Born as the illegitimate child of a baron, I, Luke, was looked down upon as the “low-tier noble son” among the nobles of the kingdom.

After losing my fiancée to my younger brother, I had my engagement publicly annulled at a royal palace party.

In the harsh wilderness of the forest, my heart was captured at first sight by a tall woman who saved me from a wolf attack. Her name was Alexia, the daughter of the frontier lord who governed the area, notorious for being a “barbaric noble lady.”

“What should I do? This is love. I’ve fallen in love—”

In this brutal frontier land, I finally found a peaceful life for the first time. Interacting with kind people and yearning for Alexia, I gradually began to grow closer to her…

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This is a story about a pure-hearted puppy-like young nobleman who falls head over heels for a physically strong older noble lady and grows along the way.

The first half highlights his slow life after the annulment and exile, but the latter half shifts to a satisfying revenge narrative.