A young noble known only as the Duke was cursed in childhood by a witch, so that anything alive dies at his touch. His family exiled him to a remote estate with only the elderly butler Rob and his maid Alice for company. Alice, who is in love with the Duke, spends her days flirting and brushing up against the rule that he can never touch her back. The Duke practices magic in the hope of breaking the curse while life at the estate settles into a quiet, teasing routine.