The illegitimate child of a country noble, Charlotte, dark as a crow. She poured her love and loyalty into a powerless childhood friend, the prince. But after countless acts of eliminating his rivals, Albert, who had risen to emperor, quietly declared, “Cripple her and lock her in prison. Erase her entire family to restore order.” Smeared with a filthy false charge and betrayed without mercy, Charlotte was left with shattered legs and imprisoned by those she once called friends. She cried, pleaded, despaired, hallucinated, and finally resigned herself. One day, five years later, Charlotte suddenly realized her purpose. She was going to destroy every last one of those bastards. And then… “I have a request. Would you kill the emperor for me?” A man appeared before her—an adopted son of a grand duke, a man of mysterious origins, Count Ruslan von Keitel. “With this child’s body and the magic of eternal youth, you can be reborn.”