When I opened my eyes, I had become Prince Adrian Valmont, the Fourth Prince of the Empire.

And I was doomed.

Not because I would die.

But because I was engaged to three men who absolutely hated me.

In the original novel, Prince Adrian was arrogant, jealous, and obsessed with his fiancés.

The three male leads—Leon, Rowan, and Cassian—were all secretly in love with the Duke's adopted daughter, Elena.

After Adrian's death, Elena would become the heroine, and the male leads would finally pursue her.

Unfortunately for me, I had reincarnated before any of that happened.

Which meant I had to survive three fiancés who couldn't stand me.

"Good morning."

The breakfast room became silent.

Leon looked annoyed.

Rowan frowned.

Cassian didn't even bother looking up from his book.

Adrian sighed.

This was normal.

The engagement had been arranged for political reasons.

None of them wanted it.

And they made sure he knew it.

A few days later, Adrian encountered Elena for the first time.

She was kind.

Beautiful.

And completely different from the manipulative heroine described by online readers.

No wonder everyone liked her.

"Your Highness?"

Adrian smiled.

"Let's be friends."

Elena blinked in surprise.

Then she smiled.

"Really?"

"Really."

The next morning, chaos erupted.

Leon slammed a newspaper onto the table.

"Why were you with Elena yesterday?"

Adrian blinked.

"Because we're friends."

The Crown Prince looked strangely relieved.

Then he immediately frowned.

"As long as you don't bully her."

"I wasn't planning to."

At first, the male leads continued treating Adrian coldly.

But Adrian no longer chased their affection.

He focused on studying.

Helping citizens.

And spending time with friends.

Slowly, things began to change.

One rainy evening, Rowan found Adrian helping injured villagers.

The prince's clothes were soaked.

Mud covered his boots.

Yet he continued carrying supplies.

"Your Highness?"

Adrian looked up.

"Oh. Rowan."

For some reason, Rowan couldn't look away.

This wasn't the selfish prince he remembered.

This was someone kind.

Someone sincere.

Someone...

Dangerous.

Because Rowan suddenly realized he wanted to stay.

"No."

He immediately denied it.

He liked Elena.

Obviously.

That was the only explanation.

Unfortunately, the same thing happened to Leon.

Then Cassian.

The Crown Prince found himself searching for Adrian during meetings.

Cassian kept making magical devices for him.

Rowan became overly protective.

Yet all three stubbornly insisted they still loved Elena.

One afternoon, Elena stared at them.

Then at Adrian.

Then back at them.

"You know you're idiots, right?"

The three men froze.

"What?"

Elena sighed.

"You don't love me."

"Of course we do," Leon replied immediately.

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Then why do you spend more time thinking about Adrian than me?"

Silence.

Rowan looked away.

Cassian suddenly found his tea fascinating.

Leon appeared deeply interested in the wall.

Elena smiled.

"I thought so."

Weeks passed.

The denial became ridiculous.

When Adrian got sick, Leon stayed awake all night.

When Adrian traveled, Rowan insisted on accompanying him.

When Adrian looked tired, Cassian invented magical tools to help him rest.

Yet whenever anyone suggested they loved him—

"No."

Absolutely not.

Impossible.

Never.

Then came the royal ball.

Adrian wore silver and blue.

The moment he entered the ballroom, conversations stopped.

Everyone stared.

Even the male leads.

Leon forgot what he was saying.

Rowan nearly walked into a pillar.

Cassian dropped his drink.

For the first time in his life.

Elena watched everything with amusement.

"They're hopeless."

Later that evening, Adrian was dancing with a noble lady when another man approached.

A young duke.

Handsome.

Rich.

Interested.

Very interested.

The duke bowed.

"Your Highness, may I have the next dance?"

Before Adrian could answer—

"No."

The response came instantly.

Everyone turned.

Leon stood nearby.

Rowan was beside him.

Cassian looked seconds away from casting forbidden magic.

The duke wisely retreated.

Only then did the three men realize what they had done.

The ballroom became silent.

Elena burst out laughing.

"You finally figured it out!"

Leon froze.

Rowan looked horrified.

Cassian slowly lowered his teacup.

Because for the first time...

None of them could deny the truth anymore.

They had fallen in love with the one person they were never supposed to love.

Their fiancé.

The Fourth Prince.

Adrian Valmont.

And now they had no idea how to tell him.

The ballroom remained silent.

Leon, Rowan, and Cassian stood frozen.

Elena's laughter echoed through the hall.

"You finally realized it."

Adrian looked between them in confusion.

"Realized what?"

"No!" Leon answered immediately.

"Nothing," Rowan said at the same time.

Cassian calmly sipped his tea.

"Absolutely nothing."

Elena rolled her eyes.

The three of them were hopeless.

After the ball, the male leads did everything possible to avoid Adrian.

Unfortunately, avoiding him only made things worse.

Leon found himself staring at the empty seat beside him during meetings.

Rowan kept expecting to see Adrian during his morning training sessions.

Cassian spent hours making magical devices before remembering he had nobody to give them to.

Their lives suddenly felt... emptier.

None of them liked it.

Meanwhile, Adrian was enjoying the peace.

For the first time since his reincarnation, nobody was glaring at him.

Nobody was criticizing him.

Nobody was acting strangely around him.

It was wonderful.

Then disaster struck.

A marriage proposal arrived.

The proposal came from the powerful House Everhart.

Their eldest son, Duke Lucian Everhart, was young, talented, handsome, and one of the most desirable bachelors in the Empire.

The Emperor was interested.

The nobles were excited.

And Adrian was completely unaware of the storm this would cause.

The next morning, Leon nearly crushed the letter in his hand.

"What is this?"

"A proposal?" Adrian answered.

"No."

The Crown Prince's smile looked dangerous.

"It will not happen."

Rowan arrived moments later.

Upon hearing the news, he immediately stood.

"I'll reject it."

"Why?" Adrian asked.

Rowan froze.

Because he had no acceptable answer.

Then Cassian appeared.

The magician read the proposal.

The paper immediately caught fire.

"Oops."

"You burned it!"

"My hand slipped."

"It didn't."

"It did."

For the first time, the three men were united.

They hated Duke Lucian.

Despite never having met him.

A week later, the duke arrived at the palace.

And unfortunately for everyone involved, he was charming.

Very charming.

"Your Highness."

Lucian bowed and kissed Adrian's hand.

"It is an honor."

Adrian smiled politely.

The male leads looked ready to start a war.

During dinner, Lucian sat beside Adrian.

Leon nearly broke his fork.

Rowan shattered a wine glass.

Cassian quietly calculated how many spells he could legally use against a duke.

The answer was apparently very few.

Then Lucian smiled.

"I would like to court His Highness properly."

Silence.

The temperature in the room seemed to drop.

"No."

Leon spoke first.

The entire table turned toward him.

The Crown Prince realized his mistake.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

"No?" Lucian asked.

Leon clenched his jaw.

"No."

"Why not?"

Because he's mine.

The words almost escaped.

Almost.

Rowan immediately intervened.

"The prince already has fiancés."

Lucian smiled.

"Fiancés who don't seem interested in marrying him."

The room froze.

Because it was true.

For years, they had acted as though Adrian meant nothing to them.

For years, they had made him believe he was unwanted.

And now someone else was trying to take his place.

For the first time, guilt settled heavily in their hearts.

That evening, Adrian sat alone in the palace garden.

He stared at the moon and wondered what he should do.

A proposal from a duke wasn't a small matter.

Yet he wasn't sure he wanted another political marriage.

"Your Highness."

Adrian looked up.

Leon stood there.

Alone.

For once.

The Crown Prince seemed nervous.

Which was shocking.

Leon Valmont never looked nervous.

"Can we talk?"

"Of course."

Leon sat beside him.

For several moments, neither spoke.

Then Leon finally broke the silence.

"I owe you an apology."

Adrian blinked.

An apology?

"I treated you poorly."

Leon looked away.

"I convinced myself I disliked you."

His voice was quiet.

"Perhaps because it was easier than admitting the truth."

Adrian's heart skipped a beat.

Before Leon could continue, another voice interrupted.

"Then I should apologize too."

Rowan stepped out from the shadows.

Cassian followed immediately afterward.

Of course he did.

The three men exchanged looks.

None of them were happy to see the others.

But none of them left.

For the first time, there were no excuses.

No denial.

No pretending.

Leon took a deep breath.

Rowan clenched his fists.

Cassian set down his teacup.

And Adrian suddenly realized something important.

The confessions he had been waiting for were finally about to begin.

but he didn't know that this was the beginning of his love story and the start of something that could destroy him he could decide whether he would love or burn in the fire of the truth

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Jumping between every verse

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First, second, third, fourth wall

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Pop, pop, pop 어디든 섭렵해 싹 다 다

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윽박지르던 놈들은 다 닥치고

0.1초마다 돌려보는 컷

헛것이라도 본 듯 입이 떠억

Speechless, wordless

I don't need your kindness

오직 내 걸 뱉고 나서야 속 편해

우리가 나왔다 (두두)

두 귀를 열어라

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몰아치게 놔둬 out of the way

헛소리는 입에 조준, 철컥

We make the rules, nobody can hold me, yeah

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비켜, 삥 둘러 봤자 바뀐 패권 chapter

다음 거 my word, power 올라가

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Speechless (speechless), wordless (wordless)

입 벌린 채 눈 둘 곳 없어

You know we're getting fearless (fearless), reckless (reckless)

은하계에 울려 퍼지는 우리 음악 소리

Hey 생각하는 대로 행동 우리 feel로

듣고 따라 우린 만들어 현실로

Every time we move the universe will follow

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웬만해선 절대 누구에게 안 꿀려, 누구에게 안 꿀려

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This our megaverse, big bang, everything shakes (Stray Kids everywhere all around the world)

Welcome to the Stray Kids hot megaverse

Adrian stared at the three men.

The moonlight illuminated the garden, casting silver shadows across the roses.

For once, nobody was arguing.

Nobody was denying anything.

The atmosphere felt strangely serious.

Leon stood first.

His golden eyes met Adrian's.

For years, he had always looked at Adrian with indifference.

Sometimes annoyance.

Sometimes coldness.

Never like this.

"I was wrong."

The words came quietly.

"I thought I understood you."

Leon laughed bitterly.

"But the truth is... I never tried."

Adrian remained silent.

Listening.

"I convinced myself that I loved Elena."

Leon looked toward the moon.

"She was kind. Intelligent. Easy to admire."

He paused.

"But whenever she smiled, I was happy."

His gaze returned to Adrian.

"When you smiled, I couldn't stop thinking about it for days."

Adrian's eyes widened.

Leon smiled weakly.

"I think I knew the truth long ago."

For a moment, the future Emperor looked vulnerable.

"Yet I was too proud to admit it."

Then he bowed his head.

The proud Crown Prince.

The man who never lowered his head to anyone.

"I'm sorry, Adrian."

Silence followed.

Heavy and sincere.

Then Rowan stepped forward.

The knight looked even more uncomfortable than Leon.

Which was saying a lot.

"I don't know how to speak as well as he does."

Adrian almost laughed.

That sounded exactly like Rowan.

The knight rubbed the back of his neck.

"When we were children, I hated our engagement."

His confession was brutally honest.

"I thought you were spoiled."

Adrian winced.

Fair enough.

The original Adrian had been spoiled.

"But then you changed."

Rowan's voice softened.

"You started helping people."

"You listened."

"You cared."

His grey eyes met Adrian's.

And suddenly, the fierce knight looked surprisingly gentle.

"One day I realized I was always looking for you."

His lips curved into a small smile.

"The training grounds felt empty without you."

"The palace felt quieter."

"And every mission felt longer."

Adrian felt his heart racing.

Rowan took a deep breath.

"I thought it was friendship."

A pause.

"It wasn't."

The knight's ears turned slightly red.

"I love you."

Adrian nearly forgot how to breathe.

Before he could recover, Cassian sighed dramatically.

"You two are terrible at this."

Leon frowned.

Rowan glared.

Cassian ignored them.

He walked toward Adrian and sat beside him.

Closer than necessary.

Much closer.

The magician smiled.

A genuine smile.

Not his usual teasing one.

"Unlike them, I realized my feelings first."

"Then why didn't you say anything?" Adrian asked.

Cassian looked offended.

"Because I was an idiot."

Adrian laughed.

For some reason, that answer felt very Cassian.

The magician smiled at the sound.

His expression softened immediately.

"There it is."

"What?"

"Your laugh."

Adrian froze.

Cassian looked at him with complete honesty.

"It became my favorite sound."

The garden fell silent.

"I kept pretending I loved Elena."

Cassian shook his head.

"But I never waited for her letters."

His gaze never left Adrian.

"I waited for yours."

Adrian felt his face grow warm.

Cassian chuckled.

"See?"

"What?"

"You're blushing."

Adrian immediately covered his face.

The three men smiled.

For the first time, there was no rivalry.

No jealousy.

No anger.

Just relief.

The truth was finally out.

Leon loved him