“Reincarnated villainess Melissa seeks leisurely life by breaking engagement with stubborn crown prince.”
Beware the Villainess!
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Synopsis
Reincarnated villainess Melissa seeks leisurely life by breaking engagement with stubborn crown prince.
Unlike most villainesses, Melissa Foddebrat is not destined for the gallows or a life of misery. She is a beautiful but sharp-tongued young woman whose childish attitude is merely an annoyance to those around her. However, for a modern Korean woman who has been reincarnated in Melissa's body, none of that matters. She is inside the world of a novel she once read, reliving the life of a wealthy duke's daughter. Melissa rejects the idea of continuing down the path of villainy. Instead, she strives toward a life of leisure, and to achieve this, she must first end her engagement with the womanizing and simple-minded crown prince. But severing her ties to an undesirable future is more challenging than expected, as the prince proves to be a stubborn opponent. Melissa must rely on her resilience from her former life to shake off the troubles of her new one and instead pursue what—and who—she truly wants.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
What 11 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.82 · split reception
2.9 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 5.0
↓ 0.64
Running avg · May 2022 → Jun 2025
- 9 “I am surprised to say that this is one of the best “villainous isekai” reads I’ve ever come across in 2021 folks! Melissa is the literal queen and Nine is just so adorable! I hardly can find a...”
- 8 “The main character's goal was very straight to the point: to survive because she woke up as the antagonist one day out of nowhere. This was the second manga I read in a row that had a theme with...”
- 9 “If you want indroductory villainess otome isekai manga, this is it. The villainess is very straight forward but it doesnt show shallowness. The FL is just blunt and tells what she feels, feelings...”
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A Manhwa Publication
- Published Apr 2020 – ongoing
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M62699 catalog