sahlty's manga / #Into a Novel(54)

Isekai transmigration once again! FL goes into a novel where she finds herself awoken as the younger sister of whom picks up the ML one night. Twist is, ML is stuck with an ancient curse which turns him into a child during the day and back to an adult during the night. Of course, FL already knows this and things take a turn after adult ML and FL start working together. ML falls in love with FL but FL decides to run and hide away since she’s not the one meant to cure the curse but rather the original novel female lead, Serena. But isekai-ed FLs never learn that their presence itself has changed the entire course of the story completely. After 3 years of running away with her sister, Diana, who went to join the knights, FL is living life alone until things take a turn again after running into the Crown Prince who now has a fascination with FL. ML finds FL again and takes her back to his castle, determined to keep her this time. ML is so freaking cute as a child and so hot as a man

Story has dumb moments that I don’t even know how to describe how I feel The whole plot of the story honestly isn’t as serious as the title even makes it out to be Okay it’s just boring now, honestly there’s just nothing interesting after the first 20 chapters. Dropped.

So chaotic. FL basically reincarnates as the older sister to the Uke in a tragic BL novel, wherein FL keeps going back to the point where she is 16 to restart things every time her younger brother dies at age 20 as fated. This literally keeps going like 20 times, so FL has essentially lived 65 years and that’s until the 21st reincarnation where she has gone just batshit insane and everything that’s done, including all the characters in this story are just memes at this point. So far all we know is that the original soul that inhabited the body of the current FL in this world made a deal or something in exchange to fulfil the younger brothers wish. FL was just the soul that was most similar to the original host of the body hence, why she’s in there right now. Story is hilarious, combining historical settings of noble houses and knights and kings but also has modern time slapstick jokes that’s very much at odds with the time period of the story. DNF @ Chapter 15 Although story is funny, I feel like the main plot of the story is just lost amongst all the jokes and ridiculousness happening every chapter. Not sure if I see myself picking this back up unless the story gets more serious in terms of plot wise regarding the weirdness behind the reincarnations. Also, wtf is up with the weird ass sword saying to survive and break the cycle, FL must fulfil the wish of the younger brother?

FL was an orphan that transmigrated into a martial arts novel, finding herself to be the daughter of the most villainous man of all the sect worlds. FL has memories of a past life, remembering that she was anointed with no family. Being reincarnated into the novel, she was surprised to find myself in the body of the villainous daughter that would ultimately get killed in the original story. FL’s father and people of the demonic sect truly dote on her and baby her a lot. Interactions between FL and the elders of the sect are very cute and wholesome. When FL was a young toddler, the elders would actually be watching her from afar and guarded her. Romance is slowly budding, ML is the young sacked leader who actually in the original story ends up killing the villain and the villain’s daughter in the name of revenge for his family being killed. However, in this new timeline, because FL is no longer the villainous woman like the original story, ML does not feel hatred for her and because of her kindness begins to doubt his plans for revenge and unwittingly develops feelings for her. As of chapter 37, FL is still a child, probably around 12 maybe? Story does do time skips occasionally but doesn’t tell the ages of the characters often. Second male lead syndrome coming into play, in an accident where Fl was trapped in the cave, she picks up an ancient serpent, Heuk, who doesn’t quite have the mental capabilities of an adult but does get jealous when FL and ML are close.

Another isekai story. FL gets reincarnated/transmigrated into unable and plays the character of an extra I think. Basically she eventually dies in the future and she tries to prevent her death by avoiding the Emperor who would become her murderer. But we all know that shit is not going to happen because obviously the Emperor is the ML. So FL as a witch and husband staying in the woods and in preparation for what is about to become her do in the future she tries to escape before being caught. However, the timeline in this life is completely different to how the original storyline was supposed to go and the FL ends up bumping into the ML anyway. Doing what any rational person would do, FL decides to transform herself into a little pink bird. But her plan does not work and ML notices her anyway. The plot is literally what the title says she is the tyrant’s tranquilliser. For some reason FL is able to, or control this dark entity that resides in the ML which is kind of what makes him so murderous and dangerous. It’s a cute read, nothing overly deep for sure

FL basically gets reincarnated into a novel as the daughter of a runaway Prince and knight and wants to make and eat sweets. She also contracts a spirit who serves as somewhat of a guardian and gains the ability to influence people around her by feeding them her baked goods. Oh and she also happens to be a princess! Tadaa ~

FL gets transmigrated into a novel one day with hopes that once she follows the flow of the original story, she will be able to get back to her own world. She’s reborn into the life of an extra who ends up dying and sets the sequence of the story going where the ML is suppose to meet the saintess. However, when FL died, she woke up to her 10 year old self of the past but this time, things are vastly different. It’s pretty obvious from the beginning that the ML was also someone who went back to the past based on how he acted. This is later confirmed around chapter 27/28. FL realises all this time that ML knew what happened and all this time travelling was made possible because ML used his powers hoping to change the future where FL died. According to spoilers is the comments, after ML collapses from overusing his powers, he drastically shortened his lifespan. Already ML has to pay a heavy price for reversing time, so he leaves without bidding farewell to FL as he’s near his death.

https://azmanhwa.net/manga/kill-the-villainess-2/ A vastly different take on the usual isekai trope. FL was a normal girl who lived a rather lonely childhood due to her parents favouring her brother over her. One day, she woke up in the body of Eris, the villainess of a romance novel that lived a bitter life and ultimately gets killed. FL wants to go home and seeks tirelessly for a way back. In this world, magic exists and the laws of this world keeps FL’s soul tied to Eris’ body despite the numerous times FL tried to commit suicide thinking that by dying, she will be returned. FL comes to accept things but doesn’t give up on returning. But since FL is now stuck in this body and is now Eris, she decides to not be trampled upon any longer and suffer unnecessary indignities. FL plays the part of a villainess well, though she is only cold because of what she’s been though and doesn’t see it necessary to waste time feeling sympathy or pity for fictional characters in a novel. This story is different for the fact that it doesn’t take away the hardship that FL faces, FL is not op and doesn’t have everyone on her side, she is strong in how resilient she is and how she faces challenges head on, persevering though the sadness and despair she may feel on the inside. In this case, FL feels a lot more relatable and her independence shows, for she is alone in this world where she’s an outsider.

After coming across a tragic romance novel called ‘God’s Crest/Seal’, FL is plagued by nightmares of the horrific trauma and abuse the villain of the story, Aseph endures since he was a child. In this world, something called God’s Crest appears uniquely in pairs to signify soulmates and only those with the same seal/mark can be together or they fall under what’s called seal sickness which is unbearable. Originally, Aseph falls for the heroine who is the fated soulmate of the Prince and alas, because of overwhelming grief and hatred or having loss the love of his life, Aseph was ultimately killed by the Prince who was hailed for being a hero that slayed the devil. Unable to stop thinking about Aseph, FL prays to be able to save him from this cruel world. A miracle happens and FL wakes you to find herself in the story of ‘God’s Crest/Seal’ as Elzay Tiathe, the sister to the heroine of the story who supposedly doesn’t appear in the story at all. FL and Aseph have a chance encounter and slowly, they grow close. Unfortunately, FL develops a mark on her, sealing her fate, leaving her desperate and depressed that she could not be with Aseph and save him as she hoped. Aseph, ML, grows interest, obsession and love for FL. At the end of season 1 chapter 40, FL finally reveals that she bears the mark of God while the ML does not. However, they get engaged and intend to marry anyways. Season 2 sees the entrance of a villain known for targeting people with the crest, enjoying their suffering as they slowly lose their minds after losing their crest. FL gets visited by the Goddess Primetsa to discover that she was originally a soul from this world that because of her ability to resonate with people, by chance she saw Aseph’s fate and dedicated to sacrificing her soul multiple times to try to change his fate. So it would seem that FL of the modern world and novel world are the same soul just different identities. In Aseph’s original destiny, he was supposed to have died at 5. The goddess could not bear to see FL suffer and sent her to the far away world, which is Korea but even then, she still made the same choice and returned. At the end, ML, corrupted by the previous exchange of his soul to the devil, is finally able to receive his crest after gaining back his pure blood because of his sacrifice to save FL. He meets the goddess and is returned to the world of the living to live out his happy days with FL. FL and ML ends up having a child together and live happily ever after. ML does live up to being a villain, being cruel, obsessive, two-faced, and has skewed perceptions how how to gain and show affection which is no surprise given all the traumatic experiences he has experienced all throughout his life. He has felt little to no affection and has been constantly abused so it is no wonder he does not know how to love. He is toxic, but he was abused by so many before that he has become this way. It is also through FL’s love and faith that starts changing him in subtle ways. While he may never be the most wholesome, he doesn’t have to be because FL accepts him and he genuinely loves FL and would give his life for her. While some people criticise about FL being a crybaby, I’m not irritated by that. I find it reasonable that FL is emotional especially when it comes to ML because she deeply empathises with the pain he went through and is deeply in love with him. Wouldn’t anyone hurt to see someone they love hurt? Story is definitely dark, frighteningly so with Aseph’s trauma that just makes your heart cringe. But this is definitely a story about how love conquers all, thanks to FL’s determination and unbending love for ML that ultimately changed his fate.