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After a shocking reincarnation, our hero opens her eyes to a new (and messy) world the last thing she remembers is reading Lady Viper’s Vow, a dark fantasy novel about a cruel, misunderstood villainess and her path of doom. But when our protagonist finds herself reborn right in the heart of an attack, she's moments away from a second, way-too-soon death. Just as she's about to face the end, a mysterious “system” pops up with a single mission: Level Up or Die Trying. It’s bossy, snarky, and her new best friend.

As she levels up into a borderline-cheater powerhouse, she discovers her fate isn't to be a hero, a princess, or even a sorceress, but to protect the one person no one ever expected her to side with: the villainess herself.

Reincarnated as the Villainess’s Unlucky Bodyguard

Liria exhaled sharply, rolling her sore shoulders as the shadows around her shifted uneasily. The cavern had fallen into an eerie silence, the only sound her own steady breathing and the occasional distant drip of water echoing through the abyss.

She flicked open her status screen, her mismatched eyes scanning the glowing text as the system's familiar voice chimed in.

[Level Up! Liria Silverthorn has reached Level 18.]

[New Skill Acquired: Void Step (Level 1)]

She let out a low whistle, stretching out her arms as she felt the surge of newfound strength coursing through her veins.

"About time," she muttered. "I was starting to feel like I was getting my ass kicked a little too much."

[Oh, don't worry. You still are. This is just to ensure you last a little longer before your inevitable demise.]

Liria scowled. "Thanks for the confidence boost."

Deeper into the Abyss