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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Although the situation was quite tragic for the prince, the audience couldn't help but laugh when the comically large frog jumped all over the place as he desperately tried to avoid the sharp pikes of the soldiers.

Moreover, although they were supposed to be just acting, the 'soldiers' really seemed to be trying their best to be 'realistic', and Emilia couldn't help but worry for Randy. 'Is he going to be okay? Even if they're blunted, it won't feel good to be hit by those things, right?'

Fortunately, the script didn't really call for the soldiers to skewer the frog, and they soon calmed down and realized that the frog couldn't just talk, but also had valuable information.

Perhaps he was too scared for his life, so the prince just honestly confessed everything and didn't complain about almost being killed. "Y-You must let the King know as soon as possible, or I fear it might be too late!"

'Tricking' Emilia