TheChilliest's manga / #villainess(38)

The beauty of this is you actually seethe cicumstaces the female protagonist came out of... how she wasn't good enough for her mother because she reminded her of not reaching high enough and knew how talented she is. I can't imagine only living to make your ungrateful brother's life better when no one appreciates your sacrifice as well as the great loss of innocence it took to get her brother on the throne. The only ones to treat her with respect and kindness were the grand duke and the sainted and she did them dirty, but not a day went by that she didn't know how terrible it was to make good people suffer for her family's survival. The female protagonist is clever and wishes to give back to the duke for his kindness by using her skills in his favor the second time around...I like the chance for some level of redemption and justice for the female protagonist!

I really like otome related stories, but this is quite interesting as I haven't seen an otome where you can play as the heroine or the villainess and experience the world through their eyes--that's genius! I mean most of the time villains/villainess' are written off as evil and deserving of the most foul things...but the question is is anyone born evil truly? Are there misunderstandings or an environment that only leave a person bitter and full of hatred? I mean the female protagonist played the heroine route first thinking it similar to her own as they both are thrown into a new family, but one major difference: people started off wanting/willing to like the heroine while no one gave her a chance. When she played the villainess route it's hard because naturally no one likes someone who all blame is placed on and every little mistake could mount into death, it makes sense that she threw tantrums since no one bothered to listen to her anyway. The female protagonist finds much more in common with the villainess who barely had anyone in her corner early childhood and wished her happiness with all the other characters. I like how addicted she got playing even when she didn't understand the appeal at first! I mean so what she's adopted? But, I get that the brothers and the duke are suffering from the loss of the original daughter of their house. I know he's life-threatening, and can be quite terrifying but I like Kallisto...on the villainess' route there is an understanding that he strikes first lethally before questioning because assasins are often after him and the only one who really supported him was his mom. It's not surprising that the female protagonist died so many times when she was targeting him, but I wonder didn't she learn anything substantial that she could have used when she played the heroine route...I like when he said, "the crazy bitch from the dukedom loves the crazy bastard from the royal family that's interesting..." I was like that does make for a good story! I hope she gives him a "killer confession".... Also, even though the female protagonist views her brothers as similiar to the ones from her old life, they can be quite cute and protective when given the opportunity. I like all the love interests/main leads and the unique spin this story takes on ontomes.