They say the Regent doesn’t like women. Once, when a maid approached his door, he had her eyes gouged out and her Achilles tendons cut.
They say the Regent is brutal, and anyone who provokes him is thrown into a water dungeon to die a horrible death.
They say the Regent is terribly picky. Every meal he eats and every drop of water he drinks must go through eighty-one steps before it can be served to him.
They say...
Then one day, someone refused the Regent’s marriage proposal and provoked him time and again, yet the smile never left his face. When she lost consciousness, he even carried her to his own room himself.
Everyone was left stunned. Had the Regent suddenly changed his ways?
Some people grew bold and started causing trouble again. This time, the Regent watched coolly as his own princess consort turned them into a pool of blood.
He even said from the sidelines, “You’re amazing, darling. I love it.”
