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Rae Taylor, former corporate worker, has been reborn into the world of her favorite dating sim, where she's determined to romance the villainess, Claire François... or, failing that, at least make Claire happy! Using knowledge from the game, Rae has become Claire's maid, and now she's trying to set her up with the second prince, Thane Bauer. Welcome to the next installment of this ridiculously heartwarming rom-com about a girl who's all in for her favorite character!

188 pages, Paperback

First published June 17, 2021

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2,816 reviews274 followers
December 26, 2021
Rae continues to pursue Claire in her role as maid and Claire is… really putting up with it. We also see the boys that this otome game is actually supposed to be about, plus some straight talk about being gay. Then monsters attack for good measure.

Take one of my favourite light novel series and give it gorgeous artwork and you get this manga, which is another delightful volume of incredible gayness and ridiculous antics.

Rae and Claire’s back and forth has gone from Rae being very forward and Claire protesting to Rae being very forward and Claire protesting as much as usual, but with subtle alterations to her attitude and responses.

I recognize that Rae’s attitude is problematic to some, but I do feel that the cafeteria scene goes a long way towards balancing that. It was that scene that made me really go all-in for the series in the novels and the version here is just as well done.

Yuri stories don’t often address homosexuality head-on in any meaningful way and the approach here is really well done, especially since it gives Claire a moment of her own while also illustrating that gender preference isn’t always down to just ‘this or that’ binary choice.

And Rae isn’t out to turn Claire or anything, but she loves her and won’t deny that part of herself. She’s there for Claire’s happiness, whatever it might be, although as we see later she certainly won’t go out of her way to abet it. I think that it definitely makes things less predatory, but your mileage may vary.

The manga version gives the guys a little less fleshing out, thus far, than their LN versions, but the counter to this is how much more of a sense of character for Rae’s long-suffering roomie Misha we get instead. It’s a decent trade-off and the guys are just coming into the narrative, so no surprise there.

We get an excellent action set-piece here with some really cracking magic and the introduction of one of the most adorably silly mascot characters in the form of a wee slime who gets an unsurprising name and quickly ingratiates itself to the cast. She comes back in a slightly lascivious bonus story (that I actually bothered to read this says everything) that’s a fun bit of silly.

The big fight proper also features the most serious crack in Claire’s facade yet, which is a very nice little touch. It’s also nice how Rae can only be goaded so far in these little competitions as well, she’s not a total doormat to love.

It’s just a great version of this story. The bonus pages are fun (the butler game one made me laugh out loud), the author’s notes are a hoot, it focuses on slightly different things than the novels and is gorgeous doing it.

5 stars - my fave scene in the series and all this great art? Forget it, I can’t pretend I have any chill here. This isn’t my favourite LN series, but it’s up there, and I hope this adaptation keeps going.

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18 reviews
January 17, 2024
I can already tell that drawing of Rae dressed as a knight holding Claire is going to live rent free in my head from now on, but also!! Claire with the pushed back bangs in the bonus chapter??? Heyyy miss François~~~
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178 reviews3 followers
August 16, 2023
La verdad es que disfruto mucho este manga. Son tontísimas. Qué ganas de ver el anime ✨
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372 reviews
June 8, 2023
Pues me ha gustado más que el primero. De momento seguiré con la serie, porque me llama la parte de la magia, y como yo no he leído la novela no sé qué pasará entre Rae y Claire. Quiero averiguarlo en los próximos tomos. Además me encanta el estilo de dibujo de Aonoshimo.
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178 reviews80 followers
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January 16, 2024
This one was a lot less creepy! I actually enjoyed the interactions between Rae and Claire because Rae wasn’t acting like a weirdo stalker.
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529 reviews24 followers
October 27, 2023
So, the scene I was excited for was a bit more melancholic in the anime (which I loved), but I could feel the emotions here too, nonetheless. Prefer the anime version though.

I did not expect that they pretty much skipped half of ep4 though. The whole fight scene.
It just went straight to the end of ep4, lol. Then again, the anime is based on the light novel, so maybe the manga simply didn’t include it.
All forgivable tho, because the water blob is way too cute!!! Relaire, you have my heart <3 (both the blob and the shipping lol)!

-26.10.23
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3,678 reviews10 followers
September 1, 2022
I liked this better than the previous volume. It helps that it’s calmed down a bit with the harassment and gotten more into why the heroine’s acting this way.
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2,644 reviews28 followers
April 2, 2024
Avec humour et pétillance, I'm in love with the villainess continue de m'amuser et me divertir comme rarement l'ont fait autres isekai et jeux de drague.

La recette est pourtant simple mais particulièrement efficace. J'adore le duo Rae - Claire, je le trouve très drôle et très frais. L'autrice joue à merveille de leurs désirs contraires et de leurs personnalités aux antipodes, le tout dans des situations de ce quotidien à l'Académie drolatiques. Cela donne une lecture pleine de peps et d'allant.

Dans ce nouveau tome, l'autrice exploite à merveille tout ce qu'elle a mis en place précédemment dans ce lieu fantaisiste. Elle joue du nouveau rôle de Rae auprès de Claire : servante. Elle met en scène les Princes qui intéressent Claire et s'intéressent à Rae. Elle introduit de plus en plus dans les histoires la colocataire de Rae : Misha. Bref, cela crée une jolie connivence et une jolie ambiance chaleureuse, pleine d'amusement également.

Les situations sont plus drôles et légères les unes que les autres mais on y voit également petit à petit une évolution de la relation Rae - Claire, cette dernière acceptant à sa manière les sentiments et la présence de la première et la défend même quand elle est moquée ou attaquée. C'est donc très sympathique de les voir évoluer au quotidien entre jeux et défis, entre études et action. On passe du temps à jouer aux échecs ou au "roi" avec les Princes. On apprend à se servir de la magie et à attaquer quand une menace est là. On se met à éduquer une petite créature. C'est charmant !

Les autrices ont vraiment bien cerné les attentes des amateurs d'isekai et jeux de rôle divers et variés. Elles glissent ainsi le décalage du premier, l'action des derniers et leur propre humour. L'ensemble est riche de références, avec par exemple une Rae qui se rêve en chevalière d'héroïc fantasy ou une menace qui est en fait un gros slime. C'est vraiment savoureux.

Cette comédie romantique x Isekai x Jeu de drague est vraiment une surprise des plus agréables. On prend énormément plaisir à jouer aux côtés des héroïnes dont le destin n'était pas d'être ensemble mais qui forme un super duo détonnant. L'ajout de tous ces personnages dans ce deuxième tome rend la lecture encore plus pétillante et amusante. C'est un vrai bon divertissant, très frais.

Article complet : https://www.sanctuary.fr/avis/147490/
331 reviews3 followers
October 15, 2024
COMMENTO PERSONALE: Mi era mancato personalmente tornare in questo mondo di otoname game da cui effettivamente mi ero distaccata da un pezzo a questa parte. Proprio come nell'anime la protagonista Rae Taylor è la voce narrante onniscente anche se non riesce a prevenire tutto quanto specialmente qualche comportamento. Come al solito fa di tutto per essere appiccicosa a Claire, da sempre il suo idolo effettivamente e conseguentemente anche se la insulta, la spezzetta lei ha sempre gli occhi a cuoricino. In questo capitolo emerge anche il vero sentimento della protagonista e nonostante tra le pagine emerga il fatto che Rae sia omosessuale vuole aiutare la sua adorata a mettersi con il principe Thane. Grazie a Lene, la cameriera che da lungo tempo sta dietro di lei, inventeranno un gioco simile a strega comanda colore ma a turno dovranno dare degli ordini e Rae e Lene comunicano mediante un codice scelto appositamente da loro. Ma nonostante tutto i due essendo di sangue blu fanno fatica ad avvicinarsi. Poi sono contenta che emergano gli attributi e le loro valenze in questo mondo e che compaia il nuovo familio della protagonista. Un personaggio maschile fa la sua comparsa e sembra proprio che attiri l'attenzione della nostra Rae ma non propriamente in modo positivo. Si vedrà comparire anche una seconda volta nel finale del capitolo in quanto è uno dei rappresentanti delle famiglie che gestisce magistralmente l'utilizzo degli strumenti magici.
Ma veniamo alla parte conclusiva appositamente. Claire e Rae si troveranno a fronteggiarsi nell'esame per entrare a far parte dei Cavalieri della scuola che sarebbe un'organizzazione dedita alla protezione effettiva degli studenti. Rae chiede nuovamente che come premio la sua adorata esaudisca una sua richiesta. Dunque che le danze si aprano e che sia uno scontro all'ultima magia.
Secondo me questo è il periodo perfetto dell'anno per poterlo iniziare in quanto si avvicinano i comics e dall'altra si tratta di magia

Ed eccomi giunta anche oggi al termine di questa nuova avventura. Sto cercando di restare in pari tra le letture e le recensioni ma non è propriamente il mio forte in quanto il tempo stringe. Mi consigliate un manga spooky?




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118 reviews1 follower
November 5, 2023
Me parece asombroso leer un manga en el que se mencionen temas tan poco habituales como la homosexualidad, el gusto por un género en específico, la diferencia entre género y sexo.
Rei va acercándose más y más al corazón de Claire, a pesar de que ella esté segura de que no será correspondida y sólo le interesa que ella sea feliz, aunque sea con un chico (Principe Thane).
Es interesante ver que incluso tocan un poco el tema de la homofobia y Claire defiende a Rei, demostrando que ya no la desprecia. Ya quiero verlas convertidas en caballeros, este manga me está sorprendiendo mucho y me recuerda tanto a Owl House.
Me encanta que además esta historia cuenta con lo que más gracia me da de los Isekai, que el protagonista haga "trampa" y sepa lo que tiene que hacer en muchas ocasiones gracias a conocer la historia de antemano y, en este caso, evitando emparejarse con los príncipes como intereses amorosos.
Esta muy bonito el slime de Rei, Relaire.
Me dan ganas de leer la novela ligera original que esta adaptando el manga.
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105 reviews16 followers
December 25, 2022
I'm In Love With The Villainess Volume 2 really elevates what was a little joke yuri manga to a true piece of queer art.

The world, story, characters all feel more real and the we see Rae's feelings towards Claire manifest in a very earnest way outside of her spit on me attitude of volume 1.

The action is drawn really well and the artist does a brilliant job making the characters look great even in their uniforms.

The queerness in this volume truly is levels ahead of other Yuri and it's ot even that much but Rae talks about being gay explicitly with the word gay and see some talk about prejudice. We also see glimpses of homophobia facing Rae both in her past life and in this one. It adds a layer of depth that make the jokes and romance all matter more, it all feels so real.

This is just a really special piece of art I really love, I am very excited to see this series animated and to read more of the manga and maybe eventually the light novels as well.
March 14, 2025
Vraiment, plus ça avance, plus c'est catastrophique. Hormis le manque terrible de scénario qui rend ce tome très peu intéressant, le harcèlement de Rae envers Claire ne cesse pas mais Claire tombe un peu amoureuse ??? On notera un passage assez terrible dès le début : Rae dit être lesbienne et Claire s'écarte. L'amie le lui reproche en lui disant que les gays n'agissent pas plus par pulsion que les heteros et qu'elle se comporte de manière stéréotypée blablabla. Donc Claire passe pour la méchante. Alors que Rae la harcèle depuis le début du premier tome ? Qu'elle la suit partout, y compris dans les bains, qu'elle la touche, qu'elle lui dit tous les jours qu'elle l'aime alors que Claire lui a dit non dès le début ? Pardon mais Rae est une prédatrice et Claire a toutes les raisons du monde de se méfier d'elle. Et personnellement, je n'aime pas qu'un perso lesbien ne soit dépeint que comme une prédatrice.
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428 reviews340 followers
October 28, 2023
The story continues!

I really liked the conversation about sexuality in the second volume. It really clarifies Rae's feeling and that she's only attracted to women. Some bl/gl media do this thing where they're like "I don't like xyz gender, I just like you" which I really dislike as a trope. I'm glad they strayed away from this and made it clear that Rae only likes girls.

I liked that we finally get a more playful mutual relationship between Rae and Claire! Claire also cared about her wellbeing later in the volume which I liked a lot.

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I give this book a 5/5🌟 rating. Their relationship is so cute and sweet! I can't wait for it to be actually mutual!

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1,374 reviews33 followers
September 1, 2022
Adapting from the first light novel, Rae is beaten at chess by Prince Yu. She tests Prince Thane about the qualities of a King.

It is fun to read this because I read the first light novel, it is great to see certain scenes again that I had forgotten about.

Unlike the first volume of the manga, where I enjoyed the short story at the end more, I enjoyed this volume. Rae didn’t annoy me as much and the short story was cute.

I am looking forward to other scenes and characters being introduced in the coming volumes.
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64 reviews22 followers
December 10, 2023
This novel is paced much quicker than the first one.
It's far less creepy than the first, with more to recommend it. The flashback and discussion of queer sexuality in Japan continues, with a reference to a trans friend and the position of trans people in Japanese society. Rae and Claire win their happy ending and declare their love in this one, so this is where I'm going to stop reading.
There was a point in this book where I thought there was going to be a peasant revolution, but that was scrapped. They do succeed in abolishing the nobility, so that's pretty cool.
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210 reviews
September 30, 2025
Lo que extrañaba los mangas chill en plan comedia romántica sin un kilo de fanservice por favorrrrrr. El ambiente de esta historia es súper relajado, tiene la mezcla ideal entre fantasía y comedia romántica, por no decir que la pareja es súper shippeable (y el que haya tensión ayuda un montón, porque vengo de leer puro instalove y acá, si bien una de las protas está re crasheada por la otra, al menos la otra todavía no está segura de lo que siente). Y TODO SE HIZO MIL VECES MEJOR CON EL SLIME BEBÉ. Nada, este manga me está haciendo muy feliz.
31 reviews
April 30, 2023
Es geht unterhaltsam weiter im Band 2 und wir erfahren noch mehr über die Schule und das Magiesystem. Neben einen spannenden Kampf wird auch Rae Charakter näher beleuchtet und man sieht eine Unbekannte Seite an ihr. Ich finde ihre Schwärmerei für Claire zeigt erste Resultate indem Claire sich etwas für sie erwärmen kann. Das Ende des Bandes war echt fies, denn jetzt muss ich sehnsüchtig auf Band 3 warten und zu erfahren wie es mit dem Magierduell ausgeht und Vorallem was Rae nun Machen wird.
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Author 3 books20 followers
May 5, 2024
This volumes cements there is something to this series. Rae is called out for her behavior and it becomes apparent she is a lesbian. Within moments of this discovery people are talking about her and Claire is there to make those who are mocking Rae miserable. These two truly may just get together by the end of this.
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132 reviews2 followers
April 5, 2024
5/5
I think it’s super funny how Rei treats the princes as inconveniences in her pursuit of Lady Claire. They are so interested in her and she’s like … please I only have eyes for Lady Claire!!! Be gone now!!!
Relaire is a top tier familiar, squishy and cute. <3
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1,329 reviews32 followers
June 4, 2024
I'm always annoyed by the trope of the cold love interest actually secretely not being unreceptive to the affection shown by the pushy-if-not-creepy protagonist. The story around them is okay I guess so I'm still reserving judgment lol.
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117 reviews3 followers
July 11, 2024
3,5⭐
Con il passare dei capitoli le dinamiche fra le due protagoniste diventano più interessanti e si iniziano a scoprire meglio sia i personaggi secondari e sia il funzionamento del mondo all'interno del quale si sviluppa la storia. Molto curiosa di vedere come andrà avanti 👀
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202 reviews
August 19, 2025
I thought I had already marked I'd read this volume...

Edit: I chose the light novel instead of the manga...d'oh. What I'd wrote:

"Was better than the last one, so I'll keep reading for now. We'll see."
18 reviews
July 11, 2021
Great continuation to the series, story is coming along nicely and the extras included are very cute
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144 reviews1 follower
February 27, 2022
I am officially in love with this series and it’s characters. I just hope we get more of Rei’s backstory soon
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13 reviews
May 12, 2022
I loved that this book went more into their romance and less comedic than the first manga, but still had the playfulness of the first manga. Definitely would recommend!
79 reviews
June 16, 2022
A solid follow-up to Volume 1. The art is great. The rest of it is good. I really don’t see why this yuri work gets so much more attention than the rest.
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65 reviews
September 2, 2022
I love this manga. If you also love it I would recommend reading the light novel. I usually don't love tsunderes but I love this regardless. I love their dynamic.
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3,677 reviews44 followers
October 9, 2022
This silly premise still hits me in the feels
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