I’m the Wife of the Yandere Second Male Lead

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Lucian Kardien.

He was the hero who led the war to victory.

He was the second male lead who loved the female lead so much that he turned yandere.

And I’m the fiance who will be killed by his hand,

Of all things, why did I have to transmigrate here! I must somehow increase his likability to prevent a “surprise” ending.

With a toothy grin and my clapping hands of approval, I’ll help him connect with the female lead!

But what is this reaction?

“Lady Pernia…. please don’t provoke me anymore.”

…….Why is it still a scary ending!

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I'm the Corrupted Side Character's Wife
IWOYSML
The Blackened Second Male Lead’s Wife
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33 Reviews


Kumarae
Kumarae
Jul 19, 2021
Status: c27
I really shock how really well written in start of story even with what MC relationship with people. She is little like fan but know respect people border line. Like summary mention, MC did try push ("second ML of OG novel") ML to saints in good way not like force but give an opportunity. ML does show interesting to MC without "coldness vibe" like common ML in novels.

So go for it because it actually well written fluff start of novel plus MC would try sincere building relationship ML and saint.
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citrus_sunsun
citrus_sunsu
Jul 13, 2021
Status: c27
so far, it's so cute!! MC is so adorable, and the ML is so cute, getting jealous and all. The OgFL (saintess) is also a good person, which is very nice to read since most novels would make them the villains or something. Thank you for the hard work, translators !!<33
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Rouge_of_Breath
Rouge_of_Bre
Mar 25, 2022
Status: side story 1
Seriously one of the best that I've read in dealing with a yandere male lead. Don't let the cliche sypnosis fool you, this story breaks free of several tropes and manages to do a good job of wrapping it all up together.

Probably the thing I loved the most was how they addresed the male lead blackening.

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Male lead blackens around 60, although truthfully he's always had the potential to blacken (not just because of his past but because of his genes) but even so he never hurts the female lead or anyone close to her. Instead, he locks her up in (his own view) the coziest and best place for her, his mansion, full of things that she likes. And yes, she does escape, but she comes back and they work on his problems.

I really, really love how the male lead acknowledged and knew he had problematic thoughts. His main priority was still taking care of FMC and making her happy, but because of his genes he can't stop or prevent himself from feeling angry and jealous of other people who even just look at FMC. He tries hard to rehabilitate, to suppress everything, and it works for a short while (he even took medicine to suppress his darker emotions) but because of the s*upid b*tch nobles, it gets drawn out. And you know what happens here?

He still doesn't hurt anyone, other than himself. Because he didn't want to hurt Pernia, FMC who didn't want him to just hurt innocent people and give in.

It's at this point that Pernia herself realizes that he sacrificed so much for her too, while she wanted him to act normal so that she could have the life she wanted. So they leave for their own territory and she works on accepting him for who he is (blackening and all) and he learns to tolerate other people around her.

Again, male lead never hurts the female lead, he doesn't lock her up like he did before, and she chooses to stay with him because she loves him.

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Also, in regards to the crown prince (original male lead) and saintess (original female lead) :

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They end up together, but worry not because the crown prince also gets his sh*t together and becomes a better person!

After Pernia becomes best friends with the Saintess, he asks her how to be close to the Saintess, and Pernia teaches him empathy and kindess how to not talk smack about people and actually understand others. Eventually Saintess has to go to another country to study medicine, and he lets her go because that's her dream, even when she decided first to stay because of him, and promise that he'd help her in making the country better for the people although eventually he follows her so that they don't have to choose between one and the other.

They have twins at the end of the main story and they have a sweet relationship too.

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I can't really think of a plothole, either. The king isn't a paranoid as*hole villain, he sees male lead as his own even to the very end, and the empress (and empress dowager? This part was the only one that confused me I think) falls for male lead's beauty trap...

Also, they have 3 children at the end! It's an absolute happy ending where no one (that's either a side character or main character) dies and everybody is in peace after the main story. Excellent way of navigating the 'blackened male lead' trope, and a really, really satisfying ending too. I'd definitely recommend this to others. <<less
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ChEeSe CaKe w CrEaM
ChEeSe CaKe
Nov 03, 2022
Status: --
This is not a review about the story it self but a complain.

From Chap: 1

To Chap: 93

... more>> Apparently it's no longer available ?? Or taken down..

As a new reader who find this novel and poke my own interests.. I'm asking if is there really a problem with the early chaps? or purposely taken down? or was there other resources I can find to read this (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)....?? Plsss answer me.. Cause there is no way I'm reading this novel starting from chapter 94 till the latest and it would be sad to just drop it like that especially that the content fit so much to what type of novels I like to read 😭😭😭 <<less
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muumuu
muumuu
Mar 16, 2022
Status: c78
The story is really good till about chapter 60 and then it kinda falls apart for me. Now I’m personally here bc of the male yandere/obsessive love tag. That’s my cup of tea right there. But the way that the author frames it in the word of FL/potentially second ML is that the ML is being childish due to his obsession with the FL. But he was ready to take responsibility for his decision to stay with the FL no matter what, so I really didn’t like that kind of... more>> dismissive description. Ticked me off tbh.

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Another thing that lowkey made me angry was the FL getting pissed with the ML after finding out how obsessed he is and the FL tries to run away from a war zone by herself and immediately gets herself kidnapped lmfao. It caused the ML to go berserk and kidnap her back after mu*dering the entire enemy army (imprisonment type of deal). After escaping, she left him in the snow with no power to move or fend for himself due to the power of the Saintess.

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Like dang, you don’t have to love him as much as he loves you but that’s really harsh. Right now in ch.82 there’s some effort at reformation and reconciliation and the author tries to frame it comedically but maybe it just doesn’t translate well bc it feels really abasing towards the ML for being crazy or yandere. “Training him as if he were an animal” type of deal.

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But in reality it’s probably his devil powers just driving him nuts. So if they wanna solve the obsession they probably have to find a way to extract his powers.

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I will say that the translator did a great job and the setup and background characters get a lot of good development. Honestly worth a try just for that. It’s just that when it comes to the MCs, their love doesn’t seem compatible bc the FL isn’t willing to throw in everything like the ML is. Which isn’t wrong, it’s incredibly realistic not to give yourself wholly to love. But my heart just hurts for the ML bc the FL can’t and won’t reciprocate that for him.

Tldr; The ML is obsessive but the FL isn’t down for it but still wants a romantic relationship with him. <<less
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Lemur
Lemur
Aug 12, 2022
Status: c100
FL is an idiot. She spends the first 40 chapters or so constantly reminding herself that ML will turn into a yandere eventually, but then somehow completely forgets about it when they start dating, and then has the audacity to be surprised and shocked when ML begins acting like a yandere towards her. Seriously, what was she expecting? She already knew he had yandere tendencies, so why is she acting like she had no idea about it?

Asides from that, this novel suffers from the same issues as almost every other... more>> copy and pasted reincarnation/transmigration story.
    • It's the same rehashed plot that you've likely already read a million times
    • FL has virtually no personality
    • ML is a Gary Stu, with his only fault being that he loves FL too much
    • FL and ML have almost no compatibility personality wise (which isn't surprising considering the fact that they barely even have personalities to begin with) and you begin to wonder at a certain point why they even like each other
    • Even before ML's yandere behaviour surfaced, FL didn't seem to like ML anywhere near as much as he liked her, which is pretty frustrating imo
One of the few things I like about this novel was that FL's dad is great. Although he's a minor character and shows up only a handful of times, he has more of a personality and presence than FL ever did. I love how he's a huge chatterbox and spends hours talking about his deceased wife and the love they had for each other. It's both endearing and funny. <<less
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TheEthicalCorrupt
TheEthicalCo
Aug 24, 2021
Status: c32
This piece is exceptionally hilarious!

The MC's wit and humour is to die for and you'll love all the small characters that were well written.

ML is a total cinnamon roll and at this point, him carrying yandere vibes is like a cute fluffy bunny gone rabid - still cute tho ugh, kawaii is justice.

If you're up for a hella fluff and side pain gags, don't miss out on this fun piece.
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Stephyy
Stephyy
Aug 21, 2021
Status: c32
I just read it from start to finish. It is so good! The translation is on point and they have conveyed everything well. Kudos to the translators and good job! Please do not drop this cause I have been looking for a novel like this for a while now. I'm really invested at this story.

The plot is interesting, the storytelling is great, the characters are well written. The story is not too light but also not heavy just right. There are no unreasonable characters and I love the MC, the... more>> ML, the OgFL, the OgML, and other supporting characters... I am really rooting for them all and I hope everything goes smoothly, and will not have a long-term and heavy misunderstanding. Thank you to the author for delivering such a story! <<less
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Maite
Maite
Feb 23, 2022
Status: c69
Very good, plot is amazing until chapter 65ish in which the plot takes a sharp right turn ... more>>
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Turns out male lead is an actual Yandere, and starts throwing all kinds of red flags to the female lead who is fortunately not here for it leading to forced isolation; forced kidnapping, rampage killings... personally I can't stand how the relationship went from such healthy communication to such toxic behavior - all the behavior I've been trained to look for in cases of domestic violence... don't even get me started on the emperor

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znukhsoc
znukhsoc
Oct 04, 2022
Status: Completed
Good potential, poorly execution, overall very satisfying.
Kind of a letdown but a fun one. It really dragged for a while, had some timing issues but honestly, it's VERY entertaining. The thought of training a yandere like a dog is such a gold idea. I absolutely like his puppy days. Can't I have one for myself please? I'd be just fine handling him.

This novel gives a feeling of understanding, so comfy! I believe MLs yandere tendencies started as early as chapter 10, which is a good thing, I don't like... more>> waiting for the love to bloom for 50 chapters. OGFL is so nice. I loved her. Normally they turn out really petty in these kinds of novels but this one is really sweet.

About the ending [MILD SPOILER]:
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Didn't expect the bittersweet ending but I absolutely loved it, nearly cried like baby. It ended more realistically than any yandere novels I've read. No miracles to release him from his misery, just the working common sense of FL...

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They really worked hard for their relationship, it feels refreshing and sincere.
Definitely deserves a lower score but has some new ideas apart from the cliche and I enjoyed it fully.
Translation was 10/10. Thank you so much for working on this novel. <<less
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Milliane
Milliane
Sep 03, 2022
Status: Completed
The translation is great. 👌 The FL is kind of weird and not the smartest person in the room but I like that she had some sort of character development.
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when she was able to understand that the ML being a yandere will never change, she is able to make better decisions about their lives.

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The ML was a true yandere. It's in the title so don't expect him to be a cute yandere because he can go all out. Lol.

Overall, it's an easy read since it's also short. It's not dark and the plot is very simple. The characterization is ok too tbh.
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Akiraaa
Akiraaa
Aug 13, 2022
Status: c111
I will write this review just to inform what this story is about. For male yandere lovers that likes an ML that is so attached to MC that other people are nothing to him. Who's mu*derous whenever someone is close to MC but never actually kills them because he's afraid that MC will dislike it. A yandere ML that imprison MC just to have her for himself. And lastly, (which is my favorite aspect btw) MC holds the leash to her yandere ML. That even though he has the desire... more>> to kill he will follow her every will just to make her happy. Comrade! I'm sure you will like this. If you don't like yandere MLs then I hope you will like it until the chapter 60s (because he turned yandere)

Their relationship at the earlier chapter is so cute (I'm not saying it's not in the latter half). And the interactions from the characters are so fun! I specially like the interaction between MC and the ogFL.

Anyways, I came here to read the yandere. If my review is all about the yandere part and nothing else. You can check the reviews of others to have more indept description about this novel.

What I really really like about this novel is that I can exactly see how ML, from a cute puppy turns into yandere. From just a small emotion, to a tiny thought, to the denial of his thoughts,..., and then goes the yandere. Especially when there is someone who keeps fueling the fire which I believe makes the yandere in ML appears earlier. I imagined that if he's not there, ML would atleast still be fine after MC and ML wedded (maybe?) but the inevitable will still happen so... 'shrugs shoulders'

Spoiler

That character is not bad though, he still helps MC and MC especially when it comes to his specialty

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I find it funny how MC rehabilitate ML's tendencies.
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She trained him like a wild animal. LMAO. Giving rewards, repeated actions, etc. I didn't see MC giving punishments (ML really tries his best to follow)

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Overall, it does have some cliches that you often find in some novels but because of the comedy (it's not really special) I was able to read it through.

I just really like ML's who is so violent and scary to others but looks harmless and innocent when infront of MC (ML is a beauty). I will give this novel a 5-star. If you disagree then it's just a difference in preferences. <<less
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secretwillow
secretwillow
Mar 20, 2022
Status: c83
This story was a five for me until I reached the chapters 60s.

Prior to the that point the story is sweet with lots of fluff. The characters are all enjoyable with delightful character development. The FL is sweet and sets great boundaries with characters, which is so refreshing.

Then... it just got frustrating.

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Spoiler

The way ML turns yandere is written. While the threat of it occuring was always in the background, its frustrating because the solution is essentially the FL trying to "rehabilitate" him as if he's an animal. It comes across to me almost like enabing the behaviors. She sacrifices her healthy boundaries because she thinks she can save him. It just feels so wrong.

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At this point, I'm on copium that the story will turn around and get better. It hasn't yet though. For me. <<less
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BananaChi
BananaChi
Jun 28, 2021
Status: c41
This story is so cute the male lead, Lucian and female lead, Fernia or Pernia (?) have so much chemistry. The OG FL the saint is also a good character she is not evil like in some other novels she is actually good and is trying her hardest to cure people. The only one I disliked in the beginning is the OG ML but after reading more he actually gets better. I've been reading this story on Kakao and glad it got picked up don't pass this novel up. Now... more>> I gotta read this again in English lol.
P.S.
LUCIAN is so cute (>.<) ! <<less
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Jujubaba82
Jujubaba82
Jun 28, 2021
Status: prologue
I loved the story, for the first time I fell in love with a ML Lucian and very cute, thank you translator for the hard work
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tsukinosekaku
tsukinosekak
Aug 30, 2022
Status: Completed
I read this a few months back because it was not completed and I had to reread it when I saw that it’s completed because I actually love the story.

Now don’t get me wrong, this is in no way that I am in support of a toxic relationship!

For this review, I put aside moral for a while and let myself be immersed in the story and the perspective of the characters (though I gagged at some parts lol).

For me, I think Pernia and Lucian suit each other so much. They’re... more>> literally 2 halves of a whole. But I’m a little skeptical that Pernia’s feelings may be a response to Lucian’s abnormal possessiveness. But putting that aside, I think it is also because the 2 of them are sooooo deeply in love.

Spoiler

The love they have for each other is so deep that they could withstand the toxicity parts of the relationship. When Lucian blackened, he only wanted Pernia and it didn’t matter what Pernia thought. I was on board when Pernia realised how toxic it was but when Pernia realised that she became the kind of person that “traps” Lucian to be the person he is not, I knew immediately that it was going in the other direction.

But I do understand where Pernia is coming from. She is responding to Lucian’s love for her as he said that he likes her for who she is while the reasons she listed as to why she likes him is because of Lucian’s portrayal of himself to be well-likeable. So Pernia felt lacking in her feelings for Lucian’s pure feelings and it upsets her which is why she tried so hard to see Lucian for who he is.

And Lucian’s feelings developed purely before he blackened so it’s safe to assume that he didn’t have the intention to possess her from the beginning and it was only after he received less of Pernia’s attention that it triggered. So I don’t think that their relationship started unhealthy because the 2 of them actually liked each other.

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What I actually really like about this novel is that
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Pernia actually wanted to be the object of Lucian’s possessiveness towards the end and it’s such an irony because she disliked it initially. So while she is willing to be “trapped”, Lucian realised how his feelings for Pernia actually meant for her to be happy and that happiness is more than just his love. I love how the tables turned at this point because it showed how the both of them are being understanding and thinking of the other. They are both unconsciously coming to a compromise and it really brought the story to a greater high which I absolutely adored.

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I loved how the the story ended as well. There was no definite answer to the worries they they have and I liked how it ended because it showed that such things cannot be easily decided on
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(I’m talking about the possible baby)

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so that was a good realistic thinking.

It’s been a while since I read a yandere story and this is actually one of the better ones! So if you’re looking for a good yandere story, this one’s for you!!!! I liked it a lot!! <<less
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Zureah
Zureah
Feb 07, 2022
Status: --
This is a gem, its funny, sweet and wonderful story to read, though I am a bit (a tiny bit of dissapointment, its like 1/100) dissapointed that the ML's first love is not the FL, but I still love this because the ML choose to moved on and tries to fall in love with the FL, which he did. And the process of it is sweeter than honey.
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autumn2718
autumn2718
Nov 08, 2021
Status: c50
It's lovely, I just read the whole thing in a few hours. It's refreshing because there's no extended misunderstanding, and the ML is emotionally mature, he knows when he starts liking the MC romantically and he's so damn cute. I giggled through every interaction like a fifteen year old.

Read it, you won't regret it.
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Meowly29
Meowly29
Oct 16, 2021
Status: c11
Bouncy gr*pe lol, And I realized why there are grapes on the cover... Lol.

Thank you for translating, translator ≧∇≦

I like the pace of the story, the ML and FL are lovable, the story is cute and adorable, just only that A-Hole Crown Prince is getting on my nerve, so annoying...

Overall, I like it so far
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Aiyaa555
Aiyaa555
May 23, 2023
Status: Completed
Wow just wow this was such a rollercoaster

I like the characters development, how they both slowly understand each other

    • at first the FL liked ML for how perfect and handsome and lv100 knight he is but not for HIM as himself but after awhile she realizes that he is a PERSON not a just perfect character although spoiler...
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      when the ML turned yandere the FL was UPSET and tried to change/tame him like a dog, she eventually accept him for him tho (noice)

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    • The ML turns full yandere after awhile (it's in the name don't expect anything else)
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      He keeps the FL for himself not letting anyone look at her!
      But FINALLY after he sees how upset FL is, he tries to hold back his craziness to the point of taking drugs

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    • Regarding their personalities the ML is kinda dull, doesn't really like anything much except for FL, as expected for a yandere and the FL is a make-up guru inspiring a cat eye makeup trends for noble ladies! (and maybe a makeup obsessed doctor dood hehe)
  • Not much bish slapping conflict here, just short sweet and a crazy ML haha
  • The ending left me a tad emotional
Some say that the part when the FL turns is bad but there really is development after that, so don't listen to those reviews, keep and open mind for this sweet light novel
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