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I don't think things have strayed much, just perspective. Dragons are supposed to be closest to god, so in the original timeline there was no intervention. The prince died, the monarchy lost their minds, people became addicts and there was a revolution. So god intervened, they changed the original pink-haired girl who was a bratty fake and only had a small role. The gods sent a real dragon.
The prince was saved, but he was still poisoned. The beastmen abuse, the drugs, all are still happening, but we are actually seeing the instigators not just learning of the outcome.
The instigators were never written about.