I was reincarnated as the son of the strongest duke
When I opened my eyes for the first time in this hell, I thought I was trapped in a nightmare… but no, nightmares aren’t presented with this level of detail.
The sky was gray, like a worn strip of ash made from wandering souls. The air was heavy, as if the world breathed blood instead of oxygen. And most importantly…
I am not on Earth.
I am Nier Verton. The son of the Duke of Shadows. The Verton family—the house whose name people whisper before they sleep, feared even by those who do not understand the meaning of fear.
Ah, Nier Verton… the calm, noble, perfect young man who is supposed to become the center of this ridiculous story.
But what story, exactly?
A romance novel. Yes, a romance.
A story written with roses, innocent glances, and looks that stretch across entire pages—where the heroine, “Ayla,” falls in love with me after three sentences and ten chapters of exchanged smiles.
Did I mention that I despise this kind of story?
I can’t stand it. I don’t believe in love made of sugar, nor in tears polished with golden light.
What is expected of me? To be the heroine’s lover? To melt her heart with a smile and a rose? To hold her while towers collapse and tell her that the world will be fine?
No. To hell with that.
This world is tilting toward ruin, and I am no savior.
I am merely an intruder in the body of a terrifying family’s heir, living within the threads of a story I did not write—and will not perform the way they intended.
I am not Nier Verton.
But since everyone believes that I am…
Let’s see how far I can twist your happy ending.