Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court (Light Novel) Vol. 3

ふつつかな悪女ではございますが ~雛宮蝶鼠とりかえ伝~ [Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den] (Novel) #3

by Satsuki Nakamura, Kana Yuki (Illustrator)

REAP WHAT YOU SOW

The site of this year’s Harvest Festival has been decided—and it’s the domain of the Maiden Court’s most reviled villainess, Shu Keigetsu! Down a guardian to show her the ropes, she puts her nose to the grindstone to ensure the ceremony will go off without a hitch. But when an unknown force sabotages the proceedings, Keigetsu’s fraught emotions send her powers spiraling out of control, sparking a second swap with Reirin! Amid all the chaos, villagers come to abduct “Keigetsu”…but will they get more than they bargained for?

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Manga

384 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 2021

About the author

Japanese name: 中村颯希

Reviews

[Ethereal Amorist · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved Rerin and Keikou’s duo. The brother–sister bond between them is powerful and unhinged—together, they feel truly unstoppable. I adore their spirit, and of course, their backbone. I also love how the emotions of the side characters are explored throughout the story, even while the main focus remains on Rerin.

[Judith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reiren roars!

The story building and character growth and relationships of this story just slay me!! How our girls can continue to be so cute, determined, and fierce when facing true death and hatred is a true mystery. They face such dreadful foes, with clearly no sense of humanity; these as yet unnamed villians plot mass murder and spew falsehoods with no regard for decency. Our darling rat and butterfly will begin the counterattack in the next installment. Feel free to join me in the breathless wait.

[Nadine · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this! i decided to watch the anime and i fell in love with characters! and i just had to start the novels right away! i’m completely obsessed with reirin and keigetsu and i can’t wait to read the other novels!!!! my girl keigetsu they could never make me hate u. reirin you’re my angel!!! also can i just say how much i dislike shinu?! the guy is insufferable. keirei4life <3

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an excellent read, leagues better than the previous two volumes. Our two main leads Keigetsu and Reirin got a lot more fleshed out as characters and as beings independent from the crown prince, which was the refreshing perspective that the previous volumes were missing. Unran ended up being a delightfully complex character too, and I hope his current relationship to the main characters doesn’t change into a romantic/crush one. The addition of some new characters ended up being more intriguing than expected as well, and I like the dynamic they add to the narrative. I also enjoyed the politicking and intrigue a lot more in this second arc, and I’m interested to see where the story goes.

[Laura Leon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Después de terminarme el anime, seguí con las novelas para ver qué seguía con estas señoritas particulares, y debo decir que está es la más floja de las novelas que leí, no está mal, pero como apenas nos están presentando los nuevos problemas, como que me quedó faltando, igualmente creo que es buena, la inclusión de Unran y los hermanos de Reirin le dan un aire fresco.

Me gusta la hermandad y complicidad que tiene Keikou con Reirin, todo alcahueta el haha, también me impresiona como Reirin se toma con calma cada nueva interacción con lo desconocido, sabiendo que ella fue tan enfermiza y no salía de su templo.

Me causa curiosidad la cantidad de temas fuertes que se tocan en esta novela así como en las otras, no me esperaba nada de lo que leí, me preguntó si van a censurar eso en el anime o lo van a dejar?

Sin rastro del pollo sin sal en esta novela, lo cual agradezco.

[Lenee · Rating 3 out of 5]

As much as I love the series, there are certain aspects that are lowkey starting to bother me.
Especially, the fact that every single important/handsome male ends up falling for Reirin when no other woman can catch their interest.
I understand where is coming from since royal intermarriage was common in the past, but I'm ,still, not a fan on Gyoumei being Reirin cousin.
Good aspects: Beautiful illustrations. The book got more interesting towards the end.
I feel like this series could had ended perfectly in V2, though.
So 3,5 / 5.

[he chow · Rating 5 out of 5]

「即便被視為卑微的民眾，也要在名字裏用上象徵天子的字——這是弱者所能使出的最大虛張聲勢。」

原來如此，中國的男性沒有保護女人的力量，
只有圖賴和蹭賴女人的本事，這一點就連3歲小女孩的娃娃也能看得出來。

《惡女不才》的小說第二卷看得很清楚啊，把惡女的使用方式都解明了。
漫畫雖然足夠全面，這種心理活動還是不能攤開來一句一句都抄進來⋯⋯ 五星！好評！

[Abbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good but with slightly too little disability rep that was so great in previous novels.

[Cao-Chau · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ⭐

[Jake Forster · Rating 4.25 out of 5]

Rating: 8.5