The Diary of a Certain Duke

If there is day, there must be night; if there is happiness, there must be misfortune; and if there is life, there must be death. That is the way of the world. Therefore, someone had to shoulder the burden of night, misfortune, and death for the sake of day, happiness, and life. In the Empire of Prosper, that role had always fallen to the Ducal House of Inferte. This is the story of Maler Inferte, the 24th Duke, who was the most notorious among them. --- “Because I care for you, I will tell you this much. You are not safe.” Sian will never know. Exactly how many things were required for me to utter those words. “So, do not become a burden to me.” “…….” “Because I must be able to disc...