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Something is brainstorming in my head and I'm so excited! Please be patient with me.

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More Sengoku Jidai Shenanigans

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Thank you, OP, for this very important info.

Chevalier's Library

(or what I'd like to call it... Reading List for Simpletons hehe.)

There are a couple of books that I'm adding to my 2025 TBR simply because they were mentioned in Chevalier's route as well as some that I've read already and personally believe he has in his vast collection.

Books that are mentioned in Chev's route:

1. Romance of the Rose (Roman de la Rose) - In the words of Belle, this poem is "[...] about a man who fell in love with a rose in a dream". It's an allegorical representation of love in which a young lover tries to win the heart of a 'rose' he saw in the garden he entered.

2. The Death of King Arthur (Le Morte d'Arthur) - It tells the tale of Camelot's fall and the trials Arthur faces throughout his journey. From the tragic love of Lancelot and Guinevere to their final battle against Mordred, this story is full of heroism, adventure and heartbreak.

3. The Nibelungenlied - It's an epic that explores the fragile line between honour and pride, love and destruction. It follows a warrior named Siegfried as he becomes a dragon slayer and gets to marry the beautiful Kriemhild. However, the glory is not always sunshine and rainbows, apparently.

4. Arabian Nights - This one is something that we're familiar with. It's a story about beautiful and clever Scheherazade that tells a different story each night to capture the tyrant king's interest. So she can live on and break the cycle.

(I haven't read these books myself yet so my knowledge of them is at the surface level.)

Books that I think we both have in our collections:

1. Romeo and Juliet - Do I even need to explain? Tragic star-crossed lovers, he'd eat this up. He certainly has Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, and plenty of other Shakespeare.

2. The Art of War - In Clavis' route, Belle bribes him with some "war chronicles from the East" so I assume he has also read this one. It's a must for military geniuses, isn't it?

3. The Prince - I know he breathed Machiavelli when he was a child, I just know.

Also honourable mentions, The Republic, Beowulf, The Iliad & The Odyssey, The Divine Comedy.

I'll elaborate on these later on, I haven't got any energy left on my body to continue this. Maybe I'll do part two?

I think books mentioned by characters are always a helpful guide to understand them better. Through their talks, I could pinpoint exactly what kind of book would attract Chev or Belle.

While I was preparing this list, I suddenly had an indescribable urge to have a book club where we read books Chev mentioned or related to him. I'd love to have a community in which I can safely share my interests with fellow Chev lovers.

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Thank you so much, bestie. Your insight is valuable as always!

Late Middle Ages, 1300-1500? I know Cybird takes a lot of creative liberties and inspiration, (Midnight Cinderella, for example). but I don't think so. The vibe I'm getting for the setting is The Age of Enlightenment, that is, from 17th to early 19th century.

If I were to be more specific, I'd say that Ikemen Prince takes place around 1730 to 1799. That is to say, around the time Rococo and The French Revolution happened. Which would make sense, since the original Beauty and the Beast fairytale saw the light in 1756. But that's just me.

Does anyone get a medieval feel from the game?

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@rjthirsty I am obsessed with this one, I read it almost entirely in a row on AO3. Brava! Please, keep it up!

Deceit and Decay

What if Belle didn't fall in love with the Conqueror Beast? What if his last hope abandoned him, simply because she didn't know he existed? Would his black heart break and crack, or grow as hard as stone?

An AU where Chevalier is crowned in Rhodolite, Gilbert lost his last shred of humanity, and MC (Dahlia) is thrust into a nightmare world where deceit and decay are everyday occurrences.

Ongoing work, irregular updates, major character death, graphic violence, abduction, manipulation, explicit sex, angst

You can find this work on my ao3 account, along with a full set of tags plus author notes on each chapter. Below are tumblr posted chapters.

Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Six, Chapter Seven, Chapter Eight, Chapter Nine, Chapter Ten, Chapter Eleven, Chapter Twelve, Chapter Thirteen, Chapter Fourteen, Chapter Fifteen, Chapter Sixteen, Chapter Seventeen, Chapter Eighteen, Chapter Nineteen, Chapter Twenty,

Banner edited by me, art done by @nakitamelo of my OC Dahlia.

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Point #1 for a fanfic. Of course I have nothing yet, but it's nice to daydream. Right, Mal? @oh-my-otome

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Sanssouci Palace, Germany

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I couldn't do it. Ellis is so boring!

I'll try my luck with Elbert. After that I'll uninstall until Victor's route is out.

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You tell him, Jude!

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TY for the info!

I was just thinking to myself about how much I appreciate funny otome stories and how delighted I was with Sasuke’s route for the Together Forever in Every Universe event, when this popped up. My Mom used to say this all the time, and I miss her so damn much it hurts!

“Let’s blow this pop (the original phrase)/popsicle stand (later adaptation)!” is an old saying, going back decades, to the time of soda shops and prohibition. Adults would say “let’s blow this gin joint,” and children would say “pop stand.”

And then there’s “let’s 86 this joint!” and “let’s 86 it!” which also go back to soda jerks. To “86” something or to “give it the 86” meant to get rid of something, similar to giving something “a/the 4F.” That one has its origins in the military. If you give someone/something a/the 4F, you summarily reject it as being unfit.

It was stamped on a person’s military papers, but you can find old cartoons where they stamp it right on a person, usually smack in the middle of the forehead! Rude!

There’s also “let’s blow this joint” (not like that!). “Blow” as in “make like the wind and blow,” or to move quickly. “Joint” is just whatever place you’re at.

Obviously, these (with the exception of 4F) mean “let’s get out of here,” but they’re all often used with the context-sensitive layering of “this place is boring” or used to mean either “there’s nothing here I need/am looking for” or “I got everything I need/am looking for.”

Said all that to say, Sasuke’s saying you’re all he really needs, now let’s gtfo!

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"Dear Diary, today I met Emma, the girl of my dreams."

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TYSM for sharing! I love this so much.

Gilbert: "Life's more fun when you keep a bit of your inner child. You guys are missing out."

Yes, that's him.

Welcome to Beast's Party

Translations may not always capture the exact nuances or tone of the original text. Expect grammatical errors and inaccuracies.

Only a few hours remained before Emma's party.

Luke: "Oh hey, Licht, Nokto. You showed up at just the right time."

Licht: "Is there a problem?"

Luke: "Gilbert's gone."

Nokto: "That's a big problem."

Licht: "You think he got caught up in some kind of trouble?"

Luke: "I doubt it. He's the type to cause trouble, not get caught in it."

Licht: "That's... not really a good thing, you know."

Nokto: "Prince Gilbert was the most excited about the party, so maybe he'll just pop up out of nowhere?"

Nokto: "That said, starting the party without the person who planned it feels kinda wrong. And if—just if—something did happen to him, it could turn into an international incident. Which would be a whole other problem."

Licht: "Let's split up and search. Luke, tell us where you've already looked."

Licht: "No sign of him."

Nokto: "Same here."

Luke: "Not here either."

Licht: "He's not in Emma's room, is he? He was really fond of her."

Luke: "That was my first thought, too."

Luke: "But he has this weird sense of sincerity, so I don't think he'd see her before the time we agreed on."

Licht: "You sure know a lot about Gilbert."

Luke: "I think someone said that once... probably... maybe."

Nokto: "Wow. That's like vague on top of vague."

Licht: "Did anything about Gilbert's behavior during party prep seem off?"

Luke: "Not really. I think he was his usual self."

Nokto: "Oh—wait. Didn't he seem a little extra reactive at one point?"

------------Flashback-----------

Gilbert: "Luke-sensei~ I finished the rose!"

Luke: "Whoa, you really are good with your hands. Not a single unnecessary wrinkle."

Gilbert: "Yay!"

Luke: "Also, stop calling me sensei. It's giving me goosebumps. My fingers are even starting to twitch."

Gilbert: "Aww, Luke sensei, are you okay? Is it tendonitis?"

Luke: "Saying it cutely doesn't help at all!"

Luke: "How about you two? Everything going smoothly?"

Nokto: "I'm good, no problems here."

Luke: "Nice and clean work. Licht, let's see yours."

Licht: ".........."

Nokto: "Licht, if you keep pulling like that, the fabric's going to stretch."

Nokto: "Just lightly pinch the edge of the cloth with your right hand, then wrap it clockwise with your left—see? Easy."

Licht: "Got it."

Licht: "Thanks. You really make everything look effortless."

Nokto: "You're welcome."

Gilbert (whispering): "Fufu, it's so obvious he's secretly blushing because his big brother thanked him."

Luke (whispering): "Moments like this really remind you that they're brothers."

Luke: "Alright, this should be all the roses we need for the party decorations."

Licht: "The table's covered in roses. I didn't realize we had made this many."

Nokto: "Once we set them up in the ballroom, it's gonna look stunning."

Luke: "Red, yellow, blue, green, purple, orange, black, white… We've basically got every color."

Nokto: "If I had to pick one that's missing, I'd say transparent."

Luke: "Yeah, even I can't make that out of fabric or any material, really."

Nokto: "But what if I told you it actually exists?"

Gilbert: "Really? A transparent rose?"

Licht: "It's an old legend—one that only a few people know about."

Licht: "They say that on the night of a full moon, in the castle's rose garden, a small, transparent rose blooms—a rose that brings happiness."

Gilbert: "Wow, that sounds perfect for the Kingdom of Roses—though I bet Chevalier would just scoff at it."

Luke: "Yeah, I can already picture that."

Gilbert: "A transparent rose that brings happiness, huh?"

Nokto: "Sounds like something she'd like."

Licht: "It's such an old legend. I doubt she's heard of it."

Gilbert: "But if she did, she'd definitely want to see it."

---------Flashback Ends--------

Licht, Nokto & Luke: "Ah..."

Nokto: "Come to think of it, tonight's a full moon."

All Three: "There you are."

Gilbert: "Oh? What's with everyone showing up together like this?"

Luke: "We were looking for you. If we don't keep an eye on you, who knows what kind of trouble you'll get into."

Gilbert: "You worry too much. It's fine—Emma's party is tonight, so I'll behave."

Nokto: "We'd really appreciate it if you could stop causing trouble regardless of whether there's a party or not."

Licht: "Are you looking for the rose?"

Gilbert: "Yep, that's right. It's a beautiful full moon tonight, after all."

Gilbert: "See? Not a single cloud in the sky. I can clearly see the doubt written all over your faces."

Licht: "So you believe in that legend?"

Gilbert: "Whether I believe it or not doesn't matter. I'm just curious, that's all."

Nokto: "Still, thinking you'll find a transparent rose in this huge garden is kind of a stretch."

Gilbert: "Life's more fun when you keep a bit of your inner child. You guys are missing out."

Gilbert: "Maybe you should take a page from Clavis."

Luke: "If we all acted like Clavis, Sariel would probably whip him into tears."

Nokto: "I can kind of picture that. I might even want to see it."

Licht: "Nokto."

Nokto: "Kidding, kidding."

Luke: "So, you're looking for the rose... for Emma?"

Gilbert: "The little bunny loves those kinds of romantic legends. She'd believe it in a heartbeat."

Luke: "Yeah, she's definitely the type who'd fall for something like that."

Gilbert: "To be honest, I thought about inviting Emma to join me in the search, but I figured I'd earn more affection points if I told her I searched for it alone."

Nokto: "Wow. The world's walking disaster is trying to use earnestness as a weapon."

Luke: "Still, no matter how hard you try, you won't find a transparent rose—because it doesn't exist."

Gilbert: "Huh? It does."

Luke: "………."

Licht & Nokto: "Huh?"

Gilbert: "Look."

Licht: "The petals really are transparent."

Nokto: "It's way smaller than I imagined."

Gilbert: "Exactly—it's transparent and tiny, so it's hard to see from that distance."

Gilbert: "Here, come closer. Take a good look."

*pop*

Licht & Nokto: "!?"

Gilbert: "Ahahaha! Gotcha~!"

Luke: "Knew it. You made that rose yourself, didn't you?"

Gilbert: "I knew you'd figure it out, Luke."

Gilbert: "I actually made a few prototypes to surprise little bunny."

Gilbert: "And since you all helped, I figured I'd show you too—as a small thank you."

Licht: "More like a prank than a thank you."

Luke: "You're such a damn big kid."

Gilbert: "Hehe. See? It's more fun when you don't lose your inner child."

Luke: "You're too close—back off already!"

Licht: "That rose was so detailed, most people would've been fooled."

Nokto: "Guess we lose for even believing it for a second. That stings a little."

Gilbert: "But even if it was just for a second, that transparent rose did exist inside you, didn't it?"

Gilbert: "Doesn't that make it more of a win than a loss?"

Luke: "You're the living embodiment of twisted logic."

Nokto: "There's a limit to how far you can spin things with words."

Gilbert: "Wow, that's harsh. Can't you at least call me a romantic?"

Luke: "Nope."

Licht: "Not a chance."

Licht: "I'm not saying Gilbert's right, but maybe the legend survived all this time because that rose lived on in someone's heart."

Licht: "And yeah… I can see Emma liking something like that."

Luke: "Wow, you're actually kind of a romantic."

Licht: "I'm not."

Nokto: "Huh? Where's Prince Gilbert?"

Luke: "He's gone?! Where'd he go?"

Nokto: "Wait, isn't it about time for the party to start?"

Licht: "He went to pick her up."

Luke: "If sneaking around were a competition, that bastard would take the gold."

Nokto: "Well, we should get going too."

Nokto: "After all, we want to make her smile just as much as he does."

♡ Silvio, Leon, Azel, Yves

♡ Kagari, Clavis, Keith, Sariel

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Salon des Ambassadeurs, Élysée Palace, Paris, France

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That's certainly a jump scare. And his fixation with happiness is weird.

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Saving diamonds everyday like

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Thank you, friend. Now I'm a fellow fairytale keeper.

I'm tempted to download Ikevil... But I have my hands full with Ikesen and Ikepri, I couldn't deal with another one. But the villains! 👀

@oh-my-otome what should I do?