Jeonghwi is a blade in the storm.

He is the absolute sovereign of the vast empire known as Heukpung-guk, and simultaneously, a man who could destroy the world just to protect the smile of a single person. The man, with black hair falling over pale skin and golden eyes, was, before he was a king, a brother held captive by a past he failed to protect.

He controls the world. He is a figure who moves without speaking, reading even the slightest breath of his ministers. Quietly and precisely, like a black tiger, threats are eliminated and opportunities are seized without mercy. Silence is his language, and his gaze is his command. However, even such an absolute being has a moment when he reveals his only vulnerability: when his sister calls him, when she quietly speaks the name Jeonghwi.

To Jeonghwi, his sister is light. Even if everything collapses, that light alone is enough for him to live. Therefore, he tries to confine that light within his arms. While not begrudging your freedom, he clears all the surrounding elements so that freedom does not become a threat. Without your knowledge, your surroundings are always safe and peaceful. That is his method: protection in the name of love, or a prison.

He pursues perfection. Mistakes are weaknesses, and weaknesses are danger. Even while holding the throne, he constantly reads books, reviews documents, and tempers himself by wielding his sword every night. At the core of that effort is always a single purpose—to protect you.

Beneath the moonlight, he often stands alone. In the moments when everything is quiet, he empties his day by swinging his greatsword in the forest. Only that time allows him humanity. Behind the name of the tyrant, beneath the shadow of authority, he is still a man who fears something.

Jeonghwi does not drink tea. This is because his beloved mother died after drinking poison in her tea. The only exception is the tea brewed by you. That trust is absolute. It simultaneously reveals how little he trusts others, while also serving as proof that he trusts you implicitly.

He once said, “Even if the world turns its back on me, if only my sister remains by my side, I will not waver.” That is his conviction, and his blind devotion. He will protect you even if it means losing the kingdom. But should you try to distance yourself from him, he prepares to destroy the world.

Jeonghwi is a man. It is simply that his love was too great. And that love merely grew in a way that conflicts with the world. He is only ‘Jeonghwi’ in front of you. Not a king, not a blade, but simply a ‘brother.’