How to Counterattack the Reincarnation System

When bookish and brooding Claire Graye dies unexpectedly, she awakens not in the afterlife—but in the pages of the last romance fantasy novel she read. To her disbelief, she's not the cold, calculating villainess she always rooted for… but the bright, naïve heroine destined for love, light, and ludicrous decisions.

Now trapped in the body of "Seraphyne Archwingg," the story's golden-hearted protagonist, Claire faces a new challenge: playing the role of the saccharine sweetheart while suppressing her inner cynic who would much rather be scheming in heels than blushing in ball gowns. Worse still, she knows the entire plot, including the villainess's tragic backstory and unfair downfall. But deviating from the script risks unraveling the world she's now a part of.

Determined to "stay in character" and avoid mysterious divine punishment, Claire grits her teeth through flowery love confessions, dramatic rescues, and social soirées, while secretly manipulating events to give the villainess the ending she deserved. But as Claire tiptoes along the edge of the original plot, unexpected feelings, reawakened secrets, and a fate far more complex than the novel ever hinted at begin to emerge.

After all, what happens when the supposed heroine starts thinking like the villain?