The Imperial Princess: Life as a Divorce Lawyer
In a kingdom where divine law forbids divorce, Bethel Green dares to open "The Cleaved Knot Legal Services," offering escape from brutal and broken marriages. But her radical mission stirs dangerous opposition, threatening her precarious new life.
Bethel is no ordinary divorce lawyer; she's Princess Ophelia, the youngest imperial child from the powerful, distant Emeraldleaf Empire. Born into an ancient lineage founded by a magical clover that transformed a wasteland, Ophelia fled a nine-year marriage that brought her to the brink. Now, she fights for others' freedom, offering a chance where neither societal stigma nor the church would. Her desire is to change traditional laws, to reveal the harsh reality of marriage, and to spread this hope like wildfire across vast seas.
One little problem... the type of cases Bethel will take on will more be than she could handle. A client request, no matter what status they uphold, will be a head twisting difficulty.
As threats mount and her meager funds dwindle, Bethel must take a desperate gamble: hire Rupert, a disgraced former Sword Master and Knights Captain. Stripped of his hard-earned wealth and status after his sword aura was contaminated and his unit perished battling a shadow beast, Rupert—a survivor from a childhood of poverty and loss—is exactly the kind of desperate, skilled individual who might accept such an offer. He's a man willing to risk everything for a pittance and a roof over his head.
After falling from two different heights in the world.
Can this former princess and disgraced mercenary cleave the bonds of injustice without unraveling themselves in the process?
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Client 1: Please help me divorce from my dead husband! He been haunting our home for months!
Bethel: Apologies, but I'm a divorce lawyer for the living... not a exorcist.
Client 2: My wife has been writing letters to a nobleman, help me find out who he is. So I can challenge him to a duel!
Bethel: If you have no interest in dissolving your marriage, please leave my office.
Client 3: I need to stop my father remarriage! That woman is a snake!
Bethel: ...Should I just start upping my fee for these ridiculous case...
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Arthur Note: I wanted to write a story involving divorces, where each character suffering reflects a possibility. Or even more so a frightening reality.
There's plenty of stories, wedtoons, and mangas where the leading character is either isekai, time travel, or reincarnated. During a point where they are married on the verge of divorce. These interests me the most since every single piece of dirty laundry including where the bodies are buried being bought to light.
Enough for my jaw to dropped off my face.
But I want more... not a story arc than bang! Happy ending! I want someone to stand at the center of it all.
That how Bethel Green was born, a young woman with her own past. Taking on clients seeking help, in a world where societal stigma may as well be a death sentence.
I sincerely hope those of you enjoy this story. If not, that is fine, even though this doesn't end up being your cup of tea hopefully you find one that does.
Fair Warning: Not every chapter will be exciting. Especially with my far lower than average skills as a writer. But I will try to do what I can as a first-time writer. I will also try to keep them 1.5k words long. So excuse the two beginning chapters, since I'm satisfied on how they turned out.
There won't be any daily or weekly updates untill next year in mid-2026
For now is only a 2 updates
per month. Just to make a stockpile and refinement in editing