"A ripe, soft fruit, or a slightly firm fruit with a satisfying crunch - which would you choose?"

Albert, the youngest son of the Orcian noble house, was a kind and honest young man. One day he was notified that he was to be engaged.

His fiancée's name was Tiana. She was the daughter of the former lord of the distant fiefdom of Sheba.

Albert felt anxious because he had never even met Tiana, but this was common practice in marriages between nobles.

When Tiana and her mother, Laurelia, finally arrived, his worries were instantly blown away. At first sight of the beautiful and dignified Tiana, Albert's heart leapt and he became hopeful about a life with her.

Tiana, however, was not keen on the engagement. Ever since childhood, she had harbored feelings for another man. A boy who had saved her when she was lost and crying in the town as a child - a boy whose name she had never learned. She had always wished to marry that boy when she grew up.

Moreover, to Tiana, who valued chivalry, Albert appeared weak and unreliable, leading her to look down on him.

Laurelia noticed that Albert seemed inexperienced with women his own age and lacked self-confidence. She grew concerned that Albert and Tiana's marriage wouldn't work out if things continued as they were.

So Laurelia decided to teach Albert how to treat women, help him gain confidence as a man, and train him so that he could become the "dependable man" that Tiana would fall for.

[Translated from the official website]