That day, a matter that shocked the entire human world erupted in Vansdian, the Azure Radiance Imperial Capital.
It began with a highly anticipated grand wedding, yet no one had expected Arthur, the third prince of the Dragon Brilliance Empire, who had come to Vansdian to marry Princess Lambis, the Pearl Princess, to publicly refuse to take Lambis as his wife during the engagement ceremony!
Whether for Lambis or the entire Blue Radiance Empire, this was an utter humiliation. It was as though Blue Radiance Emperor Kovalent had been dealt a resounding slap across the face before everyone.
The enraged Emperor Kovalent immediately turned hostile and ordered the Imperial Guards to seize Arthur. Prince Arthur, burdened by guilt, stopped his guardian from intervening and allowed himself to be arrested and thrown into prison.
As the empire's foremost beauty, Princess Lambis, the Pearl Princess, became the focal point of the entire affair. After Arthur willingly entered prison, Princess Lambis angrily cut off her beautiful waist-length hair and swore a venomous oath never to marry for the rest of her life.
As soon as this news spread, everyone was in an uproar—Princess Lambis, who had lived as a widow for seven full years, had finally waited for her fiancé Arthur to reappear, only to suffer such a thing at their engagement ceremony!
For a time, all manner of old stories concerning Arthur and Lambis were dug up. Thus, everyone learned that while Prince Arthur had still been studying at Starlight Academy, he had long been hopelessly in love with his teacher at the time, Veronica, a noblewoman of the Blue Radiance Empire.
Though she was a noblewoman, Veronica was merely a rather downfallen branch of the vast Blue Radiance royal family. Her parents had died young, and she possessed neither any special