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* InterclassFriendship: Nora has this with three of his friends who are commoners for years. [[spoiler:At least until they meet with his relatives trying to return a dagger to him and are reminded of their place in society, being so unimportant that if not for his father intervening horrible things could have happened to them.]]

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* LockedAwayInAMonastery: The Cardinal brings up that Shuli would likely suffer this fate if the holy trial against her went poorly when accused of ParentalIncest as he tried to offer an alternative that would benefit his plans (the Church would only demand a smaller sum for the weight of the scandal and their support). Shuli chooses to still risk it because to accept being guilty in any regard goes against what she's been fighting for.

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* LockedAwayInAMonastery: The Cardinal brings up that Shuli [[spoiler:Shuli]] would likely suffer this fate if the holy trial against her went poorly when accused of ParentalIncest for the rest of her life as he tried to offer an alternative that would benefit his plans (the Church would only demand a smaller sum for the weight of the scandal and their support). Shuli support in contrast). [[spoiler:Shuli]] chooses to still risk it because to accept being guilty in any regard goes against what she's been fighting for.

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* BigBad: The [[spoiler:Vatican, though more specifically, Cardinal Richlieu, as he's the one behind the schemes in order to discredit Shuli and the Neuschwanstein household in an attempt to steal the inheritance of the house and out of an [[{{Yandere}} obsessive]], [[StalkerWithACrush creepy]] ''VillainousCrush'' on '''Shuli''']].
* ChastityCouple: It's revealed in Jeremy's trial that [[spoiler: Johanes and Shuli never consummated their marriage when the question as to why Shuli never had children with her husband is brought up. She explains that her marriage was more of a contract where Johanes was more of a benefactor for her education and introduction into society than one of a husband and wife. The church officials at the hearing then try to use this as a basis for Shuli to be divorced from the Neuschwanstein family and lose custody of her stepchildren.]]

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* BigBad: The [[spoiler:Vatican, [[spoiler:Vatican,]] though more specifically, depending on the version of the adaptation it can be seen as [[spoiler: Cardinal Richlieu, Richlieu]] in the Webnovel, as he's the one behind the schemes in order to discredit Shuli and the Neuschwanstein household in an attempt to steal the inheritance of the house and out of an [[{{Yandere}} obsessive]], [[StalkerWithACrush creepy]] ''VillainousCrush'' on '''Shuli''']].
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* ChastityCouple: It's revealed in Jeremy's trial that [[spoiler: Johanes Johannes and Shuli never consummated their marriage when the question as to why Shuli never had children with her husband is brought up. She explains that her marriage was more of a contract where Johanes was more of a benefactor for her education and introduction into society than one of a husband and wife. The church officials at the hearing then try to use this as a basis for Shuli to be divorced from the Neuschwanstein family and lose custody of her stepchildren.]]



* GambitPileup: The Neuschwansteins, being the richest family in the empire, is the center of multiple plots almost all around people trying to seize and control the estate. Johanes was aware of this, which is why he married and trained Shuli to protect his children after his death. One of Shuli's biggest challenges in both timelines is her struggle to keep the Neuschwanstein family and fortune out of those plots. [[spoiler: Her death in the original timeline leaves the Neuschwanstein family vulnerable to those plots]]

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* GambitPileup: The Neuschwansteins, being the richest family in the empire, is the center of multiple plots almost all around people trying to seize and control the estate. Johanes Johannes was aware of this, which is why he married and trained Shuli to protect his children after his death. One of Shuli's biggest challenges in both timelines is her struggle to keep the Neuschwanstein family and fortune out of those plots. [[spoiler: Her death in the original timeline leaves the Neuschwanstein family vulnerable to those plots]]



* LockedAwayInAMonastery: The Cardinal brings up that Shuli would likely suffer this fate if the holy trial against her went poorly when accused of ParentalIncest as he tried to offer an alternative that would benefit his plans (the Church would only demand a smaller sum for the weight of the scandal and their support). Shuli chooses to still risk it because to accept being guilty in any regard goes against what she's been fighting for.



* ParentalIncest: An issue that crops up in the second season after the timeskip, where rumors (stemming from a play) have begun spreading about Jeremy and Shuri having this sort of relationship due to how close in age they are and how protective he is towards her. Even Elias considered it plausible until Jeremy clarified that he feels she lost everything to see them protected on behalf of their father, having lost her youth to care for them, and he should repay that with devotion.

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* ParentalIncest: An issue that crops up in the second season after the timeskip, where rumors (stemming from a play) have begun spreading about Jeremy and Shuri having this sort of relationship due to how close in age they are and how protective he is towards her. Even Elias considered it plausible until Jeremy clarified that he feels she lost everything to see them protected on behalf of their father, having lost her youth to care for them, and he should repay that with devotion. [[spoiler:The Vatican uses it as a justification to put Shuli on trial.]]



* SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: The cause of [[spoiler: Cardinal Richlieu's animosity towards Shuli. He has a VillianousCrush on her and blames her for distracting him away from his sacred calling of serving God.]]

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* SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: The cause of [[spoiler: Cardinal Richlieu's animosity towards Shuli.Shuli in the Webnovel. He has a VillianousCrush on her and blames her for distracting him away from his sacred calling of serving God.]]



* WellIntentionedExtremist: In the Webtoon, [[spoiler:Cardinal Richlieu]] seeks to root out the corruption in the church but needs to gain the power and prestige to do so, thus leading to his scheming and his willingness to manipulate/kill others to accomplish it.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: In the Webtoon, [[spoiler:Cardinal Richlieu]] seeks to root out the corruption in the church but needs to gain the power and prestige to do so, thus leading to his scheming and his willingness to manipulate/kill others to accomplish it. Shuli notes that he sees everyone and everything happening as a path towards God's greater goals and he himself is meant to be the guide, helping others pay the "least amount of one's sins" against the Church in the process.
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The Webnovel is completed. The Webtoon can be read [[https://page.kakao.com/home/52854258 here]] in Korean. The comic was licensed in English by Website/TapasMedia under the name ''[[https://tapas.io/series/the-fantasie-of-a-stepmother/info The Fantasie of a Stepmother]].''

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The Webnovel is completed. The Webtoon can be read [[https://page.kakao.com/home/52854258 here]] in Korean. The comic was licensed in English by Website/TapasMedia Platform/TapasMedia under the name ''[[https://tapas.io/series/the-fantasie-of-a-stepmother/info The Fantasie of a Stepmother]].''
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** Ohara has this on her wedding day in the original timeline. [[spoiler:Jeremy orders the ceremony to be put on hold until Shuli is found and can attend, having found out that his wife-to-be ordered her not to come and lied about it being his wish. Once the news is out about Shuli's death, Ohara is horrified and guilt ridden that her word caused Shuli to get into the situation that led to her death]].

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** Ohara has this on her wedding day in the original timeline. [[spoiler:Jeremy orders the ceremony to be put on hold until Shuli is found and can attend, having found out that his wife-to-be ordered her not to come and lied about it being his wish. Once the news is out about Shuli's death, Ohara is horrified and guilt ridden that her word caused Shuli to get into the situation that led to her death]].murder]].



** Elias and the twins have this when they find out that Shuli left before Jeremy's wedding in the old timeline. The day before, after Ohara left, Shuli asked them about if it would be better if she skipped the wedding, with the children acting like they usually do around her and goad her into not going, thinking that she would be staying at home. They are shocked to hear that Shuli had left at sunrise on the day of the wedding.

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** Elias and the twins have this when they find out that Shuli left before Jeremy's wedding in the old timeline. The day before, after Ohara left, Shuli asked them about if it would be better if she skipped the wedding, with the children acting like they usually do around her and goad her into not going, thinking that she would be staying at home. They are shocked to hear that Shuli had left at sunrise on the day of the wedding.wedding, [[spoiler: and then it takes a tragic turn when the news about her murder reaches them. They are left sobbing in grief at the revelation not only of her horrific death, but the fact they have now lost their chance to reconcile with her, as that was the plan they had for when she attended. For all they knew, she died believing that they truly despised her.]]



* PoorCommunicationKills: A factor to the tragedy that led to Shuli and the Neuschwanstein children's relationship being heavily strained. Shuli's tendency to do things alone and being distrustful to others, and refusing to explain most of her reasons for what she did ended up giving others a very horrible impression of her. This also applies to the Neuschwanstein children as even as they grew up and outgrew their childish dislike of Shuli, they were unable to articulate their feelings which only lead to Shuli continuing to think they hated her.

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* PoorCommunicationKills: A factor to the tragedy that led to Shuli and the Neuschwanstein children's relationship being heavily strained. Shuli's tendency to do things alone and being distrustful to others, and refusing to explain most of her reasons for what she did ended up giving others a very horrible impression of her. This also applies to the Neuschwanstein children as even as they grew up and outgrew their childish dislike of Shuli, they were unable to articulate their feelings which only lead to Shuli continuing to think they hated her. [[spoiler: This poor communication ended up having horrific consequences later on when Shuli decides to take Ohara for her word that her stepchildren do not want her to stay in the house any longer and leaves without even asking if this was the case and before anyone can stop her, which leads to her murder and the beginning of the end for the Neuschwanstein's family legacy in the original timeline.]]

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* ForWantOfANail: TimeTravel cause Shuli to take different steps that changed quite a lot of things:
** Shuli opted out from kicking the Neuschwanstein relatives out of the household and instead, brought Lucretia and Valentino to stay in the mansion to help the children. Lucretia and Valentino scheming to discredit Shuli led to the Neuschwanstein children finally seeing Shuli for who she is, and realize that their relatives have plans to take control of their father's inheritance. After Lucretia and Valentino were dealt with, Shuli's relationship with her stepchildren steadily improved.
** Deciding to go shopping in town for clothing and other needs leads to a chance encounter with her brother and Shuli and the children becoming acquainted with Nora Von Nuremberg far earlier where in the original timeline [[spoiler:Shuli only met Nora once.]]
** Seeing Shuli defend Jeremy over an accusation from a noble family who insulted the late Johanes and Shuli, Heidi Von Nuremberg made a request for Shuli to talk to her son, Nora, the subsequent meetings bore fruit and with Shuli's encouragements, Heidi took steps to become a good mother for her son. This prevents her (and her husband's) relationship with Nora from falling apart as it did in the original timeline.
** Shuli gained the favor and respect of [[spoiler:Empress Elizabeth during the trial where Shuli reveals that she never had intercourse with Johanes and how she was only brought into the household to safeguard the children, mostly Jeremy, until he is old enough to take over the house. The lengths Shuli had gone to save her stepson cause Elizabeth to change her initial perception of her and led to her ending the trial before it could devolve and ruin Shuli's reputation even further]].
** After the trial caused by [[spoiler:Cardinal Richlieu, who told Jeremy that Theobald is making unwanted advances to Shuli in a scheme to discredit the Neuschwanstein Marquiss family, the Neuschwanstein children become suspicious regarding Theobald's intentions for Shuli and instead grew a close rapport with Nora to where he often visits the Neuschwanstein manor in comparison to the original timeline where the stepchildren are implied to still be in good terms with the first prince and didn't interact with Nora at all]].


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* PointOfDivergence: TimeTravel cause Shuli to take different steps that changed quite a lot of things:
** Shuli opted out from kicking the Neuschwanstein relatives out of the household and instead, brought Lucretia and Valentino to stay in the mansion to help the children. Lucretia and Valentino scheming to discredit Shuli led to the Neuschwanstein children finally seeing Shuli for who she is, and realize that their relatives have plans to take control of their father's inheritance. After Lucretia and Valentino were dealt with, Shuli's relationship with her stepchildren steadily improved.
** Deciding to go shopping in town for clothing and other needs leads to a chance encounter with her brother and Shuli and the children becoming acquainted with Nora Von Nuremberg far earlier where in the original timeline [[spoiler:Shuli only met Nora once.]]
** Seeing Shuli defend Jeremy over an accusation from a noble family who insulted the late Johanes and Shuli, Heidi Von Nuremberg made a request for Shuli to talk to her son, Nora, the subsequent meetings bore fruit and with Shuli's encouragements, Heidi took steps to become a good mother for her son. This prevents her (and her husband's) relationship with Nora from falling apart as it did in the original timeline.
** Shuli gained the favor and respect of [[spoiler:Empress Elizabeth during the trial where Shuli reveals that she never had intercourse with Johanes and how she was only brought into the household to safeguard the children, mostly Jeremy, until he is old enough to take over the house. The lengths Shuli had gone to save her stepson cause Elizabeth to change her initial perception of her and led to her ending the trial before it could devolve and ruin Shuli's reputation even further]].
** After the trial caused by [[spoiler:Cardinal Richlieu, who told Jeremy that Theobald is making unwanted advances to Shuli in a scheme to discredit the Neuschwanstein Marquiss family, the Neuschwanstein children become suspicious regarding Theobald's intentions for Shuli and instead grew a close rapport with Nora to where he often visits the Neuschwanstein manor in comparison to the original timeline where the stepchildren are implied to still be in good terms with the first prince and didn't interact with Nora at all]].

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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Lucas wasn't always the cunning bastard he was. In the past he was actually close to Shuli when they were both together, though he always had grand ambitions. Regardless of how he turned out, Shuli still remembers that. [[spoiler:Hence why she acts with Cardinal Richlieu to get rid of Messner, as it was the only way she could

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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Lucas wasn't always the cunning bastard he was. In the past he was actually close to Shuli when they were both together, though he always had grand ambitions. Regardless of how he turned out, Shuli still remembers that. [[spoiler:Hence why she acts with Cardinal makes sure to orchestrate the plan to have Messner arrested before the Church can cover it up, even if she knew it would put Richlieu in a higher position to get rid of Messner, as it was the only way she could harass them later.]]
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* DrowningMySorrows: Crown Prince Theobald does this [[spoiler:after the incident at the gambling house results in the death of Shuli's brother, Lucas. He had been intending to make use of a priest named Messner, but hadn't expected said priest to ensure that he avoided getting in trouble by having Lucas killed. As he was Shuli's brother, he feels that he killed the brother of the woman he loved.]]


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* RichSiblingPoorSibling: Shuli and her older brother serve as the rich and poor sibling respectively, as Shuli being sold to Johannes effectively made her far richer than him. Trying to bridge this gap is part of the reason he became so bitter towards her.


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*{{Sleepwalking}}: [[spoiler:Shuli suffers from a chronic case of this in the 2nd Season, though she's unaware of it. Jeremy and the others keep it a secret.]]


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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Lucas wasn't always the cunning bastard he was. In the past he was actually close to Shuli when they were both together, though he always had grand ambitions. Regardless of how he turned out, Shuli still remembers that. [[spoiler:Hence why she acts with Cardinal Richlieu to get rid of Messner, as it was the only way she could

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* InconsistentSpelling: Shuli or Shuri? Nora or Norra? Ohara or Ohera? It differs between fan translations and the official translation.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Shuli or Shuri? Nora or Norra? Ohara or Ohera? It differs between fan translations and the official translation.
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* WidowMistreatment: Shuli suffered this in the original timeline before the time travel. Although she promised to take care of Johanes's children, her lack of experience forces her to take desperate and impulsive actions that leaves her seen as a GoldDigger and a Cheater that ultimately leads to her death. Thankfully, this gets averted in the new timeline via the time travel giving Shuli an advantage.
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* ParentalIncest: An issue that crops up in the second season after the timeskip, where rumors (stemming from a play) have begun spreading about Jeremy and Shuri having this sort of relationship due to how close in age they are and how protective he is towards her. Even Elias considered it plausible until Jeremy clarified that he feels she lost everything to see them protected on behalf of their father, having lost her youth to care for them, and he should repay that with devotion.


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* WreckedWeapon: The awaited duel between Jeremy and Nora ends with both of their swords breaking after a long and drawn out fight. [[spoiler:Jeremy still won since he managed to hold onto his blade.]]

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