If You Devour Poison

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Palcemith. A kingdom blessed by the dragons.

I remembered this was the world in the game I had played in my previous world, [The Dragon and the Sacrificial Priestess]. But I had reincarnated as the Prime Minister Anderheim who would be led to ruin with his villainess daughter Julieta.

However, now that my memories have returned, I do not intend to give up that easily.

Making full use of my memories from my past life, with my daughter, let me show the capture targets how to turn the tables.

Associated Names
One entry per line
Doku wo Kurawaba Sara Made
If you are going to devour poison, you might as well lick the plate
One may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
The Show Must Go On
その林檎は齧るな (Volume 2)
毒を喰らわば皿まで (Volume 1)
竜の子は竜 (Volume 4)
箱詰めの人魚 (Volume 3)
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05/11/24 Mendacity Translates v1 prologue
09/30/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c21
09/16/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c20
09/02/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c19
08/19/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c18
08/05/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c17
07/22/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c16
07/08/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c15
06/24/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c14
06/03/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c13
05/20/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c12
05/06/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c11
04/22/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c10
04/08/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c9
03/26/21 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v2c8
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Exuria
Exuria rated it
December 17, 2020
Status: c65
I loved all the face slapping

The only downside was

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finding out that Jolga died 10 years earlier, than when MC would have died of the Asbal curse. Literally broke my heart. It was so unexpected. I wanted them to live life together longer. 💔


And the epilogue didn't feel satisfying to me. Like Jolga reincarnated into a Gigandi magical beast. Guess it's beastiality from here on out? Smh I wanted to see their reincarnations interact, but whateves. I did love the fact that Kharis took both of them away from Palcemith and let it be screwed over. But I wonder if anyone else was reincarnated?

EDIT: AHHH right Gigandi males have a chance to become beastman and females are born beastman. So Jolga probs has a higher chance to turn into a beastman to reunite with MC

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rottenwoman
rottenwoman rated it
January 7, 2024
Status: v1 extra
The villain's story where they stayed villainous and still won in the end. And I loved it! They destroyed that sort-of innocent couple and came out completely on top.

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Well, figuratively, because MC is a bottom.

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Yukupi
Yukupi
September 5, 2022
Status: Completed
Absolutely amazing story. I love that the MC isn't a "good guy" and the revenge plot was exciting and interesting. When it got to the smut, I was actually surprised cause I forgot I was reading a BL and was lost in the fantastic plot. Bittersweet ending and I can admit I cried a little. 10/10.

Before reading, check the tags. It's not a happy tale and there is a lot of dark stuff thrown in.
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ArrozConLecheeee
ArrozConLecheeee rated it
February 27, 2022
Status: Completed
I see some people bothered by the fact that the relationship between the main pair was not hinted at and sort of just happened, but honestly, I personally did not mind any of that. The only thing I'd say was a little weird was how the ML fell in love/sort of obsessed with the MC pretty fast, and to the extent in which he (ml) went to prove he loved him (mc) going as far as to go against his (ml) principles (which is what I felt he did in... more>> a way), but I still liked it bc the "obsession" wasn't exaggerating and the ML was actually not that bad, he was likable (Don't know if that's how you write likable).

I liked the story, it can be a little too much for people who are sensitive to some of the things that are in the tags, but really over all I think it was an okay read to pass time.

I will say though, before I finish this, is that something that did bother me was
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what happened with the 3 siblings, they didn't really do anything but ended up getting sold by their parents and the girls were r*ped and imp**gnated by a beast while the brother I dont really remember but probably about the same amount of damage was caused.

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And about people mentioning the sort of in*est relationship
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I didn't really care about this either bc from what I could tell, when the MC's daughter was 7 and the Sargus dude was 10 they really didn't see eachother that often which most likely was literally maybe just seeing from afar, so if they barely saw the other let alone them talking and having time to form a relationship as "siblings". Plus, something I want to add is that when the daughter I believe started liking him in that way, she already knew they weren't related at all, Sargus began seeing her as more than "siblings", if you could even call them that, after he found out they weren't related. In the end, all they did was change Sargus's last name to his real fathers so that he could marry MC's daughter.

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asami78
asami78 rated it
July 25, 2021
Status: --
My only dissatisfaction is how short it was and that the period chosen for the sequel isn't the one that I had wished for. Anyway, great story and amazing job done by the translation team.
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SirGineePig
SirGineePig rated it
June 21, 2021
Status: Completed
Warning: contains r*pe, human trafficking, pe*ophilia

This novel is about a villainous MC who transmigrated into a otome game and regains his memory just before the original characters downfall. He then proceeds to turn the tables on the original protagonists.

This novel is not for the faint of heart. It contains some really gruesome scenes which was shocking even when I was prepared for them. Usually I really hate when there is r*pe involved in a story, so you might ask why I gave this such a high rating. Well that is... more>> because it is usually done by the ML and is often portrayed as romantic, with the pair eventually getting together and no mention of how wrong this act is. But here the MC is a cool, calculated, sadistic, nut job who is purely evil. All of his actions are wrong and this is a villain's story. There is no glorification of the sick stuff he does. So if you are looking for a novel where the righteous MC face slaps all the cannon fodder turn away, because here the cannon fodder are in the right, they are the good guys.

Pros

The MC is a delight to read about he is cruel and its quite interesting to read about a MC so dark there is no redemption.

Most of the original protagonists (save a few which i'll talk about later) are not suddenly turned into complete douches to justify the mc's actions.

The world building is very fresh and interesting, with a unique history which I quite enjoyed.

The side cps where quite sweet and heartwarming
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Julieta & Sigurd, Malacia & Lutora

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I actually thought the MC being so op was pretty nice and it didn't seem jarring.

Cons

The romance of the main cp
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Anderheim & Jolga

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comes out of nowhere and seems like a weird fever dream or somebody's fetish fantasy.

The smut is not my cup of tea but most Japanese smut isn't so it is just my personal opinion.

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Nasha (the original protagonist just suddenly becomes a dumb unreasonable bimbo for no reason

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Melia (Nasha's sister) was done dirty. She was just trying to make herself worthy of her fiance but was made out to be a horrible character. I mean she was literally drugged, do you expect her to be sweet and nice after that?

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So all in all a very intriguing, one of a kind concept and a valiant effort to portray a vile to the bone MC. <<less
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Realvnv
Realvnv rated it
May 28, 2021
Status: Completed
Imma just write about couples since I didn't really have any big problems regarding the plot.

Things went too smoothly, a hot knife would encounter more problems when cutting butter than this, there is no doubt about that; but then again, I didn't expect a mind-shattering plot full of mind games, conspiracies and such to unfold in a short span of 65 chapters. I'm still more or less satisfied with this novel, kudos to translators and the author, BUT COUPLES-

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f*ck me, I wished to see Prime Minister Anderheim x Head Priest Malacia as the pair. They suited each other more than their respective partners' hands down. Jolga's fallen for Anri's facade (when?? how?? why??), but was too deep in the mud to escape afterward; I didn't even get what's Lutora's deal... Seriously, I have been rooting for Anri x Malacia since the first time they have f*cking met, nearly cried when they kissed, AND THEN LUTORA AND JOLGA SON/FATHER DUO POPPED UP AND MY WHOLE SHIP SANK TO f*ckING HELL-.

At some point, I even hoped Dragon Kharis would moliphorb into a human when he gets all his power back and snatch Anri away lol. My imagination ran wild but it's just hopeless.

I'm seriously doubting wherever I should read the sequel, which is about Jolga and Anri's travels, or nah. Man, I need sum extras set after the epilogue, give Kharis more screen time.

... to think that I, a BL reader with years of experience under her belly, who's proud of her accuracy to determine ships to hop on when characters have their first "hello"s is whining like a bit*h right now. I would give my BL senses 95/100 accuracy rate but this sh*t just had to be that 5/100. Like, hell, I'm not joking, anyone with eyes could tell Anri x Malacia is better, that's a match made in bloody hell.

Anyways, it's not my first Titanic, I will get over it in a day or two.

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Wait so how come I give this 4/5 when I had b*tched this much rn lol? Oh yes, r*pe, abuse, gore, s*avery, etc. are all within my area of interest.

Edit: Now that I think about it, I indeed b*tched hella lot, GOTTA LOWER THE RATING- <<less
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Kyeonne
Kyeonne rated it
May 3, 2021
Status: Completed
Damn that was really, really good. I didn't think it would be my cup of tea but I wholly enjoyed it.

The MC is evil. He's a bad person, and there's no doubt about it. And it was so satisfying to see him scheme and have his plans come to fruition. He also dotes on his daughter who was the typical otome game villainess, who had her engagement broken in favour of the heroine. His relationship with the ML is the type that I really like. He calls him his dog,... more>> his mutt.

Although I was caught off-guard by the reveal of the ML, I can totally see how they would work. At first, I was averse to it, since he didn't really have an important role to play. The ML was a little useless up til the point where they started f***ing so I was unhappy about it. And yet, when the MC finally tamed him, I couldn't help but get attached to him as well. He really is a cute dog.

Aside from the main pairing, there are two other canon pairs in the novel. I won't spoil who it is, but the other yaoi pairing is very cute as well. Maybe I'm just a little biased towards dog-like semes.

The third pairing is a straight pairing. I'm a little indifferent to this pairing but they are somewhat cute. I'll put it here as a warning: The third pairing is fake in*est. Although they find out they are not related by blood, the third pairing were raised as siblings. If you are uncomfortable with this, please heed this warning.

The overall story is very plot heavy, with a lot of scheming and very, very dark themes. It is a tale of revenge, which mostly uses the MCs knowledge from his past life as weapon. Most of the triggers for each chapter are included at the start of the chapter by the translators, but even then, there might be some that slipped through. This novel contains r*pe, pe*ophilia, body horror/mutilation, violence, drug abuse, bestiality and a few others.

It was a very enjoyable read for me, and I would definitely recommend it if you can stomach the dark themes used in the novel. <<less
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Mickaela191
Mickaela191 rated it
October 7, 2020
Status: --
The smut is top notched. AND THERE'S PLOT!

In transmigration novels, the couples tend to be toxic, with power leaning toward the ML. However here, the power dynamic is in the MC favor. Plus, the side characters have been wonderfully fleshed out. Like, your interested in their story but not to the point it's preferred to the main couple. Also, speaking of romance--its not completely emersive. The plot focuses on the MC's strategy, not so much a mindless MC in love. Honestly, I don't even think the MC loves the ML... more>> yet. <<less
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RRat
RRat rated it
September 20, 2020
Status: --
Wow. Just... wow.

How could I even begin to describe this novel?

I didn't expect this novel, with an otome game setting at that, to be so alluringly dark. Like inhaling a drug, it's so bad but so addictive at the same time that you can't stop reading.

After reading a thousands of cute and fluffy otome game novels, this one got me reeling. I think I'll need some time to get over this one;;
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Higgy
Higgy rated it
September 9, 2020
Status: c37
This world building in this novel is very well rounded and intriguing.

MC is OP in terms of things always going his way (though it does show that he is very smart and his knowledge of the game has helped him). He's sly, he doesn't care about morals or doing the 'right thing', he cares about his in-game daughter and their reputation and life.

The only thing which puts me of, is his treatment of the side characters or should I say now-turned cannon fodders? Mainly the Game FL's twin sister.

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MC made her take the position (Sacrificial Priestess) his daughter was given, cursed her with a ring, manipulated her friends (with the help of the Head Priest) into giving her a deadly addicting drug (which she took to escape the extreme emotions and tantrums and pain). The drug eventually led her to have s*x and orgies with strange men (The same men who she had escaped from being r*ped in the premise of the game).

The MC himself acknowledges the fact that she was used as a means to get Game FL, but doesn't care, and exhibits really cold feelings and sadistic thoughts in this moment, which is something hard to believe can come of off a 20 year old boy from a well to do, loving family of the 21st Century (an era that cares for human rights).

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His character is a an anti-hero of sorts, mainly for his daughter, and a crafty villain who comes across as an innocent noble who sacrificed himself for the kingdom. It's really fun to read a character with such a diverse range of feelings and to let go of our inherent 'goodness'. He also acts as a wake up call to the game Capture Targets : they're young and such naive brats; They cannot comprehend the workings of society, being brought up so sheltered. In-game FL deserves what happened to her twin sis (Her twin sister was annoying, but no one should pay for what they did not do or deserve).

I'm curious to see how the story will end and how the MC will make everyone face retribution for their actions. <<less
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HectorPX
HectorPX rated it
June 22, 2020
Status: c16
The story is about the MC crushing down this brainless righteous brats! Although I can't seem to predict who is the ML and no romance yet the intrigue will immerse you into the novel, high praise also to the translator.
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Pavetta
Pavetta rated it
April 30, 2020
Status: prologue
The translator writes well and there's nothing in need of editing. The story itself seems interesting. MC remembers his past life just as his daughter's engagement to the prince is broken and the prince orders her to be a human sacrifice.

What I find weird is that the MC agrees to make her a human sacrifice, but I expect the next chapter will explain that it's part of his plan, since based on the story summary he won't let his daughter be hurt.

I like everything so far and am interested in... more>> what comes next. <<less
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IrregularPerson
IrregularPerson
April 28, 2024
Status: v2 prologue
I like the heavy whitewashing manipulation; and that the love interest is freaky ig. The romance and relationships is hot garbage, but they're reminiscent of telenovela dramas. This is my first time rereading the novel thanks to the manga adaptation. And the flaws really do show in the manga...

End game couples:

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  • Jolga /Anderheim "Anri." Anri is the evil prime minister who has gain prestige and money in illicit ways. A catalyst caused change, now Anri seeks revenge on those who wronged his daughter Julieta. Jolga is the knight commander who is disciplined and righteous. Anri presents himself in a specific way to seduce Jolga, and he's successfully corrupted Jolga to be committed to him despite collapsing the image he's built up. Later in the story, Jolga even goes out of his way to incite a disaster as Anri would have.
  • Lutora / Malacia. Malacia is head priest and an accomplice to Anri. Lutora is one of the capture targets that helped to condemn Julieta. They have an age gap. They are couple B to this story. Lutora's impression of Malacia drastically changes, and Malacia is a tease, whose emotions are overturned by the unexpected words of Lutora.
  • Sigurd /Julieta. Julieta is the former Dragon Priestess, who thanks to Anri's intervention, made it an unbearable role that drove Nasha's sister into insanity. She is also the ex-fiancé of the Crown Prince. She is an impressionable girl. Sigurd is Julieta's 'brother who's not related to her by blood'. His impression of his sister drastically changes and grows affections while guarding her. (He had to be her guard because her devotion as the Sacrificial Priestess means she can only come into physical contact with her family. Dunno why the former Nasha could get familiar with the capture targets.)
  • Cain and Abel /Morino. This is an unrequited couple but it's implied at the end of the story. Morino is Anri's successor as prime minister. Cain and Abel are orphanage children with wit and talent for paperwork and swordsmanship.
  • Vikram / Vanellope (consort) Vikram is the crown prince who condemned Julieta. His legal wife is Nasha who by the end of the book is touched in the head and is sent to recuperate at the royal villa. Vanellope is his first cousin, and high in IQ and EQ unlike Nasha.
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Volume 1 Epilogue

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Assuming that it's related to the events in volume 1. I'd like to just comment, I wish that the author started the volume 2 where the epilogue left off. Just because I'm curious to how Anri would behave as a child protagonist and in anticipation for Jolga to transform into a beastman, or not. As well as following how Anri would keep the dragon entertained.

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apparentlyangel
apparentlyangel
March 15, 2024
Status: v1 extra
Not rating, and probably not reading on after this either, since the extra is an epilogue and I already know how everything's going to end, the mystique and excitement kind of dies down after a while, and I'm not going to force myself to read this any further.

I was strung in by the summary so well, and the only tag I paid any mind to was the Apathetic Protagonist tag, of which I only had a glance at, before I decided to read this through the night. I guess that's... more>> my fault, then. But I'm still going to condemn this novel for its heavy use of r*pe and s*xual assault as a theme and motivating factor that incites plot development. In some (or most) cases the use of this trope (?) was unnecessary, and somehow feels like a cop-out punishment, especially in this place set in the medieval times. It feels wrong to say they could have been more original with the punishment of the female lead and her family, but that's exactly what I'm going to say.

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She does not even achieve her political comeuppance until after her violation, and despite her attitude, it was implied that while the Crown Prince was all but embarrased by her, he still loved her deeply - and so, I guess it was assumed that she would never get her retribution until she was r*ped by a magical beast and produced a baby that wasn't his own (To which the act was called, 'A sin of the parents', despite the fact that it was r*pe, and they are all well awarethe nature of the magical beast... How is that a sin? I digress) . Anderheim even expresses his surprise and subsequent joy at this. It was not something he had planned at all, and yet it was still used to quick-start her downfall, regardless of the fact that her position as fiancee of the Crown Prince was flimsy at best and it would have happened anyway. It even felt like the author did not know how to truly 'get rid' of her - reusing the punishment of Melia to end her story arc. And speaking of Melia, did we all forget that she is still the Dragon Priestess? The whole point of her acceptance of the role was because of the power it held, and while she did recieve Donna's Punishment, how could they complete the festival without her? Donna's Punishment was only intended to keep her actions confined, right? But she was no longer mentioned after she invited Nasha into the magical beasts den to get r*ped. In their words, the Dragon Priestess, " administers the festival, manages the ritual and listens to the peoples’ worries." I think, maybe, the author forgot about the description they gave to this role because the festival was completed without any hitch. I checked, the dragon priestess was not mentioned whatsoever in chapter 59 when the festival was held. But, perhaps I misread the past few chapters where they apparently explained how her presence wasn't needed. It happens. But even then, how was it possible that she was sold to the Dog Show? I really don't understand. Again, Donna's Punishment does not revoke her of her status, it just keeps her confined. So how was Anderheim able to get her caught up in that show, even with Malacia's help? I read this book over the course of the night and finished at approximately 3 AM, so there is a chance I missed something, but I'm still very confused on how Melia getting r*ped held any significant weight in the plot whatsoever. Her arc should have ended when she recieved Donna's Punishment. She would be put on the back burner until the festival, and Nasha did not even seem to mourn her that much after a few months. Her r*pe and forced imp**gnation was simply used for shock value, and I find that despicable.

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The author seems to like surprising their audience with things we do not expect, but they hold no significance in the overall story. Truthfully, I do not mind the implementation of r*pe in novels, as weird as that sounds. But that is only specifically when it is used for psychosocial analysis of the world or the character. This is all just revenge p*rn.

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I guess they attempted to use their brain when discussing Malacia's relationship with predatory men, and how that affected his s*xual drive and physiological response to their pleasure, but it was heavily implied that he ended up liking it when Lutora had s*x with him, and though he had a fever and evaluated his thoughts on their relationship, that was the end of any attempt at using r*pe as a plot device rather than a catalyst for plot development.

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The only reason these arcs were even implemented were to show how despicable and evil Anderheim truly was, but they ended up being a little wishy-washy on that notion several times throughout the plot, anyways.

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Ignoring his acting, he really does love his daughter, he blessed the beastman infant of Nasha, he's helping the Crown Prince from behind the scenes and never once punishes him (You could say marrying Nasha was the punishment he got, but considering the fact that Anderheim didn't let Melia go, even when she wasn't really a main character and held no particular weight to the original story beyond what Anderheim manipulated her to be, its safe to say that he did nothing in particular in response to the Crown Prince who basically sent his daughter off to die), and despite how uncouth their relationship is, he truly loves Jolga as well - seeing him as something more than someone to be manipulated as the volume came to a close.

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With all that's said and done, they're are only two women who truly get a happy ending by the epilgoue

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Vanellope and Juileta. There were five women with notable roles in this novel in total, which means over half of the female cast got nuked, hmmm.

I understand this is a Boys Love novel, but the readiness to torture, purge, and violate former female love interests is a little strange, don't you think? And, again, their punishments could have been a lot more unique, if we are going to go down the morally deplorable route. Making Melia a drug addict put under (legal) comatose was already interesting, and they could have continued with the process of Nasha slowly losing everyone's favor leading up to the festival where she runs off with the Dragon Pearl - there are many ways to conclude that retribution you know? For instance, She ends up still being eaten in Juileta's place by angering the Dragon in her typical oblivious female lead way, or something. Sending her off to a villa in the middle of nowhere after she believed she had a miscarriage? I don't know, that seems more pitiful than a form of justice. Even in the epilogue they kind of glaze past her ending, offhandedly remarking that the Crown Prince replaced her with Vanellope (His cousin, might I add. The author seems to be very fond of pseudo-in*est and extramarital affairs.)

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Despite all of this, it's hard to truly say this novel was bad, or the worst of the worst. The beginning truly did hook me - I was excited to see Anderheim's relationship with his daughter, Juilleta and how he would scheme and manipulate the masses. But after a while it was very disappointing. From the way they introduced the love interests to the lack of punishment for the capture targets - truly, this novel was just a bullyfest directed at Nasha! That is why I chose not to rate. It felt like there was no numerical value that could truly put into words my feelings on this novel.

Maybe they expand on their idea in the next volume, but I'm not that interested in the story anymore. <<less
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gustofthewinddance
gustofthewinddance rated it
January 23, 2023
Status: Completed
Binging the whole novel in one sitting. It was a great a descent to darkness novel. I got caught by the atmosphere, excited by the choices of the characters. There were some tags missing that could be a trigger warning for some people. Also, go buy the novel as well! ╰ (*°▽°*) ╯
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CoalConut
CoalConut rated it
November 3, 2022
Status: c32
Dropped it. I was going to read it as a past time and thus not having any expectations, but even that kind of low hope is crushed by this novel. I think it's such a shame since the premise of it is really nice.

The characters are 2D. They feel rushed and not alive at all. Just standing there for the sake of it. Not only that, the "cunning" MC and his sidekick are potrayed as that only because the rest of the cast are more incompetent than them (I really... more>> feel like the rest of the cast are just a yes man, there's no tension or satisfaction whatsoever from seeing MC doing his plan which I thought are supposed to be the heart of this kind of novels).

The story itself is rushed. I can tell only by reading a couple chapters that author just really want to get to the romance as soon as possible, which again, is a shame because I think there's a lot more that they could dig just based on the world around it. Not only that, the romance itself is illogical. Instead of romance, I feel like I'm just seeing a bunch of kindergarteners pointing at other kids while saying they want to marry them. It is absurd.

Not recommended, even as a past time. The translator's great, I learn a lot from their translation, unfortunately the downfall is the novel itself. <<less
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chawissaaa
chawissaaa rated it
October 17, 2022
Status: Completed
I'd say, this is by far the most interesting and entertaining Jp novel I've read. The world setting is also more detailed than most of the novels I've read. I'd say this is a gem, and would prolly come back to re-read this story. The ending is rather unexpected but satisfying, especially the extra.

For those who hesistated, just like me at first, give it a try. You wouldn't know if this will be a hidden gem for you too 😉
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aileeey
aileeey rated it
June 11, 2022
Status: c28
At first, this novel gives me a lot of hope and I really think that the plot will be great and exciting. However, there are a lot of illogical things that happened suddenly. Things develop so fast! For example, a character developing a romantic relationship with another character just after a few interactions. I also don't feel satisfied with the mc's actions. Idk but his actions are not that satisfying. As for the supposed heroine and her sister, I actually feel pity for them and questioned how could they turn... more>> so dumb all of a sudden. Just for some face slapping? Probably. I will probably stop reading this novel because it doesn't make any sense to me. I read it with high expectations but I only got disappointed. <<less
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meenah-chan
meenah-chan rated it
April 12, 2022
Status: Completed
This is a good read. Nothing nerve-wracking.

I liked how unique it is in some places despite having the somewhat generic synopsis. Except for some violence and tw's (which I'm totally fine with) I really enjoyed the story and liked how it ends.

MC is not the OP heroic person and definitely not a good guy. More like a calculative man who gambles. Similar to the short novel "Seven Days as Villain", this bro right here is a villain.

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I highkey thought at first that the dragon is gonna be the ML smh 😂

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