The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess
The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess: Building Fairy Homes and a Life Together is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Umetaro Aoi. It began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan in November 2023.
Synopsis
The series is centered around the relationship between the knight Lux and the betrothed princess Cronya. Lux is a cynical knight, who has been treated horribly since his childhood due to him being able to see fairies that others can't, initially plans to decline Cronya's proposal for marriage due to his belief that because she's royalty she would have a rotten personality. However, when he happens upon a mysterious girl who later turns out to be the princess herself, he finds out that she, like Lux, can also see fairies thus finding common ground and leading him to change his mind about the proposal. The two starting building homes appropriately sized for fairies.Publication
Written and illustrated by Umetaro Aoi, The Cynical Knight and Gentle Princess: Building Fairy Homes and a Life Together began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine on November 10, 2023. Its chapters have been compiled into three tankōbon volumes as of July 2025.The series' chapters are published in English on Square Enix's Manga Up! Global manga service.