The Isles' Messenger

★ Overall, a healing fairy-tale style, with a bittersweet romance and a slightly dark world A heroine who has lived so long she no longer cares about anything vs. a younger hero whose mouth is harder than anyone else's [Plot-focused blurb]: After living for two hundred years in other people's stories, Qing Qiao, a messenger from the Queen's Bay Islands, was thoroughly taken advantage of. She was forced to learn the secrets lurking beneath the surface of this world. Now her mission is to save the world. After returning from saving the world, she saw the world's strange legends. 1. The messenger returns 2. The Demon King reappears Wait, she's the messenger, and she's also the Demon King? [Romance-focused blurb]: The Western Island Lord, Yuan Su, is gentle and courteous, but there are always unpleasant rumors about him. They say he and Her Excellency the Messenger have a deep history, and that they hate and love each other in equal measure. After suffering a grievous injury and losing his memories, the Western Island Lord read through the gossip about himself. “I heard he's always trying to prove that he doesn't like her that much.” That's what the rumors said. Who was that? Yuan Su frowned. He wasn't the sort of person to lose his head over love. Years later, when faced with the awakened Messenger, he hesitated, but ultimately lowered himself and took hold of her. “That's just how I am, my mouth is pretty stubborn” “Island Lord, please confess” “How to prove you're not a simp” “What do you do when you have a strong sense of pride but are still pathetic?” She doesn't know the answer. He thinks he doesn't know the answer. ★ Reading guide: 1. A road-trip story, fantasy fiction, fairy-tale style 2. Lots of foreshadowing. The seemingly illogical parts early on are key to solving the mystery. Small clues are gradually resolved along the way; major clues are resolved in chapters 23, 52, 55, 56, and 58, and chapter 67 so far. 3. Includes: a little dog's letter to you; a little fox's letter to you; letters from the dead; possibly some touching little stories; a bittersweet secret crush; and worldbuilding mysteries. 4. Everyday life: local customs and stories from the various islands 5. Romance: age gap 6. Hero: a sesame rice ball in disguise 7. The heroine has lived so long, so of course she's amazing 8. There is a main plot Theme: The world is vast. See the many sides of life, and experience life's beauty and the moving power of true affection.