Reincarnated as a side character from a novel she read in a previous life, Beadith finds herself at the princess's wedding, which marks the end of the novel.
During the past seven years, Beadith lost her entire family, all the comrades she fought with in the war, and now she finds herself helplessly lost and wondering what to do, now that the plot has concluded.
That night she drinks herself to sleep, but when she wakes up she suddenly finds herself thrown back in time; back to a year after her reincarnation, and before she lost everyone.
However, she barely has time to process it all before she called to the palace by the imperial princess, Rosenne, who reveals that she also remember their past and will sacrifice her future love, if it means saving their country.
Now, together, they must make plans on how to thwart the rebellion, save their families and stop tragedy from repeating. And it all starts with saving a certain marquis...
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I am so excited about this story!
It's got drama, action, romance, intrigue and badass female characters!
Opposite what many other similar stories do, the ogfl is not made into an antagonist. Neither is she shallow, weak or unimportant.
Instead the MC and ogfl are friends - and even though one holds greater status, they treat each other as equals.
Not only that, they are the ones who drive the story forward.
Love it!
The ML is slightly cold in the beginning, but he has good reason to be cautious and suspicious of other people.
He has a good heart and once he opens up, he treats the MC very warmly.
Women in the story are also very supportive of each other. None of those annoying female antagonists who only exists so the MC will be "not like other girls".
Very refreshing!
Finally, this story handles a patriarchal setting exactly as I wished other stories would.
I've seen stories with patriachal fantasy settings, where the mysogyny and sexism is not even addressed - or worse: romantisized.
I've also seen stories where the setting it is merely used as a tool to show how strong or special she is, so she stands out from her peers - but as an exception, rather than an example.
Neither is the case here.
The setting has significance to the plot and the characters, but there is an underlying tone of hopefulness. That if women work together and support each other, if they fight for their goals and what they believe in, they can change the world for the better and show the way for future generations of women.
It's exactly the kind of message I want to see, in the stories I read.
All in all, I have almost nothing bad to say about this webtoon.
100/5 stars.
Second Life on the Red Carpet