"The laws of the empire are truly nothing but incomprehensible things." Auden tossed the letter stamped with the imperial seal aside. The butler, Neumann, who was watching, smiled gently. "Does the empire really force marriages like this? Without the consent of the parties involved?" "Especially in their society, yes." "... Huh?" Auden chuckled softly. He picked up the letter that had fallen on the desk and slowly scanned it again. The saintess of the Artain Empire, Seina Lu Perelia. With her golden hair and golden eyes, she was someone who looked every bit the part of a saintess. Auden sighed. Even though it was just a portrait, he felt as if he could sense the sadness contained within it, which made him uneasy. The young emperor of the empire was truly cunning. Sending a saintess to a demon. From their perspective, they must have made this decision with a sense of 'screw you,' but in reality, it meant nothing to Auden. Noble ladies and saintesses, they were all just the same kind of human.