# WebtoonLib — A Stepmother's Märchen #2: The Ending of A Certain Fairytale ## Series - title: A Stepmother's Märchen - slug: a-stepmother-s-marchen-a7mqkg7p ## Chapter - number: 2 - chapter_key: 2-ratkrn - title: The Ending of A Certain Fairytale - release_date: 2026-07-28 ### Summary A little pink-haired girl, living in a poor family, dreams of opening her own shop by selling beans and buying animals. However, an important man who comes to the village wants to make her a marquise. Despite the girl's objections, her family sends her away by force. While climbing the stairs in the golden house, she encounters the mockery and resentment of her stepchildren. The girl thinks she can never be close to the children of this house, but she continues climbing the stairs anyway. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Shuri climbs the endless stairs alone to the top despite hostility. - Elias throws a frog at Shuri's head, causing her to fall down the stairs. - Jeremy expresses resentment to Shuri, blaming her for his father's death and time lost. - Shuri meets the twins who accuse her of being a fraud and mock her. ### Characters involved - Jeremy von Neuschwanstein — Main - Rachel von Neuschwanstein — Supporting - Shuri von Neuschwanstein — Main - Leon von Neuschwanstein — Supporting - Elias von Neuschwanstein — Supporting ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser A little pink-haired girl, living in a poor family, dreams of opening her own shop by selling beans and buying animals. ### Spoiler summary A little pink-haired girl, living in a poor family, dreams of opening her own shop by selling beans and buying animals. However, an important man who comes to the village wants to make her a marquise. Despite the girl's objections, her family sends her away by force. While climbing the stairs in the golden house, she encounters the mockery and resentment of her stepchildren. The girl thinks she can never be close to the children of this house, but she continues climbing the stairs anyway. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 112 ### Content A LONG, LONG TIME AGO, IN A COUNTRY VILLAGE, THERE LIVED A LITTLE GIRL WITH PINK HAIR. THAT TITLE MAY AS WELL NOT EXIST! A LOWER VISCOUNT? HER FAMILY WAS ROYAL, BUT THEY WERE POOR. YOU NEED TO BE QUICKER WITH YOUR HANDS! THE GIRL CARRIED MAGIC BEANS IN HER HEART. IF I SELL THREE BAGS OF BEANS, I CAN BUY ONE CHICKEN. AFTER SELLING NINE BAGS OF BEANS, I CAN BUY THREE CHICKENS. THEN I'LL SELL THE EGGS TO BUY A PIG. CHICKEN— PIG— THEN I'LL RAISE THE PIG... AND SELL BACON! THE HANDFUL OF BEANS IN HER HEART... BECAME DREAMS THAT SPARKLED. THEN I'LL RENT OUT THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE. FROM PUBS TO HOMES, FROM HOMES TO WORK. ONCE I SAVE ENOUGH MONEY, I CAN GO TO THE CAPITAL TO SELL TO OTHER MERCHANTS AND THE NOBILITY. ABILITY. DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WILL REALLY SPEND THEIR COIN JUST TO RIDE A CARRIAGE? YES, I THINK SO. IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO RAISE A HORSE. THEN ONE DAY, DAUGHTER! A HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAN CAME TO THE VILLAGE. THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAN CALMLY STARED AT THE GIRL... THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY. AND THEN THANKED THE GIRL'S MOTHER FOR HER KINDNESS... THEN HE LEFT THE VILLAGE. WITH GREAT HAPPINESS, THE GIRL'S MOTHER SPOKE TO HER. MY DAUGHTER! BE THANKFUL! I'VE CHANGED YOUR LIFE! YOU'LL BE GOING TO THE CAPITAL! YOU'RE TO BECOME A MARCHIONESS! I DON'T WANT TO BECOME A MARCHIONESS! WHAT?! YOU INSOLENT BRAT! YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE! THIS IS WHAT'S BEST FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! THE GIRL SHOUTED WITH ALL HER MIGHT. I... I'M GOING TO SELL BEANS TO BUY LIVESTOCK! THEN ONE DAY, I'LL OPEN UP MY OWN SHOP! THAT'S MY DREAM! THE GIRL'S MOTHER BURST INTO LAUGHTER. AS DID HER OLDER BROTHER. AS DID HER FATHER. THEIR PEALS OF LAUGHTER DID NOT STOP. THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN'T LAUGH WAS THE GIRL. *CLIP CLOP* I'M NEVER GOING TO TALK ABOUT BEANS EVER AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE GIRL GOT INTO THE CARRIAGE SENT BY THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAN... ON A WINDING ROAD, ON A LONG, WINDING ROAD. AND SHE FINALLY ARRIVED AT A HOME THAT GLITTERED WITH GOLD. THE HOME WAS FULL OF TREASURE AND UNDER THE WARM SUNLIGHT, A NEVERENDING STREAM OF JADE SPRING WATER FLOWED. AFTER CUTTING ACROSS THE GARDEN WITH THE SINGING BIRDS, THE FRAGRANCE OF ROSES IN FULL BLOOM DELICATELY SURROUNDED HER. WITH THE TRAIN OF HER SILK DRESS FLUTTERING IN THE WIND, THE WHITE MARBLE FLOOR CHIMED LIKE BELLS AS SHE CAREFULLY CLIMBED THE STAIRS. THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAN GREETED THE GIRL. WELCOME. YOU ARE NOW MY MARCHIONESS, BUT THERE'S JUST... ONE THING. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THIS HOME, YOU MUST CLIMB ALL THE STEPS OF THIS STAIRWAY. BUT... THE STAIRS SEEM ENDLESS. I HAVE FAITH THAT YOU CAN DO IT, WITH THOSE CRYPTIC WORDS, THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAN GREETED THE GIRL. STRENGTHENING HER RESOLVE, SHE BEGAN TO CLIMB THE STAIRS OF THE GOLDEN HOME. I CAN DO IT. I CAN DO IT. ONE STEP, TWO STEPS... JUST THEN, THE TWINS OF THE GOLDEN HOME APPEARED IN FRONT OF THE GIRL. WAIT! ARE YOU OUR NEW STEPMOTHER? BUT YOU'RE JUST A YOUNG KID! OUR MOTHER WOULDN'T BE LIKE THIS... OUR MOTHER IS A LOT STRONGER! YOU'RE A FAKE! THE TWINS OF THE GOLDEN HOME RAGED LIKE FIRE. THE GIRL WAS OVERWHELMED WITH SADNESS, BUT SHE PASSED THE TWINS AND CONTINUED TO CLIMB THE STAIRS. ONE STEP, TWO STEPS... *RIBBIT* *HOP* ALL OF A SUDDEN, A FROG HOPPED ON TOP OF THE GIRL'S HEAD. IN A PANIC, THE FRIGHTENED GIRL FELL DOWN THE STAIRS, WHEN... HAHAHA! THAT SCARED YOU?! YOU'RE PATHETIC! THE MOCKING LAUGHTER OF THE SECOND CHILD OF THE GOLDEN HOME RANG OUT. THE GIRL WAS OVERWHELMED WITH ANGUISH, BUT SHE PASSED HIM AND STARTED TO CLIMB THE STAIRS AGAIN. ONE STEP, TWO STEPS... ONCE SHE HAD CLIMBED UP HALF THE STAIRS, THE ELDEST CHILD OF THE GOLDEN HOME ASKED HER A QUESTION. WHY ARE YOU HERE? YOU DON'T LOVE FATHER, BUT YOU TOOK UP ALL OF HIS REMAINING TIME. IF HE HADN'T GONE TO SEE YOU... IF HE HAD RECEIVED TREATMENT MORE QUICKLY... IF ONLY YOU DIDN'T EXIST... THEN FATHER WOULDN'T HAVE LOOKED FOR YOU UNTIL THE END. HE WOULD HAVE COME TO ME INSTEAD! AT THE ELDEST CHILD'S RESENTMENT, THE GIRL THOUGHT THIS: THIS IS IRREPARABLE. THE CHILDREN OF THIS HOME AND I... WE CAN NEVER BECOME CLOSE. THE GIRL CONTINUED TO CLIMB THE STAIRS. WITHOUT KNOWING WHY, WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT WAS WAITING FOR HER AT THE END... AND THEN AS TIME PASSED... WE WERE CRUEL! WE SHOULD GO APOLOGIZE TO HER NOW AT LEAST! EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE CHANGED A LITTLE... ALL ALONE, SHE CONTINUED TO CLIMB UNTIL THE END. AH... THIS HOME, FULL OF TREASURE... WHERE A NEVERENDING STREAM OF JADE SPRING WATER FLOWS, WITH A GARDEN FILLED WITH THE FRAGRANCE OF ROSES IN FULL BLOOM... THIS HOME... ALTHOUGH EVERYTHING SPARKLED BRIGHTLY, THE PINK- HAIRED GIRL... NEVER FOUND OUT... WHAT SHE WAS. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — A Stepmother's Märchen #2: The Ending of A Certain Fairytale](/series/a-stepmother-s-marchen-a7mqkg7p/chapter-2-ratkrn) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/a-stepmother-s-marchen-a7mqkg7p ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.