The cold Emperor Alexey was abandoned in a forest infested with magical beasts as a child. There, he was found by a monstrous woman who cared for and raised him, and they spent happy days together. However, three years later, when Alexey is taken back as a prince, the woman is killed by knights. Growing up in despair and dedicating himself to war, the prince rises to become Emperor. Meanwhile, the woman, once called a monster, is reborn as a Duchess and encounters the Emperor again.