Francis

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Francis the Puppeteer is the lowest-ranking officer in the Black Wings. Francis used his abilities to control the monsters of Victoria Island in order to find the Seal Stones. Hopelessly infatuated with Orchid, Francis defected from the Black Wings after Gelimer ousted her, choosing to become her loyal servant in order to help her get revenge.

Story[]

Hunt for the Seal Stones[]

Enticed by the Black Wings' promise that the Black Mage would grant him all his wishes, Francis joined the Black Wings and used his talents as a magical puppeteer to become an officer, hoping that the Black Mage would make him the King of Ludibrium, allowing him to rule over all the toys in the kingdom. While working for the Black Wings, Francis quickly grew infatuated with Orchid and devoted himself to her, going so far as to take discreet photos of her to keep in his diary.

As Gelimer needed energy in order to revive Lotus, Orchid ordered Francis to find the Seal Stones, which had been left behind by the Heroes centuries ago, falsely claiming that finding and destroying all the Seal Stones would free the Black Mage from his seal.

In order to find the Seal Stone of Victoria Island, Francis used his puppets to manipulate the behavior of monsters, such as Horny Mushrooms, Orange Mushrooms, Ghost Stumps, and many others. He also created several bases across Victoria Island.

During this time, Aran - who had recently awakened from the ice - began investigating the reports of strange monster activity across Victoria Island. After chasing leads of Francis being sighted near the Golem Temple, Francis grew aware that Aran was investigating him and invited her to his cave in Ellinia.

There, he introduced himself as Francis the Puppeteer from the Black Wings. He then told Aran that she had annoyed him by getting rid of his puppets and threatened her with the wrath of the Black Mage if she didn't stay out of his way.

Nevertheless, Aran continued her investigation and eventually discovered the location of Francis' hideout in Ellinia. Soon after, Francis engaged in a skirmish against the Cygnus Knights, who had forced him to retreat to his hideout in Ellinia. Just then, Aran infiltrated the cave and attacked a surprised Francis, who was then forced to retreat to another hideout, after which Aran recovered a document that detailed his orders to steal the Seal Stone of Victoria Island. As a result, Francis was forced to permanently abandon his Ellinia hideout.

Getting Revenge on Aran[]

In order to get revenge on Aran, Francis asked Baroq to help him lure her into a trap. After knocking out Aran's ally, Tru, Baroq shapeshifted into Tru and called Aran to his shop in Lith Harbor. There, Aran found Tru tied unconscious to a chair, with Francis and Baroq, disguised as Tru, awaiting her. Francis thanked Baroq, who revealed his true form before leaving, after which he told Aran that the reason she had beaten him last time was because he had just come back from a battle with the Cygnus Knights, promising that he would be a much stronger foe this time around. Despite his boasting, however, Aran was once again able to defeat him with ease, forcing Francis to retreat.

Recruiting Evan[]

Injured from the battle, Francis retreated to another one of his hideouts. Meanwhile, one of his puppets in his Ellinia hideout stole a bag of herbs from Sabitrama in order to heal his master's injuries. Sabitrama blamed the thieves of Kerning City for the theft and asked Evan, who was slowly making a name for himself as a local hero, in order to find the culprit. Evan worked together with a Kerning City resident named Nella in order to find the real thief, which eventually led him to Francis' abandoned hideout in Ellinia.

There, he encountered Francis' puppet, who explained that his master had been injured while fighting his enemies. Since the puppet had no money to buy potions, he had stolen the bag of herbs in order to heal his master. As his master's wounds still hadn't fully healed, he begged them to bring him some potions in order to help his master.

After bringing him the potions, the puppet thanked them and returned the bag of herbs. Soon after, the puppet contacted Evan and told him that he needed bandages to treat his master's wounds. Evan and Mir hunted Jr. Wraiths in the Kerning City subway and brought them to the puppet to use as bandages. The puppet was overjoyed and asked if they would be willing to join his master's secret organization.

Though the puppet didn't know what the name of the organization was, he assured Evan that its members performed good deeds throughout Maple World. Evan believed that as a Dragon Master, he should join such an organization and accepted the puppet's offer. The puppet told Evan that he would speak to his master and try to pull some strings in order to recommend him.

The puppet reached out to Francis and convinced him to let Evan join the Black Wings. Francis allowed the puppet to recruit Evan, provided that he pass an entrance test, which was to defeat the Ligators in Swamp Region that were disrupting the construction of Francis' new base, as well as to collect Croco Skins. After Evan passed the tests, Francis spoke with the officers of the Black Wings and successfully petitioned to allow Evan to join the Black Wings as a temporary member.

Facing Mercedes[]

After learning about Mercedes' return, Orchid ordered Francis to eliminate her. Francis found Mercedes waiting for Athena Pierce outside the Bowman Instructional School, and after confirming that she was indeed Mercedes, he began to attack her. However, Mercedes defeated him and forced him to retreat.

The Puppeteer's Return[]

Despite his failure to obtain the Seal Stone of Victoria Island, Francis was once again ordered by Gelimer to return to Victoria Island and harvest more energy for his experiments. Using his puppets, Francis began controlling the monsters of Victoria Island in order to gather energy. His actions were quickly noticed by the Cygnus Knights, who sent one of their new Knights in order to investigate the Puppeteer's return.

The Knight soon discovered Francis' secret hideout in Perion and managed to infiltrate it. Inside, they discovered Francis creating puppets and complaining aloud that there was no way that he could invade every town in Victoria Island and gather enough energy for the Black Wings, noting that it had taken quite some time to conquer Edelstein to begin with.

The Knight crept closer to hear better, but Francis immediately heard them and ordered the Knight to reveal themselves. Having been discovered, the Knight fought and defeated Francis, who managed to retreat. The Knight noted that Francis had likely not been at full-strength, as he had been busy making more puppets. They then reported back to the Cygnus Knights and informed them about Francis' plan to invade Victoria Island and gather energy.

After Francis was forced to retreat, he returned back to his room at the Verne Mine. Soon after, the Knight traveled to Edelstein and discovered the secret entrance to Francis' room through the patrol robot surveillance cams. After traveling through the passageway, they encountered Francis speaking with Baroq.

Francis complained to Baroq that the Cygnus Knights had foiled his plans once again and wondered why they always seemed out to get him. Baroq pointed out that the Cygnus Knights weren't the only ones who targeted Francis, which he earnestly agreed to. He expressed his annoyance at everyone focusing on him, and how a new ‘hero' seemed to appear all the time in order to mess up his plans, adding that all he wanted was to be recognized by ‘her'.

Baroq realized that Francis had come through the side entrance because he had failed his mission and warned that ‘the master' wouldn't be happy. Francis replied that it wasn't that he was afraid of the master, but rather, he hated dealing with Gelimer. Baroq told Francis that he didn't care for Gelimer either and added that he had heard a rumor that Gelimer had angered the master.

Francis asked what had happened, to which Baroq explained that Gelimer had fallen behind his timetable once again, thus delaying the ‘resurrection'. Though it had been Gelimer's fault, Baroq added that he had been blamed as well, as the master had said that they wouldn't have gotten off-track if Baroq had managed to obtain the Seal Stone of Ereve.

As the Knight moved closer to hear, they accidentally caused a disturbance, alerting Francis and Baroq to their presence. With no choice, the Knight stepped out and faced the two Black Wings officers. Though they managed to defeat the pair, the Knight realized that both the officers were extremely powerful. The Knight asked them who Gelimer was and what the Black Wings were plotting, but Baroq merely laughed and asked if the Knight had really thought that he had used the full extent of his powers.

Just then, a garrison of Black Wings henchmen appeared and surrounded the Knight, with Baroq revealing that he had been going easy on them in order to buy time. As the Black Wings advanced on the Knight, the leaders of the Resistance arrived and quickly extracted the Knight from the cave.

Capturing Xenon[]

After Xenon escaped from Gelimer's secret laboratory, Gelimer began sending out Beryl to recapture his prized creation. When Xenon continued evading Beryl, Gelimer began growing more desperate to recover him. Though he was hoping to keep his Xenoroid project and his plans to convert Lotus into an android secret from Orchid, he realized that he had no other choice but to enlist the aid of the Black Wings.

He then ordered Francis and Dargoth to capture Xenon, emphasizing to them that they were to keep their orders secret from Orchid. Soon after, Veritas became aware about Black Wings agents being dispatched to capture Xenon. After investigating, they learned Francis and Dargoth's location and sent Xenon to confront them.

At Francis' hideout in the Golem Temple, Xenon encountered Dargoth and Francis speaking. Francis wondered what Gelimer was thinking by keeping their mission a secret from Orchid. Dargoth pointed out that they would likely never know what Gelimer had in mind and thought that it was best to just do as they had been told. Hearing Gelimer's name, Xenon revealed himself and asked them to explain what they were talking about. Dargoth and Francis began to fight Xenon, who easily defeated them both, causing Dargoth to retreat and leaving Francis alone.

After questioning Francis, Xenon learned that Gelimer had ordered them to capture someone, and Francis quickly realized while describing their target that they were meant to be looking for Xenon. He also told Xenon that Gelimer's orders were meant to be kept secret, even from Orchid. After he proudly declared that his loyalty only belonged to Orchid, Xenon pointed out that it meant that Francis had no reason to obey Gelimer's orders to capture him. He told Francis to report back to Gelimer that he had nearly caught him, adding that there would be no point in lying that they had never met after Dargoth had likely reported what had happened. After Francis agreed, he disappeared back to Edelstein in order to inform Gelimer.

Facing Phantom[]

After Phantom made his grand debut, he began working with Tru in order to learn more about the Black Wings. Tru soon discovered the location of Francis' hideout in the Golem Temple and sent Phantom there. Phantom infiltrated the hideout and attacked Francis, who was easily defeated. Francis began crying that he was taking a break from the Black Wings because he kept failing all his missions and getting beaten up all the time.

Phantom demanded that Francis answer his questions, but when Francis refused, Phantom beat him up once again. When Francis began crying harder, Phantom realized that he couldn't get any information out of Francis in his current state, and so he attempted to placate the Puppeteer by offering to fix the puppet that he had broken by collecting Golem Cores.

After repairing Francis' puppet, Phantom asked him what the goal of the Black Wings was. Francis was dumbfounded and asked why Phantom had beaten him up, only to ask something that anyone on the street could have answered, and told him that the Black Wings were trying to revive the Black Mage. Phantom asked him why reviving the Black Mage required extracting so much energy from Edelstein, to which Francis replied that he didn't know much aside from what Le Tierre had told him about needing energy in order to revive the Black Mage.

Phantom then asked why the Black Wings were collecting the Seal Stones, as they should be useless without the Black Mage unsealed. Francis told him that they needed to collect all the Seal Stones in order to bring the Black Mage back, but Phantom grew irritated at his answer and told Francis to stop lying, explaining that the Seal Stones didn't have that kind of power. Francis whimpered that he was telling the truth, as the information had come straight from the founder of the Black Wings.

When Francis refused to tell him any more, Phantom attacked him yet again, but even after being defeated, Francis refused to reveal the founder's identity, though he accidentally let it slip that she was a woman. Phantom deduced that the founder couldn't be Hilla, as the Black Wings weren't skeletons, and that it couldn't be Magnus or Guwaru, since they were men. He deduced that the Demon wouldn't have rejoined the Black Mage, Von Leon never left El Nath, and Arkarium was too old. Through the process of elimination, he came to a single conclusion: Lotus.

Feeling a small amount of pity for Francis, Phantom brought him more Golem Cores for his troubles and then asked what he would do once the Black Mage returned. Francis told him that he would ask the Black Mage to make him the King of Ludibrium, allowing him to rule a kingdom of puppets, and vowed that he would recover the Seal Stone of Victoria Island in order to do so, claiming that he already knew where it was.

Soon after, Francis ordered the Black Wings to invade Rien, where Aran was safeguarding the Seal Stone of Victoria Island. Phantom quickly rushed to Rien in order to defend the island, where he and Aran worked together in order to keep the Seal Stone safe.

Recruiting Angelic Buster[]

Soon after the Nova joined the Maple Alliance, Francis became aware of Angelic Buster's activities in Maple World. Upon seeing how pretty she was, as well as her pigtails - which reminded him of Orchid - Francis approached her and attempted to recruit her into the Black Wings. However, Angelic Buster attacked Francis and told him that the Nova were allied with the Alliance, causing him to retreat.

Recruiting Ark[]

After learning about Ark's arrival in Maple World, Francis sent a letter to Ark, inviting him to meet in the Verne Mine. Ark traveled to Edelstein and met with Francis in his room, where he asked the Puppeteer how many others he had sent the invitation to. Francis explained that he had only asked him and another girl with pink pigtails, though he regretted that the Alliance had gotten to her first. Ark then hit Francis, explaining that something had instinctively made him do so, and refused Francis' offer. As he left the Verne Mine, Ark noted to himself that Francis didn't seem truly evil and hoped that he would one day change.

Black Heaven[]

After Gelimer betrayed Orchid forcing Lotus to attack her, Francis defected from the Black Wings and hoped to rescue Orchid from the Resistance, which had taken her into custody after she fell into a coma. Francis stole the blueprints for Black Heaven and infiltrated the Lumiere, which was in the midst of battle against Gelimer's airship. Soon after, the Alliance discovered dozens of puppets sent by Francis to search for Orchid. Francis then fought against a member of the Alliance, though he soon managed to escape the deck.

As the Alliance member reported to the leadership about Francis' infiltration, they discovered him attempting to flee in a barrel on deck. After getting captured, Francis demanded that they release Orchid, claiming that she was helpless after her powers had been stolen by Lotus, and attempted to trade the blueprints for Black Heaven in exchange for her release. Neinheart accepted the offer and took the blueprints, though he told Francis that he could only see Orchid after the war was over. He then ordered Francis to be detained.

Soon after Francis' imprisonment, the Lumiere came under heavy fire from Black Heaven, causing fires to spread across the airship. As the Alliance member fought against the waves of enemies, they heard a voice from the prison room and found Francis trapped amidst the burning wreckage. As they attempted to rescue him, a Resistance soldier arrived to report that enemies had taken over the Pilothouse, causing the ship to list. Though the soldier warned against freeing Francis, the Alliance member nevertheless opened the cage to free him before heading to the Pilothouse, leaving the soldier to guard Francis.

Francis then easily defeated the soldier and managed to flee. After the Lumiere escaped, tensions rose between the Cygnus Knights and the Resistance, placing the Alliance member on trial for allowing Francis to escape. Though they were ultimately placed on probation, the Alliance member recognized that their presence was a source of conflict for the Alliance, and so they decided to exile themselves from the battle.

On the ship that they took to leave the Lumiere, Francis sent one of his puppets, disguised as an Alliance escort. Through the puppet, Francis thanked them for freeing him from prison and explained that he was betraying Gelimer and freeing Orchid. To make up for escaping and putting them on trial, Francis told them that there was no traitor who had leaked the Alliance's plans to Gelimer.

He revealed that Black Heaven was being controlled by Lotus, who had been turned into a Xenoroid by Gelimer. Lotus' own powers, along with the other half of the Wing Master powers that he had stolen from Orchid, allowed him to effortlessly maintain control over Black Heaven, which was like an extension of his body.

Because of this, there were no weaknesses or blind spots anywhere in the ship. However, he also revealed that there were no troops stationed aboard Black Heaven, as they were being summoned from somewhere else. This helped the Alliance member realize that there was a way to infiltrate Black Heaven and immediately turned the ship around to set sail for Edelstein.

Soon after, Francis infiltrated the Secret Plaza and successfully rescued Orchid, who had awoken from her coma. Together with Francis, Orchid immediately set off towards Black Heaven in order to rescue Lotus. Aboard Black Heaven, Orchid and Francis encountered the Alliance member and their party. The Alliance was shocked to see Orchid, whom they had believed was still in a coma. Likewise, Orchid was furious to see the Alliance member, to which Francis asked her whether she knew them. Orchid angrily claimed that she recognized them as the one who had looked inside her mind.

Neinheart and Claudine were both confused by Orchid's extreme reaction, causing them to wonder what it was that the Alliance member had seen. Though the Alliance member tried to explain that they had merely seen her memories, Orchid refused to believe them and angrily ordered Francis to fight them on her behalf, as she had no powers left.

Neinheart attempted to keep the peace when Gelimer appeared on a monitor and showed Lotus to Orchid in order to rub in the fact that her brother was now his puppet. Lotus, detecting the intruders, manifested a Pulverizer to drop down onto the elevator, scattering the group on different levels. Francis soon found Orchid and the Alliance member working together to reach Gelimer.

Reluctantly, Orchid betrayed the Alliance member and left them to be attacked by the incoming androids while she found Gelimer and rescued Lotus. She then ordered Francis to follow her, to which Francis apologized to the Alliance member, explaining that his heart belonged only to Orchid. Soon after, Francis was separated from Orchid, who reunited with her brother before Gelimer killed him.

As Gelimer rained down his Retoxin bombs upon Edelstein, Orchid used the last of her Wing Master powers that Lotus had given her in order to detonate them in mid-air. As Black Heaven crashed down from the damage, Francis found Orchid and begged her to escape with him, though Orchid silently watched the wreckage as she bid farewell to her brother. Nevertheless, she and Francis managed to escape the destruction.

Following the battle, Orchid came to realize that the Black Mage's plan to manipulate destiny and create a new world had never been for the Commanders' benefit, as he had intentionally steered the future towards the destruction of his enemies and allies alike, resulting in Lotus' death. Furious at his betrayal, Orchid - and Francis, who continued to follow her - traveled to the Forest of Spirits, where she met with Guwaru and told him that she needed his help to recover her original powers as a Spirit of Darkness.

FriendStory[]

Francis' counterpart on Earth is a first-year student at Shinsoo International School. Socially inept and geeky, Francis is infatuated with Orchid, a teen pop star and a fellow student.

The World Beyond the Closet[]

After Elwin inadvertently opened a portal between Maple World and Earth, a traveler from Maple World agreed to switch places with a transfer student who had stumbled into Maple World and wished to explore their new surroundings. In Shinsoo International School, the traveler met Francis at the first-year classroom and exchanged numbers with him.

Francis told them that he had captured footage of dark blobs falling from the sky during the recent earthquake. Though most people had brushed it off, Francis believed that there was a secret behind the earthquake. Just then, a hoodlum began to bully Francis and asked the traveler if they knew how to fight, claiming that he was also a transfer student, and that he needed a partner to help him terrorize the school. When the traveler refused, the bully told them that he would meet them behind the school to fight.

Orchid and the Stalker[]

Francis arrived in the second-year classroom in order to leave his confession of love for Orchid to find. Soon after, Orchid - a successful teen pop star - arrived and found the love letter, though she ordered her manager to deal with it. As he left with the letter, Orchid suddenly changed her mind and asked him to bring it back. Upon reading it, she was shocked to find that it sounded like a stalker's note. Soon after, Neinheart called the traveler and asked them to meet him in Cygnus' office. There, he told them that a stalker had placed a threatening letter on Orchid's desk.

The traveler recognized Orchid as being with the Black Wings and Neinheart confirmed that she was indeed signed by Black Wings Entertainment. Though he conceded that she had a terrible attitude, he nevertheless asked them to recover the letter. After obtaining it, they brought it back and everyone agreed that it was clearly a threatening letter.

Oz asked them to find a fingerprinting kit in the science lab, where they encountered Elwin in dog form. Elwin told them that they would need Aluminum Dust and a Brush, which they could obtain from the Motes. With all the pieces of the kit obtained, Oz told them to give her time to find the culprit. The traveler went back to the first-year classroom, where they told Francis about the threatening letter that Orchid had received.

Francis was shocked to hear that the ink had been smeared, making it appear as though it was a stalker letter. Realizing that everyone believed him to be a psychopathic criminal, Francis passed out from fear. Soon after, Neinheart called the traveler and congratulated them on sweating Francis out. They returned to the office, where they found Francis surrounded by Neinheart and the club captains.

Francis told them that his nervousness made his palms sweaty, which had smeared the ink, and proved that he hadn't meant to threaten Orchid by showing an old draft of the letter. Everyone present agreed that the original letter was cringeworthy, but not stalker material, and agreed to help him woo Orchid.

To help him understand how to word love letters properly, the traveler went to the library in order to find a good romance novel. There, they met Elwin, who told them to eliminate the Motes that had stolen the books from the romance section. After the traveler brought the books back, Francis promised to read them and make a better love letter.

The next day, Francis left a new love letter for Orchid, but his sweaty palms once again made the letter seem like a threatening stalker had written it. As Dean Stan threatened expulsion and police involvement for the culprit, Francis fainted once again in class. Some time later, the traveler received a call from Nurse Hilla, who asked them to keep an eye on Francis, since her shift was over. In the infirmary, Francis asked them to find pills for him to feel better, even though the traveler cautioned him against taking random drugs. Just then, Elwin arrived and suggested finding fake medicine to use as a placebo for Francis, such as laxatives, which they obtained from the Motes.

After taking the laxatives, Francis began telling the traveler about why he had fallen in love with Orchid. He compared himself to the Greek mythological figure, Pygmalion, whose only love was a statue, just as he himself only loved his figurines. However, he explained that he had fallen in love with Orchid one day when he had found her standing in the rain. As he finished recounting, Oz and Irena arrived and told Francis how cringeworthy his story was.

Undeterred, Francis asked the traveler to find a photo of Orchid for him. They went to the original transfer student's house and found a poster of Orchid, which they brought to Francis. However, Francis demanded an actual photo, and so they went in search of Orchid. The traveler chased after Orchid, who noticed them following her.

After speaking with them and growing closer, Orchid slowly began to grow infatuated by them. The next day, the traveler returned to Francis and gave him the photo of Orchid. Francis then gave them his next love letter and asked them to deliver it to Orchid so that it wouldn't get smudged. They found Orchid in the music room, who was pleased to see them with a love letter. However, her face turned dark once they explained that her real stalker was Francis.

Just then, Oz called and asked if they had delivered the letter, as Francis was already waiting for her on the school roof. They rushed over, where they found Oz and Irena watching Orchid and Francis. There, Orchid brutally rejected Francis and began walking away when Francis asked why she didn't want to date him.

Orchid told him that he only wanted her because she was famous, and that he knew nothing about her. However, Francis told her that he didn't care if she was famous, and that he had fallen in love with her when she had been a stranger crying in the rain, which was the moment when he had decided that he wanted to save her.

However, Orchid told him that she didn't need to be saved, and that she wanted a friend, not a white knight who wanted to fix her. As the traveler went to console Francis, they felt dark energy emanating from him, just as Elwin arrived to warn them. Francis then spawned a Forever Alone Troublemaker, born from unrequited love. They immediately fought off the Troublemaker, returning Francis back to his senses.

Oz and Irena then took him to the school infirmary and called the traveler to come see him. There, everyone began consoling him, though Francis refused to give up and resolved to find the right way to approach Orchid. Everyone was impressed by his dedication until he revealed his Orchid doll. He explained that he had realized that he had put Orchid on a pedestal instead of treating her like an actual person, and so he had decided that he would practice talking to the doll in order to get better at talking to her.

An alternate ending can be triggered through replaying this chapter of FriendStory. After Orchid rejects Francis, if the player chooses to comfort him instead, after the Troublemaker is defeated, a different scene plays in the hospital. As everyone consoles him, Francis will explain that he's moved on from Orchid, as he's now instead in love with the player.

He cites how the player took good care of him over the last few days, how they delivered Orchid's letter for him, even while knowing that it wouldn't work out, and how they stood by his side when he was in pain from being rejected. He remains convinced that it was part of their complex plan to have Orchid reject him on purpose so that they could lift him back up themselves, though he goes back to being infatuated by Orchid after the player rejects him.

Hilla and Magnus Sittin' in a Tree[]

In protest against the no-dating policy at school, Hawkeye brought the traveler, Francis, Neinheart, and Mihile to the school roof, declaring that they were now part of the Shinsoo School Players Club. While attempting to hook Hilla and Magnus together, Francis suggested an online tool that he had found, which took the first two letters of one's name, converted them into numbers, and found the difference.

He explained that there was a match if the difference was the same as the difference between one's age and their crush's age. Hawkeye decided to humor Francis and asked the traveler to get chalk, which they obtained from the Motes. They then drew the math problem on all the chalkboards across the school.

After the traveler failed to injure Magnus, hoping that it would lead to Hilla tending his wounds, Francis asked them to come to the science lab. As soon as they arrived, Elwin rushed to them and explained that Francis had passed out while making a chemical, suspecting that the Motes had something to do with it. After hunting down the nearby Motes, they returned to Francis, who awoke and gave them a chemical to give to Magnus to drink.

Following Arkarium ruining Hilla and Magnus' date, Francis and the others were caught by the pair, putting an end to their plans.

Trivia[]

To date, Francis is the only antagonist who the player assumes control of for a quest, doing so at the end of one chapter of Black Heaven.

During 2008~2009 of KMS, the game shared a lot of similarity with Oops! My Prince, which was released in 2008. Francis is based on Francis Clark, and coincidentally they have the same name. Their hair shape is bob cut together.