DustyDream

*Character illustrations in the auxiliary chapter.*

Born and raised as a nameless shadow guard for his kingdom’s crown prince, his life’s purpose was to be used and discarded at the whims of his liege. 

And his meaningless life ended when the gaze of a princess lingered on him for too long. The crown prince had him beheaded without a second thought, as if throwing out trash.

Transmigrating into the body of a baby girl, the nameless shadow finally had a name, a family, and a place to call her own. Throwing away his past, the shadow guard was now called ‘Emilia’, and walked on a new path to seek fulfillment. 

It was not meant to be, however, as the girl whom she had loved with all her heart and soul ended up mercilessly plunging a dagger through Emilia's love-struck heart at the highest point in her life.

The crowd clamored at the ‘deserved death of the villainess’, and at that moment, the shadow could only wonder… why? 

Why am I always the one to dedicate myself fully to someone, only to be thrown away like trash in the end?

And thus, as her soul floated away while cursing in resentment, ‘Emilia’ vowed to herself that in her next life she shall never be the one to fully dedicate herself. 

Whatever she likes shall be held in her palm, and shall never escape!

The moment the vow was made, a self-proclaimed villainess system proposed to partner with her, to explore and conquer the worlds through their anchors—the heroes and heroines. 

And by cultivating this energy, she shall one day go back. Back to the world she was born as ‘Emilia’ in, and face the so-called heroine once more. 

The second time they meet, Emilia won’t be the one drowning in regret!
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Current cover was drawn by Scal2let, and commissioned by The Shadow King of Hearts (I love it so much, it's amazing, ahhh!!!

The Villainess with a Heroine Harem

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As her older sister was converting her innocent, crazed little fans into an actual organization using the infinite power of money, Emilia finally spotted Justine, who was looking bored as she waited while leaning against an armored SUV near the woods.

Of course, since the ex-policewoman hadn't spotted her, Emilia couldn't just approach her openly.

And a few minutes later, Justine let out an undignified squeak as she almost had a heart attack, because not only had someone pinched her butt, they had also managed to disarm her at the same time so she could not even retaliate.

"Well well well, miss officer thought she could arrest me? Now that I've got my grubby little hands on you, I'll have to make sure you pay the 'price' for your folly, ehehehe…"

Justine rolled her eyes as she pushed away the gun that had been pointing at her back and turned around to glare at Emilia. "Not funny."

Justine's New Task