Episode 117

## Chapter Link

Ep. 117

CPC OST vol. 7

* Track 17 "The Diary of Lilyth"

CPC OST vol. 5

* Track 22 "Invitation"

**Episode 117**, titled "**Lilyth's Diary (part 3)**", is the 117th episode of Cursed Princess Club.

## Synopsis

*Aurelia finishes reading The Diary of Lilyth as carriages begin to arrive at the Gala.*
## Characters

* Aurelia
* Lilyth (flashback)
* Queen Helena (flashback)
* King Jesse (flashback)
* Prince Jack (mentioned in flashback)
* Princess Lorena
* Princess Maria
* Princess Gwendolyn (also in flashback)
* Prince Jamie
* Suzanna
* Blaine’s Fan Club
* Laverne
* Prince Frederick
* Prince Lance

## Music

* CPC OST vol. 8
	+ Track 15 "The Alchemy of Beauty"
* CPC OST vol. 7
	+ Track 17 "The Diary of Lilyth"
* CPC OST vol. 5
	+ Track 22 "Invitation"

## Location

* Gilded Kingdom
	+ Gilded Palace
		- Aurelia's bedroom
* Pastel Kingdom (flashback)
	+ Pastel Palace
		- Throne room
* Polygon Kingdom
	+ Polygon Palace

## Story

Through the night, Aurelia keeps reading The Diary of Lilyth. The diary continues as Lilyth enters the throne room to have a talk with Queen Helena and King Jesse. Lilyth was excited that his parents wanted to talk to her alone, and brought the book with the Braided Island's crest that she'd been wanting to read for after, though she wondered what they mean about the royal family's secret. She knocked on the door, and the King and Queen invited her to have a seat. After a bit of small talk, Helena informed her that she would never marry their son, immediately shocking her. They then explained the premise of the queen's Very Old grandfather's treatise, "The Alchemy of Beauty".

For those who have children, having a child who's the sum of their collective beauty is the ideal outcome. However, if each heir were to have a child with the most beautiful mate they can find, they would theoretically produce a child more beautiful than the last, until their children's level of beauty grows into something only seen in fairy tales: beauty so strong it attracts birds, makes flowers bloom, or causes them to radiate light everywhere they go. Eventually, if this were to be done for generations, the secret to everlasting beauty could be found. The King and Queen believed they were closer than ever to fulfilling their goal with Jack, and they constantly reminded him to find the most beautiful partner he could - which, in their eyes, hadn't been achieved with Lilyth. So, they asked her to help them by leaving Jack. However, Lilyth responded that she wanted nothing more than to be with him. As the queen slammed her fists on the table, about to yell, she noticed the book Lilyth had brought, with the fishtailed girl's crest on the front. The queen asked her about the book, and she told her she wanted to read it because the cover matched a crest from her island, and she wished to know more about it. Surprised, Queen Helena explained the myth, the story of Melusine.

Melusine was the daughter of a water fairy and a human king, raised on a secluded island, and cursed by her mother to have three fishtails when she bathed, so that no one could ever truly love her. One day, a lost traveler fell in love with her and asked to marry her. She agreed under the condition that he never see her bathe, which he agreed to, and they sailed to the man's kingdom across the ocean. After a few years, though, the man became curious about it, and he snuck a peek at Melusine while she bathed. He was horrified, calling her an "ugly, hideous serpent". Melusine became heartbroken, transforming into a giant sea serpent and swimming away, never to return. Lilyth was distressed to hear the true story, but still told the queen that she wasn't like Melusine, because she knew Jack truly loved her. However, the queen accused her of not only being Melusine, but also being Melusine's mother; as, if she married and had children with Jack, she would be passing on the same fate to them. Just as the queen was about to spell out exactly what fate this was, Lilyth got up and ran out of the throne room, ending up in her room. Then, she noticed the diary she had been given, and decided to write her feelings on the first page. She then stated that she still stood by the decision she had made that day. Reading this, Aurelia wonders if she's talking about what she wrote on the first page: the only page the CPC saw, and the page she had skipped over when she started reading. She flips back to the first page and gasps at what it says:

*"They can say I'm **ugly** and they can tell me I'm a **hideous freak**. I don't care as long as I am with Jack. But if I brought a child into this world that would ever have those same words said to their face... I'd **hate myself** forever. So I suppose they are right. I shall never marry Jack or have children with him ... so that I may never pass along this curse.*"

Aurelia's tears stain the page, and she finally manages to cry herself to sleep, as morning comes and carriages arrive at the Gala.

## Episode credits

* Art, writing, and music by LambCat
* Edited by Eunice Baik
* Art assistants:
	+ @sheidraws
	+ @CatBurgerHelper
	+ @i.aint.shihwi
	+ @kyorin24
	+ @spudinacup

## Notes and Trivia

* Aurelia is attentive to details as she's realizing that the first page of The Diary of Lilyth actually a several complete sentences, not merely ramblings of self-hating words.
* As Melusine is one of fairy tales with many versions, is understable for Lilyth to get confused with which one that related to her homeland - the Braided Island the most. For future content regarding the tale could be seen at the page The Story of Melusine.

## Gallery

cover imageAurelia crying in her bedroompart of Melusine tale