Spoiler The Plain and the Black Cat’s Amicable Engagement Annulment

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    Seren, the eldest daughter of a duke family, has been compared to her sister Marietta, who is said to be an exquisite beauty, and has grown up being called the "Plain Princess”. She overhears her fiancé, Prince Helios, and his friends talking about how Marietta should be the princess consort instead of Seren.

    In order to make Prince Helios happy, she want to break off the engagement without causing any trouble to anyone. With the black cat familiar she borrowed from the “Commander of the Ice Mages”, Viol, she aims for an amicable engagement annulment.


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    This is just based on what I've read so far in the English translation.

    FL is kind of OP in just about every way, although it seems like her sister is more beautiful - the only area in which she would be "better" than FL. She has aced just about everything that princess/queen training has to throw at her and is happy to marry Prince Helios. Her feelings change when she overhears him and his friends talking about how her sister would be a better queen candidate, making her believe that he's actually in love with Marietta. The truth is that Helios is head over heels in love with FL, but he completely and totally failed at human interaction with her and has never actually shown that he cares for her. His friends also seem to be infatuated with FL as well for the most part, so their talk about Marietta was probably done so they could swoop in and claim FL for themselves if the engagement was broken. Helios seems like he's just following along with what the crowd says, like a stupid idiot.

    FL decides that she's going to become an archmage, a position so difficult and rare to achieve that it's kind of the most important position in the kingdom. If she managed to accomplish this, she would never be allowed to be queen because it would be more important for her to do AM duties - being queen would get in the way. She approaches Viol, the head AM, and asks him to train her. He doesn't want to be seen doing it himself, since that would be kind of improper as it would require him to go into her room at night. So instead he transforms into a cat and tells FL that his "familiar" will be teaching her. FL takes to cat Viol immediately, much to his embarrassment, as she's constantly cuddling him.

    To Viol's surprise (but not ours, of course), FL takes to magic like a duck to water. She is easily able to learn a basic spell he taught her over the course of one night and even manages to more or less perfectly cast it constantly throughout the entire day. He begins to think that she may actually be able to pass the super difficult AM test. Viol is also very disgusted with Helios and wants to help FL avoid being married to someone who would smack talk her behind her back like that. There's a scene of her heart beating faster when she talks to him at one point and it's clear that her care of him in his cat form is starting to melt his heart, as he's normally a pretty icy fellow.
     
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    Thank you for the spoiler :aww:
     
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    The novel is already translated until 8 chapter. So maybe I will continue it fro chapter 9.
     
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    thanks for the spoilers :aww::blob_plusone::blob_plusone::blob_plusone:
     
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    I read a chapter on the novel that there are people crushing on Mc like her fiancee cause there was a chapt of his jeolousy, Rease? ( IDK the spelling:blobsweat_2:) Mashuro and etc.??
    But the chapt that they all danced with mc on the evening party with Viol taking the initiative first after the first dance with mc and her fiance:blobsmilehappyeyes:. Mashuro was known to be a follower of Mc sister but has crush on mc I think cause he blushed hard....
    Mc sister is not a white lotus unlike other sisters in other novels or manhwa but she has feelings for Mc fiance, and Mc knows it. The sister also worries about Mc overworking her body.
    Mc sister also gave Mc a pretty good advice:blobsmilehappy:
    I read the latest I think chapter on the novel that is raw that Mc already told her parents and they are supportive of her and feel a little sad because Mc told her reasons to become a special grade magician started two months ago when Mc heard from the salon that her sister is a better queen candidate than Mc ( from the summary) and Mc genuinely enjoys doing magic now and is happy. father is a musian I think??? Before this though Mc already submitted her registration to become a special grade magician and she has talent:aww:
    Viol talked about this to his friend Boden to help with rumors I think or settle the situation down when Mc breaks her engagement and becomes a special grade magician. Boden thought of the idiot four who bought this situation from the summary about how they spoke about this loudly in the salon to be heard By Mc outside the door and reflect on The fiance for not denying it.

    "Of course, the idiots who were talking about such things in the salon with a voice that could be heard outside the door are too sweet on the side. The same is true for His Royal Highness. Have them learn for themselves what kind of result careless remarks will bring. It needs to be done, and each parent will need to reinforce their education. "

    "Still, if you suddenly break your engagement after becoming a high-class magician, there will be rumors among the aristocrats that aren't under the surface. I need to talk to the other heavyweights as well. I want the young Chancellor to follow the flow of the story at that time. "

    "I gently covered the faint love that had sprung up." - helios:blob_teary:
    https://ncode.syosetu.com/n6388fz/ - raw novel where I read at
     
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    more spoiler please:blob_plusone::blob_plusone::blob_plusone::cookie:
     
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    MC fiancee, prince helios. he look like your typical perfect prince. good looking, fast learner and charismatic. but in reality he is awkward, clumsy and doesnt really understand other people hearts. at first he only engaged with MC as duty but later fallen for MC, when he realized his feeling he unable to talk to MC and kinda avoiding her like boy in love... however its fueling MC misunderstanding about him not liking her.

    since MC is a genius he always work hard so he is able to keep up with her, he is ready to carry the burden together as future king and queen... however he never convey his feeling to MC for various reason (mostly because he is busy with his study, his work as crown prince and cowardice even though he want to spend some time with MC)

    He got really jealous if MC close with other boys, especially when MC joyfully dance with viol/magic division commander(?)/potential ML. he is wondering if MC also feel jealousy when he dance with other girl? he also always make sure to dance and talk with marietta/MC sister so he can ask her about MC like What kind of flower do she like, what color do she like, what she want to do, etc.

    when MC finally told him that she is applying to be a high class magician he is horrified, because if she passed the test then their engagement will be annulled because a high class magician are very valuable and so she cant become a queen. he ask why she didnt tell him?! she told him its because of helios and his friends conversation 2 month ago. he tried to remember... then it hit him that MC hear their conversation because mashros (the tsundere guy) are really loud about MC not suitable as a queen because of her plain appareance and marietta are much better choice because she is prettier. he tried to explain that mashros didnt mean it (especially since mashros actually liked MC).

    MC then show him her battle record against a mid-level magic beast, he is surprised she actually able to fight a mid-level beast alone when he only able to defeat low-level magic beast. MC is really happy to learn magic as if she found her reason to live. he ask if there any other reason she want to break the engagement? is it because she not satisfied with the engagement or him?

    MC explain that is not the case at all because she always work hard to learn to be a good queen... that day (after she heard their conversation) she cried a lot especially since he didnt refute mashros at all (his reason because he knew mashros didnt actually mean it), he also didnt realized that she cried that day... MC apologize for not realizing that helios are unhappy with their engagement, helios tried to refute that its not the case at all! he always doing his best so he can keep up with her and after they got married they will finally can spend some time together...

    MC confused then what about marietta? helios are also confused why she bring marietta into this, he have no special feeling for her at all, he didnt remember treating her specially. MC explain because helios always danced with Marietta at every evening party, and even though he was in a different grade, he seemed to have more opportunities to talk with marietta than other daughters at the academy, so MC sure that helios like marietta and assure him that she didnt hate him. he frowned that he is too focused on what he had to do and forgot about what its look like to other people.

    now he painfully realized that he failed on basic human interaction. Similarly, he also unaware that MC was hurt by the devious remarks, and now she decided to abandon her position as a his fiancee and become high-grade magician. he is shocked by the magnitude of the result of a casual words. he tried again to explain that mashros are not serious at all... he also kinda regret to not take his servants complain seriously about mashros brash word and loud voice.

    but MC explained no matter if helios or mashros are serious or not, she now really want to be a magician. he realized that she keep moving foward, he realized that she is 100% determinated, so he cant really convinced her at all... all because he didnt defended her that day... since MC has the abilities he can only support her now...

    she is a good child and have a pretty face. she love her sister but also love helios. her only sin is that she didnt help helios get closer with her sister when he ask her about MC because she also like him... so she can spend her time together with helios while she still can (before they got married)

    she also felt inferior to MC and helios, because she lack brain power. among her friends, her academic progress are slower and really frustrated by her own shortcoming... not because she is stupid but because her peers are special. when MC or helios tutoring her with patience since she need take some time to learn, she felt really embarrassed and guilty. she felt that she can only be a pretty and nice flower to look at.

    so when MC told her about the broken engagement and wishing her happiness with helios, instead of happiness marietta felt an incredible pressure. not only she hurt her sister now she need to take her place as queen? she cant even be compared to other ladies let alone her genius sister. She cannot tell MC confidently that she will able to overcome what ever comes next. she cant do it like MC, she didnt know that everything is so difficult. when things are hard or sad she cant brush it off calmly like MC. words of apology leaked through her mouth even though she didnt know what she apologized for...
     
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    I really hate the sister her excuses that MC is always studied and tired so instead of helping her and the prince to be together she said nonono let my sister happy and free and tiny tiny reason that she is in love with the prince “ her sister fiancé “ even she now that prince has a crush on MC what a b*tch ! even all she have is her beauty no brain :blobneutral:
    And about the MC’s sister aid the red head boy meshro he is in love with MC that why he always praised MC’s sister and called MC plain because he want the prince and the sister together so he can be with MC ಠ_ಠ
    I’m so happy that MC ditched those freaks they all so selfish they didn’t care about MC feelings
    “ she didn’t ditch them really just the prince :blob_catflip:
     
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    im camping for spoiler of the Crown prince, his friend , and the mc sister grovel at least regret it. i want to see them regret and leave mc alone
     
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    thank you for the spoiler.
    now i pitied them. but let MC has her happiness alone. She feels unrewarded despite her effort on queen training and everyone knew how it feels like. oh, no, i'm not crying :blobsneeze:
    so, is someone knew who the ML? maybe its viol? :hmm:
     
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    it will be soon... since in the latest chapter MC will announce that she will applying to be a special magician and annul her engagement.
    i can spoil some regret, beside helios there is at very least 2 people so far who despaired because of MC decision.

    prince helios mother, queen sheilla.
    she really like MC and regard her as her own daughter, she cant wait for the day that they finally become family for real.

    after MC confess to helios, she and her father along with viol and bowden(?)/viol old friend/chancellor go to the royal castle to asking permission to break the engagement and demonstrating MC magical capabilities while helios looking at her in regret. the king/helios father deem MC as more than capable to be a special magician and allow the annulment.

    the queen cant accept reality and devastated. the entire meeting she desperate and tried to bargain that MC should be the mother of country while the king calmly retort that a special magician are like a golden goose for the country, she will help the country and people more being a magician than being a queen (the magician can protect people from monster/disaster and developing magical tools, very valuable indeed!).

    the teary eyed queen just cant let MC go to the frontline and she regard her as her own daughter, so how can she let her go! however the king explain since the queen regard MC as her own daughter, she should also consider of MC decision and ask the queen to look at MC eyes, you can see that MC really determined and wanted to be a magician. the queen finally give up and silently cried...

    the sister live a carefree life as second daughter, she doesnt really need to study hard like MC and just maintaining her looks and smile.
    at first she taught that MC being genius are normal since she always work hard to be a queen, she think if she also work hard like MC she also can do it and more or less can be a better queen since she is prettier than her.

    however after MC want to be a magician (no one knows about this yet) she decide to invite marietta to join their study circle (along with other new student, 2 males and 2 females, some of them are commoners. marietta are the youngest among them like 2 year younger) so marietta will have some idea how to be a queen. marietta are happy since she can have a chance to be queen and more opportunities to meet with helios and mashros and reese.

    however when mashros tried to casual to her and invite her for a tea at the salon (while helios and the other student are not arrived yet), reese scold mashros to not give her any special treatment while in salon, his behaviour can offend other student and reese actually serious for once (reese is like the happy-go-lucky type). since it make sense, from this point onward mashros act professional to her in the salon.

    at first MC are always at marietta side and the one who teach her, but after MC being busy with her magic study she rarely go to the salon so marietta can only rely on her self. without MC by her side, the salon are actually quite intimidating since the student there are really eager to study and smart. she slowly aware that she cant keep up with other student even thought she work really hard (she even ask for a tutor so she can still study at her free time), the other 2 female student can grasp the material quickly like a sand absorbing water while she need some time to actually understand. MC tried to reassure her that she is younger than any of them and should not beat up her self about it, she should keep studying at her own pace. helios also said the same thing, but every time she make mistakes on some questions (quite frequently unfortunately) she felt embarrassed on how slow her progress compared to everyone.

    the study are hard and the boys didnt give her attention while in the salon. going to the salon are now quite exhausting for her... and after MC told her about her new goal to be a magician and her plan to annul the engagement (like my previous spoiler), marietta and helios have some... dispute (although the novel didnt specify their problem yet) she ran away crying and slip on stair, MC use her magic to save her and she go back home with her father while crying... and after this MC will tell helios like on my previous spoiler.
     
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    How does the parent interact with the mc? Are they fair to both sister or is there some bias?