Elisha Shooter, the young female admiral who turned the Sepian Navy—once hopelessly trampled by pirates—into a ghost fleet feared by those very pirates.
One day, she receives a bolt-from-the-blue royal decree.
She is to marry Adrian Oberon, the sole heir of the House of Oberon.

Unwilling to lose a capable naval admiral, the Queen of Sepia, upon hearing that King Schultz Tugrahan of a neighboring kingdom wishes to form a political marriage with Elisha Shooter, puts forth Adrian as a fake fiancé instead…

“I won’t stand to be humiliated because of some bastard, so don’t you dare look at me with those filthy eyes again.”

And yet, marrying Adrian Oberon, her bitter rival who despised her so intensely?
They had always competed, but he always took first place. He was the one who arrogantly flaunted what it meant to be a truly superior noble!

She wanted to disobey this order for the first time ever, but Schultz Tugrahan was already crossing two borders to confirm the engagement’s authenticity.

“Adrian of Oberon formally proposes to Elisha Shooter. Will you accept my proposal?”

Adrian Oberon proposes with a handsome smile, as if he’s forgotten all their past clashes.

“Did you receive my gift? I won’t hold back in supporting the navy. I wish to see the blueprint you envision.”

Between the young King Schultz Tugrahan, who promises Elisha the Queen’s throne, and Adrian Oberon, who kneels with a proposal ring, will she be able to pull off this fraudulent marriage?

***

“Adrian of Oberon formally proposes to Elisha Shooter. Will you accept my proposal?”

Before his knee could touch the ground, Elisha threw the ring he offered into the sea.

“Get out of my sight. Right now.”