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Reina Suzuki was an overworked office worker—until she died and woke up as Lavinia Devereux, the infamous villainess princess of the Elarion Empire.

She knows how this story ends: she’ll drink poison and die. A painless, easy death. So why bother changing fate? Villainy, revenge, redemption—sounds like way too much work. She decides to do absolutely nothing and let the story play out.

But her terrifying father, Emperor Cassius Devereux, won’t ignore her like he’s supposed to. He watches her, questions her, and—worst of all—starts acting like he actually cares.

Lavinia just wanted a quiet villainess retirement… so why does everything keep changing?

Too Lazy to be a Villainess

[Emperor Cassius's Pov]

Emperor's memory:

"Papa… I drew our family picture," she said, her voice full of pride, her little feet dashing toward me with that infectious energy only she could carry.

I turned just in time to catch her before she stumbled. A paper flapped in her tiny hand like a bird in flight.

I smiled—without realizing it—and picked her up, settling her on my lap. Her hair smelled faintly of wildflowers and ink, and her cheeks were smeared with streaks of paint. I took the picture from her hand.

A mess of color and odd shapes. The lines were crooked, the proportions utterly wrong, and the flowers looked more like clouds with legs. And yet—

It was a masterpiece.

Because in that picture… it was just the two of us.

I Was Never Meant to Have This