The Land of Long Night and the Last Ball ~The Lonely Duchess and the Spirit of Midnight (Suggestion for J-Novel Club Heart)

[Silver Sugar Duchess]

(Attention! This information got translated by Deepl, so I don‘t know if it‘s really accurate. Feel free to correct it.)

Name: The Land of Long Night and the Last Ball ~The Lonely Duchess and the Spirit of Midnight
長い夜の国と最後の舞踏会 ~ひとりぼっちの公爵令嬢と真夜中の精霊
長い夜の国と最後の舞踏会
Author: Sakuraze Ayaka
Artist: Suzunosuke?
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Drama, Shoujo
Publisher: Overlap (Overlap f)
Jahr: 2021
Volumes: 3 (Completed)
Description: A story of solemn revenge that begins with a broken engagement.

Furcital is a country closed off by a deep forest.
Dia, the daughter of a duke who has served the spirit that controls the forest, her family was killed when she was young, and after being protected by the royal family, she becomes engaged to the first prince, Ricardo.
However, the engagement is called off when he finds another woman he loves.
The engagement seems amicable, but Dia knows.
The royal family, who had long been concerned about her connection to the spirits, took the dissolution of the engagement as an opportunity to take her life at a ball in a few days.
She also learned that it was the royal family that had killed her family.
Having lost everything and living alone, Dia finally decides to take revenge on those who have been robbing her.
The beautiful and cruel spirit Noin has been watching over her all this time.
He is the spirit that Dia's family has served and the reason why Dia’s family was killed.
Dia spends her few remaining days with Noin, who appears on a whim, as she prepares for the final ball.

婚約破棄から始まる粛然たる復讐の物語

深い森に閉ざされた国ファーシタル。
その森を管理する精霊に仕えてきた公爵家の令嬢ディアは、幼い頃に家族を殺され、王家に保護されたのち第一王子リカルドと婚約する。
しかし、彼が他に愛する女性を得たことで婚約は解消される。
円満な婚約解消に思えたが、ディアは知っていた。
かねてより精霊との繋がりを危惧していた王家がこの婚約解消を機に、数日後の舞踏会で自身を手にかけることを。
そして自分の家族を殺したのが王家だということも――。
全てを失いひとりぼっちで生きてきたディアは、最後に奪い続けてきた者達への復讐を決意する。
そんな彼女をずっと見ていたのは、美しく残忍な精霊ノイン。
彼こそディアの一族が仕えてきた精霊で、ディアが殺される理由だった。
気まぐれに現れるノインとともに、残されたわずかな日々を過ごすディアは、最後の舞踏会に向けて歩み始める――。

My Opinion: This novel actually got written by the same author as My Contract with the Apothecary Demon, so of course I‘m interested in it. The story sounds exiting, too, so I would love to read it!

[Lily_MysticGarden]

Does the plot of the novel take place in the same universe as “My Contract with the Apothecary Monster“, or is it completely separate?

[Silver Sugar Duchess]

@Lily_MysticGarden I don‘t know, sorry.

[Rani_TeardropPrincess]

Sounds good, I like dark romance novels.

[JeweledPoisonousButterfly]

@Lily_MysticGarden Would be interesting, if both novels do take place in the same world.

[Silver Sugar Duchess]

@JeweledPoisonousButterfly I thought so, too.

[mariechan_hime]

Woah, this sounds really good. I need this, pretty please!

[LilGrape]

This looks good, I would like to read it!

[Laplace_1010]

I would be greatly interested in it!