Not long ago, Count Raymond Barr loved and was happy. Everything collapsed in an instant when his chosen one betrayed him. For her, he committed a crime and paid for it cruelly. His career at court went downhill. The count lost friends; his family turned away from him. They call him a practitioner of dark arts and, behind his back, nickname him the Dark Count. Since his reputation is ruined, he has to deal with dark matters and intrigues. But even there he needs helpers. Where to find devoted and reliable ones? Fate—either to comfort him or to mock him—sent him an assistant in the form of an eccentric girl ready to get involved in any adventure. However, the girl has her own secrets too.