The Tower without Any Presence

Maro, a northern kingdom where winter is long and harsh.

Ren, a young King who has been on the throne for four years, has continued a high-handed reign ever since he lost his Elven mother to a conspiracy by the great noble families during his time as a Prince. However, as the great noble families attempt to re-establish their power through the national marriage of the King—who has now reached marriageable age—Ren thinks of a way to suppress them. He recalls the First Concubine, who was swept up in the Queen’s assassination case four years ago and was confined to a tower after being tortured.

Seu. The King’s first guest, remembered only by a hollow pronunciation resembling the wind, without even a surname.

Seu, who is summoned back to the palace in this manner, has ceased growing and has become mute. Toward this sickly concubine who is merely waiting for the day he dies, Ren feels an unexpected interest and begins to fall for him.

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Ren laughed faintly and wiped away Seu’s tears. He sweetly licked the ceaselessly flowing tears with his tongue. The young man was very startled. From now on, there would be many more things to be startled by.

“Do not just cry; you should show me a better face.”

The fingertips touching the wet cheeks and the lowly whispering voice were as soft as feathers. Straightening the disheveled clothes and tying the fastenings, Ren whispered again.

“The position is not one that can be fulfilled by only having a face frozen in fear, is it?”

At those words, even larger teardrops fell. Ren embraced Seu with hands that hid his desire and patted his startled back.

“Well. Let us decide to think about it slowly, slowly.”

It was not entirely an empty promise. However, it was certain that the pace of “slowly” would be set according to his own standards rather than Seu’s. After well-feeding and soothing the man who was frail in both body and mind, he intended to strip and consume him before it was too late. Enjoying what he held in his hands was a matter of course for him.

“Do not cry.”

However, this would become a more shameless act than anything else he had ever done.

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Setting/Genre: Western Style, Fantasy

Keywords: Western Style, Fantasy, First Love, Reunion, Status Difference, Handsome Gong, Strong Gong, Cold-blooded Gong, Obsessive Gong, Scheming/Manipulative Gong, Emperor Gong, Regretful Gong, High-libido Gong, Sickly Soo, Beautiful Soo, Kind Soo, Innocent Soo, Scarred Soo, Salvation, Supernatural Power, Jealousy, Misunderstanding/Misconception, Royalty/Nobility, Sweet Story, Healing Story, Growth Story

Gong: Ren Maro – The King of the northern kingdom, Maro. He is a handsome man with a sturdy physique and a refined appearance of blonde hair and green eyes. Born as a half-blood between a human King and an Elven princess, he inherited powers from another world. He is an arrogant, high-handed workaholic and a misanthrope. To use him politically, he summons the First Concubine whom he had confined in a tower four years ago. He feels interest in the small, sickly concubine who cannot speak a single word.

Soo: Seu – The First Concubine confined in the tower. He has a small body that stopped growing during his adolescence and a neat, delicate appearance with black hair and black eyes. A page boy born and raised in the palace, he was swept up in a conspiracy of the great noble families, suffered harsh torture, and was subsequently confined in a tower. To him, as he drifts toward death day by day, a palace invitation arrives one day.

Read when you want to see: A story where a cold-blooded man gently strips and devours a sickly man. When you want to see a lovely fairy tale that reeks of the scent of winter.

Quote: “Even your pain is mine.”