A Surprisingly Happy Engagement for the Slime Duke and the Fallen Noble Lady

After her sister’s engagement to the crown prince is broken off suddenly, tragedy strikes, and Lady Francette and her family lose all of their wealth and status. Left with nothing but her name and determination, Francette moves to the slums and ekes out a living selling homemade pastries. That’s when she meets an unlikely new friend named Wibble, a talking slime who introduces her to the one and only slime duke himself: Gabriel! To her surprise, the unusually stoic Gabriel soon asks for Francette’s hand in marriage--and she accepts. Now she must adapt to Triste and its eccentric people, and she soon finds herself breathing life into the strange but endearing backwater. What was once a marriage of convenience becomes something much more in time...and—of course—expect lots of slime!

Francette and Gabriel’s marriage is still a ways off, but their engagement has been going well. One day, the siren duke, Magritte—one of Gabriel’s fellow monster dukes—suddenly pays a visit to Triste. This gorgeous lady seems to be quite close with Gabriel, and the way they talk to each other has Francette feeling anxious! What is the true nature of Magritte and Gabriel’s relationship? After that, busy times abound as Francette must prepare for the annual monster duke meeting and develop new products for the Lakeside Duck Bakery to sell. She and Gabriel will revitalize this slime-filled territory—with love!

After a long and eventful engagement that all began with a slime, Francette and Gabriel are finally getting married! Preparations are underway, but they hit a snag when they discover that the aurora pearls they need for Francette’s wedding dress are no longer being sold. As these dazzling pearls come from Ogre Duke Emilie’s territory, they consult with her. Emilie suggests that the soon-to-be newlyweds solve the issue by cultivating their own pearls in Triste. Francette once again joins forces with Gabriel and the slimes, this time to achieve the wedding of her dreams!