A Stepmother's Märchen — Prologue

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: THE SPIDER WIDOW OF BLOOD AND IRON,

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: THE IRON WIDOW, THE MAN HUNTER,

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: THE WITCH OF NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE,

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: AND THE DISGRACE OF ALL NOBLEWOMEN.

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: WHO DO ALL OF THESE TITLES BELONG TO, YOU ASK?

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: WHY, ME, OF COURSE...

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: MARCHIONESS SHURI VON NEUSCHWANSTEIN

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE EMPIRE WITH AS MANY NICKNAMES AS ME?

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: THEY PICKED THE WORST WAYS TO DESCRIBE ME!

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: BUT...

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: I KNOW!!

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: THOSE NICKNAMES AREN'T SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF!!

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: UGH...

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: BLOOD AND IRON... MAN HUNTER...

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: I DON'T CARE.

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS,

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS...

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: THE NEUSCHWANSTEIN FAMILY AND MY CHILDREN...

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: SINCE IT JUST MEANS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY PROTECT THEM UNTIL THIS DAY.

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: OF COURSE, THE CHILDREN ARE CLOSER TO BEING MY SIBLINGS IN AGE.

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: I DON'T SHARE A DROP OF BLOOD WITH THEM!

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: AND ALSO!

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: THEY'VE NEVER ONCE CALLED ME MOTHER!

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: PAINFUL MEMORIES FLASHING BY~

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: ALL RIGHT, PLEASE ASK HER TO WAIT FOR ME IN THE SITTING ROOM FOR JUST A MOMENT.

YES, MY LADY.

KNOCK KNOCK

SHOUT

SHOUT

MY LADY, THE FIANCÉE OF MASTER JEREMY,

LADY OHERA VON HEINRICH HAS COME TO SEE YOU.

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: YES.

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS...

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: JOHANNES, I KEPT MY PROMISE TO YOU.

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: WILL IT BE ALL RIGHT...

[Shuri von Neuschwanstein]: IF I SMILED NOW?