Amesaya

There's nothing wrong with Adelaide's life.

There's nothing wrong with being cheated on. After all, half of marriages end in divorce and most end from infidelity.

There's nothing wrong with getting addicted to an otome game. After all, everybody has something they're obsessed with.

There's nothing wrong with reincarnating as the villainess instead of the heroine. After all, the villainess is richer and more powerful.

There's nothing wrong with the villainess chasing after one of the love interests. After all, it's not like he's the canon route.

There's nothing wrong with Ophelia's life.

In My Next Life I'll Win the Heart of the Male Lead

While he is occupied getting the little girl another helping of fruit juice, I spot Roland entering the mess hall and motion him over to our table.

"How's Celeste holding up?" I ask as he makes his way over to me and pulls me into a firm, one-armed hug.

"Exhausted. That kid doesn't know when to quit. But...we're almost through the injured. I think she can make it." His gaze turns down to May, who is still eating her porridge - and indeed, does a little happy wiggle when Lucas returns with drink.

I can feel the fatherly - perhaps grandfatherly - energy wafting off of him like a physical force.

"...And who's this little one?" He asks gently, resting one hand lightly on the child's shoulder, voice softening to a fatherly timbre I rarely hear.

May blinks at the new face curiously and wipes at her mouth with her sleeve, turning around fully to stare at him with wide, curious eyes.

Grandfather