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私が聖女?いいえ、悪役令嬢です! ~生存ルート目指したらなぜか聖女になってしまいそうな件~ [Watashi ga Seijo? Iie, Akuyaku Reijou desu!] (Novel) #1
As The Villainess, I Reject These Happy-Bad Endings!
Iris has awoken as the villainess in the world of her favorite otome game. But not just ANY otome game—one with nothing but bittersweet “Happy-Bad” Endings! If the heroine hooks up with one of her problematic love interests, the rest of the world is doomed... but if she fails, it's the villainess who will pay with her life!
Fortunately, Iris has time on her side. All she has to do is set things up so that the heroine won't go down those routes! Be it curing a fatal disease or re-parenting her possessive twin brother, she'll do whatever it takes to reject these Happy-Bad Endings!
Fortunately, Iris has time on her side. All she has to do is set things up so that the heroine won't go down those routes! Be it curing a fatal disease or re-parenting her possessive twin brother, she'll do whatever it takes to reject these Happy-Bad Endings!
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First published November 5, 2020
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September 2, 2023
Re-reading: fav quote at 48%
“Are you KIDDING ME?! If I’d known this would have happened, I would have caressed it like a lover instead of slapping it like the Enter Key at the end of a twelve-hour shift at the office!” 😂😂
Yup, still 5 stars! I just LOVE all of the characters and how she defies the happy-bad ends. This is just SUCH a great palette cleanse and it’s ONE volume! I LOVE that I don’t have to wait for the next one to come out. It’s perfectly paced and I couldn’t be happier with it!
Review for 9/2/23 above this point.
First thing I love, ONE VOLUME!!! Not having to anxiously wait for the next book to come out, WOOT!
Second thing, MC H has pink hair and eyes, the MC h has GREEN! Fav color on her, traditionally “girly” color on him. Awesome!
Third thing, I love the characters, their personalities, how she defeated the bad endings, all of it!
5, This is a keeper and will be re-read, stars!
“Are you KIDDING ME?! If I’d known this would have happened, I would have caressed it like a lover instead of slapping it like the Enter Key at the end of a twelve-hour shift at the office!” 😂😂
Yup, still 5 stars! I just LOVE all of the characters and how she defies the happy-bad ends. This is just SUCH a great palette cleanse and it’s ONE volume! I LOVE that I don’t have to wait for the next one to come out. It’s perfectly paced and I couldn’t be happier with it!
Review for 9/2/23 above this point.
First thing I love, ONE VOLUME!!! Not having to anxiously wait for the next book to come out, WOOT!
Second thing, MC H has pink hair and eyes, the MC h has GREEN! Fav color on her, traditionally “girly” color on him. Awesome!
Third thing, I love the characters, their personalities, how she defeated the bad endings, all of it!
5, This is a keeper and will be re-read, stars!
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June 14, 2021
This hits almost all of the expected story beats but still manages to be an awfully enjoyable book. If it ain't broke and all that...
June 1, 2022
I loved everything about this book I just love how light novels are written it makes for a very interesting story. I loved the whole concept with the MC being reborn as the villainess to fix the ending it was a super fun read. I loved the characters especially Iris she was so great to read about sometimes too keen to fix things that gets her in a bit of trouble she is a bit oblivious to many things like her own love life she is much to focused on trying to fix the story is stuck in. Other than that I loved the other characters her brother Nigel who is interesting in his own way I liked that he ended up with the OG game MC Camille they fit together so well. I loved Iris's family and many of the people around her I loved the fairies they were interesting to read about. I loved the plot it starts by telling one bad ending in the game and the MC hating it and remembering she was someone else in her past life with her setting out to prevent many things and make sure there are no happy bad ending only happy endings. So overall I loved this book would read more like this for sure.
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October 14, 2021
This book is what would've happened if you get isekai'd into a Rejet otome game. Obviously, whether you're the heroine or the villainess, the only available option is to suffer dead or alive. Well, not for Iris. She rejects all the do-S, yandere, chains and cages of love, and accidental incest that leads to the entire world burning down. While working on avoiding all these despair routes, she's also unknowingly securing her own happy ending.
The pacing is a bit strange because a good portion of the story is dedicated to explain vaccination techniques in a world where vaccines do not exist, and half of process was done by magic anyway. It is vital to the plot, it just felt weird since the book shifts focus to academy life as soon as this part is over. I also noticed that it follows the exact same format as the web novel version, so it has a lot of chapters and some of them are also split into several parts.
That being said, I still enjoyed the book a lot mainly because of Prince Reseda. Even if Iris is oblivious to an absurd level all the way to the very end, the guy knows how to play the long game. I spent the entire book rooting for him, and he did not disappoint. 👌✨
The pacing is a bit strange because a good portion of the story is dedicated to explain vaccination techniques in a world where vaccines do not exist, and half of process was done by magic anyway. It is vital to the plot, it just felt weird since the book shifts focus to academy life as soon as this part is over. I also noticed that it follows the exact same format as the web novel version, so it has a lot of chapters and some of them are also split into several parts.
That being said, I still enjoyed the book a lot mainly because of Prince Reseda. Even if Iris is oblivious to an absurd level all the way to the very end, the guy knows how to play the long game. I spent the entire book rooting for him, and he did not disappoint. 👌✨
January 28, 2023
I laughed way too hard at this woman! Grown a$$ woman who is over 30 years old should not be this freaked about being seen in public with her fiance. Especially after how sassy and smart she came off right from the start! 😂 Still, I enjoyed this. And I appreciate the fact that it was a one and done.
February 2, 2024
Really absoolutely loved this light novel!
March 31, 2021
Defeat those beautiful but terrifying endings!
Welcome to another fun romp through a reincarnated villainess' life as she desperately tries to avoid death, imprisonment or something horrifyingly in between.
Iris excels at two things: being a Lady Knight (though this is woefully underused throughout) and accidentally upsetting the balance of her world. Technicy you could say she spent the better part of the book trying to avoid standing out exactly. Standing out is what got her "game" self into bad endings. Iris was just really terrible at being wallpaper.
Also weirdly enough there's a fairly decent sized chunk of the novel devoted to vaccination techniques in a society with no modern medical knowledge. Its important, but it ground the story pace down somewhat.
Overall this is a light hearted tale of a try hard girl that wants the BEST endings for everyone involved (since even the heroine's "good" endings were dark) without ever realizing what an inspiration she truly was.
Welcome to another fun romp through a reincarnated villainess' life as she desperately tries to avoid death, imprisonment or something horrifyingly in between.
Iris excels at two things: being a Lady Knight (though this is woefully underused throughout) and accidentally upsetting the balance of her world. Technicy you could say she spent the better part of the book trying to avoid standing out exactly. Standing out is what got her "game" self into bad endings. Iris was just really terrible at being wallpaper.
Also weirdly enough there's a fairly decent sized chunk of the novel devoted to vaccination techniques in a society with no modern medical knowledge. Its important, but it ground the story pace down somewhat.
Overall this is a light hearted tale of a try hard girl that wants the BEST endings for everyone involved (since even the heroine's "good" endings were dark) without ever realizing what an inspiration she truly was.
March 18, 2022
Hmm, another solid, if not mediocre, otome-isekai to pass my time with. Thankfully this all wraps up within one volume, so I don’t have to wait for closure.
It’s got all the elements you might expect just from reading the synopsis. Otome game, bad ending!!!!, villainess, and so on. There’s laughably unbelievable plotlines and your typical enjoyable romance story.
Although I feel like this story was meant to he written in first person. I have no idea why it’s in third person because it has many points where it flows unnaturally—and would be so much better in first person to help distinguish present Iris and in-game Iris.
Which… brings me to Iris herself. I found her to be a kind of un-charming dense. And if I see the word “ringlets” one more time I’m going to grab a pair of scissors and chop them off this damn girl myself.
Oh, and the phrase “I reject these happy-bad endings”. It was cutesy in the title, irritating when it happened like five times. Also, weird when you consider that the story is in third person and not first…
And the art… so sorry but I just can’t with it. Maybe it’s a case of the old “It’s not you it’s me”, but whatever, not my thing.
But hey, maybe I’m being too cruel. I did enjoy it and I had fun. Very bingeable and light. And that’s the whole point of the otome-isekai genre, right? Fun times with romance and reincarnation. Not a bad read by any means.
It’s got all the elements you might expect just from reading the synopsis. Otome game, bad ending!!!!, villainess, and so on. There’s laughably unbelievable plotlines and your typical enjoyable romance story.
Although I feel like this story was meant to he written in first person. I have no idea why it’s in third person because it has many points where it flows unnaturally—and would be so much better in first person to help distinguish present Iris and in-game Iris.
Which… brings me to Iris herself. I found her to be a kind of un-charming dense. And if I see the word “ringlets” one more time I’m going to grab a pair of scissors and chop them off this damn girl myself.
Oh, and the phrase “I reject these happy-bad endings”. It was cutesy in the title, irritating when it happened like five times. Also, weird when you consider that the story is in third person and not first…
And the art… so sorry but I just can’t with it. Maybe it’s a case of the old “It’s not you it’s me”, but whatever, not my thing.
But hey, maybe I’m being too cruel. I did enjoy it and I had fun. Very bingeable and light. And that’s the whole point of the otome-isekai genre, right? Fun times with romance and reincarnation. Not a bad read by any means.
February 17, 2023
Absolutely adored the fairies and some of the subplots, but this novel kind of dragged. I felt it could have ended at numerous points, but something else just kept happening to keep it going. Would have enjoyed it more if it was a little shorter!
February 20, 2023
Actually finished this volume last night...what can I say, I like villainess isekai stories, especially villainess big sister isekai stories.
This story was fully resolved within one book (61 chapters, with two epilogues!) so it was a pretty satisfying read! Despite her fear of all the terrifying in-game ends, what it all comes down to is that Iris is a good girl who does her best. I appreciate how hard she works so that she won't become the holy maiden (lol)
Her dynamic with her twin bro and her prince/fiancé is great and for her relationship with the prince in particular I love how you can feel their camaraderie (and budding romance) grow between the pages!
I also love how much of a shipper on deck she was when the OG heroine finally decided on a love interest 🥳 I understand how the fairy leaders felt, they were such good children...
(P.S. when I was searching the Japanese title, turns out the original title is along the lines of "Me, the holy maiden? No, I'm an evil villainess!" and I think that's cute as all hell)
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This story was fully resolved within one book (61 chapters, with two epilogues!) so it was a pretty satisfying read! Despite her fear of all the terrifying in-game ends, what it all comes down to is that Iris is a good girl who does her best. I appreciate how hard she works so that she won't become the holy maiden (lol)
Her dynamic with her twin bro and her prince/fiancé is great and for her relationship with the prince in particular I love how you can feel their camaraderie (and budding romance) grow between the pages!
I also love how much of a shipper on deck she was when the OG heroine finally decided on a love interest 🥳 I understand how the fairy leaders felt, they were such good children...
(P.S. when I was searching the Japanese title, turns out the original title is along the lines of "Me, the holy maiden? No, I'm an evil villainess!" and I think that's cute as all hell)
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March 15, 2023
Almost drop it halfway when I read the first chapter because i dislike toxic love stories (with all the yandere stuff) but I decided to give it a benefit of the doubt.
And it’s worth the read!!!! The MC altho dense, she’s naturally educating the male characters to avoid being the miserable one as stated in the original game and they grew up just fine. It started during their childhood so it comes off as something she said on a whim in the heat of the moment.
MC is adorably dense. In a good way seriously 😍 and the ML’s persevering attitude towards our enigmatic MC is so refreshing to read. I am happy to come across this novel especially since it was a standalone hehe
And it’s worth the read!!!! The MC altho dense, she’s naturally educating the male characters to avoid being the miserable one as stated in the original game and they grew up just fine. It started during their childhood so it comes off as something she said on a whim in the heat of the moment.
MC is adorably dense. In a good way seriously 😍 and the ML’s persevering attitude towards our enigmatic MC is so refreshing to read. I am happy to come across this novel especially since it was a standalone hehe
January 5, 2024
En realidad un 3.5 o quizás un 4 (en puro feelings)
Estuvo muy lindo. Amo este tipo de historias. Las busco y me encanta que terminé en una historia.
Me hubiera gustado un poco más de Nigel al final y como evoluciona su relación con la protagonista. Pero la historia cumple, y es entretenida.
Pasa algo "científico" por ahí. No creo que sea así como pasan las cosas pero eh, se deja pasar. Y me gustó la verdad.
Mint y Cherry 💕
Y bueno, es una linda historia con buen ritmo. Algo fluffy y con acción por ahí.
Nada trascendental. Sin embargo muchas veces, uno solo quiere leer esto. Y esta bien. Es justo y necesario.
Estuvo muy lindo. Amo este tipo de historias. Las busco y me encanta que terminé en una historia.
Me hubiera gustado un poco más de Nigel al final y como evoluciona su relación con la protagonista. Pero la historia cumple, y es entretenida.
Pasa algo "científico" por ahí. No creo que sea así como pasan las cosas pero eh, se deja pasar. Y me gustó la verdad.
Mint y Cherry 💕
Y bueno, es una linda historia con buen ritmo. Algo fluffy y con acción por ahí.
Nada trascendental. Sin embargo muchas veces, uno solo quiere leer esto. Y esta bien. Es justo y necesario.
May 14, 2025
It was a delightful read but it also felt shallow and trope-y. I wasn't completely satisfied by the story.
I love Kuroyuki and villainess stories, so that was the initial appeal. As I am a fan of rejet games, I found the description and some of the tropes hilarious.
It started out really strong for me, but then... I'm having trouble finding the words to describe it. I think it fizzled out by the end. It lacked some of the tension and impact.
Nonetheless, I couldn't stop reading. It was quite enjoyable. I think I just wanted more depth or some things to be more fleshed out.
I think I might like this book more if were to read it in Japanese. I might look into doing that.
I love Kuroyuki and villainess stories, so that was the initial appeal. As I am a fan of rejet games, I found the description and some of the tropes hilarious.
It started out really strong for me, but then... I'm having trouble finding the words to describe it. I think it fizzled out by the end. It lacked some of the tension and impact.
Nonetheless, I couldn't stop reading. It was quite enjoyable. I think I just wanted more depth or some things to be more fleshed out.
I think I might like this book more if were to read it in Japanese. I might look into doing that.
January 14, 2023
Your classic villainess isekai, had nothing new to offer to someone who has read many mangas and light novels in this subgenre.We have our mc, a hardcode gamer reincarnate into a dark otome game she used to love, hanakoro. She is now the villainess who is destined for only bad endings and vows to change the storyline.
But if you are someone new to light novels, I think this would be a decent place to start as it is only a single volume.
But if you are someone new to light novels, I think this would be a decent place to start as it is only a single volume.
June 1, 2022
Sooo cute!!!
I am a huge fan of reincarnated villainesses and this story didn't disappoint. Iris is so valiant and full of integrity. She could have just killed off the protagonist and been done with things, but she chose to correct the character flaws and save lives instead. Nice character development.
I am a huge fan of reincarnated villainesses and this story didn't disappoint. Iris is so valiant and full of integrity. She could have just killed off the protagonist and been done with things, but she chose to correct the character flaws and save lives instead. Nice character development.
November 3, 2022
If you like "My next life as a villainess: all routes lead to doom!", then you will enjoy this standalone story! This seems to perfectly end and doesn't need a continuation. I daresay this is the best written and plotted version of the "transmigrated/reincarnated into an otome game villainess" story I have read yet -- and I've been reading quite a lot of them!
April 2, 2024
3.5, rounded up to 4. For a light novel it was decent, though very similar to “all routes lead to doom.” Iris was smarter at least, though had a similar outcome of making everyone like her inadvertently. She was incredibly dense when it came to romance, but oh well. I appreciate that it was only one volume, short and sweet.
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April 19, 2025
This made for a great light hearted book
I truly enjoyed the characters and the plot development. I wish perhaps to have had some resolution between a few of the other characters but overall this was a cute story.
I truly enjoyed the characters and the plot development. I wish perhaps to have had some resolution between a few of the other characters but overall this was a cute story.
February 16, 2021
Cute and perfect
May 7, 2021
So cute otome
Thank you author. Stories like yours makes romance in real life tough to see. Definitely worth a read, and I will enjoy all my favorite parts over and over again.
Thank you author. Stories like yours makes romance in real life tough to see. Definitely worth a read, and I will enjoy all my favorite parts over and over again.
June 18, 2021
I immensely enjoyed this one.
July 11, 2021
Interesting plot where the villain Is the main character.
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June 22, 2022
This was a thoroughly average book and it was fun to read, but it wasn't very memorable after finishing it.
October 10, 2022
Cute oneshot.
January 5, 2023
A really complete story, you get your money's worth by having everything in just one book instead of a series.
January 10, 2023
This was super cute! I wish Iris was a little more crafty, but she is still adorable.
March 31, 2023
This was so freaking cute! I'm a little sad that it's over, but I'm also glad it wasn't dragged out longer, if that makes sense.
May 1, 2023
7.5/10
March 28, 2025
good. :)
March 26, 2024
Ah yes, another villainess story, especially one I wasn’t expecting anything of, that turned out to be right up my alley. Granted, if you’re someone who’s read exclusively villainess stories, I imagine this will have quite a bit of familiar tropes to you.
But if you’re new to the villainess sub-genre of light novels, I think this is a fun one you can read. Mostly because, at least from my point of view, it feels like the author/character understands how otome games actually work and how it would be different from the player’s point of view. Strangely, there are an abundance of these types of novels though not all of them are created (and consumed) equally. I just think this one is neat, really.
I think what charmed me the most about this light novel is how surprisingly pro-vaccine this was. And god, that’s such a breath of fresh air. The vaccination stakes really made me curious on how it was going to come together in the world and how it’s going to prevent these happy-bad endings the protagonist was doing her best to avoid. That isn’t to say that I expected the opposite, I was just pleasantly surprised and thought it was a breath of fresh air considering how heavy-handed some of these villainess stories can be.
The first half, I thought, was paced fine especially since we, the reader, was learning the ins and outs of society based on what the protagonist knows and learns. The vaccination sub-plot was a lot more interesting than I expected, but I was more fascinated by how the author (and translation team) wove the friendship and romantic relationships of the characters and more especially, the prince.
However, the second half’s pacing gave me whiplash. I still very much enjoyed the second half very much, please don’t get me wrong! But the pacing issues are more noticeable here. Initially, I was okay with this being a one shot but I think shortly after the second half of the novel began, it felt more rushed to end. The most noticeable part is when the characters began to refer to their “childhoods” even though it would have been maybe a few years (if that).
I think a second volume would have allowed other characters and their relationships to expand more and to give the characters in smaller roles more important roles. At least that way, when the second volume would start, we would care more about the situations at hand when certain things happen (betrayals, the romantic motions, etc). I was hoping more to see Nigel, Camille, and even Megane come more into themselves if there was a chance to expand it. More than anything, I really wanted to explore certain themes with these characters (including possibly some LGBT themes too).
Very likely, there may have been mitigating reasons for a second volume not existing but I won’t hold it against what we do have. I get it, I respect it, and I hope there’s a way to explore this on my own and it makes me curious about more of the author’s works!
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But if you’re new to the villainess sub-genre of light novels, I think this is a fun one you can read. Mostly because, at least from my point of view, it feels like the author/character understands how otome games actually work and how it would be different from the player’s point of view. Strangely, there are an abundance of these types of novels though not all of them are created (and consumed) equally. I just think this one is neat, really.
I think what charmed me the most about this light novel is how surprisingly pro-vaccine this was. And god, that’s such a breath of fresh air. The vaccination stakes really made me curious on how it was going to come together in the world and how it’s going to prevent these happy-bad endings the protagonist was doing her best to avoid. That isn’t to say that I expected the opposite, I was just pleasantly surprised and thought it was a breath of fresh air considering how heavy-handed some of these villainess stories can be.
The first half, I thought, was paced fine especially since we, the reader, was learning the ins and outs of society based on what the protagonist knows and learns. The vaccination sub-plot was a lot more interesting than I expected, but I was more fascinated by how the author (and translation team) wove the friendship and romantic relationships of the characters and more especially, the prince.
However, the second half’s pacing gave me whiplash. I still very much enjoyed the second half very much, please don’t get me wrong! But the pacing issues are more noticeable here. Initially, I was okay with this being a one shot but I think shortly after the second half of the novel began, it felt more rushed to end. The most noticeable part is when the characters began to refer to their “childhoods” even though it would have been maybe a few years (if that).
I think a second volume would have allowed other characters and their relationships to expand more and to give the characters in smaller roles more important roles. At least that way, when the second volume would start, we would care more about the situations at hand when certain things happen (betrayals, the romantic motions, etc). I was hoping more to see Nigel, Camille, and even Megane come more into themselves if there was a chance to expand it. More than anything, I really wanted to explore certain themes with these characters (including possibly some LGBT themes too).
Very likely, there may have been mitigating reasons for a second volume not existing but I won’t hold it against what we do have. I get it, I respect it, and I hope there’s a way to explore this on my own and it makes me curious about more of the author’s works!
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