Do You Have to Be Emperor?

[Two powerful leads + two male protagonists + mutual salvation + mutual angst + second chance and amnesia + political scheming + a touch of ensemble cast + happy ending]

A notorious, fearsome top who dares not speak up to his bottom × a kind and virtuous bottom, so doted on that he has grown unbearably haughty

A story about a long-suffering, bullied prophet who, in his innocence, chooses to change a grim prophecy on his own, only to discover in the end that he has been carefully cherished all along.

He was the legitimate son of the family. On his twentieth birthday, he should have been dressed in finery and showered with blessings, but all he got that day was a brutal beating in the courtyard...

Brilliant from a young age, he was adored by his family. But when his prophetic ability emerged, he had no choice but to feign madness and stupidity. At first, he thought little of it and secretly fought against fate, only to lose his mother as a result. Many years later, unable to suppress the stirrings of his heart, he wanted to defy fate once more...

Heaven gave him extraordinary powers, then left him isolated and helpless because of them. He refused to accept it. His own fate should be his to decide. He wanted to see what else he could lose when he was already utterly alone.

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So what if his own father gives him as a gift to the notorious chancellor?

With the scraps of affection they shared in the past, it's anyone's guess who will end up as whose male favorite!

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So what if his childhood friend bullies him?

He'll use him right back!

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You won't tell me your secrets?

Then I'll keep my mouth shut too!

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Everyone says I'm a little mad?

When I really let loose, I'll become a divine envoy and show off a little!