※A reprint for Volume 1 of the comic has been decided!

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Baroness Maria Martini entered into a contract marriage with Count Ricardo Liqueur, limited to one year.

The Liqueur noble family is a distinguished house representing the nation, descended from a saint and having produced powerful users of healing magic.

However, due to war, illness, and accidents, their numbers have dwindled to a mere two.

They consist of Count Liqueur, who developed a dislike for women after his wife committed adultery and ran off, and his 6-year-old daughter, Lydia.

The Royal Family, wishing to increase the numbers of the Liqueur household, repeatedly set up honey traps for the Count.

As a result, Count Liqueur suffered a nervous breakdown.

To help him, Baroness Maria stepped forward.

(It's only for a year, after all!)

As she spent her days in the Liqueur household, changes began to appear in the heart of Count Liqueur, who was supposed to be a woman-hater.

His daughter Lydia, too, seems to be plotting something to ensure her beloved contract mother doesn't leave...?

Unaware of the two's intentions, Maria is content with her enjoyable contract marriage.

And then, a dark shadow creeps into the mansion of the happy family of three...

✿Part 1: The Contract Period is Only One Year✿ (Book-exclusive bonus chapters are not public)

The main story, revised and expanded for Volume 1 of the book. Chapters with additions and revisions are marked with a ★.

✿Part 2: The Golden Princess and the Snowy Prairie✿ (Book-exclusive bonus chapters are not public)

✿Part 3: The Black-Haired Prince and the Scarlet Dragon✿

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※A manga adaptation is currently serialized in Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh. It is also available online on Kadokomi and Niconico Manga.

※Also available on Kakuyomu.