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The latest otome game is all the rage recently, so a regular university student decides to see for herself if its fame is well-deserved. She clears the normal mode in no time and finds herself pitying the villainess, Penelope Eckhart. Penelope is a fake―a replacement for the duke's missing daughter, the protagonist of the game. Initially confident about clearing the hard mode as well, the woman is shocked by the sheer leap in the level of difficulty, eventually passing out from exhaustion. However, when she wakes up, she no longer recognizes her surroundings, for she has been reincarnated into the body of the villainess! In a world where everyone seems to be out for her blood, Penelope must make wise decisions that keep her away from the death route. A tyrant prince, a suspicious magician, a nobleman from a fallen nation, or one of her nasty adoptive brothers―whose affections will she win? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Ordinary office worker Rei Oohashi wakes up one day to find herself as Rae Taylor, the heroine of her favorite otome game, Revolution. Surrounded by attractive men all vying for her attention would be any maiden's dream—but that is not the case for Rae! None of them can hold a candle to the villainess, Claire François, whose blonde, drill-shaped ringlets only accentuate her haughty irresistible charm. In the original story, Claire harasses and bullies the heroine, which drives the latter closer to the male love interests. But Rae has no intention of pursuing any of the men; her heart is set on Claire herself! Unused to being on the receiving end of affection, Claire is left at the mercy of Rae's endless teasing. With the power of true love, can Rae successfully convey her heartfelt feelings to the villainess? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Catarina Claes is the eight-year-old daughter of a duke. One day, she hits her head and recovers the memories of her past life, and she comes a horrifying realization—she is in a world similar to that of an otome game she once played, and she is the main villain! To make matters worse, in every possible conclusion, whether exile or death, she is met with a terrible end. Using her knowledge of how the game unfolds, Catarina must now do whatever it takes to change her fate. Whether she must cultivate her skills as a farmer or befriend every character that comes her way, nothing is ever too much for her to handle. As the years go on, everything seems to be going as planned. However, Catarina realizes that she made a mistake in her previous life, as she never actually finished the game before death; and so a new, secret route may just prove to be her undoing. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Unlike most villainesses, Melissa Foddebrat is not destined for the gallows or a life of misery. She is a beautiful but sharp-tongued young woman whose childish attitude is merely an annoyance to those around her. However, for a modern Korean woman who has been reincarnated in Melissa's body, none of that matters. She is inside the world of a novel she once read, reliving the life of a wealthy duke's daughter. Melissa rejects the idea of continuing down the path of villainy. Instead, she strives toward a life of leisure, and to achieve this, she must first end her engagement with the womanizing and simple-minded crown prince. But severing her ties to an undesirable future is more challenging than expected, as the prince proves to be a stubborn opponent. Melissa must rely on her resilience from her former life to shake off the troubles of her new one and instead pursue what—and who—she truly wants. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

To protect herself from her abusive adoptive family, an orphan mastered the act of being a gleeful and submissive daughter. When she dies in an accident, she believes that she is finally free. However, fate cannot be more cruel; she is reincarnated as Rudbeckia "Ruby" de Borgia, a minor villainess from a novel who grows up in a violent household and dies at the hands of her husband. Ruby's father, the power-hungry pope, wishes to ruin the Britanya Kingdom by marrying Ruby off to Britanya's mightiest knight, Iske van Omerta, and having her poison his beloved sister, Elenia. But Ruby knows his plan will ultimately fail, and no member of the Borgias family will escape Iske's wrath and revenge alive. In order to prove her innocence when the time comes, Ruby must act as an oblivious and docile wife, for only by winning her husband over can she hope to survive. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Iris, a lover of otome games, dies in a tragic traffic accident one night after work. The next moment, she opens her eyes to a very different situation. She finds herself on her knees in a church, where she quickly realizes that she has become Iris Lana Armelia, the main antagonist of the otome game she played just hours before her death. Now, the final scene at the end of the game is playing out before her eyes: Edward Tom Tasmeria—the second prince of the kingdom and Iris' fiancé—publically annuls their engagement and condemns Iris over her rude remarks to Yuuri Noir, with whom Edward is in a relationship. Possessing memories of both her current life as a duke's daughter and her life in Japan, Iris knows what will happen next. After she returns home, her father tries to banish her to a church, where she will live out the rest of her days as a nun. However, Iris refuses to accept her fate, and she convinces her father to make her the acting lord of Armelia. Armed with the knowledge and skills from her previous life, Iris now sets out to bring prosperity to her land and its people. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

A certain otome RPG takes place in the Valschein Kingdom, where dark hair is stigmatized to an abnormal degree. Yumiella Dolkness is the daughter of a count, hated from birth due to her pitch-black locks—and she is also the hidden boss! In a twist of fate, at five years of age, Yumiella recalls memories of her past life in Japan. Uninterested in the romance aspect of the original game, she begins to dedicate herself to training her rare dark-type magic. Despite this, Yumiella's goals are clear: avoid becoming the hidden boss and stay out of the limelight. Upon entering the magic academy, however, she shakes the foundation of the kingdom when her level 99 status comes to light. Whether a physical brawl or magic duel, her abilities are unmatched, and coupled with her black hair, she sticks out like a sore thumb. To make matters worse, the original heroine begins suspecting she is the demon lord! Can the deadpan noble girl achieve her wish of a peaceful life? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Being acutely ill, a young girl has spent most of her life in a hospital room playing otome games to fill her time. However, she one day finds herself in the midst of a scene from one of these games as the story's villainess, Aileen Lauren Dautriche. At the banquet to celebrate the end of the academy's winter term, the crown prince and Aileen's childhood friend, Cedric Jeanne Elmir, publicly annuls his engagement with Aileen and announces that he is in love with Lilia Rainworth, the game's female protagonist. Aware of the tragic future ahead of her and determined to change it, the young girl resolves to conquer the game's final boss, the "Demon King" and Cedric's half-brother, Claude Jeanne Elmir, by making him fall in love with her instead. With time running out, can Irene succeed with her plans, or will she remain bound to the ill-fated ending that awaits her? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

The Abysmal Flower tells a tragic tale of romance. The heroine, Sylvia Pedelian, is at the heart of a gory and erotic reverse harem story about her revenge for the disappearance of her brother, Cassis. When a Korean student suddenly awakens in the world of the novel, she realizes she has become the ill-fated Roxana—a villainous daughter of the Agreces, the Pedelians' sworn enemies. As it is her father, Lante, who captures and abuses Cassis, Roxana devises a plan befitting the wickedness of her family name to save Cassis and, consequently, herself. The Agrece castle is an unforgiving realm of betrayal, violence, and bloodshed. Over the years, Roxana has watched her father and half-siblings commit unspeakable atrocities, waiting for the day she can finally meet the shackled and battered Cassis. After Roxana shows rare interest in personally torturing and disciplining a prisoner, she is given the opportunity to secretly nurture the apprehensive Cassis back to health. Witnessing the lengths that Roxana goes to for his sake—at the expense of her own physical and mental wellbeing—Cassis resolves to one day return the favor. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Be it throwing herself off her balcony, drinking poison, or even stabbing herself, Eris Miserian has attempted every means to end her miserable existence and return to her real home in South Korea. But—trapped within the confines of a novel she only skimmed through—Eris is denied death until she fulfills her purpose as a minor character, a mad villainess. There is not a single upside to her situation, as only people who eagerly anticipate her humiliation and suffering surround her. Instead of trying to change the course of the novel, Eris wholeheartedly embraces the role of a villainess. She wishes to perish and avoid reincarnation in this realm, hastening her return to her own reality. That is why she must let the novel's plot unfold and ultimately die by execution. In the meantime, she leverages her high social status to manipulate other characters and seek out those who can ensure her soul will be sent back to Korea. Even in the face of insurmountable plot restrictions, Eris intends to break every law to finally escape this wretched world. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Although Emi Kobayashi is heartbroken over her own death, she realizes she has reincarnated as her favorite character from an otome game—the villainess Remilia Rosa Graupner. Emi is kind and generous by nature and therefore determined to give Remilia the life she deserves. Her warmth soon charms every key character, and she ensures Remilia's bright future. For a decade, Remilia has watched over Emi from the inside, satisfied as long as the tender-hearted Emi was happy herself. The arrival of the protagonist, Pina Blanche, envelops Emi's world in darkness. From the beginning, Pina shows her true colors, resorting to underhanded methods to destroy Remilia's reputation until everyone turns against her. When despair overwhelms Emi, control over her body returns to Remilia. But Remilia is not so forgiving that she will simply let Pina have her way. She swears to take revenge and show everyone who wronged Emi the power of a true villainess. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

For a natural genius like Crown Prince Cecil Glo Alphasta, every day is a bore. Knowledge and skills come far too easily for him, to the point that nothing can captivate his interest. However, this changes the day he meets someone who never fails to betray his expectations—his fiancée and self-proclaimed villainess Bertia Ibil Noches. Bertia claims that this world is that of an otome game. She has been reborn as the villainess, and it is her duty to impede the relationship between Cecil and the heroine. Never one to shy away from fate, she zealously takes to her evil role... to mixed results. Though she does not realize it, Bertia's supposedly "evil deeds" always come off as sincere and kind. Finally relieved of his melancholy, there is never a boring day for Cecil as he observes his unknowingly good-hearted fiancée. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Lady Jubelian Eloy Floyen was an unloved yet lovestruck fool, clinging onto her disinterested lover Mikhail Hessen and forever yearning for affection from her indifferent father, Regis. So it came as no surprise that after she was framed for attempted murder, both of the most important men in her life turned their backs on her, leaving her to die. That is how the story goes. When a woman from modern-day Korea finds herself in the body of the pitiable villainess Jubelian, she sets out to change her fate. First thing on the list? Break up with Mikhail and set him free. However, this leaves the spot of her prospective spouse open, so Regis begins looking for another suitor—and the first candidate on his list seems to be the notoriously bloodthirsty crown prince, Maximillian Casein Assiette. For Jubelian, anyone would be better than marrying that sadistic tyrant. Thus, she proposes a contract relationship with her father's student, Max, because no matter what, she does not want to marry that man! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Before she was killed by a man holding a grudge against her, a woman from modern-day Korea was immersed in a wonderful fantasy novel about a courteous beauty with two powerful suitors. Duke Raffaello Kidrey was the true love of Olivia Grace, while the tyrannical Prince Regef Hill wanted her solely for himself by any means necessary. To this end, Regef exploited his foolish yet stunningly beautiful sister, Kayena, controlling her like a mere marionette before sending her to a violent death. The murdered woman reincarnates as the villainess Kayena, but she refuses to accept another unjust end. This time, she decides to be the one pulling the strings. She allies herself with her greatest enemy, Regef, and concocts a plan to enlist Raffaello as her aide. Once she ensures that Regef is made the next emperor and Raffaello is united with his fated one, Kayena intends to escape and lead a humble life. However, royal intrigue is merciless and inescapable, and she must carefully manipulate the novel's leading men to stand a chance at survival. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Mere moments before her death, Korean architecture student Yoon Dohee has an epiphany: those around her regard her as nothing more than a pushover and someone utterly undeserving of respect. A chance to turn her life around comes in the most unexpected form when she is reborn as Deborah Seymour, a brazen and scornful villainess from a dark reverse harem novel. When one of the male leads acquired a rare pink diamond for the heroine, Mia Binoche, Deborah's envy sparked an abusive campaign that eventually landed her in an isolated monastery. For this incarnation of Deborah, being a villainess from such a prominent and wealthy family is living the dream. People expect nothing from her, and she gets to relax and be pampered to her heart's content. She is personally disinterested in the diamond, so she simply has to avoid crossing paths with Mia and her love interests. But if Deborah, as a noble lady, refuses to marry, she will meet the same pitiful ending regardless. To secure her independence, Deborah needs money and help—and a mysterious hooded information broker may prove to be her lifeline. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Choi Suna once enjoyed the familiar plot of a novel following Rhyse Sinclair—the virtuous ward of the prominent Rudwick family—who is entangled in a love triangle with the Rudwick sons. The elder Cliff becomes her main love interest, while the younger Killian remains lovelorn forevermore, trapped in a loveless marriage with the vile Edith Rigelhof from an opposing family. Seductive and cunning, Edith is a textbook villainess destined to die at Killian's hands after relentlessly tormenting Rhyse and serving as a spy for the Rigelhofs. When Suna unexpectedly reincarnates as Edith, she finds her new life all too similar to her own abusive past. Determined to change Edith's fate and live, Suna swears off villainy and refuses to let Killian and his family mistreat her by showing them she is nothing like the other Rigelhofs. As she plans her escape while occasionally flirting with the endearingly distrustful Killian, she vows that her reincarnation story will be anything but typical. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

To die at the hands of the male lead—that was Carnelia Easter's fate. As the daughter of a penniless baron, she was betrothed as a child to Cesear, the first prince, as part of the empress' plot to give him the least political power possible. Carnelia was not only her spy but also a greedy woman with no redeeming qualities. Her shortcomings ultimately led to her demise—a fitting ending for the supporting antagonist. When a woman dies in a traffic accident, she is reincarnated as Carnelia mere hours after her and Cesear's wedding. To avoid being killed, she plans to befriend her husband and then depart peacefully when the time comes for him to meet the main female character. However, unbeknownst to her, Cesear has gotten attached to Carnelia and might not let her go so easily. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

The author of the novel The Emperor and the Saint faces an unexpected twist: she reincarnates as the mage Fiona Green, the final boss character that she set up to be devastatingly defeated. Seven years before the plot begins, 13-year-old Fiona's cruel family sends her to a near-certain death in the snowy and monster-infested territory of Duke Abel Heylon. Aware of her unparalleled strength, Fiona aims to serve in the duke's army and eventually lead a normal life. By chance, she encounters the protagonist Siegren, an illegitimate child of the emperor, whose heroic undertakings will soon impact the whole empire. However, reality keeps betraying Fiona's expectations in subtle ways. Her once bitter enemy Abel now dotes on her, and Siegren rises through the ranks solely to remain by her side. Though unsure what to make of her characters' changed attitudes, Fiona strives for a way to alter her destiny—because despite the story she once wrote, she too deserves a happy ending. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Eight-year-old Catarina Claes is the only daughter of a duke, living her life peacefully and without incident until she hits her head on a rock... and then remembers that she is not actually the duke's daughter. She used to be an otaku who died on her way to school after spending the entire previous night playing Fortune Lover, her favorite otome game. After noticing that her current surroundings seem oddly familiar, she is shocked to discover that she has been reincarnated into the world of Fortune Lover as the villainess. The villainess in the game usually winds up dead or exiled, so Catarina decides to use her knowledge of the game and its routes to avoid any bad situations. But is it even possible for the villainess to reach a good ending? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Luca Winterwald's childhood was bleak: he never knew his father, his mother passed away, and he was left in the care of his greedy and abusive aunt, Judith Maibaum. Upon turning 10 years old, his uncle and only ally, Viscount Ruediger, takes him to the Winterwald Duchy, where Luca is to succeed the title of duke and embark on a bloodstained journey of vengeance against those who doubt his legitimacy. A fan of the novel depicting Luca's revenge story unexpectedly reincarnates as Judith—the first minor villain to die. Wishing not to waste her second chance at life, she decides to change Judith's fate and lead an unassuming life once Luca leaves with Ruediger. Although Luca distrusts Judith's sudden kindness, on the fateful day of Ruediger's arrival, he refuses to part with his aunt! It may be completely off-script, but Judith joins Luca, swearing to use her knowledge of the plot to both save herself and ensure the future happiness of her adorable nephew. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Allen, an eight-year-old boy from a poor family in the royal capital, is living a poor but happy life together with his mother. One day, however, memories of his previous life suddenly come back to him and he remembers that he is in an dating sim game and that the capital will be destroyed by war if he doesn't do something about it. If this continues, both he and his mother will be killed! With a sense of urgency, he decides to rise to the occasion in order to save his precious mother's life and save his favorite character, the villainous young lady Anastasia, the only girl he liked in the game, from her all too tragic and ruinous end. This is the story of a man who isn't even a character in the game, but who strives with his steely determination and uses all the knowledge he has to turn overcome fate! (Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated)

Regaining the memories of his previous life, Cyril realized that he was an otome game's character, the villainous daughter Sophia's butler. At the rate things were going, Sophia would eventually have the prince stolen away from her by the heroine, fall into darkness, and be executed. Wanting to save the villainous daughter he was so fond of, Cyril moved to eliminate all the factors that would cause her to fall into darkness, raising her up to be a talented and beautiful girl who could win the prince's love, however... (Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated)

Although Lee Lily's childhood dream to become a princess seems unattainable because of her average appearance, she finds her passion in designing children's clothes. Ultimately, her job results in her demise, as she works herself to death at the age of 30. Lily is reincarnated in what appears to be the tale of Snow White as the story's villainess—the cruel and vain queen Abigail Freidkin. Now in Abigail's body, Lily wishes to befriend her stepdaughter Blanche, a sweet girl and her latest muse. However, it is a challenging feat, as Blanche fears her stepmother. Furthermore, Sabrian—the current king and Abigail's spouse—may be an outstanding regent, but as a father and husband, he is uncaring and neglectful. Although she is not fond of Sabrian, Abigail will go to any length to fix the broken relationship between the Freidkins and give her stepdaughter the happiest of endings. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

When the discourteous and incompetent Meldenique "Mel" Babelloa leaves her affluent household with a smile, it shocks even her family who despise her. For political reasons, Mel is engaged to Duke Lennox Hessman, but he is having an affair with her half-sister, Sheria. Moreover, all the businesses Mel has tried to start so far have failed due to her loathsome stepmother's schemes. But now, Mel has only one thing on her mind: opening her own stationery shop! In her first life, Mel was a lonely orphan in Korea. However, adorable pens, unique toys, and sweet snacks unfailingly brought a smile to her face. After reincarnating as Mel, she wants nothing more than to share joy with kids who may need a safe space. With this new purpose in mind, Mel seeks indispensable allies and relies on their magical expertise to create delightful and diverse memories for precious children. But she used to be a villainess of this world—and the people who despise her are prepared to do anything to see her business collapse. [Written by MAL Rewrite]