Chapter 94

Hedda suddenly became excited, while Nebel seemed a bit put off by her behavior, and Hilt looked troubled.

I'll just continue the story without further ado.

"The person who was reborn as the prince's fiancée in another world had been an avid reader of the love story between the prince and a town girl during their life in the previous world. One day, they suddenly realized they had been reborn as the villainous fiancée who interferes with the prince and the town girl's love. The memory of their previous life could be triggered by anything, like hitting their head while playing with a childhood friend or recalling it during a high fever. Once the fiancée remembers their past, they realize they will be dumped and executed by the prince. They think, 'What should I do...'"

"There's nothing to be done. Even if it's a political marriage, one cannot break an engagement on a personal whim. What's there to worry about? If you have nothing to hide, just let it be," Nebel interjected.

"Wow, you caught that right away."

"This 'What should I do' refers to a situation where the story has a strong compulsion. This compulsion means that even if you try to choose a different path, you end up on the original one. In this case, the reason the fiancée becomes an obstacle to the prince and the town girl's love is that she is the prince's fiancée. Even if she tries not to be the fiancée, she ends up becoming one."

"Doesn't that 'compulsion' sound incredibly dangerous?" Nebel interjected, his face contorted.

"Yes, it's very dangerous. So, the lady who was reborn as the prince's fiancée takes measures to avoid being dumped, even if she is. She ensures she has no faults."

"Measures?"

"First, she doesn't interfere with the prince and the town girl's meetings. Instead, she gathers evidence that the town girl is in a romantic relationship with the prince. Next, she warns her friends from the foster family not to make a move on the town girl, who is the prince's love interest. She also advises the prince to understand his position. Additionally, she reports to the king and her father that she has warned the prince."

"If she does all that, the one at fault will be the prince who is cheating."

"This prince is subtly different from the one in the original story. In the story, the prince is a leader and reliable. But in reality, he is forceful and self-centered, believing his own words are always right. He dislikes his fiancée, who was chosen for him as a child, because she is more competent and doesn't show him the respect he expects, making her seem unappealing to him."

When I mentioned this, all three of them had a hard time hiding their discomfort.

"Isn't the problem with the people around the prince?"

"Maybe. Anyway, the story reaches its climax. In the original, the jealous fiancée tries to harm the town girl, and her evil deeds are exposed in front of everyone. But in this version, the fiancée, the lady, does nothing wrong. The prince, unable to punish a faultless fiancée, fabricates a crime and publicly dumps her."

"Is the prince's intelligence intact?"

Hedda's comment made Nebel burst out laughing. I almost did too.

"No, it's not. As you can imagine, the fiancée, who had taken measures, proves the fabricated crime and even turns the tables, showing that the prince cheated and fabricated the crime to justify his infidelity."

"Oh my, well, depending on the situation, it might seem like neither party is worth getting involved with."

"True, it's just a story. A completely fictional one. The prince, who is turned against, is disinherited, burdened with heavy sins, and falls from grace. Readers would think, 'Serves him right' for treating the innocent fiancée so badly. The fiancée, on the other hand, receives a proposal from a hero who is better in character and ability than the prince. They get married and live happily ever after, the end."

"Is that really a happy ending?"

I chuckled at her sharp observation.

"Maybe. What I'm trying to say is that while love stories between princes and town girls were popular, the fiancée was often portrayed as pitiful. So, stories began to emerge where the fiancée is not at fault, and the prince and the town girl are the villains. The Princess of Einhorn feared that this world was similar to a story she had read, and she might become the villainous lady."

"That dreamy nature of hers must have come from that."

Hedda seemed to find it ridiculous.

"Even if the world is similar to a story, this is not a fictional world."

But because she didn't understand that, the Princess of Einhorn made a mistake.

"If the princess avoided Al to avoid her downfall, it means that in the story she read, Al and the princess were engaged, right? But Al doesn't have a fiancée yet. Does that mean he will have one in the future?"

Nebel hit the nail on the head.

"Um... wasn't the story the princess read called 'The Book of Prophecy'?"

This time, Hilt spoke up.

A light novel as 'The Book of Prophecy'?

Given that I have some memories from my previous life, the light novel the princess read seemed more like someone's convenient delusion.

I can't help but be more interested in this someone.

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