Living As the Villainess Queen

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‘I want to travel to a place unknown to the many…’

It was a passing wish to the weary and tired Eugene and she’d not think it’d ever come to pass… but it did.

She opened her eyes and found she was sent to a novel-like world she wrote in passing and became Jin Anika, the scorned queen notorious for her ruthlessness and undeserving of her status.

Queen Jin only sought and desired to see the destruction of this world — the villainess who met her untimely and miserable end at the hands of her husband, Kasser, the reigning king of the Fourth Kingdom.

While struggling to survive in the unknown world, King Kasser visited Eugene and demanded that a contract be fulfilled and come to fruition.

“Three years ago, we made a deal.”

It turns out the Queen was under a contractual marriage with King Kasser. The ultimate price? To bear him a child.

“A… a child?”

“Yes, my successor.”

Associated Names
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After the Last Trip
LVQ
When the Last Journey Ends
마지막 여행이 끝나면
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04/19/24 Keopi translations c367 part2
04/19/24 Keopi translations c367 part1
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04/15/24 Keopi translations c366 part1
04/08/24 Keopi translations c365 part2
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04/07/24 Keopi translations c364 part2
04/07/24 Keopi translations c364 part1
03/28/24 Keopi translations c363 part2
03/28/24 Keopi translations c363 part1
03/21/24 Keopi translations c362 part2
03/21/24 Keopi translations c362 part1
03/18/24 Keopi translations c361 part2
03/15/24 Keopi translations c361 part1
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tpw16
tpw16 rated it
November 18, 2023
Status: c10
Similar thought as other readers who gave this 1-2 stars.

the MC is just bland and boring. The fact she wrote the novel doesn’t tie well, given how clueless she is. Should’ve made it as she happens to transmigrate in a novel she was reading at a glance is more like it..

so I dropped this
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heminasti
heminasti rated it
August 30, 2023
Status: c206
Due to the second translator giving this a different title, I started it twice and—I just noticed—dropped it again at almost the same chapter (206 and 198).

It's fine, really. There's nothing too wrong with it or bad about it. But there's not much good about it, either, except for the fact that the FL and ML spend plenty of time together and the ML is an okay bloke. The world building had some interest for me, too.

But unfortunately, the pace is plodding and slightly repetitive. The characters don't really come... more>> alive in any way for me. Nor do their interactions give me enough of the secondhand butterflies I look for in a romance. I find the FL vaguely annoying and find most of the characters' thinking feels weird/contrived. So I ended up bored enough to quit at almost exactly the same moment twice.

I can say that some reviews' complaints about plot holes seem exaggerated to me. There are some smaller contradictions, but they could be due to slightly awkward translations.

Spoiler

There is a clear explanation early on about why the FL doesn't know things even though it's "her book." Her book was set a few years later, in a different part of the world, and was more focused on different characters. What makes it an issue is the annoying and repetitive way the FL thinks! She realizes this herself, but then keeps acting surprised and confused about really trivial things.

My favorite example of this so far is about "the beasts." She knows that they are able to shape-shift. She wrote about it in her book. But she gets quite distressed when she sees the ML's beast shape-shift from a horse into a panther and realizes it's the one she wrote about. Because she wrote that the beast was a panther and (gasp dun dun dun) it's different. Darlin', that is a panther. That's how come you just recognized it. It shape-shifts into a panther most of the time he's "using" it. Which is the only time it showed up in the book. That's NOT DIFFERENT from the book! It's THE SAME. I do not see the issue here. 💀

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I'd say give it a try and see how it takes you, because I don't think it's bad, I think it just doesn't appeal to me personally. <<less
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Jazzzie
Jazzzie rated it
August 8, 2023
Status: Completed
One of the novels I enjoyed reading till the end!

[This review may contain spoilers so please read at your own discretion~]

I still can't believe I finally finished reading this novel😭. I've started reading this like around 2018-2019 and even then it already hooked me up to the point of wanting to read ahead the translation (It's just that I failed to find the raws at that time)

Anyway, this novel was your typical "I've reincarnated as the villain/villainess" trope but despite that I found it interesting right from the start.... more>> It was cliche? Maybe. But idk I didn't find anything boring as the story progress till the 100ish chapter.

Also some may think that the smut happened way too early, or that their relationship was purely because of 'that' and that MC was s*upid for letting it happen. Y'all need to remember it has to be done
Spoiler

the s*x part was part of the deal of og villainess and ml. MC was trying not to raise suspicion further (since ML was suspicious of her amnesia and thought that she was doing it to avoid their deal.) so she had to comply with it. It's not that she's chill about it but she needs to do it cuz she might (on her pov) gets killed if she doesn't

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Furthermore, I found it really beautiful to read how their relationship slowly get on the right path after it started on the wrong foot. And also how their characters developed and how they learn to understand and yield to each other's personality. It was really sweet reading all of it.

Also the focus on Larks, Praz, Ramita and the Kings was something I was not expecting. I thought this novel would be 80% romance +smut and 20% others just like Lucia. To be honest I skipped lot of details about them cuz how author wrote em was way too detailed for my liking. I still understand em well tho despite that so I guess it's all fine lol.

Best part of the novel?
Spoiler

When they let Mara live and end up in a win-win situation. Mara lives, Holy City gets a protector from other larks. My favorite character from this novel is Mara. He's just so cute and pureeeee. Seriously, I'm so happy he got his happy ending🥹

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My only disappoinment and also the reason I only rated 4 stars was about Mc's power.
Spoiler

Eugene was described as someone who is really powerful. She possessed the greatest Ramita in history and can even tame Kings' Hwansus and can kill larks. But all she did in the final battle was the Ramita sea that she wasn't even able to control properly😭 I thought she would be the one to handle Sangje but she wasn't even there. I thought she would have bigger role on that final battle considering her power was literally end for larks but perhaps I was expecting too much

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And also I was a bit disappointed on how the battle with Sangje had gone
Spoiler

It was too anti-climatic😭 Dude was reigning the humans for so long but got killed so easily not really easily but still it wasn't satisfyingly long I understand that Kings' was the literally like the kryptonite to Sangje but getting all the advantages (they also manage to have the seed that reveals where Sangje's true core was) aside from their numbers was too overkill imo. And Sangje not having a backup plan was so not "Story's final boss" like

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All in all, it was a really good read from start to finish. I recommend reading it if you like power couple, fluff, smut, action and cute pets larks! <<less
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Kemchi00
Kemchi00 rated it
September 23, 2022
Status: --
I'm addicted to this novel. I'm maybe a little bias cause I like "covering the sky" author and all her works. But this is good. Her writings is kinda poetic. All thanks to the translators for translating it beautifully.
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Reflinalina
Reflinalina rated it
September 4, 2022
Status: Completed
Oooh.. I love this Novel, really this author always had superb imagination to the story.

The story written well, the smut portion is good enough. The character progress pretty good too.

Thank you sooo much for translation team 💕💕💕

Because of you, I bought the novel. It takes long for me to MTL tho🤣🤭
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Lastofus
Lastofus rated it
March 9, 2022
Status: --
It's starting to get interesting but the beginning was kinda boring and slow. The characters were also boring but at least no shitty ML like in most smut novels. I can't wait to see how more things uncover. The world building is phenomenonal but characters be lacking. I guess I'm not into this author's characters because I also find Lucia characters on the bland side but loved Damien there. Here I loved the side character Marianne more too.

Translation is one of the best I've read.
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misto713
misto713 rated it
December 12, 2021
Status: c223 part2
fantastic world building, engaging characters, a lot of mystery for us to wonder about... this story is wonderful. tbh, I'm not much of a fun of the steamy scenes but thry can be skipped eithout problem.

i seriously recommend you read this, it's badass. MC is kinda careful in her approach but still badass and curious about the world, determined to figure out how it works and how it's different from what she 'wrote'. the male lead was a bit cliche at the beginning but improved a lot over time and... more>> now actually supports her and it feels like they are in it together.

it's a great read. <<less
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jenny
jenny rated it
August 31, 2020
Status: c33
I came for the R18 and stayed for the plot.

Right now I'm barely in chapter 33, so there is not much of action (aside from the you-know-what). I saw one review pointing out how come when Eugine was the one to write the story she doesn't know what is going on. I think that when she started to write the story it was already when Anika was married and since she was a villainess it's not focused on every little thing she did, but on the perspective of the main... more>> characters, just like any other story.

I really think you should give it a chance! Might come back and update after chapter 100 or so. :) <<less
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ike_00000
ike_00000 rated it
August 11, 2020
Status: c108
It's actually really good, just a bit boring / slow. The world building and plot is great, and most important the characters are great. They don't fall in love in an instant (although the intimacy really speeds up the process lmao) but it's a logical progression. MC is also not just "I changed thus everyone starts to love me, no more problems"; she's entangled in schemes and problems she doesn't even know about, far too deep to just ignore because "she changed", with a potential to blow her whole situation... more>> apart.

At the same time we feel her hopelessness; she can't truly confide in anyone, not even the king, and can only slow wade through her confusion.

The synopsis makes it seem like it's just a story centered on romance and a changed woman, and although it is, the world and situations that slowly build up around her make it so much more.

I think it's realistic and the MC is quite mature. It's a decent story. <<less
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GreNinja
GreNinja rated it
August 7, 2020
Status: c104
This is the best novel I have read in a while I definitely recommend to anyone who like isekai kinda novel to give it a shot you will never regret it.
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katieepie
katieepie
August 4, 2020
Status: --
i love it ?? When someone wrote something where I can feel the anger through my phone screen in ML and FL and now their is addition the author ????
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Kieukieu
Kieukieu rated it
July 21, 2020
Status: c85
Alright, so, I am one of the outliers who really disliked Lucia... and yet I was quite interested and optimistic about this author other works. There may be many conflicting and differing opinions about Lucia but what most can probably agree on is the author's innate talent for writing. Her ability to build an immersive world and engaging characters are by far one of the best I've read, and I'm glad to say that same level of story telling ability was displayed in Living as the villainess queen but oh... more>> so much better. The romance and in particular smut does not disappoint one bit.?? <<less
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Chachaaa
Chachaaa rated it
July 16, 2020
Status: c92
Love it... mysterious isekai story paired with hot bed scenes... thanks for translating this masterpiece... wait patiently for more chapters and wonder what MC will find next in her search for the truth of her new body... what has the villain planned?
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Mohigul
Mohigul
July 10, 2020
Status: --
This is a mysterious and kind of detective novel if I may say so. The plot is interesting and grips ur attention with secrets and mysteries. Read it and enjoy. This is best novel I i ha ever read
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Bluesora
Bluesora rated it
May 11, 2020
Status: --
One of the best novel when I noticed that it's the same author as Lucia I thought no wonder that novel is so good
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Ambery05
Ambery05 rated it
May 6, 2020
Status: v53
They have the same author of LUCIA which is my favorite. I also love the story. The cuteness of his majesty is killing me hahaha
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summerspring
summerspring rated it
April 24, 2020
Status: c49
spicy eyes my god. Very nice though and the story has a nice flow. The MC slightly annoys me with her slight air headed mentality but she isn't the worst I've read about so it doesn't affect my score imo
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Count Kavot
Count Kavot
April 14, 2020
Status: c42
I really like this, despite the slow pacing (I've read others which are more slow paced than this). I seriously want to know what Anika's secret is; can't wait!
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losttangel
losttangel rated it
August 21, 2023
Status: c177
Good but not as Lucia. Very hard for me not to compare both of them. Lucia is one of my favourite novels, maybe I was expecting to much from Villainess Queen..

MC is much more active here but somehow I feel she doesn't do much for the plot and shes not very bright? XD. The first 100ch I was annoyed with her each time "oh it wasnt the same in my book.... It's different from my plot". Like giiiiirlll, we got it! It's not the same ! Probably its different universe... more>> or Gods plan whatever, JUST STOP IT. I'm at 177ch, she still thinks about that TT_TT...

Still it's solid 4 ⭐ for me. I like the development bw MCMl, like MC for being straightforward, brave sometimes. Plot also 👍 <<less
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Soelehah
Soelehah rated it
August 19, 2023
Status: c310.2
I really like this novel!! Eugene and Kasser are very sweet, I really enjoyed reading this, it's getting more and more exciting, every character is very sweet and affectionate, I really like Eugene, especially when making a Lark into a tree, it's very cool, and when the room is filled with water, I really enjoy this, the translation is comfortable, the translation is great!!Highly recommended, thanks to the translators, I even read it many times because I really like it, success for the creators and translators, love them so much... more>> 😘 <<less
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