Princess 101 for 5-Year-Olds (2) | Chapter 1: The Problem of Having a Fiancé I've Never Met
One morning, you wake up.
Just like always, you are in your fluffy bed,
just like always, little birds are chirping by the window,
and just like always, there are pancakes topped with strawberries for breakfast.
It is peaceful.
Then, your father (the King) enters and says this:
"You're getting married next month."
...Huh?
You are five years old.
This is a morning so important that your life depends on whether there is one strawberry or two on your pancakes;
it is not a time for talk of marriage.
However, your father has already left.
You are left behind with the little birds and the strawberries.
At this point, most aspiring princesses do one of the following:
1. Cry
2. Start worrying about the color of their dress
3. Consult the little birds
All of these are incorrect.
Crying won't stop the marriage (in fact, it will proceed as scheduled).
Now is not the time to worry about the color of your dress (first of all, you don't even know who the person is).
The little birds do not talk (this is an important fact).
So, what do you do?
You gather information.
The very first thing you do in a political marriage
is not choosing a dress or crying,
but "figuring out who your fiancé is."
Why?
Because depending on what kind of person they are,
your survival strategy for the next five years will change completely.
For reference, I will roughly categorize the types of fiancés.
Pattern A: The Kind Prince It looks the easiest, but it is actually the most troublesome. A kind prince usually has no intention of ruling the country. You will end up doing everything.
Pattern B: The Scary Prince The first month will be hell. However, a scary prince is usually bored. The moment it turns out you are an "interesting person," the relationship will flip.
Pattern C: The Indifferent Prince Your existence is forgotten. This gives you the most freedom. You can tinker with the country as you please.
Pattern D: The 3-Year-Old Prince ...It happens. In the world of political marriage, it happens often. In this case, you raise him (*this is covered in Volume 2).
Pattern E: The Prince You've Never Met This is the most common one. In other words, it is the heart of the "problem of the fiancé I've never met."
Now, I will tell you something important.
Not having met him is information.
It is not "I don't know because I haven't met him."
"The very state of not having met him already tells you something."
For example.
・Why am I not allowed to meet him?
・Why hasn't even a portrait been sent?
・Why am I only told his name?
These all reflect the circumstances of the other country (or your own country).
Is there something they can't show you?
Is the power dynamic so settled that there is no need to show you?
There is also the possibility that he doesn't even exist (though this is extremely rare).
A princess is a creature that reads not from the information given, but from the information not given
.
It might be a little early for a 5-year-old.
But it's okay.
You still have strawberries left.
Let's think about it slowly while eating strawberries.
"Why am I marrying someone I have never met?"
Once you have asked this question, you are no longer just an ordinary princess.
In the next chapter, we will look at “How to Gather Information (Since You Can't Use Little Birds, Use Another Method)”.
