome man who loved gambling and lived a carefree life.

"Doesn’t it tire you out to sit so straight all the time?"

Rand wrapped a hand around my waist and pulled me close.

His hand was warm, and even through the thicker fabric of my clothes, I could feel the heat.

I stared at my target in confusion, my eyes shaking.

‘The Fifth Prince……?’

He was someone who should never be in a place like this, and should never be here.

Because he was the only person who knew that I wasn’t Ivana, but Evet.