Shuran, cousin to the beautiful Reiran, had been forced to pretend to be her cousin, when Reiran ran off with some boy right before she was supposed to enter the emperor's inner palace. During her time, Shuran met a mysterious man, Sei, and they grew closer and closer during their late-night drinking parties. Shuran has no idea that "Sei" is in fact His Imperial Majesty himself!During a certain incident, Sei found himself out of the palace, and finding the real Reiran. He quickly figures everything out, but then he finds out from Shuran that she will soon be married off. "I won't be here much longer..."Like a lightning bolt, he suddenly realizes just how much Shuran means to him.Setting himself against the plotting and scheming of the palace, and of course the inner palace, Emperor Sei makes his move...!! All in volume two of this fantasy romance!