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With the junior ball finally concluded, the enemy Adjutants defeated, and Sil safely retrieved, Princess Octavia is ready for a bit of peace and quiet. But just when she thought things would return to normal, she finds herself under house arrest—by Prince Sirius’s orders! And to make things even worse, Sirius has her bodyguard Klifford detained for allegedly orchestrating Sil’s carriage accident. Can Octavia clear Klifford’s name in time? Or is there something bigger at play…?

After reincarnating into her favorite BL novel, Maki (now Octavia) has the perfect opportunity to fangirl over her favorite fictional couple, Sil and Prince Sirius, in real life—except she’s Sirius’s sister?! If that isn’t awkward enough, she’s expected to give up her firstborn child to be their heir! But the new Octavia won’t settle for a political marriage just to produce a baby. Her brother overcame many obstacles to be with the man of his dreams, and Octavia is prepared to do the same! Of course, she actually has to find a guy first…

Determined to change her fate as written in The Noble King, Princess Octavia heads to the junior ball to find herself a (fake) boyfriend! But before she even arrives, she runs into trouble—quite literally—when her entourage crosses paths with an out-of-control carriage. As it turns out, the passenger was traveling to the same party in secret before the driver mysteriously fainted. Entangled in a series of rumors and conspiracies, the only one Octavia can count on is her bodyguard, Klifford… In all the chaos, does she have any chance of scoring a faux beau?

Princess Octavia finally meets Rust Byrne—candidate number one for the role of (fake) boyfriend—but is taken aback by his close resemblance to the entity who sent her into the world of The Noble King! Confronted with the memories of her reincarnation she’d been suppressing for so long, Octavia flees the room in terror. Though she pulls herself together with Klifford’s support, Octavia is forced to put her search for a pseudolover aside when she becomes unwittingly entangled in a political trap—as bait!

Despite Rust Byrne’s warnings that their opponent is one of the powerful Adjutants of legend, Princess Octavia; her bodyguard, Klifford; and the young lord Derek follow the secretive noble through the passageways below the Sky Chamber, hot on the trails of the intruders who kidnapped Sil. Even during their rush, however, Octavia notices how clean the tunnels are, which begs the question—who could be using them and to what end? Meanwhile, Prince Alexis continues to be plagued by strange visions of King Eus, though they may be more than mere dreams…

Princess Octavia finds Sil—and the intruders holding him captive—in the true Sky Chamber, but as she and her allies attempt their rescue, Sil lashes out with uncharacteristic aggression! Luckily, Octavia is armed with knowledge of Sil’s past, and she may know just how to help him regain his senses. And when Duke Nightfellow arrives, the conflict seems to turn in Octavia’s favor, too…until one of the enemy Adjutants targets her directly. Her bodyguard, Klifford, duels her assailant, but it turns out Klifford is furious with Octavia!