Prologue

[faentasy]

PROLOGUE

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The clink of glasses, the clatter of utensils upon plates and the soft murmur of conversation flows smoothly in the warmly lit dining hall. It's a dinner party, a rather vivacious one at that, with the food flowing freely. Savory and sweet, regional specialties, refined and rustic, there's something for everyone. Omurice, chiffon cake, kimchi, sizzling porterhouse steaks—it might be more apt to call it a buffet than anything else.

Do buffets usually serve such a unique smorgasbord of food? And actually, weren't you doing something else? A free meal is usually a good thing but is anything truly free? Who are these people around you? And where exactly are you?

Whatever thoughts are racing through your mind, they're abruptly cut off by a note, high pitched G-sharp from a woodwind. All your senses return to you, though they won't tell you much. Maybe not all of them actually, if you're used to feats of heroic strength or manipulating reality or numerous other abilities. There is one clue at least, a heavy weighted paper beneath your plate, an embossed note rather than a list of courses.

"Enjoy yourselves. I'll come see you when you've had your fill. And don't try to dine and dash, huh? There's something I have—something I can do for you, after all. Besides, you've already agreed to the terms anyway!"

Welcome to your Fairy Tale.

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[sempiternel]

[ Oh, hehe. ]

I suppose one would have to be a very formidable lady to tame all those monsters you mentioned.

[kowashi]

Mm-hm! She has to wear that heavy dress too.

[ It's a lot of layers of dress! ]

[sempiternel]

Has to? Ah, because society demands it?

[ Something sliiiightly bitter about her words. ]

[kowashi]

Maybe? She's part of the council of three, so they all dress appropriately for their job! But her taste is more western than her brothers.

[sempiternel]

A part of the council - so she has power! Wah, that's incredible. It's rare for a woman to have equal power to men where I'm from...

[kowashi]

That's awful. Girls can be as strong as guys!

[ Says the tomboy who beats up her male classmates ]

[sempiternel]

Rightly so! But we're always treated as if we need protection.

[ And if not that, then they're treated like objects... ]