At first, I just wanted to see the end.
Because I couldn’t stand the fact that there was no ending.
That is why I chose him.
The moment I did, the atmosphere of the game, which had been full of pink, changed completely.
The soft pastel tones vanished, and ominous colors that wrapped around the entire screen became dominant.
The sweet story of a knight protecting a princess no longer existed. Instead, a cold and sharp world unfolded.
Like a choice that could never be undone.
However, I ignored the eerie energy and raised Lucian.
Platinum blonde hair and ruby-like eyes.
Within his gorgeous exterior lay hidden colorless emotions.
Lucian didn’t show loyalty to the main shou from the start.
To be precise, he was a character who had no interest in anything.
While the other gongs swore blind loyalty toward the main shou, Lucian maintained an indifferent attitude as if looking down on them.
That was the reason for the criticism that he was an “uncontrollable character.”
But unlike what was being discussed in the comment section, he showed a particularly affectionate attitude toward me, the player.
Perhaps because of that, I naturally decided to raise him in a different direction.
Not as a loyal gong protecting the main shou, but as a being who would trample over him and rise to the top.
For a conclusion stronger and more lethal than anyone else’s.
Raising him was long and painful.
A whole year.
After finishing my military service and returning to school, I even put away my long-time hobby of plastic modeling and clung solely to this game.
But the problem was him.
Because of his overly stubborn AI, my choices were ignored time and again, and he didn’t even glance at the stories of the main route.
Rejecting all set lines and designed scenarios, he wandered the battlefields of the wilderness—treated like an appendix—repeating only combat.
That must be why he became a character everyone gave up on.
But I didn’t give up and focused on him.
From combat techniques to detailed stat distribution, skill enhancement, trait coordination, and gear optimization.
I pushed every ability he possessed to the absolute limit.
And I reached a level no one had ever reached.
He won every battle, and he never fell once.
And finally, I did it.
On the day of the game’s final update, I was the only user who raised Lucian to the end.
Three minutes before the system shutdown, in the center of the imperial palace where everything had collapsed, the ending slowly rose above the screen.
On ground stained with blood. Under a sky split red, the man who burned the world to occupy the throne.
Not the villain people talked about as a nickname, but the birth of the true villain.
I chose a route no one dug into, and I carried the character no one pushed to the end all the way to the ending.
That was my pride.
……However.
The game had failed.
Success didn’t follow, and eventually, a service termination notice was posted. I could no longer see this world, or him.
It would be a lie to say I felt no regret.
But it was a foregone conclusion.
I watched Lucian under the red sky one last time.
Unstable frames.
A flickering field of vision.
Beyond that, he was looking at me quietly. Without a word.
……Still.
“Now, it’s time to go back to reality.”
[Will you terminate the game?]
As always, the blue window announcing the game’s end appeared.
The familiar colors, the repeated text. But this time, it was different.
The realization that this was the final moment made my fingertips freeze.
After hesitating for a moment, as if I could no longer delay it, I slowly pressed the ‘YES’ button.
Click.
The short click sound echoed in the room, and the mouse was soon pushed to the corner of the desk.
My waist felt stiff as I pushed my chair back and stood up, perhaps from sitting too long.
But a deeper fatigue pressed down on a corner of my heart.
Following that, as I turned off the computer power, the monitor lost its light and began to blink.
Darkness and light brushed past alternately, and a faint figure was revealed inside the screen.
…What?
A faint silhouette flickered between the blinking black screens.
Inside the monitor, someone was there.
……No, someone was standing behind me.
“I missed you, Master.”
“……What?”
In an instant, my spine turned cold.
A familiar voice.
A voice so familiar I could memorize the lines after hearing them hundreds, thousands of times.
But why am I hearing it right beside my ear?
Thump-
My heart sank, and my mind went blank.
Slowly, very slowly, I turned my head.
And—
In the middle of my room, he was standing there.
Platinum blonde hair flowed softly, holding a faint glow.
His bright red eyes shook minutely, and then they looked at me as if piercing through me.
Such a familiar appearance.
The character I had only seen inside the monitor.
But, right now….
“You….”
A being who should have been made of pixels was standing in reality.
“We finally met, Master.”
A soft smile spread across his lips.
……Lucian Bellos was standing in front of me.
[ Crown Maker]
Will you crown the Emperor, or will you carve out a new path?
Crown Maker is a political simulation dating sim where you choose one of five unique love interests to elevate the ‘Main Shou’ of the Crown Empire, ‘Brigel Epon Crown,’ to the throne.
Depending on the player’s choices, Brigel’s political standing and favorability change, and a different route is provided for each character.
In this game, you will jump into a fierce game filled with political strategy and human relationships, not just a simple dating simulation.
Crown Maker provides a total of five main stories.
In each story, the player must personally lead the journey for Brigel to become Emperor.
However, be careful! Even if Brigel becomes Emperor, a love route may not open.
Conversely, even if he doesn’t become Emperor, a love route can proceed if certain conditions are met.
Your fate changes according to your choices.
Will you aim for the Emperor route?
Or will you choose a completely different path?
Sub-Story: Battlefield Content
In addition to the main story, players can hunt monsters and grow their character’s stats through battlefield content.
The experience gained on the battlefield also influences the main story and can make Brigel’s political standing even stronger.
Battlefield Content Precautions
Battlefield content is connected to the flow of the main story.
While utilizing the battlefield increases character growth and story immersion, spending too much time on the battlefield can make it difficult to progress through the main story.
Utilize the battlefield strategically to complete the Emperor route or the favorability route.
Your choices determine not only Brigel’s fate but also the entire flow of the Crown Empire.
Now, begin your own story in Crown Maker!
└★ A piece of trash game. Extreme difficulty. Uncharming gongs.
└★★ It’s a pain in the ass to make the main shou Emperor.
└★ What kind of dating sim is this? A simulation where crazy people keep appearing.
└★★★ The story is decent, but it’s annoying because the gongs try to become Emperor.
└★★★★★ It’s a god-tier game, but I wish they’d lower the difficulty a bit.
└★ The one above me is lying lol. A failed game that only has good graphics.
