Yeah. That's a thing.
It's actually a title that I can only find on MangaPlaza, which was founded by NTT Solmare. That said, it's a bit of a dodgy looking site--one of those where you have to unlock chapters by paying for them (in this particular book, it comes out to .78 p/each for me, as it's .99 in USD). I signed up for the free trial premium thing, though I need to remember to cancel it before the week is up. I'd actually keep it IF there were other decent titles on here, BUT it honestly looks like about 90% of it is utter rubbish or a blatant copy of another (better) title--for instance, just browsing and you can find more rip offs of My Happy Marriage than you can shake a stick at.
That said, this one is ALSO a time loop kind of one similar to a lot of other titles (like Doctor Elise or 7th Time Loop, etc, etc.) and I can't say that there's anything groundbreaking in it.
So, Fiona is sent off to marry a foreign prince as basically a hostage. She's not surprised. This is the 8th time, after all. In every other life she's been killed. Sometimes she goes along with the marriage and gets killed after being falsely accused of spying or being bullied by the woman who becomes queen (apparently, he can marry as many as he wants, but all the rest are called 'concubines' and only one can be queen) and other times she tries to run with one of the knights who support her and gets caught and dies.
This time, the only difference to begin with is that she takes her dog Dolph with her. But he reveals on the journey (when her carriage is attacked on the way...through orders of her husband-to-be) that he's actually a divine beast (who only exist in her country?) and he protects her. He also gives her a magical power (ice related) and the ability to converse with him telepathically even when he's in "puppy" form.
Her goal is just to avoid her new husband at all costs and when he flat out tells her he'll never love her, but will leave her alone in her new apartments, she's, basically, like, Yay! Sounds good! Which takes him a bit aback.
Perhaps it's the influence of Dolph, but she stretches her wings a bit this time and winds up helping some orphans and making a friend of her maid (who had spied on her in a previous life). The prince can't help but notice and when she calls the people of his country "her" people too, he's stunned. He starts to spend more time with her and comes to appreciate the good things she's doing. He's not sure what to think.
Meanwhile, the other woman who normally becomes queen is a right bitch and keeps annoying him, while Fiona gives wise council and is both gentle and just good. So he's falling in love and even goes so far as to cancel the engagement with the other lady, which sets her off. He actually even tells Fiona he wants her to be his queen. She's completely stunned. Though he'd been kind to her for the first time, she still thought he hated her. Unlike 7th time loop, Fiona has been married to this guy multiple times and she always dies; it's not like Rishe where her death was caused by his action (war) but she'd never actually had a relationship with him before beyond being a knight he killed.
Meanwhile, one of her knights has arrived and wants Fiona to run off with him, but she refuses (she's tried that before and it never goes well)...but the evil bitch sees him and concocts a plan...
And that's where I'm at.
It is fairly typical, but I'm enjoying it. I unlocked some of it with free points and bought a few chapters (there are 11 out total). No idea how often they release though, so I'll cancel the subscription before it charges me. Actually, just did, so I wouldn't forget. Partly posting this so I remember to go back and check for updates. I don't mind buying the one.
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