The Orphan Boy Crypto and the Tale of Princess Use Case

Once upon a time, there was an orphan boy named Crypto. He lived alone in a shabby hut on the outskirts of a small village. The villagers shunned him, calling him slow, strange, and useless.

Then one night, a mysterious figure named Satoshi came to see Crypto. Satoshi delivered an ancient prophecy: Crypto was no ordinary child, but one destined to liberate the oppressed and usher in a golden age. To fulfill that destiny, he had to find the “Princess Use Case.” That was Crypto’s mission.

Before Crypto could even ask a question, Satoshi vanished into the mist. The next morning, Crypto set out on his journey.

He traveled across the land in search of the princess. In every town he went to the marketplace and asked for news, but the merchants only frowned and shook their heads. He asked the scholars as well, but none could find her name in any book. No one had ever heard of the Princess Use Case.

Crypto searched every town and tiny hamlet, but found no trace of her. He had no idea what she looked like, or even what kind of person she might be, yet his heart was filled with longing for the princess. He felt he could never be whole without her. The princess was his destiny.

Years passed, and Crypto kept searching for the princess. He became a wandering pilgrim often seen along the roadside. Some said he was mad, but others came to respect the purity of his heart. In every tavern, minstrels sang the tale of “the faithful wanderer and the lost princess.”

Then one day, at a busy crossroads, a merchant ran after Crypto and began to follow a short distance behind. Soon others fell in line, and before long Crypto found himself at the head of a band of pilgrims. In every village they reached, more people joined them, all united by a single purpose: to find the Princess Use Case. Legends of every sort spread within the crowd. People said she was more beautiful than a rose in full bloom, that her touch could cure any illness, and that the magic spinning wheel she turned could transform straw into gold.

Day by day, more people followed Crypto. Farmers left their fields, shepherds abandoned their flocks, and blacksmiths laid down their hammers. They believed they no longer needed such things. They were certain that once they found the princess, an age of abundant gold would dawn.

Then one day, Crypto finally heard some news: a rumor that “the princess is imprisoned in the highest tower of the royal palace.” People said her dazzling beauty had provoked the jealousy of the vain “Fiat Queen.” Only then did Crypto realize why the princess had been so hard to find. It had all been the Fiat Queen’s plot. She had hidden the princess completely away from the world.

Filled with rage, Crypto led the crowd toward the castle. At dawn the assault began. After a fierce battle with countless casualties, the royal guard was defeated, and the Fiat Queen met her death upon the throne.

Crypto raced up the spiral staircase to the top floor. When he flung the door open, he found an empty room. The Princess Use Case was not there. She had never existed in the first place.

Crypto clutched his head in both hands and sobbed in despair.