A cute slice of life type story of what happens to the soul of a villainess who gets replaced by a reincarnator. Left me with several cavities, the perfect flavor of angst.

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I just want to let Bel know that Nene and Al knew that she had been replaced! They noticed! Even though none of your family did, your friend did! I'm shedding tears on your behalf!! (˃ ⌑ ˂ഃ)

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As for the replacement, , we do get a few interlude chapters with scenes from her perspective. That story is going about how you'd assume it would go.

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When the body thief wonders why she can't use fire magic as well as Bella should be able to, I really wanted to ask her: "Maybe it's because you're not her???" And all this insulting of my precious Belrena, calling her selfish and what not- pfft! She deserves the best!! I'd tell you to get out of her body if she hadn't already found a new dad.

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My one complaint is that the side chapters are pulling me away from my precious daughter; but it would've been interesting to have the original Bel and the thief Bella meet. <<less

This story is a fresh take on the tired old trope of reincarnating into an otome game as the villainess.

The twist is that the MC is the disembodied soul of the original villainess who was replaced by the reincarnator. The premise is that she is found by a wandering sorcerer who gives her a new life as his daughter.

The beginning was interesting but from there it starts to fall into a slow descent into tedious slice of life antics. The story is a victim of the common Japanese stereotype of... more>> being too slice of life that it becomes boring.

If you read the story with the expectation of intriguing dynamics between the original and replaced villainess, you would be sorely disappointed.

So, if you read this story, expect an exceedingly thorough look at the childhood development of a girl who's been an unseen ghost for 2 years, learning how to be a proper kid again with a stoic doting father.

The best parts for me are the intermission chapters following the reincarnated villainess. Which is funny because in a standard Web novel, she would be the protagonist. <<less