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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

The clash of steel rang through the training grounds like a song of violence.

Enara exhaled sharply as she twisted her blade, deflecting the oncoming strike with practiced ease. The force of the impact sent a shudder through her arms, but she barely felt it anymore. Her muscles burned, her breath came short, but she refused to falter.

Her opponent a seasoned demon warrior twice her size grinned as he pressed forward. "You're getting better, Princess."

"I was always better," she shot back, sidestepping and countering with a sharp upward slash.

The demon barely managed to block in time. His grin widened. "Cocky today, aren't we?"

Enara didn't answer. She didn't have to. Her sword spoke for her.

She surged forward, her darkfire-imbued blade cutting through the air in a blur. Sparks erupted as steel met steel, the force behind her attack forcing her opponent to take a step back.

The Weight of Expectations