Disclaimer: Repeating this if you somehow missed it in the title, spoilers for The Villainess Lives Twice. It seemed like a lot of effort for consistently gross looking dresses, i made an ehhh for the other dresses but by far the worst offender for me was 100% that green-striped one you mentioned she got rightfully bullied for wearing to the ball like man that was, You know the other nobles were like "*sniff sniff* Who cooks beef stew for a ba- oh it's her again. An illustration of an audio speaker. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Above all else, the Emperor does not know how greedy Grand Duke Roygar is. However, Artezia's devotion was repaid with betrayal. This isn't that big a deal but it feels like this comic ripped a hole in my side with the above points, then sprinkled lemon juice on it with this one, or this one, or this one. The event that starts the story is something that the MC usually has no influence over. For those who havent read my first post detailing my journey into reading OI, I listed the Villainess Lives Twice as one of my favourite series in the genre. You start an evil empire, conquer stuff, kill people. The butler is Artezia's ostensible butler. In her first life, she is convinced by her mother from an early age that she must live to support her brother Lawrence. All of Emperor Gregor's legitimate children are dead, so he has to choose a crown prince among other people but deliberately stalls so as to make his potential heirs plot against each other and not him. All the charms of the genres it attempts end in failure. Soon after being rescued by Grand Duke Cedric Ebron, she vows to help . It has been 18 years since Duke Riagan took over the management of South Sea salt. Tia is one of the most well thought out female leads in OI. Gregor misjudges this trait, so after Roygar commits a mild act of treason his way of cutting down Roygar's power is to pardon him but execute his wife Garnet and their eldest son, assuming that Roygar won't. But as they work closely together, so do their feelings for each other grow. Chapter 2 is a slap in the 1's face. And the one that reaches out his hand to save her from the verge of death is her righteous enemy, grand duke . (Death is the only ending for the villainess) In [The Great Wish] the FL towers over other people because she is a divine being. Countess Martha could not hide her displeasure. As to be expected, there are three Prince Charmings for her . Fashion is absolutely on the Manhwa artist for being lazy. After rescuing Artezia, Cedric begs her to help the rebellion he is leading and come up with a plan to overthrow Laurence and put an end to his tyranny. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. She is a distinct and defined character, with clear strengths and obvious weaknesses. But I like that his evil nature is subtle and he feels comfortable enough to not have to bash people over the head with it. I probably missed a few things but writing this was exhausting and I think I summed up all I wanted to. When Echard spoke with The Republic in October 2022, his stint as a reality television star was still weighing on him seven months after his "Bachelor" season finished airing. This is bad for literally everyone since not only is this much more drastic than Gregor wanted, it also drives the eastern nobles towards revolt and even threatens Tia and Cedric's positions. I fully expect not everyone will agree with my opinion, and I am not going to act like the series is perfect, but I do hope you will indulge me another long post and many thanks for those who bother to read this. But I feel like I'm in the twilight zone every time it's recommended or praised over any other otoisekai staple. She is conscious that it will one day fade, and that the emperor will abandon her for someone else. He possesses unquestioned authority in the Empire and all the major factions compete with themselves to earn his approval. Emperor Gregor would grow less suspicious of Cedric, since this would strengthen Laurence's position, while Artezia would get to inherit the Marquessate of Rosan earlier and cleanly cut ties with her mother. The Villainess Lives Twice. A perfect example of an earned payoff Cedrics reaction after Tia is kidnapped in the northern duchy. King, I know you have a brain cell in there somewhere, use it. Our protagonist, Rae, and her love interest, Claire. She is told that Lawrence's success is key to her own survival, and she dedicates her life to ensuring he succeeds. The law that only allows people to have affairs with married people is to simply give a reason that Lawrence, Artezia's brother, cannot be the immediate heir to the throne. Recently, Grand Duke Roygar has been feeling increasingly pressured by Cedric. He shows no remorse cutting himself of from his mother, and gets annoyed at anyone who stands in his way. A peak of what could have been. As a master manipulator and schemer, she became his most valuable ally in seizing the empire's throne. When Tia is kidnapped by these pirates, and they escape using the secret passage, Cedrics reaction is completely understandable. It was because if it was a noble who valued face more than the real profit, he would be yelling at Boertz for what he saw Boertz as. Laurence has his sister punished after she becomes a liability to him, since as his former. Was Grand Duchess Evron also deceived by the Empress? Emma626, Dec 6, 2022 You're absolutely right that Artezia looks like trash, and that does not make much sense in the society. While Artezia had no plan to stop Laurence, she knew a way to help Cedric. It wasnt new information, but it was good information to be able to confirm like this. Password: . After spending time with her, he slowly starts to notice he finds her attractive. From what I remember the red haired guy remembers the past and kidnaps tia to help him get the throne of his country or something like that. 4.6. Laurence claims he lets Artezia live because she is his sister. I used despicable means to help him ascend, now I'll use despicable means to drag him to hell. There is always a villainess who become the biggest stumbling block in the relationship between the male and female leads, the one with the most miserable ending. When Cedric freaks out, and you see him really angry for the first time in the story, it makes sense. The marriage proposed by Artezia between her and Cedric would both be convenient for them. I needed to get this off my chest. The manhwa's English translation is provided by TappyToon. The novel gives no description to their clothing, so they could have changed or they didn't. Even when he encountered Grand Duke Roygar, he only greeted with the same calm face as before. The Duchy of Riagan faces not only persecution in the Kingdom of Eimmel, but also another fear. The fashion is hideous and all over the centuries. She supports Lawrence, but her actions cause suffering to the citizens of the empire and the deaths of many innocents. The Villainess Lives Twice novel is a popular light novel covering genres. ; Friend to All Children: He was very kind to Lisia and Aubrey when they were children.In Aubrey's case it backfired on him as she became extremely clingy to the point of disaster. This FUCKING PAGE. As Cedrics feelings develop, he doesnt spend endless chapters getting bogged down in doubts about it, nor does he spend forever fretting over the contract. "You have to live for the sake of your brother. It had been a year since he'd embarked on a journey of dating 31 women, fell in love with his three finalists and ultimately ended the season without a proposal. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Reddit is the Only Den for the Trash Pandas, Press J to jump to the feed. Conversely, it was difficult for Grand Duke Roygar to make a big mistake. But he misjudged Roygar. She has secured the affection of the emperor, but is self-aware that it is only a superficial attraction to her beauty. but the epilogue indicates that there are rumors of Skyla and Cadriol having an affair. To the extent that it is necessary to discuss the percentage of South Sea salt in Emperor Gregors vital natural treasury. With blood and tears, she dedicated herself to ancient sorcery to turn back time. Tia is being taken care of by Sophie to get better and healthy for the baby. Roygar and Laurence try to eliminate each other, while Cedric is viewed as a potential kingmaker but uninterested in taking the throne and thus viewed as an asset and not a threat. The coarse salt he made himself and its distribution. The female lead was injured and broken-hearted because being loved, trampled and abused by all men for she had a face that was similar to hers. She knows there's no point in doing so. Artezia thus tasks Countess Eunice to play the obedient daughter to appease Gregor, butters up Gregor herself, and sows seeds of discord in her own family. Boertz was a thoughtful man in his own way, so he fell into a trap. This will only cover the Manwha and I will not be discussing the novel. Unfortunately, he fails to realize that the servant's deepest loyalty is to the wellbeing of the empire, specifically in terms of having a ruler who is not pointlessly violent or cruel. She doesnt instantly and suddenly think of magical solutions that solve all their issues, but works through with well thought out and logical actions. I must have overlooked it, Thanks broi wanted to know the same thing. As bad as Gregor is, he's still a human being and wants to feel like he has a family that loves him, which is why he at least superficially cherishes Laurence and Millaira. An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works He found it difficult to speak this way to the great nobility of the capital. I'm not really sure. So it wasnt difficult for him to come to the Empress Palace. Cedric eventually confirms this after regaining his memories and revealing himself to Artezia, has committed treason by claiming the emperor's authority in negotiations. Soon after being rescued . by that time the empress (their mom) was still alive and she went literally crazy after her daughter died, on top of that, Florella really admired Gregor and she . I also deliberately didnt mention the art, because I wanted to focus purely on the writing. It was the Grand Duke Cedric, a righteous enemy, that gave her a hand of salvation at the threshold of death. I got it. You have no idea how refreshing this is to see. However, she threw the jewelry she had received out of the window. This internal conflict is what defines her character more than anything else, and I find myself rooting for her more than almost any other FL because of it. reviews. Gregor assumes that Roygar is just greedy and selfish, so when Roygar is implicated in treason he "offers" a deal: He'll execute his wife and child, but spare Roygar himself. That's exactly why her brother's betrayal cut so deeply when Artezia was imprisoned as punishment for all of her crimes. Of course, Grand Duke Roygar had no intention of crossing the dangerous bridge on his own. And he looked at Boertz. I hate it so much. Artizea decided to immediately take the property that was in the carriage and dispose of it. Gregor trusted this man more than his closest friends because he knows for certain the man would die for him. She would have been under the temple's thumb and Cedric couldnt just give Ebron's support to her outright. . Hostile to beggars living in what we're told is the most poverty-stricken part of town for having the audacity to ask rich people stepping out of a noble carriage for money. The only time Cedric has a moment of jealously is when Tia makes an offhand comment about spending some time with his aid. They're the best. It meant that he would entrust the official salt distribution of the eastern region to the businesses within the reach of Grand Duke Roygar. Next morning, Tia sends Cedric away because he has a lot to do and she wants time alone to think. Queen Cecia's Shorts is literally a story about historical fashion yet still pretends empire waist gowns and robe francaises are normal things to wear in a 16th/17th century inspired setting! Chapter one ENDS with our now quadruple-amputee MC squirming across a dirty floor, painting a self-made pentagram using the blood from the remains of her sliced out tongue so she can sacrifice herself and turn back time, knowing full well this alone could never atone for the crimes she committed for her own selfish gain. Otherwise, in its current disposition, I can't recommend it. Wonderful. it turns out Gregor's health was declining because his chief servant has been poisoning him slowly for a few years. That was one of the biggest reasons why the Emperor did not have time to mourn the death of his children and hit the Duchy of Riagan. Cedric feels honorbound to fulfill this wish. 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