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“I shall now commence the execution ceremony for Empress Kilianerisa Sei Resfontia.”

The notorious Empress Kilianerisa met her end that way.

After her death, the empire found peace.

No one mourned her death, perhaps, it was a fitting death.

She was regarded as a villain by the world, so her death was justifiable.

Callisis did not deny it.

Today would be just one of those days when he felt a little lower than usual, that’s all.

At least, that’s how it would appear to others.

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09/02/24 Shanghai Fantasy side story 5
09/02/24 Shanghai Fantasy side story 4 part2
09/02/24 Shanghai Fantasy side story 4 part1
09/02/24 Shanghai Fantasy side story 3 part3
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09/02/24 Shanghai Fantasy c6 part2
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09/02/24 Shanghai Fantasy c5 part5
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Book Lover Slytherine
Book Lover Slytherine rated it
September 29, 2022
Status: Completed
So much angst! Still could like it if the wicked got punished. But it never happened so -10000 for me.

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    • This story is a combination of many people's regrets. So, our FL was ignored, ab*sed, and not liked by her family cause her mother died giving birth to her. I don't understand these types of fathers or families. Why do you even have s*x with your wife without protection if you gonna blame the poor child for something she was never responsible for? The duke becomes obsessed with more money and power for his family. And he blamed his daughter she looked exactly like his wife. Knew he was wrong but he still couldn't stop himself from hating her otherwise where will he put all his resentments?
    • So anyway, our FL was always hungry for affection. Wanted to do anything to have her father's care. She had a bf who is a marquis. They were in so love. But as she was obsessed with her father's love to give him more power, she married the emperor. Her father was first time happy in her memory as he was finally going to send her away from his life. For that single affection, she broke up with her lover and became empress.
    • She thought she could love the emperor but when she saw him smiling with his concubine the same way she and her ex did she broke down. She understood she never loved the emperor. All was a delusion. She was truly happy with her lover only. She lost her only chance to be truly happy for her father's moment of care. She only wanted care and recognition of her father. But lost everything for that.
    • So, she devised a plan with the concubine. She told her to act like pregnant and then pretend she (the empress) poisoned and killed her baby. It was a success. As a result, she was executed by the emperor. She chose to end her life like that. After she died her letters, she thanked her father for giving birth and cherished those scraps which her father threw at her. Even after her death the father never cried or remorse for his action. He always blamed her for ruining his name. But after reading her letter he regretted it. How cheap it was!
    • Then became a series of regret for different people. Her husband's regret for not understanding her, and Her father and brother's regret for not cherishing her. Her lover regrets not forcing her to marry him. And her regret for not cherishing her love. So, way later after some scheming with the 2nd and 3rd concubine, it turned out the emperor is infertile. The concubine regretted her greed for the throne. She also regretted killing an innocent person.
    • Honestly, I also personally felt the emperor and her shitty family didn't regret much. They should grove in remorse and suffer for what they did. But it didn't happen. The only one who suffered was the lover. He killed himself after knowing the truth to be with FL again. He never married and was alone all his life.
    • Then Fl's dreamy life began which I would like to assume is true. During this life, FL had her mother. So, her family didn't hate her. I hate that the scummy father and brother still got to be happy after what they did to her. During this life, she married her lover and became happy while the emperor was still rotting as he was infertile! But this was FL's Hallucination after death which I'll believe is real.
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My Thoughts:

As belonging to a such family, I found the FL selfish for giving up her love for someone who never cared for her. Though she regretted it later, her lover suffered all his life. All characters here are inhumane, heinous, and selfish except FL's lover (ML). This 1 star was also for him. If those pieces of sh*t suffered it would have been a 3-star for me at most. But for this reason, it's a minus for me. Will not recommend but if you still wanna read it's your choice.
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cookiecrunch
cookiecrunch rated it
September 18, 2023
Status: --
Hi! I'm the translator for this novel.

So, the novel focuses on Kilianerisa, albeit indirectly. It has multiple POVs, where every person who became a part of or involved in Kilia's life has a POV. Each POV focuses on the thoughts and feelings they had before and after Kilia's death, hence the angst.

And this is where I fell in love with the story. The way the author articulated everything made me understand and even sympathize with the characters' feelings, thoughts, and decisions. I think the novel even has a little touch... more>> of mystery. As you read further, you will start questioning and speculating how such a situation came to be.

Moving on~

First, I want to say that those who gave a low rating didn't give justice to this novel.

Second, this novel dove deep into the angst.

Some reviews were bad, probably because there was a lot of angst in the novel. However, imo, it is unfair for this novel to be rated low just because it has "too much angst". Despite having too much angst, the author was able to compensate for it by being able to portray characters that readers can sympathize with. The characters indeed have negative traits, but they also have positive traits in them. All of these made them more human.

Again, as you read further, you will come to understand why they acted the way they acted.

For example, Kilianerisa:

Spoiler

She is seen as a villain, and yes, she is a villain. However, she chose to be a villain.

She left her lover just to gain the love and acknowledgement of her father [the thing], which she had been seeking all her life.

She was s*upid and selfish, both of which made her human. All her life, she'd been wanting this thing. Then, one day, she was given a chance to get it. She took the chance, knowing well that she had to throw away her lover. Since she grew up chasing the "thing, " she also grew up believing that that was her reason for being. That's why in the end, she chose his father over her lover.

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Anyway, I won't elaborate further because I don't want you guys to miss out on feeling with the characters as you read the novel.

Overall, this novel is very well-written. It's one of the novels that almost made me cry. (Fyi, I don't cry easily)

Note: if you're not into angst, then this is not for you. But you will be missing out a lot. <<less
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VRxR
VRxR rated it
March 15, 2024
Status: --
A very beautiful story where it focuses on the remorse of the characters after someone's death and how they discover their feelings but it's too late

100% you're going to cry in every chapter you're going to feel a lot of sadness and a lump in your throat I love it a very unique story if you want something new and cry read this ❤️🥹
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itsgraxiabibi
itsgraxiabibi rated it
September 19, 2023
Status: c8
This is the second time I'm reading the novel and it's still as gut-wrenching as ever. Super thank you to Cookie for picking up this novel after months and months of begging on the forum. Thank you for making the translation so smooth that my one brain cell could actually pick up ❤️

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I'm not going to talk about the characters whether they are good or bad because this novel isn't about "best ML" and "best FL" award.

In a way, you can think of the characters as a bunch of anti-heroes... more>> meshed together. The characters here aren't heroic characters who are the epitome of goodness and love. Instead, the characters are the type of people you would meet in the street, the kind you hear in the news or social media or the maybe the type of people that looks at you when you look at the mirror.

So no, there are no nice characters in here. Just characters with reasons.

This so far my most recommendable korean novel because in the sea of villainess-centric novels here in NU, this novel was able to capture the essence of regret in a villainess story that I've been so desperate to find.

The way this was written was also something I definitely love.

The ending.

The possibilities.

The pain that lingers.

And you know what, I'm a firm believer that a really memorable story leaves a little bit of itself in us after we read them.

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I've read this story (in a crude MTL copy) way before Everything Everywhere All At Once was released but I think this quote perfectly sums up two characters in the story. IFYKYK.

"In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you. <<less
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Reader coming through
Reader coming through rated it
October 11, 2024
Status: --
A beautiful tragic story.

It's interesting that most of this kind of stories would start with the rebirth of the FL but here no.

Every character was greatly made. I didn't read the side stories so I might have missed something, still I was trully sad for them.

I don't feel they should be more tortured, I actually think it's a waste. Like they all had a possibility to make the right choice but none did which led to this bunch of unhappiness.

... more>>
Spoiler

The father couldn't get over his wife death; the brothers were not taught that it wasn't their sister's fault and that she's the last present of their mother; the lover couldn't see what she was hidding and missed the clues; the emperor didn't battle enough to avoid their marriage and couldn't love his wife.

Maybe the lover is the only one who actually has nearly no-choice. She loves the emperor but has to share, she's bullied because it can't be a perfect three-party relationship (unexpected huh!). Maybe she shouldn't have followed on the bet but let the Emperor divorces his wife or should have used a not-deadly way... After all how can you be happy after such a bet (even if the Emperor was unaware, I doubt she could have lived with herself)

And she, she lets go of her true love, inserts herself in a love relationship, and tried to be loved by her family in the worst way possible. All of those were the last straw that push her to make a last bet and quit her life

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I like that they are all imperfect. The tragedy is that they can never repare the situation, in a way it was her last desperate and "villainous" action. Desperate because she might have given them a last chance to help and love her. Villainous because (some more than the other) have to live on with the abyss she left. I would love an alternate version were one of them come to her help (maybe in the side stories?). <<less
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Bookworm_Sueweetie
Bookworm_Sueweetie rated it
September 7, 2024
Status: Completed
"She was regarded as a villain by the world"

... but FL (Kilianerisa) actually victim of parent negligence, selfish people, political schemes and circumstances. She only wanted to be loved but due to one wrong decision on future, it resulted to her demise.

... more>>
Spoiler

If only she didn't chose wanting to be valuable to her father and gain his recognition by being Empress. She could be happy with Callisis, the person who only loved her

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There were so many "what ifs" and regrets in FL and different characters' POVs. But hate most of them, their regrets were too late especially the Father. <<less
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kirbycarty
kirbycarty rated it
June 28, 2024
Status: --
I just cried all the way while I'm reading it, it really got me hooked up from reading the first chapters and continued till the end crying. What really got my eyes bawling, is the end chapter knowing those will never happen. I just like how the author include it making it more emotional and heartbreaking.

I guess this will be one of those novel that I will remember even just by hearing the title. Thank you to the author and to the translator, that gives justice to novel delivering the... more>> emotion and feelings of the novel, I may not read the original one but I think this is fine for me. <<less
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Lulucute
Lulucute rated it
May 30, 2023
Status: Completed
This is angst, no he but you kind of get a he in an extra of some sort. If you like yo make yourself suffer emotionally like me then I recommend this.

Some may think the method of the FL is extreme and too much but I get it, especially when you are hungry to beloved, you will end up doing anything to get it and if you add desperation and hopelessness then you got a futile combination.

I cried for several minutes due to this, it's really good and I do... more>> believe someone needs to pick it up. <<less
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Mangafangurl
Mangafangurl rated it
October 10, 2024
Status: Completed
I am sure others have given their synopsis about the story so I wont delve on that. However, I wanted to share my thoughts on the story. CAUTION: DO NOT READ THIS STORY IF YOU ARE NOT IN AN EMOTIONALLY STABLE PLACE.

First of all- Great story by the day. The depth of emotions felt by the author is astounding.

Secondly- Kudos to the translation team. They did a fantastic job of translating this wonderful yet heart wrenching story.

What I liked most about this story is how they show the regrets of... more>> the side characters involved in the story. We see most of the stories talking about how the FL faced hardships and died an unjustified death and then somehow travels time to correct her mistakes or the story. However, not many story talk about the regret of the people involved after the "unjustified death" of the FL.

I truly liked that this story did that. Even though I would have liked more suffering for the people involved in initiating the tragedy,
Spoiler

like the father. He was the main culprit behind all the suffering of our FL. His need for a source resentment and need to blame someone caused so many lives to be ruined. Except for the regret he felt, he didn't loose much to be honest.

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And what use are your regrets when the one you needed to seek forgiveness from has passed away. But such is life. People die unfair deaths, living their whole lives running behind displaced affection and by the time you realize what's truly important, you have only regrets.

Spoiler

Atleast the younger brother started changing slightly at a younger age. The older one was just awful!

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Spoiler

The poor lover regretted accepting FL's words at face value and did not truly fight for her love. He should have thrown a tantrum, seeked more answers, maybe he would have figured it out that she was doing all that just for her father's love. Maybe the end would have been different.

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Spoiler

The emperor, a truly despicable, coward and a selfish person until the bitter end. He killed FL to justify the actions of his lover and later exiled his lover for the new empress, just because she cheated once??!! He had s*x with 3 women!!!! 3!!! Multiple times, maybe. What a wicked wicked man.

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This story is like lesson in the types of regrets in life and maybe the wickedness of a human heart. No matter how wrong the actions of an individual is, they always find a way to justify their actions to save themselves from hurt, its just human nature. A raw emotional read. <<less
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gataloca
gataloca rated it
June 24, 2024
Status: Completed
This is a sad story of a villainess who dies as a villainess.

The story is well written, translation is excellent. Characters are very real and humane, as they have all made some bad decision/action in the past, which would come to regret. There is no happy ending.
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moosemax
moosemax rated it
February 15, 2024
Status: Completed
Read at your own risk. The synopsis shows what you should expect, a purposely tragic story. It lived up to my expectations of a story without a good end for anyone, only in the what-if side stories that each take different paths.
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Suzuranao
Suzuranao rated it
September 21, 2024
Status: Completed
Angst angst angst. You are reminded at every turn of the Villainess' death and her awful actions and yet with each chapter you understand further and further and further and you can only grieve alongside everyone else who realizes too late at what has happened.

Amazing character work, you wish to strangle them, yet its also easy to understand them why.
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