Glass Slipper Strange Tale 00 | Preface

◇ Blurb

A pair of sandals sets the world in motion.
Glass Slipper Strange Tale. An observation-supremacy fantasy.

Glass slippers?
Such inconvenient and extremely dangerous magical equipment does not exist in this country. For one thing, you cannot run freely in them, can you?

What we have are sandals, girls' nights out, supporting your favorites, and obsidian eyes. Balls are group dates, chandeliers are LED, pumpkin carriages are PASMO cards, and when magic expires, it's the last train. The princess struts around in sandals with a chuhai in hand, and the prince picks up a sandal at a group date.

This world is a pseudo-Victorian version of our country's former imperial capital. In a world where observation replaces magic, observation is supreme.
This story is a modern fantasy strange tale where fierce battles unfold over the initiative of observation and narration.

Observation is the ultimate technique for recording the laws of the world.
And narration is a curse that declares and fixes those laws.
The world wavers. When narration touches it, the laws instantly change shape.
Therefore, narrators are constantly exposed to the blade of observation, struck down, and replaced.

In that lawless battle, who is the narrator left standing at the end?

Come now, everyone, the sound of marching trumpets and pen nibs is ringing out.
Stand up. Move forward. You cannot afford to be sluggish.
Even now, the subject dissolves into darkness, trapped in a labyrinth of meta and narration.
The very moment your feet are swept out from under you by the wavering is the height of pleasure. Enjoy the fluffy, floating sensation.

◇ The Cast

• Prince: The first in line to the throne and currently in the middle of a desperate marriage hunt.

• Princess: A friendly princess who gets around using a PASMO card. A sandal extremist.

• Prime Minister's Son: The son of the Prime Minister. His role as a confidant is just a name. The vanguard of the party crowd.

• Director: Possessing obsidian eyes, she is the Chief Royal Pharmacist and Director of the Royal Records Institute.

• Narrators: Runaway, meta, anything goes. In any case, they are unreliable.

◇ Table of Contents

• Glass Slipper Strange Tale 00 | Preface

• Glass Slipper Strange Tale 01 | A Find at the Group Date

• Glass Slipper Strange Tale 02 | Blue Hawaii

• Glass Slipper Strange Tale 03 | Blue Hearts

• Glass Slipper Strange Tale 04 | A Loss at the Group Date

• Glass Slipper Tales 05 | What Our Country Gained

• Glass Slipper Tales 06 | The Director's Black Friday

• Glass Slipper Tales 07 | Black Cat Cup: Thinking of You

• Glass Slipper Tales 08, Interlude | Hydrangea Moon: It's About Time for a Slice-of-Life Episode, Isn't It?

• Glass Slipper Tales 09 | Who Told You That?

• Glass Slipper Tales 10 | Dialect-Speaking Girls Are Cute, Aren't They?

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