Lee Hyun-soo was just an overworked salaryman dreaming of a better life.

Then he woke up as Kailan Wintervalt, the infamous Northern Duke from a romance fantasy novel.

A perfect life, right?

Handsome. Powerful. Rich.
All he had to do was swing his sword, save the heroine, and enjoy a guaranteed happy ending.

That’s what he thought.

In reality, his territory is drowning in debt, monsters pour in from the north, corrupt nobles are bleeding the land dry, and the workload never ends.

This isn’t a dream job. It’s a disaster.

Determined to survive and someday retire, Kailan begins fixing everything.

With the help of his arranged bride, the genius princess Eleanor, he crushes corruption, rebuilds the economy, and creates a revolutionary system that turns peasants into professional hunters.

Welfare. Incentives. Profit.

For the first time, the frozen North starts making money.

But as his reforms succeed, something unexpected happens.

His reputation skyrockets.
His enemies multiply.
And every attempt to make his life easier only makes him more indispensable.

An overpowered duke who wants to slack off.
A brilliant princess who won’t let him.
A territory that refuses to stabilize quietly.

All he wanted was to clock out on time, so why does he keep becoming a legend?