I seem to have killed the original male protagonist.... more>>

A man lay on the ground, bleeding profusely, while I held a dagger in my hand.

“What is this body? Where is this place, and who is this man?”

Before I could grasp the situation I was in.

“Your Excellency? Is something wrong? I’m coming in!”

I was going to be framed as a mu*derer.

A voice, mysterious in nature, echoed in my head, like it was reciting words from a book.

[There was only one way for ‘Julia Reitz’ to escape the Duke of Bolev’s residence.]

I barely fled the mu*der scene whilst following the narration, but the voice continued speaking words I could not comprehend.

[What Julia Reitz sought for could only be fulfilled by Amon Spencer.]

Amon Spencer, the knight pursuing me.

Hold onto him.

***

“Do you mean to pursue the criminal as a team?”

[Julia spoke of the real cause behind Duke Bolev’s death.]

“Yes, I have information.”

We decided to form a temporary alliance for mutual benefit.

That was obviously it…

[Behind Amon’s firm expression, there was a hidden emotion sweet enough to melt anyone down.]

[It was love.]

Their contractual relationship, which she expected to end once the real perpetrator was identified, was changing. <<less

It had been a year since I possessed this body, and I finally discovered the identity of the original character.
But… I was revealed to be Evelyn, a handmaid who would help the runaway of the future imperial princess, Caesar.
My only way to survive was to control Prince Caesar's rampage and raise him to the throne.... more>>

"I have to find Your Highness's guide. Contacting a guide will allow you to awaken your abilities without going into a rampage."

In an attempt to survive a little longer, I set out to find his guide... only to discover that I was the one and only guide?
Moreover,

"I have no reason to dislike Your Majesty."
"Then that's good, isn't it?"
"...Huhh?"
"If you don't dislike it, then it's good."

As I was gradually preparing to leave the palace, the newly crowned Emperor looked at me with sparkling eyes.
He held both of my hands tightly, as if he had no intention of letting go.

I had only awakened him, so why was he following me around like a drenched puppy?
And why wasn't the rampage stopping?

***

"It's about time for me to vomit blood, isn't it?"
"Why would you say I'm going to vomit blood in front of me? Why?"

Unbeknownst to him, I was eavesdropping when Caesar gazed lazily and whispered.

"I need to go on a rampage... so that Evelyn won't leave me."

At that moment, the door I had been waiting for opened, and our eyes met.
His sky-blue irises were stained with bewilderment. <<less

I was reborn as an extra who was only used for her enormous power and then abandoned.... more>>

Adopted by the Count’s family and subjected to all kinds of abuse and humiliation, she endured without using her power. All to be kidnapped by the male protagonist of the novel, the cursed mastermind Grand Duke.

*

“I heard a prophecy that said you can lift my curse.”

“On one condition. I need money to buy my way out of this empire. And it would be even better if I had a suitable position.”

I pretended to be Cordelia, the heroine and female lead of the prophecy, and scammed him. All I wanted was freedom, not romance. Our agreement went smoothly.

……. Until it was discovered that I was not the female lead.

“Here you are. How dare you deceive me and run away?”

His dark red eyes, hidden behind the black eyepatch, stared at me. He slowly caressed my face with his bloodied hand and said in a chilling voice, “When you lied to me, you were determined to do so, right? The weight of responsibility will not be light.”

–Even though I tried to twist the original story, I ended up dying like this. I squeezed my eyes shut. Gently pressing my lips with his thumb, he said languidly, “Marry me.”

There was something wrong with the mastermind. <<less