But Hamel and the others are still part of the new tale. Not only do they show up again - first in flashbacks, then in omakes, and in recent chapters, actually spearheading the plot - they also pretty much shaped the world the tale is taking place in, what with having saved it. There are constant references to them and the "War of the North", and a lot of expectation was put on Hamel's children. Also, no one seems aware that Hamel's children are also Flute the Queen's children, which pinges my Plot Sense something fierce.

As a fan, I always wondered what the Hameln world would be like in the epilogue, with the Victorious Queen basically living as a peasant in the middle of nowhere, having a ton of children, and a regent running things in her place. Hameln fandom as it is, though, nobody cared about any of that... and Shchelkunchik is giving me these answers. And I'm damn impressed with them.