Jung Yunho has never known a life outside Sibanya. His entire childhood was golden and glittering, filled to the brim with riches, indulgence, and harsh training.

The heir apparent of the long-reigning Jung royal family must be skilled in all aspects, and so Yunho is. He is a strategist, a warrior, a huntsman, and yet also a scholar, an artist, and a musician.

At age fourteen, with the passing of his father, King Jung Yonghwa, Yunho ascends the throne, assuming responsibility for the entire empire.

The first few years were hard. Nothing that Yunho had previously learned had prepared him for the reality of ruling a kingdom. He relied almost entirely on his advisors during that time.

Thankfully, most of the advisors had been his father's, and they willingly taught Yunho everything they knew. Soon afterwards, the king became independent, making decisions on his own.

The best decision he could have made, frowned upon by many advisors, was an alliance with the Sugelan Kingdom.

Bonus if you know which real countries mine are based upon. Take your time, there are more chapters, plus there's another country later on.