History Manga / TheEngagementOfTheDisgracedWitchAndTheCrossDressingPrincess

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* BattleCouple: Ciel and Evris are proving to be this. In the first chapter Ciel easily defeats Mark in a duel, and when Mark tries to renege on the terms of the duel, Evris uses her dark magic to force him to back off. In the second chapter, Ciel and Evris are able to handle the thief incident. In the third chapter, Ciel trusted Evris to handle the horse that was going wild in the party.
* BigBrotherBully: Ciel's older brother and two older sisters are quick to bully her after her engagement is broken. Ciel is apparently used to this treatment due to being born from a concubine rather than her father’s legal wife.

* CharacterEstablishingMoment: Chapter One showcases Evris how she is willing to use her dark magic to help people in trouble regardless of what the public thinks of her, and she's surprised someone actually thanks her for her assistance. She also indicates she helped because she saw it as her duty as a noble to help others, and she doesn't ask for a reward.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Ciel isn't so much of a moron as she is ditzy. In her crossdresser disguise, she quickly dispatches Mark in a duel.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Evris has dark magic, but she is not an evil person. Additionally, Ciel outright states that people have a micconception that dark magic leads to curses, but it isn't true since she has witnessed Evris use her dark magic to help people.

* HeroicBastard: Evris was born out of wedlock between her father and a commoner, and she decides to use her dark magic to help people.

* OneHeadTaller: When walking side-by-side in Chapter Two, it becomes apparent that Ciel is taller than Evris by about a head.

* YoungestChildWins: The titular witch and cross dressing princess are both this.
** Evris wouldn't think she is, but unlike other siblings, she gained unique dark powers. However, between Evris' power and her kind nature, it attracts the attention of Ciel who decides to propose to Evris which elevates her to a position far above her father or her siblings.
** Ciel was the younger of the twins, and she was the one gifted with light magic rather than her brother. Her power will apparently allow her to become one of the more powerful rulers the Empire has seen.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Evris asks Ciel why the crown ‘Prince’ of another nation would propose to her, Ciel reveals she couldn’t stand the idea of leaving someone like Evris to live in misery. Shortly after Ciel tells Evris that, she quickly realizes that she has been holding back her emotions.

* CryIntoChest: Evris cries into Ciel’s chest after she can’t stop herself from crying.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: For any readers that didn’t read the summary, it became abundantly clear Ciel and the girl Evris helped are the same person. Evris tells the girl where she is going, and shortly after Mark nearly forced Evris to become his servant, Ciel arrives on the scene.

* HeirClubForMen: Implied to be the case due to Ciel dressing up as a man and supposedly being first in line for the throne when she is apparently acting as a body double for her older brother who is MIA.

* OpenSecret: While the public is unaware of Ciel’s identity, apparently some members of the nobility are aware which led to Prince Mark being aware of it.
* RichesToRags: After her engagement with Prince Mark is broken, Evris is threatened by her father that he would remove her from the family due to being a failure. Luckily, this is averted by Ciel.

** Ciel was the younger of the twins, and she was the one gifted with light magic rather than her brother. Her power will apparently allow her to become one of the more powerful rulers the Empire has seen.

* BigBrotherBully: Ciel's older brother and two older sisters are quick to bully her after her engagement is broken.

* NiceToTheWaiter: Ciel is depicted as being nice to her servants as well as being courteous to people of lower standing of her, such as Lillian.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: It is quickly established that Lillian used to be Evris' friend before she became Mark's replacement fiancé. It becomes [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] later, however, since Lillian does still genuinely think of herself as Evris' friend.

* YoungestChildWins: Evris wouldn't think she is, but unlike other siblings, she gained unique dark powers. However, between Evris' power and her kind nature, it attracts the attention of Ciel who decides to propose to Evris which elevates her to a position far above her father or her siblings.

** Lillian does, in fact, care about Evris and sees her happiness as her top priority. However, due to her belief that "it is the duty of a prince to protect a poor princess," she takes unilateral actions (like breaking up Evris' engagement to Mark) that she believes will lead to Evris being happy, without taking Evris' actual thoughts. feelings, or personality into consideration.

* {{Hypocrite}}: When Lillian confront Ciel over secretly being a woman, she accuses her of being a fraud and seemingly expects Evris to agree with her. Evris calls her out on this, pointing out that Lillian really has no business calling someone else a fraud after betraying Evris' trust the way she did.
* KarmicJackpot: Evris helps out a girl and her entourage when their wagon is stuck which causes the said girl to quickly fall for her. Said girl makes Evris her fiancé, and promises to make Evris her Empress alongside her.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After Mark breaks up his engagement to Evris, this leads to Evris encountering Ciel's broken carriage which she uses her magic to lift up. That in turn leads to Ciel deciding to propose to Evris in front of both Mark and Lillian which subsequently led to Ciel easily defeating and humiliating Mark in swordsmanship.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: It is quickly established that Lillian used to be Evris' friend before she became Mark's replacement fiancé.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Lillian is secretly in love with Evris herself, but never told her due to the stigma against two women being romantically involved. Instead, she decided to do anything she could to ensure Evris' happiness.
* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Evris asks Ciel why would the crown ‘Prince’ of another nation propose to her, Ciel reveals she couldn’t stand the idea of leaving someone like Evris to live in misery. Shortly after Ciel tells Evris that, she quickly realizes that she has been holding back her emotions.

* CondescendingCompassion: This turns out to be a major issue with Lillian and her relationship with Evris.

** When a horse goes berserk during the party the three are attending, Lillian's first and only thought is to try and protect Evris; she's outraged when she thinks Ciel ignored Evris and didn't do anything to help her. Evris, who easily dealt with the rampaging horse and caught the culprits behind the incident all by herself, corrects her: Ciel ''trusted'' Evris to take care of herself and resolve the situation. Evris goes on to explain that her ideal partnership is built on mutual trust and equal standing. [[CharacterDevelopment Lillian takes the words to heart, realizing that Evris isn't someone who needs constant protection, and makes peace with Evris and Ciel's relationship]].

The Engagement of the Disgraced Witch and the Cross-Dressing Princess is a Yuri manga that began serialization in May 2023 in the July 2023 issue of Yuri Hime.

** When a horse goes berserk during the party the three are attending, Lillian's first and only thought is to try and protect Evris; she's outraged when she thinks Ciel ignored Evris and didn't do anything to help her. Evris, who easily dealt with the rampaging horse and caught the culprits behind the incident all by herself, corrects her: Ciel ''trusted'' Evris to take care of herself, and that her ideal partnership should be built on mutual trust and equal standing. [[CharacterDevelopment Lillian takes the words to heart, realizing that Evris isn't someone who needs constant protection, and makes peace with Evris and Ciel's relationship]].

** Lillian does, in fact, care about Evris and sees her happiness as her top priority. However, due to her belief that a prince should "protect a poor princess," she takes unilateral actions (like breaking up her engagement to Mark) that she believes will lead to Evris being happy, without taking Evris' actual thoughts and feelings into consideration.
** When a horse goes berserk during the party the three are attending, Lillian's first and only thought is to try and protect Evris; she's outraged when she thinks Ciel ignored Evris and didn't do anything to help her. Evris, who easily dealt with the rampaging horse and caught the culprits behind the incident all by herself, corrects her: Ciel ''trusted'' Evris to take care of herself, and that a true partnership should be built on mutual trust and equal standing. [[CharacterDevelopment Lillian takes the words to heart, realizing that Evris isn't someone who needs constant protection, and makes peace with Evris and Ciel's relationship]].

* ForYourOwnGood: This is revealed to be the reason Lillian "stole" Mark from Evris. Lillian ''does'' genuinely care about Evris and wants her to be happy, and also recognized that Mark was too much of a jerk to ever be a good match for Evris. She deliberately broke up the engagement to spare Evris an unhappy relationship and hopefully set her up with the much nicer Ciel (not being aware of Ciel's true gender at the time). Once she finds out Ciel is actually a woman, Lillian goes to Ciel's castle and tries to break up their relationship, refusing to believe that a woman could actually make Evris happy. At no point during either of these actions does Lillian actually ask Evris herself what ''she'' wants.

* MoralMyopia: When Lillian confront Ciel over secretly being a woman, she accuses the prince of being a fraud and seemingly expects Evris to agree with her. Evris calls her out on this, pointing out that Lillian really has no business calling someone else a fraud after betraying Evris' trust.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Lillian is secretly in love with Evris herself, but never told her due to the stigma against two women being romantically involved. Instead, she decided to do anything she should to ensure Evris' happiness.

* CondescendingCompassion: This turns out to be a big part of why Lillian supposedly betrayed Evris. Lillian does, in fact, care about Evris and sees her happiness as her top priority. However, due to her belief that a prince should "protect a poor princess," she takes unilateral actions that she believes will lead to Evris being happy without actually taking what Evris wants into consideration.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Evris asks Ciel why would the crown ‘Prince’ of another nation propose to her. Ciel reveals she couldn’t stand the idea of leaving someone like Evris to live in misery. Shortly after Ciel tells Evris that, she quickly realizes that she has been holding back her emotions.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite betraying Evris, Lillian believes Mark forcing Evris to become his servant is going too far.

* BoobsOfSteel: While Ciel's prince disguise would indicate otherwise, when Ciel is in her regular attire, her breasts appear to be the largest of the female characters introduced so far, and she is highly proficient in combat.

* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Evris asks Ciel why would the crown ‘Prince’ of another nation propose to her. Ciel reveals she couldn’t stand the idea of leaving someone like Evris to live in misery.

* HeroicBastard: Ciel was born out of wedlock between her father and a commoner.
* KarmicJackpot: Ciel helps out a girl and her entourage when their wagon is stuck which causes the said girl to quickly fall for her. Said girl makes Ciel her fiancé.

* YoungestChildWins: Ciel wouldn't think she is, but unlike other siblings, she gained unique dark powers.

* WholesomeCrossDresser: Ciel dresses up as a man to take her brother's place.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: It is quickly established that Lillian used to be Evris' friend before she became Mark's replacement fiancé.