The story in the book dealt with the fairy tale in precise detail. The story was as follows:
One day, an orphan appeared before a prince. The orphan fell in love with the prince at first sight and began following him every day.
But the prince, being from a noble family, ignored the orphan because of his low social status.
However, the orphan did not give up, believing that love is capable of overcoming all obstacles.
The orphan did everything she could to help the prince, and to everyone's surprise, she ended up helping him greatly.
The orphan stayed by the prince's side when he was lonely, made him laugh, and gave him unconditional love.
Eventually, the prince began to fall in love with the orphan.
But they could not cross the social status barrier.
When she saved the prince from danger, the orphan said: “Prince, I am fine. Just watching you is enough for me.”
These were the words the orphan said when she saved the prince.
When the prince thought that he might never see the orphan again, he was filled with anxiety and realized that he could not live without her.
In the end, they broke down the wall of social status and got married, living together happily ever after.
“Honestly, this doesn't make sense. How can an orphan meet a prince, stay by his side, and expect him to love her?”
Well, that's why it's a fairy tale.
Anyway, I know this story because it's Joanna's favorite book.
“The book had a good description because she was an important villain in the story.”
Joanna dreamed of a love like a fairy tale.
To her, the prince was Daedric, but the orphan was her.
In the end, Joanna becomes the villain, not the orphan from the fairy tale.
Then she tore up her favorite book and broke down in tears.
“Actually, I loved that moment!”
Joanna, faced with the reality that she has become a terrifying monster instead of the beautiful heroine she dreamed of, is devastated when her childhood fantasies turn into a nightmare.
“Don't you like that?”
Deedric asked cautiously as he noticed Scotty. I shook my head and answered enthusiastically.
"No! I liked it. The story sounds interesting."
“It's interesting. It's about an orphan and a prince who break the wall of social status and get happily married.”
I nodded enthusiastically as if I was hearing it for the first time.
Deidrick then added, offering his opinion:
“The status wall doesn’t really matter, right? As long as there is love between them.”
"correct."
She agreed gently.
The next book was “The Vampire and the Human.” This story was about a vampire and a human who fall in love and live happily ever after. Why are all the books about romance?
Does Daedric like stories like this?
He carefully shared his thoughts and then asked me:
“...I don't think there's a rule that says monsters or humans should only love their own kind. What do you think?”
“I agree… I have no bias towards that.”
At my direct answer, Daedric breathed a sigh of relief, looking excited as he opened “The Orphan and the Prince.”
“Let us read it carefully, and then try to write it.”
“Good idea. I'm ready…!”
Then came the sudden sound: “Bang!”
The door opened violently, and Diedrick and I quickly backed away from each other.
Somerset came in with an angry face and grabbed Dedrick by the collar.
“Heh, you...!”
“Didi!”
Deidrick raised his hand to stop me from approaching.
“What did you do to Joanna?”
“…”
To Joanna? Why was it mentioned?
Deedric saw my confused expression, looked understanding and closed his eyes tightly.
Then hurried footsteps were heard entering the room, and it was clear that someone had entered quickly.
It was Joanna's, which smelled faintly of flowers. She breathed quickly and ran to Deidrick's room. Then she covered her mouth as she looked at Somerset and Deidrick.
“How rude of you...”
Somerset suddenly backed away and quickly released his grip on Deederick's collar.
"J-Joanna. How did you...get here?"
Somerset looked at Deederick, still feeling nervous, but he forgot to stop his anger directed at him.
What's going on here?!
Deidrick saw my confused expression, looked guilty and lowered his head as if he had made a mistake.
Before I could say anything, Joanna stepped forward with graceful steps and stood in front of Somerset, preventing him from advancing.
Somerset looked at her in surprise, but Joanna looked a little angry.
"I thought it was strange. After breakfast, you didn't come to see me, and I wondered if something was wrong!"
Seeing Joanna's angry face, Somerset looked hurt.
He wrinkled his face and spoke in an emotional voice.
“But Joanna! What you’re saying doesn’t make sense...”
“I told you I would seriously consider getting engaged. What doesn't make sense?”
“So, not me…?”
Somerset bit his lip and pointed at Deederick.
“That person...!”
At this sudden comment, she made a sound of astonishment.
"…What?"
What's going on here?
Did Joanna say she wanted to get engaged to Deidrick?
I was surprised by the sequence of events, especially since this wasn't part of the original story.
It was expected that the context would change because I was involved, but what really surprised me was Joanna's attitude.
After becoming an adult, did she suddenly fall in love with Deidrick?
“Was there any relationship between them before that?”
when? Joanna only arrived yesterday, didn't she?
Deidrick saw my confusion, and looked like he was about to cry. He shook his head quickly, trying to deny it.
"No no!"
He was in such a state of panic that he looked at Somerset and shook his head.
Deedric's eyes, filled with distress, glanced at Johanna for a short while before returning to their usual calm.
“No, brother. There must be a misunderstanding… Miss Primrose, please explain.”
Joanna glanced at Deidrick before blushing. Then she completely changed her facial expression and began to stare at Somerset angrily.
"I never said I was going to get engaged! I just wanted to hear Deedric's opinion about the engagement! I'm not stupid to move forward without proper discussion!"
Somerset shouted as if he would not back down.
“Isn't it the same?!”
Joanna was confused by the loud sound, her long eyelashes trembling.
“Did you just yell at me?”
Somerset bit his lip in frustration.
“Isn't it because of you? When things don't go your way, you storm in like that and put me in a difficult situation.”
“Joanna…”
As I watched Somerset try to control his anger, I thought of one thing:
He's done.
He and Joanna wouldn't get along anymore.
Joanna looked at Somerset and said firmly:
“Please get out now.”
This is Daedric's room too.
You should go out too.
In response to my unspoken thoughts, Diedrick spoke up:
“Miss Primrose, please leave the place.”
“Ah…”
Joanna turned and looked at him.
I saw the clear remorse on his face, and was surprised by how innocent and beautiful he looked at that moment.
Is this what a person feels when he sees a girl in love? It was new and beautiful, and there was an irresistible magic in that moment.
No wonder Somerset could not understand what was happening.
“I'm sorry, Didric. I didn't mean to interrupt your studies...”
But then, Joanna's gaze landed on the desk where the book “The Orphan and the Prince” was.
Wow.
I had forgotten to put it away in the hustle and bustle of events.
I didn't expect Johanna to fall in love with Dedrick so quickly and come looking for him.
I watched her anxiously.
“The fairy tale book…”
“…?”
Deidrick quickly turned away from Joanna, as if he didn't want her to get any closer to him, and moved lightly to my side.
He whispered gently, covering his mouth,
“This is wrong. I will explain everything later...”
I nodded and scratched my cheek.
But that's not the real issue now...
The way Deedrick was looking at me with that intense look made me uncomfortable. I was worried that we might be discovered, and suddenly Joanna's voice sounded more excited.
“The orphan and the prince! Have you read this book?”
I quickly shouted at Dedrick,
"No, no! Say you didn't read it!"
He looked at me curiously but followed my instructions politely.
"no."
“Then why do you have this book... Oh! You brought it to read!”
Joanna was desperately trying to find some connection with Deidrick.