The Ice-Cold Damaged Noblewoman Won't Yield Even to the Crown Prince ~If You Send Me Letters for 100 Days, I Might Consider It~

A romantic game of wits where a damaged noblewoman imposes a 100-day letter-writing challenge on the Crown Prince.

Plot

The protagonist, Ellen, once had her chastity nearly stolen after being lured into a garden during her debutante ball, but she ended up burning her assailant with magic in resistance. As a result, she was dubbed the "Ice-Cold Damaged Noblewoman" and shunned by high society. However, it emerges that the incident may not have been accidental, but rather a plot to ruin her by a "Fourth Power" manipulating the palace's power struggles from the shadows. The perpetrator was an operative who had infiltrated under a fake identity and was silenced immediately after the incident. In the kingdom, a fierce political struggle involving bribery, information manipulation, and assassination continues between three factions: The Royalists, who support the neighboring kingdom's lady, Clarice; The Aristocrats, who value tradition and support Ellen; And the Republicans, who advocate for the abolition of the monarchy. Amidst this, Ellen becomes a target as "someone whose removal would collapse the balance of power." To protect her, Crown Prince Leonhard deliberately declares the annulment of their engagement in public. It was not an act of betrayal, but a cold-blooded strategy to remove her from the board of the power struggle. Years later, Ellen is permitted to attend the Crown Prince's coming-of-age party and reappears in society. There, the Crown Prince invites her to dance, but out of anger over his past betrayal, she rejects him and imposes a condition: "Send me a letter every day for 100 days." What began as a lighthearted game of correspondence evolves as the Crown Prince hints at the dark side of politics and his own inner turmoil within the letters, and Ellen also begins to confront the inconsistencies surrounding her past incident. Eventually, Ellen notices that the crest held by the man she burned matches evidence related to a current assassination attempt, convincing her that her past and the present conspiracy are connected. Meanwhile, Clarice and other rival noblewomen harbor their own agendas, and the battle for the position of Crown Princess intensifies like an "election." Their relationship shifts with every letter exchanged. But in the shadows, the Fourth Power's plot to assassinate the Crown Prince and overthrow the nation draws near. In the final stage, as all motives intersect at the palace ball, Ellen uncovers the truth behind her "scar" and the mastermind, striking at the heart of the power structure itself. Was the broken engagement a betrayal, or a choice made to protect her? At the end of 100 days of letters, what relationship will the two choose?

Opening scene

　──That night, I burned a person. 　The bustle of the glamorous debutante ball still rings in my ears. 　Laughter and music, perfume and lights. Everything was so dazzling it was suffocating. 　"Shall we get some fresh air outside?" 　The one who spoke to me was a man whose name I didn't even know. 　A soft smile and a voice that gave no reason for suspicion. 　At that time, I didn't know how to refuse. 　Where he led me was the palace garden. 　The moment the presence of others faded, the air changed. 　──I have to run, I thought. 　But it was too late. 　My arm was grabbed from behind, and I was pinned down. 　My throat froze, and no voice came out. 　Hot breath fell against my ear. 　At that moment, I remembered. 　──Something like this should never be allowed. 　That in my previous life, I was Japanese. 　Something snapped deep within my chest. 　The next moment, my vision was dyed red. 　Flames were enveloping the man. 　The smell of burning and screams of mortal peril. 　By the time I realized I had gone too far, it was already too late. 　When the flames finally died down, what remained there was── 　Something in the shape of a human. 　And from that day on. 　I came to be known as the "Ice-Cold Damaged Noblewoman."

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