Sylvia, the daughter of a prestigious family of alchemists, is constantly called useless by her husband and forced to work herself to exhaustion—only to discover that he has been cheating on her with her stepsister.

After being served divorce papers and thrown out of the house, Sylvia has nowhere to go. She eventually collapses on the road, where she is discovered and rescued by Weiss, a wealthy merchant feared as the “Merchant of Death.”

Recognizing Sylvia’s extraordinary talent as an alchemist, Weiss makes her an unexpected proposal—

a contract marriage!?

“I was captivated by your beautiful eyes.”

Despite supposedly being her husband in name only, Weiss treats Sylvia with such tenderness that he seems more like a genuine lover…?

A devoted marriage romance that begins with a contract between an abused genius alchemist and an exceptionally capable, powerful merchant! The long-awaited manga adaptation begins!