The two families that appear in the most beloved proverb of the Lutinus Empire are sworn enemies known throughout the entire nation.
Among these two renowned swordmaster families, I was reincarnated as Sercia Emblem, the precious jewel of the Duke of Emblem.
After being ground down to the bone as a detective in my previous life—only to die at the hands of a criminal—this life felt like a reward, sweet as honey. But then……
“You’re going to become dull. You—and the Emblem family—will grow weak.”
“Say that again, you bastard!”
From the moment we were babies, we fought, clashed, and competed, growing up like mortal enemies—and now I was to be engaged to Enoch Gray, the heir of the Gray family!
All because of our mothers’ scheme to force a reconciliation between the two houses!
An engagement with Enoch, who would throw fists and blades the moment our eyes met? I arrived at the engagement ceremony wanting to bite my tongue instead—only to encounter an unexpected ill fate.
“Didn’t you miss me, Detective?”
“You—don’t tell me!”
My enemy in this life, Enoch Gray, was my enemy in my past life as well.
After awakening to his memories of the past, Enoch tried to wedge himself into my side with a sickeningly sweet voice and half-crazed eyes, and his change began to quietly disrupt everything around me.
“I didn’t stay by your side all this time just to let Lord Gray steal even your heart.”
Starting with the Crown Prince, my liege lord—
“I endured it because you said it was only a formal engagement. But I won’t tolerate you being swayed by Lord Gray.”
—even my adjutant, who was meant to stay with me for life, began baring his teeth at Enoch and keeping him in check.
And of course, the one who tormented me the most was—
“After you died like that, Detective, you have no idea how I went mad. Sercia… you don’t know.”
Enoch Gray—
my enemy from a past life, and my rival in this one.
That bastard.