SHOUJO

A poor Cicada always found himself outside the imperial palace back wall with a flute in his hand, seated under the cherry blossom tree, playing away his flute- until one day the royal bunny from inside the palace decided to sing along to the mysterious flute melody that she hears out of her balcony.

When Helena was reborn into a novel, she was forced to grow up knowing that her sister was the main character and that a terrible life awaited her… unless Helena could stop it from happening. By learning how to take care of family matters, Helena took her sister, Callisto’s, place as the head of the house, allowing her to live her dream of being a knight. But she now finds herself hurtling towards both the terrible fate once meant for Callisto and the man who makes it come to pass.

Chapter 26 in Naver's 2023 Rookie Short Story Collection (2023 루키 단편선).