introduction and CHAPTER 1 The Blood King of Kyoto

Setting:

A luxurious private palace estate in Kyoto, Japan, is owned by a powerful mafia family controlling business, politics, and underground networks.

ML — Renjiro Kurogane

Age: 29

Occupation: CEO of Kurogane Group & leader of Kurogane Mafia

Personality:

• Cold, calm, elegant

• Extremely dangerous

• Workaholic

• Possessive

• Psycho when angry

• Hates gold diggers

• Believes money can buy everything

• Loyal to friends and family

• Doesn't believe in love

• Rarely talks

Special traits:

• Master strategist

• Terrifying aura

• Can kill without hesitation

Favourite food: none

Hates: spicy food

MC — Haruki Aizawa

Age: 26

Occupation: Doctor

Personality:

• Kind

• Calm

• Elegant

• Friendly

• Gentle

• Very beautiful

• Hard-working

• Loves family and friends

• Loves cats

• Hates people who try to buy him with money

Favourite food: spicy food

MC Best Friend — Daichi Mori

Age: 27

Occupation: Doctor

Personality:

• Protective of Haruki

• Mature

• Calm

• Loyal

• Intelligent

• Friendly but fierce when protecting loved ones

ML Best Friend — Kazuki Takeda

Age: 30

Occupation: Mafia executive & CEO

Personality:

• Cold

• Ruthless

• Loyal to Renjiro

• Workaholic

• Easily angered

• Doesn't trust people

ML Older Brother — Akihiro Kurogane

Age: 34

Occupation: Mafia leader & businessman

Personality:

• Extremely protective

• Cold but loving to family

• Ruthless to enemies

Married to a man.

ML Older Brother's Husband — Sora

Age: 32

Occupation: Househusband

Personality:

• Gentle

• Loving

• Kind

• Family caretaker

• Loves spicy food

ML Younger Brother — Riku Kurogane

Age: 23

Personality:

• Cold

• Short temper

• Mafia member

Secretly dating MC's younger brother.

CHAPTER 1

The Blood King of Kyoto

Night covered Kyoto like a dark silk curtain.

Far away from the peaceful temples and tourists, hidden in the mountains stood a place no ordinary person could enter.

Kurogane Palace.

A massive black estate surrounded by iron gates, guards, and armed men.

Inside the palace was luxury.

Gold lights.

Marble floors.

Traditional Japanese architecture mixed with modern wealth.

But despite its beauty…

Everyone in Japan knew one truth.

The man living here was more terrifying than death.

Inside the palace office.

The room was quiet.

Large windows showed the dark forest outside.

At the center sat a tall man behind a massive desk.

Renjiro Kurogane.

Black suit.

Perfect posture.

Sharp eyes colder than winter.

A glass of whiskey rested beside his hand.

In front of him, a man knelt on the floor trembling.

The man's entire body shook like a leaf.

Renjiro slowly looked down at him.

His voice was calm.

Too calm.

"Explain."

Just one word.

But it made the kneeling man panic.

"S-sir... I didn't betray you! I swear!"

Renjiro leaned back slightly.

His face showed no emotion.

Behind him stood Kazuki Takeda, his best friend.

Kazuki crossed his arms.

His eyes were filled with irritation.

"You stole ten million from the Kurogane accounts," Kazuki said coldly.

The kneeling man shook his head violently.

"No! No! Someone framed me!"

Silence filled the room.

Renjiro slowly picked up a file.

He flipped one page.

Then another.

His eyes moved lazily.

Like a king bored with a criminal.

Finally he spoke again.

"You transferred the money."

The man froze.

"S-sir—"

Renjiro closed the file.

Then he calmly reached into the desk drawer.

And pulled out a gun.

The room instantly became silent.

Even the air felt heavy.

The kneeling man began crying.

"PLEASE! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!"

Renjiro stood up slowly.

His tall figure cast a shadow across the floor.

Step.

Step.

Step.

He walked toward the man.

Each step sounded like a death sentence.

Kazuki watched quietly.

He wasn't surprised.

This was normal.

Renjiro stopped in front of the kneeling man.

He looked down at him like one would look at trash.

"You betrayed my organization."

The man sobbed loudly.

"I'll return the money!"

Renjiro tilted his head slightly.

Cold eyes stared down.

"You think money fixes betrayal?"

Before the man could answer—

BANG

The gunshot echoed through the palace.

The man's body fell to the floor.

Blood slowly spread across the marble.

Renjiro lowered the gun calmly.

His face showed zero emotion.

Kazuki sighed slightly.

"You should let the others handle these things."

Renjiro walked back to his desk.

"No."

He placed the gun down.

"People forget fear."

Kazuki smirked slightly.

That was true.

Renjiro Kurogane ruled the underworld for one reason.

Fear.

Money.

Power.

Violence.

He had everything.

But there was one thing Renjiro never believed in.

Love.

To him, love was just a weakness.

A tool people used to manipulate others.

He had seen too many people approach him for one reason.

Money.

Gold diggers.

Liars.

Renjiro hated them all.

Kazuki sat on the sofa.

"You have a meeting tomorrow."

Renjiro didn't answer.

Instead he opened another file.

Work again.

Always work.

Kazuki shook his head.

"You're going to die in this office one day."

Renjiro calmly replied.

"Better than dying stupid."

Kazuki laughed quietly.

Then a guard knocked on the door.

"Boss."

Renjiro looked up.

"What."

The guard spoke nervously.

"Your younger brother is back."

Kazuki raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? Riku is here already?"

Renjiro leaned back slightly.

His expression still cold.

"Send him in."

The door opened.

A young man entered.

Riku Kurogane.

Same cold eyes.

Same elegant posture.

Same dangerous aura.

But slightly more reckless.

"Brother."

Renjiro looked at him.

"You finished the Osaka job?"

Riku nodded.

"All enemies eliminated."

Kazuki smirked.

"Efficient as always."

Riku walked closer.

But strangely…

He seemed slightly distracted.

Renjiro noticed.

"What."

Riku crossed his arms.

"Nothing."

Renjiro didn't believe him.

But he didn't ask more.

The Kurogane brothers were not emotional people.

They didn't talk about feelings.

Only work.

Only power.

Only survival.

Outside the palace…

Far away in Kyoto city.

Inside a small animal clinic.

A beautiful young man gently held a small injured cat.

His soft voice filled the quiet room.

"It's okay little one."

This man was Haruki Aizawa.

A doctor.

Kind.

Gentle.

Warm.

Completely different from the dark world of the Kurogane family.

Haruki smiled softly as the cat purred.

He had no idea…

That very soon…

His peaceful life would collide with the most dangerous man in Japan.

And when it did—

Blood.

Obsession.

And fate.

Would begin.

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