episode_0162
by fnovelpiafairytale.
A story I heard when I was little, sitting on my mother’s lap.
Fairy tales always begin like that.
Once upon a time.
The moment we read that sentence, all the noise of the world fades away, and we are invited to a country that never existed, or a castle floating high in the sky.
A magical spell that blurs the line between reality and unreality. We enter a world where all the impossible becomes possible.
Realize your dreams in Cinderella’s glass slipper, and learn about love in The Little Mermaid’s choices.
The lesson from the shepherd boy that one should not lie, Jack’s revolutionary mind that plunders the giant’s treasure, the wisdom of the three female pigs who survive by seducing the wolf, etc.
We find courage in fairy tales, sometimes we are moved to tears, and in the end we receive the gift of hope.
Even when a child who reads fairy tales becomes an adult, the stories they heard as a child still shine somewhere in their memories. Like a warm spark that lives and breathes in a corner of their heart even when the world becomes cold.
I will move the hearts of the dwarves with that fairy tale.
“Fairy tale. I know what you’re thinking, but do you think it’ll get the reaction you want?”
“Haha, of course.”
“How can you be so confident?”
“Because I’ve already succeeded.”
Ulbram looked incomprehensible. To him, it seemed as if I had unfounded confidence, but I had my own reasons.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
It is so famous that there is no one on Earth who does not know it.
It is a fairy tale that has received so much love and attention from people that it has been made into a book, an animation, and even a live-action film.
‘Of course, one of them seems to have failed.’
Is she the Black Fish Princess or the Black Clay Princess?
It’s none of my business.
Because I transferred before it opened.
The important thing is that as long as you don’t do anything stupid, success is guaranteed. My job is to distribute fairy tales adapted to the current situation to the dwarves.
Cultural transmission, as it is commonly called.
It will stimulate the childlike innocence of people from another world.
Making a book is not difficult.
Well, this isn’t an ordinary medieval world, but a world where magic exists, and even Doomheim, the land of craftsmen?
Making a book is a piece of cake.
***
Dwarf warriors who will save Doomheim have gathered in one place.
One is a scribe who will turn the stories I tell into writing.
Fairy tales don’t require complex content or writing skills, but someone who makes a living as a fan would write them much better than I do.
On the other side are the illustrators who will draw the pictures.
For an ordinary book, just the text would be enough, but for a children’s book, the pictures are life. Among these, we will select an illustrator whose style is suitable for a children’s book.
The first thing to do is to decide on a story.
The base is, of course, Snow White, the motif of Assis.
The story of a girl who is persecuted by her stepmother and faces several threats to her life, but manages to overcome the crisis with the help of dwarves.
Since it is a supporting role that protects the princess from evil, the dwarves will likely receive a good response.
‘But I can’t help but feel like it’s lacking.’
If I were a famous writer, I might react by saying, ‘There’s a story about our race in Karami-nim’s work?!’ But that’s not the case at all now.
Above all, what I want to write is a ‘fairy tale.’
In a world where entertainment is scarce, the Snow White story would certainly provide fresh interest, but it would be bland when targeting fully grown adults.
What you need is stimulation.
Not only children, but also adult dwarves need stimulation that will make them die.
“This is a rough outline of the story that will be included in the book. Please write it like this.”
I edited the story with a little MSG and handed it over to the scribe. It was just a fairy tale, not a grand story, so it was only two pages long.
The scribe’s eyes grew wide as he began to read what could be considered a manuscript.
He was angry at me.
“Are you telling me to write this now? This is a disgrace to a dwarf! Lord Ulbram told me to help, but I can’t do it!”
He handed a heavy bag of money to the dwarf who was reacting negatively.
“Are you asking me to sell my pride for a few pennies?”
“All gold coins.”
“What’s the big deal! What can’t you do for the princess! Sometimes, you have to value relationships more than pride. I’ll write it neatly!”
Artists in every generation are those who struggle with money.
It was too much money to refuse.
The scribe took the paper and disappeared.
“Okay. Next, let’s draw a picture.”
I had illustrators draw the pictures.
The theme is a lonely ice princess in an ice castle.
Even if it’s the same subject, each person’s drawing style is different. Perhaps the scribe who received the gold coin bag stimulated them, but they all worked hard to catch my eye.
Illustrators began submitting their drawings one by one.
“Where should we look?”
The key points to be evaluated are whether it can express the unique, heart-wrenching, vagueness of fairy tales, and how much of the beauty of Assis can be captured.
As expected, the drawing styles are varied.
If it’s a medieval style that you would see in a museum, it’s pretty decent.
Isn’t it true that the human race, Asies, has become a dwarf with a big head?
Doesn’t it look like a school girl is going to school with a piece of bread in her mouth?
Isn’t there a furry person who seems suspiciously rich that would apply?
When I asked them to draw Asia, they just drew it as their own shit.
Fortunately, there was a picture that I liked. It had a pastel-toned, hazy feel. Even at a glance, it seemed like a drawing style that would fit very well with a storybook.
“Who drew this picture?”
“I am.”
“Okay. I’ll leave the illustrations in the book to you, teacher.”
“Okay.”
The other illustrators who were eliminated sighed in regret, but don’t be sorry, you little punks.
***
It didn’t take long for the work to be finished.
It’s not a grand novel, but a short story, and the illustrations aren’t comics, which require a lot of work, but rather simple illustrations.
When the craftsmen brought me their work, I simply repeated the process of asking them to modify it to give it a fairy tale feel.
I collected all the completed manuscripts and looked through them.
“Hmm… .”
I can hear the craftsmen gulping.
Even the most skilled worker gets most nervous when he has to submit his report. But I am ignorant of art, and they are the best craftsmen of Doomheim.
It looked excellent, beyond reproach, to my eyes.
“Okay. I like it.”
“Whew… .”
The craftsmen sweep their chests.
Now that the manuscript is complete, it’s time to turn it into a book.
I took the manuscript and gathered the printers I had arranged in advance.
It was not strange that there was a printing shop. In a city where magic was developed, copies were made using magic. But how could the dwarves, who made magic swords, magic tools, and magic wands, not make a copy machine?
Of course, mass production is expected to require considerable expenditure, but thanks to Lean, the points are ample.
“Please print out enough copies to distribute to each household.”
The paper used for books is the bark of trees. To make parchment books, you need money, and you have to slaughter lambs all over the continent. I have no desire to be a slaughterer.
Besides, you don’t have to worry about the quality. You won’t sell it to a nobleman or donate it to a library. It’s good enough to read this time without any problems.
Under my command, all the printing houses in Doomheim began operating at full capacity 24 hours a day.
***
“Karamy, here is the finished book.”
The printer handed me the book.
Thanks to the hard work of the printers and the machines, the books began to be completed one after another. Since the machines performed all the copying and binding work, the books were produced faster than expected.
I checked the condition while reading the storybook. It wasn’t the best quality, but it wasn’t bad.
“Okay. Please continue like this.”
I went to Ulbram with a few completed books.
“Is this the fairy tale book you were talking about?”
“Yes, the title is Snow White.”
“Snow White. I guess it’s your intention to immediately think of a princess. But it seems too weak to capture people’s hearts.”
As he said, since it was mass-produced, the book cover was a rough, dark brown wooden cover, and it was plain as day without any decoration.
But what I’m after is a calm and mysterious atmosphere. This rustic wooden cover is perfect for highlighting the original value of the fairy tale.
“Take a few copies. Take some with you too.”
“Is it free?”
“Of course. I would appreciate it if you could share it with people around you and spread the word.”
I thought a lot about how to unravel the book.
In the end, what’s lacking is time.
Just because you convince the dwarves doesn’t mean that Skadia will just disappear. You need to come up with countermeasures and defenses to fight Skadia.
There are also places where you must take Assis before the battle begins.
However, if you just blindly open the book, it will lack stimulation. A small number of people should spread the word so that others will become interested.
Because when you finally read a book you wanted to read, you feel a strong sense of accomplishment.
‘If you sell it, you can get your money back.’
So, we will only distribute the books to key figures.
He gave books to the staff, including Ulbram.
“Please read this to your children.”
And the next day.
The dwarves who had taken the book from me came to see me. Ulbram was with them.
Everyone had a grim expression on their face, as if they had come to protest.
“Listen, you. Why is this ending like this? Didn’t my daughters cry and make a fuss when I read it to them like you said?”
“Elves are Snow White’s helpers, but why are dwarves portrayed as cowards?”
The best way to stimulate people.
One is the destruction of concentric circles.
And here is the Gald Cup.
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