A Young Girl in a Village Without Protection

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She is actually the person with the strongest form of protection (boon), the one to change her destiny… Reborn in her favorite game!

Reincarnated as the villain in a world where everyone has blessings, Selisena herself has none.

Though the prince, her fiance , vouches to protect her, Selisena knows he is bound to break their wedding promise and marry the game’s heroine.

And if the prince and the Heroine don’t get to the happy ending of the game, she herself will be executed. (Otherwise, she’ll just be exiled.)

So she leaves the prince in the heroine’s care and goes on to look for her own happiness in this new life.

And in order to do so, she borrows land from her father and becomes a landlord.

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The Small Village of the Young Lady Without Blessing
加護なし令嬢の小さな村
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Recommendation Lists
  1. Female mc third part
  2. Isekais, Otomes and Villainesses
  3. Too long but I need to the second
  4. odd 5
  5. Status: Complete

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07/16/21 NovelMultiverse c83
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10/22/20 NovelMultiverse c69
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chromaQ
chromaQ rated it
October 2, 2020
Status: c57
I'm at the end of volume 1, chapter 57. This is a story that has an interesting premise, I wish it delivered writing to match. But... the writing is just boring, as if it was delivered by an extremely bored narrator.

I realized that after I'd go back to this novel to read more chapters, I would have totally forgotten that this story was something I was reading. It's like elevator music that you forget the second you leave the elevator.

The biggest issue is the tone of the writing - it... more>> is very passive. It doesn't feel active at all, or have any excitement like you're in the thick of the story. It's more like reading a historical biography that is delivered in a remote, dry way. The pacing is kind of bad because of that - I'd be reading and waiting for an event to come to pass, but it the plodding writing with pointless details just kills all the inertia of the story.

It's just so bland. Example:

"Hisui’s box had a green ribbon and Odette’s box was tied with a pale blue ribbon.

After Hisui received it, Odette nervously received it as well."

There's detail that is totally meaningless, like the colors of the ribbons. Someone got their box, and someone was nervous about getting a box? The reactions don't feel like anything, just as if it was described by a bored third party.

Anyway, I appreciate the translations, they seem to be done well. It just seems like the source material is tragically bland. <<less
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Liedral
Liedral rated it
October 29, 2020
Status: c42
Well... I thought the beginning premise had potential, the problem is that the author took that beginning, added some flawed logic and had the MC run full tilt in that direction.

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I feel like I'm reading a train wreck everytime she concludes that the prince must reach the happy ending with the heroine so she doesn't get the execution ending. Has she forgotten exactly why game Selisena got executed? It's cause game Selisena poisoned/mu*dered the crown prince... of course the culprit is going to get executed. Don't poison him and you'll be just fine...

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I hope the MC wakes up to the fact that no... this isn't the game world and staying with the crown prince won't result in a death sentence unless she does something tremendously s*upid and treasonous... <<less
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mustachemerlin
mustachemerlin
August 4, 2021
Status: v1c1
The thing that's special about this story is undoubtedly the village and the tree system, it's even in the title. Unfortunately the author doesn't seem able to focus on that aspect, it's constantly interrupted by "yet another villainess story" that doesn't touch on anything significantly different from the billion and one similar stories. The excitement of the LitRPG city building elements is seriously watered down by the fact that she's clearly going to end up queen eventually and be forced to leave it all behind to go live with the... more>> not very interesting prince. The story is not subtle on this point.

The effect is that the heart of the story, the land she develops, is totally undermined. She is supposed to be building a new life, but her old life doesn't get out of the way for the story to develop on those lines. Maybe if her old life were something more imaginative it'd be acceptable, but it does nothing unusual. Duke's daughter, engaged to the prince, becomes a villainess, bullies the heroine, gets executed, has past life memories, then avoids the death flags by the very uninspired "not doing anything particularly villainous so naturally people don't hate her this time around". If you've read another villainess story (or 50) you already know everything that happens, it's kinda boring.

Here's how I would fix it: The story starts after banishment. The villainess fails to avoid her death flags, and gets exiled to the frontier. Now on the frontier where nobody knows her she starts her new carefree life tending barren land, fighting off frontier monsters, and growing her village. All of the village events can proceed more or less entirely unchanged, minus the prince and father characters. Go all in on the village building LitRPG and only use the villainess template as the inciting event. Place more emphasis on the farming and procuring foods, add a cooking based plot. You could even have the Heroine that plays the antagonist role appear in the frontier, maybe her happy ending doesn't turn out so happy after all and she ends up getting exiled too, so she can continue playing the same role she currently does as the well-intentioned but oblivious walking disaster. These few changes to the premise would push the story's focus to where it really belongs, without actually changing all that much. The distractions are removed and the core value becomes much more important, since the royal safety net is removed and now she needs the village for her survival. <<less
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evanesco99211
evanesco99211 rated it
August 25, 2020
Status: c49
Unlike in other similar stories where the villainess does not really have a strong reason to deny the fact that they are being loved or to resist the love they recognize they're receiving, Selesina actually does.

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The others may stubbornly resist the fact simply because they are supposedly the villainess but in her current world, the Great Tree system itself is very game-like so it's understandable that she has a hard time not to think of it as an actual game.

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Secondly, the dilemma regarding her fiancee. Given how the story goes so far, it seems like she has a bigger reason, similar to Bertia, for trying to hook up her fiancee with the original FL. She adores her fiance and recognizes that she is being adored as well (which is kind of rare among MC in similar stories) but she can't accept him for various reasons.

In chapter 28:
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It was only natural that Selesina was angry.

But, if Meria doesn't end up with Soratek, then it would lead to the bad ending......... and the only thing waiting for Selesina would be her death.

'But, if she does end up with Soratek, I wouldn't die...... but the country would be destroyed.'

In that case, I would also end up dying....... she realized. Should I choose my life or the life of the country?

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In chapter 30:
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If the 2 of them achieve the happy ending then Selesina would be exiled.

If the 2 reach the bad ending then Selesina would die.

If she had to choose one then she would rather choose the happy end so that she would only be exiled. That's why Selesina was hoping that Soratek and the Heroine would get together.

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Either way, I hope the ML will end up with the MC as they are a sweet couple who cares about each other :) <<less
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IrisEllings
IrisEllings rated it
July 19, 2022
Status: Completed
I'm utterly disappointed, the starting of the plot was great as the MC of the novel Selesina tries to defy her fate as the villainess, but due to the prose of the author, the characterisation of her and the other characters are lukewarm without much to colour such a slice of lice light novel well enough to have it's own spin.

The plot was appalling abrupt towards the end and I hope, at the very least, the change the flow of the story when it was serialised because for all it's... more>> focus on village management that suddenly turned into romance because of the plot, the sudden resolution of both was absolute a drop on the ball. All I could respond to it was... WTF?!

All in all, it's an okay read but I've read better and perhaps with more polish, this story could have been sparkling better as it had much promise too. <<less
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Amithvishal
Amithvishal rated it
August 16, 2020
Status: c22
Chapters are short and sweet. Its kinda generic and not generic at the same time in certain aspects. Not much has been translated so far yet. But I would definitely like for some light reads.
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IsaacaHawke
IsaacaHawke rated it
January 7, 2023
Status: c113
Wasted potential. This was just a gigantic waste of time. It held such promise but completely wasted all of it.

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she knows she has the power to change fate thanks to her blessings pretty early on but doesn't use her brains to think that she can change her fate as well till the end. The prince didn't deserve the torture she put him through either. The 2nd ML (?) didn't make sense at all. Nor did her family's reactions make sense as the story progressed. If they loved her so much then how come everyone had no feelings towards the forced marriage except eldest brother?

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Just a mess of loopholes all around.

The end was extremely abrupt & didn't make sense. <<less
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IronBear003
IronBear003 rated it
February 25, 2024
Status: v1c1
Don't pick this one up. The town building aspect was the most enjoyable part of the story, but the "villainess" part of the plot is poorly executed. The story doesn't even have a proper resolution. Here are some problems if you don't mind spoilers.

Protag's power:

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Protag's power to change fate only comes up a handful of times and is a deus ex machina, only happening in bad situations where nothing else could be feasibly done, presenting two choices where one is obviously bad and the other good, then immediately resolving the problem once protag chooses the good option.

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Protag's deity:

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Protag occasionally establishes contact with the goddess who gave her power, and it's stated that the extent of being able to immediately and audibly communicate with her goddess is unusual. Despite the protag's angst, she never makes any attempt to foster this connection throughout the story until she's already up sh*t creek (not that it would've made a difference, she gets bailed out by the power anyway).

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The heroine of the otome plot:

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The "heroine" of the otome game plot ends up in a rivalry with the protag, leading to a typical switcheroo situation where the heroine starts to be the bad guy. Her bad actions are rooted in feelings of jealousy and inferiority, causing multiple situations where her fertility blessing is distorted, almost screwing up the protag's tree, giving birth to tree monsters that almost off a character, and causing the main conflict of the second half of the plot with the aftermath of the first incident by accident. After the incident with the plant monsters, this character falls off the face of the planet, and no resolution is given to her arc. No lessons learned, no follow-up "where are they now", nothing, though I suppose you could consider this realistic.

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The secret boss character:

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The "secret boss" character is introduced about a third of the way into the story. Protag remembers him as the secret boss of the otome game but he doesn't seem to be evil yet. He's then put on a bus, as he lives in the grand shrine that the protag doesn't go to often, and even when she does, she forgets to check on him multiple times. He comes back near the end where he's revealed to be the head priest's brother. He ends up not having a whole lot of characterization, and his powers go haywire at the very end for the protag to fix. He is a nothing character.

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The ending:

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The entire plot revolves around the protag's fear of the otome game ending where she's either banished or killed, and she continues to worry despite multiple occasions where it's incredibly obvious that the plot has gone off the rails, yet the protag chooses to be dense and insist she's still in danger. This comes to a head when the head priest of the grand shrine pulls a d*ck move and tries to force an engagement with her. This is ignored until an evil tree sprouts thanks to the aftermath of the heroine's antics, and the head priest then uses the fact he can get rid of this nation-wide threat in exchange for the engagement. Protag has to just let it happen at this point, dissolving the engagement with the doting prince character who she kept fearing would leave her because otome game plot. Time goes on to the wedding, the "final boss" character's powers go haywire, protag taps into her fate power to stop the final boss, and then follows it up with her power again to choose to not go through with the engagement. This is treated as a whole "I will choose my own fate going forward" empowerment moment.

And then what?

This is actually where it ends. Immediately after said empowerment moment, right after fixing final boss guy's rampant power, right in the middle of a wedding ceremony. Absolutely no follow up. Don't get to see if protag goes back to the prince or not, don't get to see further development of the town, don't get to see what happens to heroine or final boss guy, nothing. Nothing.

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Anyway, as another viewer pointed out, the setting had some potential. It's just a shame that the protag is too passive and the otome plot ends up being a parasite to the actual interesting parts. <<less
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Fewtas
Fewtas rated it
January 25, 2024
Status: c100
While I really want to like the story, there are a lot of issues that keep cropping up.

1. The general pacing is pretty awkward to follow, with jumps happening at rather awkward spots.

2. Characters, while not flat, do lack some depth.

3. The entire story is almost too passive. To the point where I get annoyed from the lack of any emotion from the characters. Especially MC, who aside from the first 10 chapters doesn't seem to truly push for what she wants.
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Tumulantrum
Tumulantrum rated it
March 2, 2023
Status: c113
This was the most unsatisfying read

There were barely any details or explanations, just plot introductions (with failed executions) and exessive dialogue

She's hung up on the original game, as if she isn't already changing the story
Spoiler

her execution was bc she poisoned the prince and meria... all she has to do is not do that to avoid execution...

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Midnightmoonlighterr
Midnightmoonlighterr rated it
October 14, 2022
Status: c113
Premise was promising. The world building was a bit of a slog. The middle was mostly a city building sim with some romance shoehorned in. 2 stars for the terrible ending. It seems like the author got tired of writing and abruptly ended it without clearing up any loose ends.
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Isekaitrash2020
Isekaitrash2020 rated it
July 20, 2022
Status: c113
It was a good enough story idea but poorly executed.

The FL is stuck in her own "I'm the constant useless person, there's nothing I can do" mindset ... more>>
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even though she literally has the power to make everything go the way she wants it to

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Plus, if chapter 113 is the actual ending, then I am disappointed and demand more chapters
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FL breaks her engagement with the prince in order to marry the grant priest in exchange for said priest getting rid of a poisonous tree that will kill everyone. She goes to the temple and literally gets ready to get married and then during the ceremony the demon lord is about to break out and it ends with the room being full of her light/power and her yelling out that she'll change her own fate.

Like please? You could've done this ages ago. You probably could've gotten rid of the tree in the first place. Additionally, what kind of ending is this? We don't even know if she gets married or not, if the grand priest was a villain or not, what happens to her future plans and what of the prince and the original heroine? Very disappointing ending here

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Arha
Arha rated it
August 23, 2021
Status: --
Painfully generic. The protagonist is incredibly blind, she never has to struggle and the cast is quite bland overall. The prose is also fairly poor and the translation is underwhelming. The only thing saving this from a two star review is that it's not offensively bad and the setting is fairly decent.
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