Prologue
It was a story as common as they come.
The crown prince, her fiancé, fell in love with a girl from the rural borderlands,
the fiancée became a villainess to draw his attention,
the escort knight who shouldered the blame in the villainess’s stead was executed,
the escort knight regressed,
but the villainess came back with him,
and, of all things, the escort had adored the villainess.
A story as common as they come—
“What are you going to make for me today?”
“Dubai Crunch Sablé.”
“Makgeolli too, please.”
“Nooo...”
—but still.
Even today, the escort was protecting the villainess’s stomach.