I found myself transmigrated 14 years before the original story began, as the strongest wizard in the empire.

[Please protect them.]

All I remember is this one sentence. Is this a request to ensure the ending of a novel that was suspended during serialization? It's a romance novel, so the ending will probably be a happy one for the main characters. Since the original story hasn't even started yet, let's just quietly stay in our territory.

But then I came face to face with him in the palace. The main villain of the novel, the unhappy prince who becomes a tyrant due to his tragic childhood story. A beast-like appearance with bony and skinny body. I'm reluctant to do this, but if I change the storyline of the character who appears, the information I know might be different.

"The child has never tasted warm soup."

Feeding the child won't be a problem, right...?

However.

"Your Highness, do you feel better now that you're clean?"

"..."

[Abuse and neglect were a daily occurrence for the child.]

The moment I saw the child shivering quietly, as if used to being soaked in cold water in the middle of the night, I made a decision.

"Your Highness. Would you like to become my disciple?"

I'll make sure you get your happy ending too.

12 years later, the adult prince was still the apprentice of the wizard.

"Please, catch me if you can."

Knowing the impudent thoughts in his heart, he embraced his feelings for his master.