Karina's Last Days

Duke Milian Pastellio, the ruler of the wintry and demon-infested territory of Zentar, is greatly disturbed when he receives news that his fiancée, Karina Leopold, has arrived without notice. He has never liked Karina and had hoped to avoid seeing her until their wedding. However, Karina has firm demands: she wishes to reside in Zentar for several months and then end their engagement, after which they shall part ways forever. Although Karina asks for no attention, Milian worries about her weak constitution and frequent bouts of illness. In fact, Karina suffers from the incurable art disease—a condition where exceptionally skilled artists can perform miracles such as bringing their pieces to life at the cost of their own wellbeing. As Milian takes a shine to Karina, he desperately tries to find a remedy for her symptoms and alleviate her misery. Appreciative of Milian's efforts, Karina hesitates to reveal the full truth: she has the rarest type of art disease, and no treatment will prevent her impending death.

As the middle child who is neither the heir nor the cherished younger twins, Karina has lived her whole life hidden away from others. She, who only had one hobby of painting, found out that she only had one year left to live. So without a plan, she went to visit her fiancé who she barely knew… To annul the engagement as he always wanted. "I won’t beat around the bush. I want to spend a year here." "....My Lady, have you gone crazy?” "In return, I'll agree to annul the engagement." But, she didn’t know then. That she would receive the unconditional love that she had never received her whole life from him, and that she would come to have a desire to live her once meaningless life.