# WebtoonLib — A Stepmother's Märchen #4: The Reset I Never Expected (2) ## Series - title: A Stepmother's Märchen - slug: a-stepmother-s-marchen-a7mqkg7p ## Chapter - number: 4 - chapter_key: 4-suuu8x - title: The Reset I Never Expected (2) - release_date: 2026-09-10 ### Summary On Jeremy's wedding day, the Lady secretly prepares to leave for Heidelberg, hidden from everyone, and rejoices that she will be free from her years-long duty. But in the forest, her carriage is attacked by bandits. She opens her eyes in her bedroom in Neuschwanstein. When her maid Gwen says the funeral is in two hours, she realizes she has returned to seven years earlier, to before Johan's funeral. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Shuri secretly prepares to leave for Heidelberg and orders preparations be hidden from the children. - Shuri states the manor lordship passed to Jeremy and tells servants to care for the new lady. - Shuri wakes alive in her own bedroom at Neuschwanstein and recognizes the old broken mirror. - After Gwen reminds her of the funeral in two hours, Shuri realizes she returned seven years earlier. - Shuri's carriage to the Heidelberg villa is ambushed by bandits in the rainy forest. - Shuri rejoices she is not the lead and dreams of a free new life in Heidelberg. ### Characters involved - Shuri von Neuschwanstein — Main - Gwen — Supporting ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser On Jeremy's wedding day, the Lady secretly prepares to leave for Heidelberg, hidden from everyone, and rejoices that she will be free from her years-long duty. ### Spoiler summary On Jeremy's wedding day, the Lady secretly prepares to leave for Heidelberg, hidden from everyone, and rejoices that she will be free from her years-long duty. But in the forest, her carriage is attacked by bandits. She opens her eyes in her bedroom in Neuschwanstein. When her maid Gwen says the funeral is in two hours, she realizes she has returned to seven years earlier, to before Johan's funeral. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 101 ### Content I'M GOING TO HEIDELBERG! I DON'T PLAN ON COMING BACK SO PACK ACCORDINGLY. M-MY LADY?! THIS IS ALL SO SUDDEN... FLABBERGASTED I WANT TO KEEP IT A SECRET FROM THE CHILDREN, SO BE DISCREET. TODAY IS THE DAY OF JEREMY'S WEDDING. SINCE I AM HIS MOTHER, I SHOULD GIVE HIM A PRESENT. MY LADY... AND BESIDES, THAT JERK... NO... ALL OF THEM. IT'S SOMETHING THEY ALL WOULD'VE WANTED. *WHSH* TAKE CARE OF THE NEW LADY OF THE ESTATE WHEN SHE COMES! YOU KNOW THAT JEREMY IS LORD OF THE ESTATE NOW, RIGHT?! TRY NOT TO UPSET HIM! YOU KNOW HOW HE CAN GET! NOW, NOW... BE OFF! I'M NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER TODAY! BUT MY LADY! IF I HEAR THAT THE CEREMONY WAS LESS THAN PERFECT, YOU'LL REGRET IT! HAAA... ...THE MAIN CHARACTER. HAS IT... EVER BEEN ME? IN ORDER TO SURVIVE... BECAUSE OF THE WISHES OF OTHERS... BECAUSE OF THE DUTY I WAS GIVEN... THAT'S ALL I LIVED FOR. WHY AM I THINKING SUCH DEPRESSING THOUGHTS?! I'M ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A NEW JOURNEY! FEELING THE WARMTH OF THE SUN AT THE VILLA IN HEIDELBERG! SITTING IN THE SHADE UNDER LEAVES OF GREEN! THE SPARKLING BLUE LAKE! NOW THAT I FINALLY HAVE THE TIME, MAYBE I'LL EVEN ALLOW MYSELF TO BE COURTED! SHURI'S FUTURE BEAU, IN HER IMAGINATION BUT THE THING I'M MOST HAPPY ABOUT IS... FINALLY STEPPING DOWN AS HEAD OF THE NEUSCHWANSTEIN FAMILY, AND LEAVING BEHIND THAT STIFLING PRESSURE! I CAN FINALLY SAY 'AU REVOIR' TO MY ADORABLE CHILDREN, WHO WERE LIKE TICKING TIME BOMBS! ...YES, THE ONLY THING THEY THOUGHT ABOUT WAS HOW TO CREATE MORE TROUBLE FOR ME... I'M FINALLY FREE! YES! I'M GOING TO LIVE AN AMAZING LIFE! HELLO TO MY NEW LIFE! *SHFF* RAIN... YES, I REMEMBER THIS... AS I WAS RIDING THE CARRIAGE TO THE HEIDELBERG VILLA, RAIN STARTED TO POUR AS WE HEADED INTO THE FOREST. I WAS TALKING TO THE COACHMAN AND KNIGHTS ABOUT HOW THE RAIN... CAME OUT OF NOWHERE... SO WHY... AM I BACK IN MY BEDCHAMBERS AT THE NEUSCHWANSTEIN ESTATE? ?! ACK! THE CARRIAGE! WE WERE ATTACKED BY BANDITS THAT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE! ...AND EVERY- ONE... ...HOW AM I HERE? HOW DID I WAKE UP ALIVE IN MY OWN BED?! AND THIS MIRROR—IT BELONGED TO THE PREVIOUS MARCHIONESS... IT WAS THROWN OUT WHEN IT SHATTERED, SO HOW... ...THIS... THIS IS...? I KNOW SOMETHING'S CHANGED, BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO PUT IT INTO WORDS! DOES MY FACE LOOK SOFTER?! IS IT ROUNDER AND MORE FULL...?! EVEN MY SKIN LOOKS A BIT MORE SOFT AND DEWY? *SQUEEZE* *KNOCK* *KNOCK* YOU MUST GET READY QUICKLY, MY LADY. GWEN?! THE FUNERAL WILL BE IN TWO HOURS. F-F... FU... FUNERAL?! THE CHILDREN... HAS SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE CHILDREN?! HAVE THOSE BANDITS COME ALL THE WAY TO THE ESTATE?! ? MY LADY... I KNOW THIS IS HARD FOR YOU... BUT YOU MUST ACCEPT REALITY. IT IS WHAT OUR RECENTLY DECEASED MASTER WOULD HAVE WANTED FOR YOU. BY MASTER, DO YOU MEAN LORD NEUSCHWANSTEIN...? OF COURSE, MY LADY. JOHANNES VON NEUSCHWANSTEIN...? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. YOU MEAN, JOHAN, THE MAN WHO DIED OF PNEUMONIA AND LEFT ME A WIDOW AT AGE SIXTEEN?! YES, THAT'S RIGHT. MY LADY?! GWEN'S RESPONSES! THE LAYOUT OF THIS ROOM! THE WAY THE TWO OF US LOOK YOUNGER! THIS IS SEVEN YEARS AGO! RIGHT BEFORE JOHAN'S FUNERAL! BUT THE VILLA! MY NEW LIFE?! IF THIS IS JUST A DREAM, I PRAY THAT I WAKE UP FROM IT RIGHT NOW! MY LADY, SHALL I SEND FOR A DOCTOR...? SILENCE THIS CAN'T BE... DEAR HEAVENS... THIS TRULY... D... CANNOT BE! ## See also - [WebtoonLib — A Stepmother's Märchen #4: The Reset I Never Expected (2)](/series/a-stepmother-s-marchen-a7mqkg7p/chapter-4-suuu8x) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/a-stepmother-s-marchen-a7mqkg7p ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.