The Romance Writer Who Knows Nothing of Love

“Rion. You’re mine.”

The Empire’s First Princess, Aurora Argenvalt.

A character whose existence I only knew about, and who almost never appears in the game.

And yet she suddenly appeared in front of me, saying incomprehensible things.

“Um, I’m not quite sure what you mean?”

“Literally. You’re a slave, aren’t you? Your master, Lady Edelheid, is missing.”

“Well, yes.”

“Under imperial law, slaves are treated as property. If there’s no owner, wouldn’t it be strange if someone picked you up?”

She wasn’t wrong.

But being so blunt about it made me feel a little annoyed...