Единственный конец злодейки - смерть. Новелла. Том 5

Villains Are Destined to Die (Novel) #5

by Gwon Gyeoeul, Квон Гёыль, Полина Садикова (Translator)

〈SYSTEM〉 게임이 종료됩니다.

엔딩을 맞이해 게임이 종료되자 시스템 창이 사라졌다.
이제 진짜 ‘페넬로페’가 된 그녀는 칼리스토의 곁에 머물기로 한다.

“내 눈에 흙이 들어가도 당신이랑 결혼 안 해!”

하지만 칼리스토의 일방적인 청혼은 결국 페넬로페를 분노하게 만들고.
그러는 사이, 다시 진실의 거울 속으로 들어간 페넬로페는 뜻밖의 인물을 마주한다.

“너 혹시…… 이본 에카르트?”

거울 안에 갇혀 있던 뷘터도 구출해 돌아오지만,
그녀를 기다리는 건 싸늘한 칼리스토뿐.
두 사람의 관계는 점점 극으로 치닫고 마는데…….

“늘 두려워. 널 여기 주저앉힌 나를, 네가 원망할까 봐.”
“여기 남은 건 제 선택이지, 전하가 주저앉힌 게 아니에요.”

배드 엔딩을 피한 악역의 진짜 결말은?!

Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Light Novel, Historical, Fiction, Young Adult, Manga

304 pages, Hardcover

First published November 9, 2020

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Reviews

[Celia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amé está novela de principio a fin, ya me la he leído varias veces todos los volúmenes y me siguen enganchando a leer como la primera leída .
Los personajes están muy bien estructurados y la historia es buenísima.
Super recomendada.

[Марија · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okej, idemo deo po deo, jer ovde bih zapravo da ostavim moj utisak celokupnog romana.

• Ukratko o čemu se radi: Pratimo našu glavnu junakinju koja se posle neprospavane noći igrajući igricu na svom telefonu budi upravo u njoj - i to u koži glavnog negativca, Penelope Ekhart. I sad, glumeći da je Peni, ona mora preživeti, jer pet glavnih muških junaka koji bi u normalnoj igri bili romantične opcije glavnoj junakinji, njoj prete smrću na svakom koraku. Peni je do sada umrla bezbroj puta. Ovog puta ne. Preživeće do kraja i završiti igricu pre nego što se glavna junakinja pojavi.

• Najbolji prevod - definitivno tapas. Ako iz nekog razloga ne želite da se bakćete njihovim momentom prikupljanja mastila ili čekanja da biste pročitali poglavlje, znajte da je internet prepun svakakvih gluposti i da nisam mogla dugo da izdržim čitajući prevode fanova. Previše amaterski. (skoro pa sam prodala dušu đavolu da bih prikupila mastilo i pročitala apsolutno sve na tapas, ali isplatilo se. Donekle.)

• Omiljeni muški lik (od glavnih pet) - Kalisto. Da, toliko sam generična. A i slaba sam na plavuše.

Klasičan ML i najlogičniji izbor za Peni. Iako nam je predstavljen kao najluđi od svih, koji je može ubiti u svakom trenutku, njihove interakcije su zapravo bile najzanimljivije i veoma brzo sam se našla u "Callisto ABS" fan grupi, navijajući za njega. Bio mi je odličan dok se nisu pojavile dodatne priče. Mislim da je njegov lik pretrpeo najviše promena, iz meni nepoznatnih razloga. Sve što sam mrzela kod opsesivnih likova, odjednom se skupilo u njemu i autorka je odlučila da ga sroza na bednika. Ne znam čemu to ni zašto, ali Kalisto, pamtiću te uvek kao kul lika, dok ću ovo iz dodatnih priča potisnuti u najtamnije kutke mog mozga!


• Omiljeni muški lik (od glavnih pet) guilty pleasure version - Derik. Od samog početka (jer je bukvalno prvi muški lik koji se pojavljuje kada se naša Peni probudi u igri) me je uznemirio i postojalo je nešto u ovom liku što me je teralo da navijam za njihov srećan kraj. Toliko sam želela da baš on padne na njen šarm. Doduše, svaki put kada bi zaje*ao, htela sam da plačem.

Posle pročitane cele knjige sa sve dodatnim pričama, moram istaći da je Derik najkompleksniji lik. Ujedno možda i najtragičniji. Nakon što je njegova voljena sestra Ivon nestala, i to njegovom krivicom, Derik se povlači u sebe i konstantno se kažnjava. Brani sebi da se smeje, da bude srećan. Kada njegov otac, nakon nekoliko godina od nestanka dovede 12-godišnju devojčicu u njihovu kuću, Derik se prvi put susreće sa velikom dilemom: mrzi oca zato što je tako brzo preboleo nestanak njegove sestre i mislio da tek tako može da joj nađe zamenu, a opet mora biti dobar dečak koji sluša svoje roditelje i ne talasa. Ova pomešana osećanja ne pomažu njegovom odnosu sa Peni. Ona postaje večiti podsetnik na sestru koju je izgubio. Međutim kako godine prolaze, Peni sve manje liči na Ivon i on počinje da je vidi kao ženu. Dilema broj dva i ona koja će ga pretvoriti u monstruma. Derik shvata da su osećanja koja gaji prema Peni romantična, samim tim nedozvoljena, jer su u oku zakona njih dvoje brat i sestra (iako nisu u krvnom srodstvu). Kako je sebe već kaznio na maks kada je Ivon nestala, njegova kazna se pretapa na Peni. Zbog toga kreće da je tera od sebe, ponašajući se odvratno prema njoj, dozvoljavajući da je svi u kući maltretiraju, ignorišući tortutu koju preživljava. Njegova žuto-narandžasta-crvena boja predstavlja požudu koju godinama potiskuje i koja će se nakon otkrivanja istine o Ivon, ipak pretvoriti u ljubav. Da je sebi dopustio, mogao je biti Penelopin spas, mogao je biti srećan sa njom. Umesto toga, dobija bedan kraj. Kraj gde moli Peni da mu dozvoli da ostane pored nje, makar i kao brat. Tu dozvolu naravno, ne dobija.

• Omiljeni negativac - Peni! Ali zamalo. Iako nam je tako predstavljena, Peni zapravo ne čini ništa preterano zlo. Ali zato Ekls, uh vau. Mislim da sadrži savršenu količinu mržnje i sažaljenja koju nikada nisam osećala prema Ivon, npr. Ali ako je neko definicija toksične veze, dame i gospodo, predstvaljam vam Eklsa.

Iako mi je jasno zašto ga je Peni izabrala kao svoju glavnu rutu da pređe igricu, prosto su mi neverovatne sve crvene zastavici koje su štrčale kako se priča odvijala i Penino sveopšte slepilo. Ma do samog kraja (a i posle, u onim prokletim dodatnim pričama), Ekls je bomba koju čekam da eksplodira i nešto mi nije dostigao svoj maksimum. Kao da sam se razočarala kada sam čitala one delove o pokušajima kidnapovanja Peni. Ipak, njegovi poslednji momenti su trebalo ostati poslednji. "Za tebe je ono između nas bilo nasilje, za mene je bila ljubav." Njegova borba između ljubavi i mržnje ga dovodi do ludila i povratka nema. Ne znam čemu onda potreba za kvazi-srećnim krajem?


• Najbolje iskupljenje - definitivno Rejnold. Kroz ceo roman pratimo ga kako sazreva, shvata svoj greške, i ispašta zbog njih. Jedini lik koji je zapravo zaslužio svoj srećan kraj jer je radio na njemu.

• I kad sam već izlistala sve ostale likove, moram pomenuti i Vintera, kojem ovom prilikom dodeljujem nagradu "Trebalo je da budeš izabran, ali si nažalost frendzonovan" uz gomilu ljubičastih ruža.

Nikako mi neće biti jasno zašto Vinter nije izabran, kada je realno jedini koji joj uporno pristiže u pomoć. Čak više nego Kalisto! Oprosti mi plavušice, ali istina boli. Faktički je i razlog zašto Peni uspeva da pobedi Ivon. Ali okej.


• Roman vs. Strip - strip, iako još uvek nije završen, postoji nada da će nešto promeniti na kraju i popraviti ga. Realno, crteži su prelepi i pola romana ne bih ni pročitala da mi nisu iskakale slike koje sam već pročitala u stripu.

• Završne misli - sve u svemu, interesantna priča, ali bih joj definitivno dala manju ocenu da nema stripa.

Nije mi se svidelo što joj se na kraju pojavljuje izbor da ostane u igrici. Nakon završene igre, trebalo je da se vrati u stvarnost. Onda bi priča bila malo komplikovanija. Čini mi se da bi mi se mnogo više svidelo da se vratila u stvarnost, ozdravila i upoznala Kalista u realnom svetu. E to bi bila prava ljubav. Ili da je nekako naterao Vintera da je ponovo prizove u svet igrice. Nešto tako, npr.

[Masha Kly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ну да, эта часть меня разочаровала. Она как сиквел для фанатов, которые хотят посмотреть просто на жизнь героев. Это мило, приятно, но смысловой нагрузки очень мало. Но спасибо, действительно, за возможность подсмотреть за героями.

[Inn Auni · Rating 4 out of 5]

BEWARE of SPOILER

Cha Siyeon was brought home by her father to a household filled with cold, indifferent half-brothers. Despite her late mother having nothing to do with the death of their mother (at least according to the MTL), they still held her responsible. Even the household staff treated her like trash, viewing both Siyeon and her mom as homewreckers. College was her ticket out—finally free, she moved out and juggled three part-time jobs while studying. Somewhere in between, she still found time to play an otome game.

The game had two modes:

Normal mode followed the heroine, Yvonne.

Hard mode followed the villainess, Penelope.

In normal mode, Yvonne began with a 30% favorability rating from each of the five male leads:

Crown Prince Callisto

Marquis Vinter

Young Duke Derrick

Duke’s second son Reynold

Knight Eclise

In hard mode, as Penelope, the favorability was either zero or negative. And the plot? Straight out of the "villainess gets doomed" playbook:

Yvonne goes missing as a child

The Duke adopts Penelope because she resembles Yvonne

Derrick and Reynold resent Penelope for taking Yvonne’s place

On Penelope’s 18th birthday, Vinter returns with the real Yvonne

Eclise, a former slave purchased by the Duke, is appointed Yvonne’s escort

Yvonne meets Callisto → they fall in love

Penelope, as the villainess, is ultimately killed by Callisto

After dying countless times in hard mode, Cha Siyeon rage-quits the game… only to wake up inside it—as Penelope. Now, she must reach 100% favorability with one male lead and receive a love confession before the coming-of-age ceremony to return home.

The novel spans five volumes with:

231 main chapters

40 side stories

8 special chapters

The translation? Pretty much raw MTL—definitely a "hard mode" read in more ways than one. But it was popular enough to get a manhwa adaptation.

My thoughts:
I gave this 4 stars, but only because of the side stories. Why? Because it felt like the author suddenly realized, “Oops, I forgot to wrap things up properly.” So we get 40 more chapters to finally give Penelope her closure.

Then—surprise!—the author again realizes Cha Siyeon didn’t get hers. Cue another 8 special chapters to fix that.

It honestly felt like James Cameron waking up one morning and deciding, “You know what? Jack Dawson survived the Titanic. Let’s give him a new arc where he moves on because Rose already got her happy ending.” And then writing yet another side story where we watch Rose living her best life with her family, just so she can finally let go of the past.

So, was it a tragedy? Not really. The “tragedy” tag is basically false advertising at this point.

[SELMA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tbh i wasn't sure if i wanted to read the novel or wait for the manhwa updates, but after starting i absolutely loved every moment of it. The female lead is so strong and lovable at the same time and calisto😭my sweet baby his development is incredible
He tries so hard to realize his feelings and improve himself to become better and better at loving penelope. And their chemistry is amazing. Everytime i read their parts my butterflies come out and dance💫

[Mad Soul Child · Rating 5 out of 5]

1) я рада что Дерек остался жив, даже появление Иксила хоть и оставило вопросики но всё же отлично, что нам дали понять его судьбу
2) круто что завершили историю настоящей Ивонны и настоящего мира Сиëн
3) отношения Каллисто и Пенелопы chefs kiss 💋
даже захотелось перечитать все новеллы заново!
4) герцога жалко, приятно что у них остались хоть какие-то то отношения


эта история в моём сердечке надолго
и безусловно в любимые книжули отправляется

[Rudy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ni siquiera sé que decir. Detesto los finales donde a fuerza meten un embarazo, lo peor de todo es que quisieron hacer un cierre con todos los ML pero fueron cierres paupérrimos y lo peor de todo una pérdida de memoria!! Ay no, espero que el manhwa sea mejor y cambien un par de cosas pero este volumen de la novela no me gustó.

[TomaKhusainova · Rating 5 out of 5]

A satisfying end for a great story, I do appreciate Penelope holding on her grudges, it warms my cold heart to see everyone getting exactly what they deserved

[Lana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally I'm finished with it! I got tired of this novel towards the end, to be honest. Also I'm not the fan of that happy-ever-after stories with marriage and kids. But extra and special chapters gave closure to multiple character storylines, including Penelope herself so they were a bit draggy but important nonetheless.
This is such an unusual story. It started as weird but simple concept of a girl who is suddenly transported into a game, she was playing, as a villain. She has to make one of the main male characters fall in love with her or she will die. Penelope, character she has now become, has a difficult life where her family hates and torments her, which is not unlike her own. She measures her chances, chooses most likely candidates and works on charming them off their feet but surprisingly manages to mend Penelope's reputation and relationships with family and find her own place in this game world.
On the surface it's simple but there are so many fucked up sub-plots about magic and cults and brain-washing. And cute romance scenes. And many weird situations. And of course beautiful happy ending.
Penelope is charming and cute and a fighter but there's underlying trauma in many of her actions and choices. Sometimes she is so cold, stubborn and unforgiving it makes me sad. Glad that she found Callisto, one more broken soul who cares about her more than about anything in the world. Callisto sometimes goes overboard and it's obvious that he doesn't know how to build healthy relationships but he's trying. And they make it work.
Plot is sometimes repetitive, sometimes a bit boring and made me facepalm several times but overall it's an enjoyable story. Too long, of course, but perfect for reading during holidays when you are too lazy to think and just want something precious.
I would prefer if it had more substance, more well thought-our plot but overall liked it a lot. Definitely experimental read and I doubt I'd like to read anything similar to this soon but I love trying new things so I'm satisfied.

[Insha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lmao read the spoilers for this because it’s dragging and I don’t have patience

[Nathalia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nesse último livro temos 3 epílogos para acompanharmos o que aconteceu com Penélope depois que o jogo terminou e ele tomou sua decisão, nos eventos finais do livro 4.

Essa história tem uma ótima premissa, que te prende, personagens interessantes que nos faz querer acompanhar essa história do início ao fim para ver qual final cada um deles terá, seja o casal ficando juntos e construindo um romance, ou o vilão sendo derrotado, ou os babacas sendo colocados no seu lugar, e por fim torcemos para que outros personagens sejam redimidos no final, uma vez que tiveram atitudes ruins, mas são bons e te cativaram em algum momento.

Eu sinto que temos isso neste último livro, porém no meio do que queríamos ver sendo desenvolvido há tramas repetitivas, desnecessárias, e se antes a mitologia já era superficial e um pouco confusa, aqui fica ainda mais, fazendo com que em certas partes se torne um pouco chato. Entretanto essas coisas não atrapalharam meu fluxo de leitura, eu estava imersa no livro e terminei de um dia pro outro, porém durante a leitura essas coisas me incomodaram e fizeram com que eu ficasse com raiava de certos personagens, bem como o livro foi caindo de qualidade e no final.


⚠️‼️ SPOLIER‼️⚠️

Pontos interessantes do livro:
- Romance de Penélope e Callisto (o felizes para sempre deles);
- Resgate do Marques Winter e a alma da verdadeira Ivonne (a história do que aconteceu com a vdd Ivonne);
- As interações de Penélope com Duque e Reynald;
- A história do que aconteceu com a Cha Sey-On *

Pontos negativos:
- O ciclo chato e respetivo de alguns comportamentos da Penélope e do Príncipe Herdeiro;
CHATICE a Pen foge dele, se mete em encrenca e ele resgata ela, eles brigam, depois ele fica ainda mais doido achando que ela vai largar ele a qualquer momento, um ciclo sem fim dessa chatice;

- O mal desenvolvimento da Penélope como arqueóloga, ela e o Príncipe ficam brigando pelo motivo dela não querer se casar com ele e se tornar imperatriz pra ser arqueóloga mas no final não vemos impacto nenhum das descobertas dela, a autora não desenvolve isso e fica só parecendo que foi uma perca de tempo, mesmo que ela tenha achado o lugar dos magos anciões e temos uma profecia sem pé e cabeça, na qual no futuro quando a “profecia se cumpre” é super mal desenvolvida e no final a gente não entende qual foi o propósito daquilo;

A autora não conseguiu aprofundar e dar coesão na mitologia/LOR desse universo e por isso no fim a gente sente que essa jornada da Pen como arqueólogo foi só encheção de linguiça;

- O arco do Eckles é um eterno “foi de nada pra lugar nenhum”, ele é o personagem mais mal desenvolvido de toda a história, acho que ele tinha potencial para ter se redimido (morrendo para salvar a Pen e cumprir com sua missão de cavaleiro dela, uma vez que o amor tóxico dele só poderia acabar em trágedia) ou ele abraçado seu lado vilão e ter sido derrotado por Callisto (poderia ter sido morto ou preso), mas não temos nada disso ficando algo no meio termo com ele se “sacrificando” pra ajudar a Pen, mas acaba sobrevivendo e perde a memória, porém continuou seguindo a Penélope que nem um doido.
Depois eles tem a mesma discussão que tiveram antes no 4º livro, e por fim ele vai embora abandonado ela. Minha opinião, toda essa parte dele voltar vivo e com amnésia muito sem pé nem cabeça, antes tivesse ficado na dúvida se ele tinha morrido ou sobrevivido;

- Judith ter asas !!???!!?!!? Achei viajado e jogado na história, é muito mal desenvolvido;

No final do 4º livro criamos expectativas de ver a Penélope e Callisto assumindo o império e reinado, construindo uma família, mas o que recebemos é eles brigando, a Pen sendo chata e cometendo os mesmos erros de forma reintegrada, um monte de encheção de linguiça e migalhas do que realmente queríamos que acontecesse.

Felizmente era o último livro, o leitores já estavam apegados aos personagens, então entre as partes chatas havia coisas interessantes que nos faz querer continuar lendo pra ver onde tudo isso vai dar, pelo menos o final é feliz pra Penélope e Callisto.

[阿近 · Rating 4 out of 5]

　　《反派角色只有死亡結局》終於來到最後一集了。第五集真相差不多都浮出水面，基本上劇情幾乎是馬上走到跟反派BOSS對峙的情境，佩妮洛普因為手上的底牌還不夠，加上受到伊芙恩的洗腦影響而動搖心志，依照系統任務必須盡快到特定地點找出「真實之鏡」，解除她受到的洗腦，接下來真的是相當驚心動魄的旅途呢。體趕上覺得第五集與其說是乙女遊戲談情說愛，反倒是收集寶物、和敵人對抗的RPG遊戲冒險情節帶來的印象更強烈，攻略角色們對佩妮洛普坦露心曲，或者在她看不見的地方展露對她的感情，這些情景也是有出現，但穿插在佩妮洛普心驚肉跳的旅途裡，看起來略顯影薄。

　　不過這種程度的愛情描寫，對我而言算是剛剛好。因為他們講的話真的太——肉麻了！尤其是皇太子凱利司托，他在沙漠荒島上還有確定雙方兩情相悅時，跟佩妮洛普調情得很開心，有時候也是為了緩解危機帶來的緊張感而刻意開玩笑，希望能緩解佩妮洛普的焦慮或轉移她的注意力，這部份可以感覺到凱利司托對心上人精確的明察秋毫和體貼。不過那些情話肉麻到讓我讀得尷尬又難為情，深深地感覺到他果然是遊戲世界裡的角色呢。這麼肉麻的台詞你竟然說得出口？！佩妮洛普也不時因為這麼熱情的告白台詞而羞赧，這就是所謂的「我不尷尬，尷尬的就是別人」概念嗎？

　　不過，其實偶爾佩妮洛普也會受到對方影響下，跟著用比較激烈又滿懷赤誠的話語回應對方，讓一直用堅強鎧甲掩飾自身脆弱的佩妮洛普露出受傷未癒的一面，身邊也有能讓她稍微以真面目示人的對象，這對佩妮洛普來說應該算是好事吧？話說回來，我經常覺得女主角的用詞有點貧乏，可能是因為持續看到她習慣性地用「這瘋狂的遊戲」、「這個瘋子」之類的形容詞，我才會有此感想吧。就跟有段時間看韓劇時，頻繁看到劇中主角用「整理感情」這種形容來說明自己的心意一樣，那時候也很納悶為什麼他們常用「整理」這個詞彙來解釋抽象的感情。

　　第五集的劇情安排和敘述也讓我格外有「這裡真的是遊戲世界」的真實感，反覆著你追我逃的消滅大魔王延長戰期間，佩妮洛普和攻略角色接連更換好幾次交戰地點的情景，十分有遊戲換幕的畫面感，閱讀相關情節腦袋會不由自主地浮現遊戲精美的CG畫面。像是化為廢墟又壯麗的宮殿，黃金龍盤旋在天空近處凝望著人類之類的想像，伴隨著作者的敘述輕易地在腦中重現出來。簡直就像是體驗了文字版本的冒險遊戲，這部份對我還滿新鮮的閱讀感受。

　　「你說這是為了我？難道不是拿我當藉口，向那些欺負你的公爵成員，還有你的祖國滅亡的帝國報仇嗎？」
　　「⋯⋯主人。」
　　「我還要因為你愛我的這個理由，承受你的暴力到什麼時候？」
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　——Gwon Gyeoeul《反派角色只有死亡結局5》頁二八三

　　大哥德瑞克、騎士伊克里斯、皇太子凱利司托，我覺得這三個人在傳遞感情的方式某些面向的本質其實頗為相近，他們三個人都有不聽別人好好講話的症頭，也會有自顧自地決定事情，然後迫使佩妮洛普被動接受他們的決定的時候。對佩妮洛普也懷抱著深沉曲折的感情和占有慾，只是每個人是否及時調整自己表達的方式，以及傳情達意的相處時刻能否讓佩妮洛普願意接受，這些集結天時、地利、人和不同因素組合起來的區別，造就他們戀愛命運的落差。我很喜歡前面的引文，雖然有時候佩妮洛普的情緒化滿到讓我有點負擔，但這段對話精準地呈現出佩妮洛普的敏銳覺察並直指出對方一廂情願的感情付出實則帶來許多困擾和痛苦的勇氣，我很喜歡這個時候的佩妮洛普，展現出她的聰慧和層層情緒下的犀利。

　　德瑞克的遭遇讓我猜測是否為了諷刺某種「什麼都不說，但其實我都是為你好」的自我感動式付出的故事？德瑞克和伊克里斯皆有這種傾向，他們都不願意好好把佩妮洛普的話語聽進心裡，執意用自己的方式塞給她根本不想要也不需要的東西，這放在現實版本就像是持續造成被追求的當事人不舒服且困擾的恐怖追求者吧。但伊克里斯最終的選擇也讓我很難過就是了。希望下次伊克里斯可以談一場不需要女神和奴隸般，上下落差極大的關係，這種缺乏界線的付出無益於對方，也只會掏空自己而遲早崩潰。德瑞克徹底被佩妮洛普拒絕而露出狼狽又難以置信的模樣，倒是讓我看得很痛快，彷彿前面佩妮洛普因為他那不知名感情作祟遭到牽連受苦的委屈終於得到些許賠償了。

　　凱利司托是情場上的最終勝者，亦認同他在跟佩妮洛普接觸的過程裡，表現出來的人格特質確實最貼近佩妮洛普當下的心理需求，但凱利司托一直給我永恆的不安定感，像是內心持續地在南北兩極來回擺盪、跟瘋子只有一線之隔。現階段看似給佩妮洛普選擇去留的空間而顯得氣度寬容，但我很擔心哪天他會擺盪回那個獨佔慾至上的男人，這種過度密切的愛情關係有時候會讓人覺得窒息。希望凱利司托一直維持著尊重佩妮洛普的狀態。

　　我到最後還是覺得魔法師文特比較好，如果非要選一個攻略角色才算結局的話，我覺得情緒穩定的文特仍是比較安心的選擇，不談戀愛，當朋友或商業合作夥伴似乎也不錯。或是跟二哥雷諾德待在一起吱吱喳喳地吵鬧，繼續培養兄妹情誼也不壞。文特和雷諾德都是結局時，我認為待人處事上相對穩定的人。二哥雷諾德在家中遭到伊芙恩襲擊而一片混亂時，代替被洗腦而動彈不得的大哥德瑞克下指揮，也展現出他在關鍵時刻的果斷和魄力；佩妮洛普詢問他對伊芙恩真實身份的想法，也毫不猶豫地表達了對佩妮洛普的擔憂和支持。

　　伊卡洛特公爵的態度也一樣，不但很早就軟化對佩妮洛普的態度，也多次表達對養女的信賴與支持，所以公爵父親和雷諾德在我的內心評估裡，是還能夠繼續往來的對象，父子倆坦率說出對佩妮洛普的感情的模樣真的很可愛，像是原來爸爸會向別人大肆炫耀「那是他女兒送給他的護身符！」而洋洋得意；雷諾德醉得意識不清時，會哭喊「自己做錯了！我再買一條項鍊給你不就好了！」。雖然佩妮洛普不知道，不過這幾個畫面真的很可愛，也讓身為讀者的我希冀佩妮洛普���夠給父親和二哥機會修復親情。

　　至於大哥就放生吧。雖然想要看到德瑞克內心飽受折磨以報佩妮洛普前期因他所遭受的苦難，但在一切結束後，最大的願望是希望佩妮洛普和德瑞克從此井水不犯河水，不會想主動花費時間和力氣在攻擊他身上，但餘生也不希望再見到德瑞克，也不希望他一直糾纏佩妮洛普。如果德瑞克線最後是這樣發展，對我而言算是不錯的結果了吧。佩妮洛普再受到騷擾，能夠平心靜氣地過生活，而佩妮洛普和公爵家也能夠避免因為德瑞克再生新的嫌隙。

　　話說，伊芙恩的真面目敘述好可怕，某個場景令我想到日本民間故事的某種妖怪，害我當天看完那個雙姝對峙的情節後，晚上睡得不太安穩，一直會想起伊芙恩異變的畫面，無法進入深沉睡眠。幸好後來繼續看下去，接下來的劇情多少洗掉我對伊芙恩的恐怖印象，能用其他情節和畫面覆蓋掉那驚悚的想像。

[Adamsloj]

Nadal uważam, że manhwa jest lepsza niż powieść. Choć oczywiście, powieść ma przewagę w opisach i przeżyciach wewnętrznych to manhwa, pewnie ogólnie komiksy, mają szybsze tempo. A przy tym tempie to, co zostało wydestylowane z powieści daje lepsze zrozumienie wydarzeń. Ciekawe, czy manhwa zaadaptuje te dodatkowe historie?

W dodatkowych historiach zmierzamy do już trzeciego zakończenia gry lub powieści. Tym razem po sekretnym zakończeniu i ostatecznym skończeniu gry, poznajemy perypetie Penelopy z nadopiekuńczym Calisto. Jak w pierwszej części mieliśmy zwykły romans z wieloma opcjami, w drugiej wielką walkę ze złem, w trzeciej wracamy trochę do opcji romansowej, ale w dojrzalszy sposób, trochę jak w Frieren. Piękny książe został wybrany jako ten jedyny, a wielkie zło zostało pokonane.

Zatem czas na ślub! Jak z bajki. Ale Penelopa jak zwykle stąpa twardo po ziemii. Jest konsekwentna. Żyła koszmarem i trzeba przywyknąć powoli do czegoś lepszego. Trzeba czerpać z życia, a nie żyć w złotej klatce. Jeśli chce się żyć z księciem, który ma zaburzenia zaufania trzeba pójść na kompromisy. Ale to dopiero po postawieniu twardych granic. Ona też ma takie.

Czyli na końcu naszej przygody potrzeba odrobiny dojrzałości i czasu. Ostatecznego pożegnania się z przeszłością i przywitania nowej przyszłości. Wszystko to w znanych już schematach, ale skoro ktoś pozostał to musiało mu się podobać? Chyba, że to syndrom sztokholmski, jak u Penelopy, która lubi Calisto. Syndrom utopionych kosztów.

Zatem, jeśli ktoś chce wiedzieć, co się stało po sekretnym zakończeniu gry i chce jeszcze chwilę pobyć w tym świecie to droga otwarta. Choć początek jest chyba najtrudniejszy do przebrnięcia. Ale ustalanie granic zawsze takie jest. Potem jest lepiej.

PS
Jednak autorka naprawdę nie lubi zabijać postaci. Szkoda.

[Arthur · Rating 3 out of 5]

I understand why Penelope cut ties with Duke and Emily, but I strongly disagree with her and the way she did it.

I also understand that they were cruel people to Original Penelope and helped destroy her soul, but they were not aware of that and more importantly, THOSE CHARACTERS CHANGED IN VOLUME 1 ITSELF AND FUCKING HELPED HER WHENEVER THEY COULD THROUGH THE STORY. 95% of the story they were supporting the fake Penelope and she did them dirty.

She would be literally dead without them.

How I hated how she spits in Duke's face and say that she killed Ivonne, met the real Ivonne and that she can't come back because of no body to house her soul since she was the one who destroyed her body. AND THEM SAYS THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM (along with the other EckRats, but I digress, they were really annoying but she didn't need to do that to her father). GRRRRRRR.

I hated how she forgives best girl Emily and actually leaves her in the manor. Fuck, she was your right hand woman, she actually fought a vampire for you and you just forgets about her. Take her to be your maid in the palace.

Sometimes "Cha Siyeon" says that she and Penelope are the same person now, but that isn't true, almost all of her decisions are based on her own experience, and them when she actually didn't had a bad experience with someone, she invokes the name of "Original P" de give argument to what she wants to do.

Also, I hated old man Hamilton back in the story, he should have died in the capital in the Battle of the Palace. Fuck this. Like, amnesia? REALLY?

I also have other issues with her in this specific book, but they all get resolved there... almost all of them.

Anyway, I liked the story overall. This book was a roller coaster of emotions for me and I think it was cool how she moved on with her life.

[Nitzan Schwarz · Rating 3 out of 5]

*Closer to 2.5 stars*

This volume contains the side stories - Read on Tapas

Honestly, this is one of those cases where the side stories kind of ruined things for me. The only portion that I liked was the final eight episodes, which focused on closure for Penny's original life. I loved watching her put those scumbags in their places. Thank god she didn't forgive them for their abuse and neglect!

The main problem with this volume of side stories was that Callisto felt totally OOC for most episodes. Gone was the confident man who let Penny do what she wanted while protecting her. Instead, we got an anxious man intent on finding a way to bind--sometimes even cage--Penny to him. It was almost as if he had switched personalities with Eckles for a while, which is not good at all.

Eventually, we got our supportive man back. I guess it was meaningful to watch a man so scared and anxious about Penny possibly leaving him actively supporting her and her career, even though it meant not seeing her for days on end. But I wish his anxieties were handled in a way that made more sense to his character.

Speaking of Penny's career... what was that? Did the author really make homegirl "establish all she wanted from her career in 5 years," and then she's done, turned into a stay-at-home mom instead? Seriously? I don't think that's how passion works, and I don't see why it had to be a one or the other kind of thing... It felt like a bizarre route for independent Penny to go...

Overall, I highly recommend the main story. If you're considering reading the side stories, skip to the eight-chapter special episode instead.

[Maia · Rating 5 out of 5]

ESPECTACULAR. Literalmente de las mejore novelas que leí, tiene un personaje principal fuerte, que te hace quererla sin poder evitarlo (Penny te amo), una pareja principal que es de las mejores que leí, son súper hermosos y hacen una pareja muy linda, literalmente son perfectos el uno para el otro. El ML es lo mejor de todo, cada vez se superaba mas y mas (de forma positiva, claro). Pero los protagonistas y el romance no es lo único bueno que tiene la historia, los personajes secundarios también están muy bien escritos, se hacen querer y actúan de una forma que tiene sentido con respecto a como son planteados(Reynold, Winter, Duque, Emilly, los quiero mucho), también hay cierto misterio y una parte super oscura que no se ve venir en un principio, hasta hay partes que me dieron un poco de miedo, y esa parte se mezcla muy bien con toda la parte fantástica de la historia. Literalmente esta tan bien escrita que te atrapa y es imposible para de leer (literalmente estaba tan metida en la historia que no podía parar de leer porque cada vez que terminaba un capitulo necesitaba saber que pasaba después, termine leyendo 50 caps seguidos sin parar) . Sin dudas esta es, a partir de ahora, una de mis historias favoritas, y pelea mucho por el primer puesto. 10/10

[Namtarn Chawanrat · Rating 5 out of 5]

พงศาวดารจบไป ไม่คิดว่าปมมันจะยิ่งใหญ่กว่าที่คิด เล่ม 5 เลยปิดจบเคลียร์พลอตโฮล เคลียร์ใจกับไอ้ชายขี้ระแวง กลัวการะเกด เอ้ย น้องเพหนีกลับกรุงโซล เอ๊ะ มีกระจกเชื่อม หรือว่าเป็นทวิภพ 🤔

น้องเพ กับไอ้ชายของนางปากแจ๋วตั้งแต่ตั้นจนจบยังไม่มีฝ่ายไหนตายไมค์ อันนี้ดีใจมากที่ในที่สุดน้องเพก็หยุมหัวอีองค์รัชทายาทให้ ขยุ้มจริงๆ ดึงหัวแรงๆด้วยความรัก(?) หลังจากที่ทนหมั่นไส้ความคันของมันไม่ไหว

ชอบคาแลคเตอร์ทุกคนในเรื่องนี้ อันนี้พูดจริง เหี้ยบ้าง ดีบ้าง ใจดี โง่ ไม่สมประดี ขาดๆเกินๆ แต่รวมๆแล้วมันทำให้เรื่องอร่อยดี ชอบน้องเพที่ไม่มีกั๊ก ไม่เอาคือไม่เอาเว้ย ไม่ได้ชอบแก ไป๊!!

ท่ายดยุค - ป๊าาาาาาาาา แง…
คุณชายใหญ่ - ไปตายเถอะ
คุณชายรอง - รำคาญปากมัน แต่เล่ม 4 เอ็นดูนางมากกกกก แด๊ะแด๊จนเออ แกก็น่ารักนะ
อิคลิส - ยันเดเระที่รัก ชอบคาแลคเตอร์มัน ถึงแกจะ 🚩ก็ตาม 🤟🏻
วินเทอร์ - บันนี่บอย เข้าใจยากห่าๆจนเจ้าใจว่าทำไมไม่มีใครเอา แต่นะ วินเท๊ออออออ มาหอมหัวที ส่วนตัวชอบแกมากกว่าไอ้ชายอีก แง
คัลลิสโต(องค์รัชทายาท) - ไอ้ชาย ไอ้พ่อเจ้าประคุณ ไอ้ชิ้บหาย ไม่สมประดี


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อันนี้ 5555555555

“ข้าสำนึกแล้ว ให้ตายสิ สำนึกถึงกระดูกจนมันชา จนกระดูกคอข้าจะแตกเลย”

“ข้ามีทั้งอำนาจสิทธิ์ขาด มีทั้งกำลังทหารที่พร้อมจะกวาดประเทศหนึ่งให้ราบเป็นหน้ากลอง แต่ทุกวันนี้ข้ากลับรู้สึกว่าตัวเองอ่อนแอเหลือเกิน”

[Nuprangeiei · Rating 3 out of 5]

พิมพ์รวมๆ โฟกัสหลักๆ แค่เล่มจบ เป็นแนว Romance-Fantasy ที่ดีในแง่ความสัมพันธ์ของตัวเอกที่ไม่ใช่ Toxic-relationship แต่เป็นคนสองคนที่เกิดมาในสภาพแวดล้อมไม่น่าไว้ใจ ไม่สามารถพึ่งพิงใครได้ พอคนประเภทนี้มาเจอกันเลยเกิดความเข้าใจกัน สามารถเกื้อหนุนกันได้ ในเล่มจบเรารู้สึกว่าฉากสู้กันดูรีบมาก รวมถึงมีกลิ่นอายเวทมนต์คล้าย HP อาจเป็นเพราะคนเขียนจงใจล้อ(ที่จริงก็แอบล้อตัวละครแฮร์รี่ตั้งแต่ลูกน้องของพระเอกแล้ว) ตอนอ่านเล่มจบเลยไม่ค่อยชอบช่วงนี้
เราชอบนิสัยนางเอกของเรื่องนี้ที่จนจบแล้วก็ไม่ได้อโหสิกับคนที่ทำไม่ดีกับตัวเองไว้ (ออกแนวปลงเสียมากกว่า) และดีใจที่ได้เห็นทั้งพระนางมีความสุขจริงๆ ทั้งคู่ แบบที่ไม่ต้องคอยพะวงว่าจะตายเมื่อไหร่อีกแล้ว ส่วนตัวละครอื่นๆ ก็มีการพัฒนากันอยู่บ้าง โดยเฉพาะท่านดยุคคนพ่อ ส่วนบางคน อืม จนจบแล้วก็ยังน่าหมั่นไส้อยู่ดี😂
ในเรื่องการแปล เราอ่านแปลเกาหลีมาหลายเรื่อง และส่วนใหญ่เป็นแนว romance ไม่รู้ว่าเป็นที่ต้นฉบับหรือการแปล แต่เรารู้สึกว่าถ้าเทียบกับเรื่องอื่นที่เคยอ่านมา เรื่องนี้ Dialogue ค่อนข้างเยอะกว่าการบรรยายมาก บางทีก็รู้สึกว่าห้วนไปหน่อย ภาษาไม่ค่อยมีเสน่ห์ ไม่ชวนดึงดูดให้อ่านซ้ำ แต่ที่อ่านต่อเพราะอยากเอาใจช่วยพระนางล้วนๆ เจ้าสองคนนี้มันสู้ชีวิตกันมาก เก่งกันจริงๆ

[Shian Sugs · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK, after suffering thru the last half of this novel, i found that the ending was kinda lackluster i got to admit…but so happy callisto is endgame!! i just found it kinda weird that she just kinda…killed her body irl like ??? other than that, this has probably been one of my favorite otome isekais, as far as concept and plot goes. a FL who is smart and calculated, and when occasionally makes mistakes, actually suffers consequences which tbh other OI lack (plot armor too thick). BOY some scenes…my heart was racing so bad bc i was like WTFFFF. i thought that the progression of the main relationship was great and that there was resolution with each of the male leads. i found the side stories a little lacking though, i honestly could care less about penny’s archaeology journey and didnt find it necessary to have pickles pop out of nowhere. overall, this series was a 4/5 stars for me but i definitely can say getting to this point was tiresome and dragged out.

[Jazmin (Magimora) · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Ahora sí que me siento a gusto. Al fin estoy de vuelta entre los brazos de mi familia."
Esa frase representa todo lo que Penélope necesitaba y lo consiguió 🥹. Voy a extrañar demasiado está historia, pero siempre la tendré en mi corazón ❤️.
Comenzó la historia con la ansiedad que sentía Callisto que Penélope se arrepintiera de haberse quedado y como ella y el fueron encontrando una solución y dejando las cosas claras❤️‍🩹. También el descargo de ella con la familia Eckart, disfrute leer la humillación de Derrick (siempre seré su hater), luego como Reynolds al inicio se oponía al compromiso y al final termino apoyándola 🥹.
El deslis que tuvieron y la sorpresa 😂, luego una como conclusión con Eclipse, el rescate del Marqués, y la pequeña hija de Penélope y Callisto o como ame eso 🥰🥰🥰.

[Faith Barban · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good, but it kept dragging on. Not to mention that Penelope’s character was so repetitive with her feelings and they never evolved. Somehow she was always in the right. And don’t even get me started on the plot armor around her, her family, and the prince 😭 . It was a cute story, Penelope and Castillo are a good match. However, if Penelope is a pacifist, why is she 1.) telling Eclise to off himself (granted, he was insane and obsessed with her), 2.) tried KILLING Eclise (again, he was insane, but she described herself as a pacifist), and then 3.) obsessed with killing Yvonne (who is evil so I get it, but again, PACIFIST) it just didn’t make sense.

[ツバキ · Rating 4 out of 5]

雖然還有番外篇，但本篇在這集結束，就稍微寫一下感想。
整體來說這集因為加入了普通模式的隱藏結局，簡單來說就是遊戲中的裏設定，一口氣提升了故事的完整度，也解釋故事中某些奇怪的細節。不過比較可惜的是造成這個裏設定的當事人的戲份其實沒有很多，我覺得其實如果多花點篇幅描寫對方為什麼下定決心這麼做的話會更好。

作為我第一次讀完的韓國女性向娛樂小說，讀起來是滿愉快的，雖然設定跟日本的女性向小說／少女小說其實沒什麼很大的差異，但是兩邊故事的氣氛跟著重的地方不太一樣。

這個故事我還是覺得前期跟各攻略角色增進感情的劇情都設計得不錯，滿像是乙女遊戲中會出現的事件。但中途女主角真的太過情緒化到讓我閱讀有些疲憊，雖然可以理解是原生家庭跟反派千金的境遇很類似，可是一樣的問題一直重複發生，其實可以篩選後再增減一些內容啊。

另外就是某些設定太過暴力了，例如「好感度不到100就會死」的這個設定，應該要有什麼劇情的推演或是女主角思考過去，導出這個遊戲世界有可能會因為這樣失去性命之類的。不然女主角根本沒破過困難模式的結局，到底是怎麼知道的？諸如此類關於遊戲世界的設定還滿多讓我覺得不太自然。

其實讀到最後我最喜歡的角色還是魔法師，但看到正牌千金吐槽說魔法師前幾輪還有送過她花呢，結果在這裡馬上就變心了，這個台詞實在是優秀到讓我笑到不行。

整體來說是娛樂性十足，但是優缺點都很明顯的作品，如果喜歡的是男主角的話，應該可以讀得很開心吧。但其他攻略角色的戲份不太一致，而且某些人的下場也不算太好XD

[Megan Collins · Rating 2 out of 5]

Essentially this volume is a collection of the side stories, epilogue, and extras. It's not completely superfluous as several character finales are found here. It also time jumps to provide some closure and finishes off the tale for our protagonist's former life. While the outcomes match what has been setup I am not a particular fan of the resolution. Almost all characters are given a version or redemption that allows them not to take responsibility for their former actions or they are simply avoided.

[JooSuShin · Rating 4 out of 5]

ครอบครัวสุขสันต์ของคุณแม่ศาสตราจารย์น้องเพฯ มีจะเด็จพ่อหมาบ้า อภิชาตสามีผู้แสนดีผิดกับภาพลักษณ์และบุคลิกภายนอกไปไกลหลายล้านปีแสง และน้องยูดิลูกมังกรสุดคิ้วท์ [ผู้แสบทรวง จัดการเสียจนหมาบ้ากลายเป็นป๊ะป๋าผู้แสนอบอุ่นไปเลย] ยังมี 'ท่านตา' กับ 'ท่านลุง(รอง)' และ 'ท่านอาจารย์มาร์ควิส' ของยูดิอีก [ส่วนอิลุง(ใหญ่)กับอิองค์ชายเดลแมนปล่อยมันไป ฮึ่ย!]

ชอบที่สุดท้าย...น้องเพฯ (นามจริง ชาชียอน) ก็เลือกที่จะ 'ให้อภัย' แค่บางคน สมจริงดี ไม่ได้เป็นนางเอกแสนดีที่จะตะพึดตะพือยกโทษให้ทุกคน แม้จะสำนึกได้แต่เมื่อมันสายเกินไปก็ต้องยอมรับผลจากการกระทำของตัวเองกันไปละนะ ไม่แค้นไม่คืนดี ตัดสิ้นเยื่อใยต่อไปต่างคนต่างอยู่ตายไม่ต้องมาเผาผี สะใจแท้

[rvmény · Rating 4 out of 5]

what a wonderful ending for a villainess! I'm so glad penelope was able to find peace after everything she went through, and so was callisto. they deserve it more than anyone else. I'm glad that I was rooting for the super blonde from book #1 for a reason. I initially thought that of course she would choose the most sullen guy who would only be rude to her (as usually happens), but a miracle happened!

ps. judith is so lovely little dragon!🐉

[Erika (The Nocturnal Fey) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four stars (or maybe 4.5) because at some point I felt that Penelope is way too cold. I mean, I think her behavior is justified, but I guess I'm just too soft and I want happy endings for everyone after all those that happened in all of the 5 books. Hahahah.

Aslo, everything that Callisto does is just too cute and funny.

[DeeJade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, I like the ending. Not to spoil things, but I like how our girl got her closure outside the game, too. So, both Penelope and the OG girl got their endings. I'm just a bit iffy about the whole power of their child. It seemed a bit off as I read it, and I couldn't quite picture it—like, what is the purpose of it? I'm hoping the manhwa can do it justice more than my imagination could.

[Aria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hay tantas cosas que sentí extra a lo que necesitaba ser cerrado de la historia. Sin embargo he disfrutado mucho con la lectura, pese a la traducción.

Quito las quejas que di de Callisto, solo era un malentendido.

En otras notas, pinché familia de Siyeon.

[Sam]

I can feel inner peace right now,,,

[Maeline · Rating 5 out of 5]

The angst is just fantastic, couldn't stop reading this series 👏