악녀가 될 수밖에 없는 이유 [Agnyeoga Doel Subagg'e Eobsneun Iyu]

by Secret Rosa, SUKJA (Illustrator), 시크릿로사

악역에 빙의했다.
그것도 코니아 왕국의 희대의 미친년이라 불리는 악역으로.

그럼에도 나는 환호했다. 왜냐하면 악녀 르네 블레어는 돈이 많았으니까! 비록 작품 초반에 죽는 캐릭터였지만 나쁜 짓만 안 하면 된다고 생각했다.

이제부터 모두에게 잘해줘야지. 아니면 원작 인물들과 엮이지 않고 살거나. 혹시 알아? 이렇게 갑자기 돌변하면 흔한 악녀 빙의물처럼 남주 후보들이 나를 좋아하게 될지!
그래서 잘해보려고 했다.

띠링.

[오늘의 미션 : 시중드는 시녀의 뺨을 때리자.]

라고 적혀 있는 웬 정신 나간 반투명한 미션 창이 뜨기 전까지는.

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“이제부터 나 시녀 할래.”

내 말에 시녀는 안절부절못했다.
그러거나 말거나 나는 입속으로 ‘난 시녀야.’를 염불 외듯 중얼거리면서 손바닥을 들었다.

그리고 내리쳤다.
내 뺨을.

Genres: Romance

ebook

First published August 31, 2021

Reviews

[Fatima🎀🐰 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this so much it needs to come back!!!!

[Megan Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one has kind of an interesting start, where the poor isekaied protagonist is stuck with a system that forces Renee to do terrible things or receive punishments. This prevents the typical, I can avoid the bad ending with a 180-degree personality switch which won’t be noticed by anyone. This level of self-awareness (along with genre joke references like truck-kuns and Michelle Widow) prepares the audience for some lighthearted self-denigration. The overall tone is darker, however. An arrogant dragon betrayed his maker, destroyed his siblings, and rampaged against anyone who stood up to him. The victims work together to gamble on the only timeline in which they survive and save the world. The fractured timeline makes it seem more complicated than it is, but the gimmick works to keep readers wondering what happened or will happen. The time powers are seeded into the story but show up mostly to prevent any real sacrifice beyond memories of the experiences for our survivors. Given the setup I’m a bit surprised how much the plot action does not deviate from expected cliches—but it tries to make about perspective being important and pain not going away with an apology which I appreciate.