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I Sought Out the Tragedy’s Scheming Mastermind
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Rating(2.9 / 5.0, 108 votes)
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3    9% (10 votes)
2    14% (15 votes)
1    35% (38 votes)
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116 Chapters + 19 Side Stories (Complete)
5 Volumes
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Every 62.1 Day(s)
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Weekly Rank: #2000
Monthly Rank: #2000
All Time Rank: #6746
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Monthly Rank: #24582
All Time Rank: #4956

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I reincarnated as the villainess, Eliana Mussieux, who was killed by the scheming Emperor.

Rather than do nothing and die according to the novel, I planned a path to survival by seeking him out.

But . . . something’s not right?

I haven’t done anything yet, but the Emperor started to cling onto me first.

* * *

“Don’t go.”

Verkley grabbed Eliana’s collar. His gaze was entirely focused on her. Then, he whispered imploringly once more.

“You tamed me, Lili. You have to take responsibility.”

He bound her hands so she wouldn’t move. Before she knew it, Verkley’s lips touched Eliana’s fingertips.

From her fingertips to the back of her hand, his lips trailed kisses as if he were leaving a trace.

His eyes were fixed on Eliana the entire time.

With an unreadable expression, he pulled Eliana’s arm.

And closed the distance between them.

Then growled low with an insidious smile.

“If you go, I’ll kill that bastard.”

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피폐물 속 흑막을 찾아갔다
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Recommendations
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Recommendation Lists
  1. I like the crazy ones
  2. {the villainess}
  3. Liked it 3
  4. all the BGs i've read so far (3.9 and below !)
  5. Came for the cover

Latest Release

Date Group Release
10/11/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c64
10/08/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c63
09/30/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c7
09/30/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c62
09/21/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c61
09/19/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c60
09/19/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c59
09/18/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c58
03/24/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c57
03/21/23 Mesmerizing Memoirs c56
12/31/22 Mesmerizing Memoirs c55
12/21/22 Mesmerizing Memoirs c54
12/05/22 Mesmerizing Memoirs c53
11/28/22 Mesmerizing Memoirs c52
11/21/22 Mesmerizing Memoirs c51
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novellalover
novellalover rated it
June 20, 2022
Status: c24
Hi! I'm the translator of this novel, and I'm just going to give my thoughts so far (to attract some potential readers?)

The FL, Eliana Mussieux (daughter of a count) is realistic and mentally strong.

*She's smart, knowing when she should stay quiet or speak up.

*She makes mistakes but finds her way around them and uses her knowledge to her advantage.

*She wants to survive, so she goes to the strongest villain in the novel...

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... and makes him (the ML) obsessed with her. Eventually, she reveals to the ML that she's not from his world (he caught her lying to him about how much she knew about him)

*She possesses the body of an ice mage and is VERY slowly learning to control her powers, realizing she's powerful.

*She has PTSD from a car crash, which is actually shown in the novel and demonstrated.

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The ML, Verkley Owen (emperor) is obsessive, smart, and obviously, a villain. He's not a good person, and he plays a vulnerable character to not draw attention to himself and to fool others.

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*He was previously blind, but he signed a contract with a demon to take his revenge on the Empress Dowager for killing his parents.

*After making the deal, he gains his sight back, but to everyone else, he's still the blind, dying emperor.

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Spoiler about the plot:

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*The novel revolves around a myth (or mythology, kind of like Greek mythology mixed with Christianity and Catholicism).

*You'll read about saints, fallen angels, demons, angels, gods, etc.

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Overall, if you like a realistic FL who uses her brain and isn't oblivious to everything around her with a ML who is (basically two-faced) and obsessive toward the FL, then this book might be for you.

Spoiler

*So far, their relationship is on the line of toxic (only 24 chapters in). If you like couples that use each other to their advantage and then slowly fall in love, this book may ALSO be for you.

*They have an age gap of 8 years (FL is 20 ML is 28). Mentally, their age gap may be closer, but I have no idea yet.

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hunnylwtp
hunnylwtp rated it
January 3, 2023
Status: c37
I like this story but the way the FL just blurts out some lines really makes me shake my head? Like am I being too sensitive or is it as ridiculous as I think it is? In this type of society there’s a class system so she’s next to the people who could kill her off without a thought. She’s literally terrified of the Empress because of how she constantly threatens her but gets comfortable enough to ask dumb questions? ... more>>
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Like when Empress informs FL about placing her away from the palace bc she’s no longer needed... she just let’s lines slip out like, ‘why?; That doesn’t really make sense to do that’ <<< in this kind of tone??? And when the empress “kindly” explains to her why, “It’s going to be ruined” or “it’s getting complicated” the FL literally asks “What do you mean by ruined?” What do you mean by complicated?” Like she’s owed an explanation when she’s just a pawn?

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weren’t you literally terrified of her to the point of trembling? How are you able to question your literal “master” on her plans so many times without getting some kind of punishment for pissing her off?

And then her with the Emperor. I got how she got kind of comfortable with him but
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when he confronts her about that piece of paper pissed as hell, reveals his true colors, and threatens her to stay with him and let him use her stating only kissing bc he doesn’t want to do anything more. She’s like ‘huh?? Why wouldn’t you want to do more? I’m so pretty?” And then slaps her mouth bc it just came out her mouth without thought

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like no. Nope. Sorry that was the last straw for me. You serious girl? Wth is wrong with you? I can’t wrap my head around how this kind of thing could actually happen irl. <<less
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Yalda
Yalda
December 6, 2022
Status: c38
I like the novel Bt the links of mesmerizing memoirs are not working for me, can anybody tell me where I can read the rest of the story
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KindapitiedMielle
KindapitiedMielle rated it
November 25, 2022
Status: --
I'm nearly caught up with the updates and I have to say, it's great. The story has interesting characters and even more interesting dynamics between these characters.

Eliana, the fl, chooses to admit that her heart cannot just leave Verkley in the tragic situation he is in, even if he is a scheming mastermind. And, her other reason is she'd rather choose to stand at his side than one she doesn't know most of.

For example, Verkley is so casual yet complicated with Eliana at times. I want to know about Rube... more>> more, so many things happening that weren't what Eliana had expected, plus the sweetest girl Mary who's at distress because of her mother. The motives of all these characters are very well-written and thought about, and, The translator does such a good job! The lines are smooth and the story is easy to follow. It's definitely worth a read! <<less
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astraxzz
astraxzz rated it
January 3, 2023
Status: c55
i just caught up with the translation after staying up late lol

their dynamic is so cuteee and the nickname? Adorable. This gets 5 stars from me, I am obsessed.

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I like how everything is happening for a reason. There is world building and lore being slowly revealed outside of the main romance. There is a reason FL transmigrated (which is unknown to us) and there are select people who know her situation which is refreshing. The ML and fl's relationship is so so cute. After finding out shes not the og eliana and snippets of the novel, verkely is relaxed around her and always teases her and gives her the nickname "Lili" (explained why later) they arent emotionally aware of each other yet, basically a teasing relationship where FL is always asking him to not kill her lol. I will say though, seems ML has caught feelings already but isn't aware of them yet, same goes for FL but I believe hers are still developing.

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what I like is that each character is developed really well. Almost every recurring character besides main couple all have a well thought out story, which keeps this novel interesting. I havent gotten bored so far and I'm excited to see where this goes! <<less
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shugu8rena
shugu8rena rated it
August 9, 2022
Status: c43
The FL doesn't think much where she needs it or she just simply bothers me sometimes.

Examples:

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She's too passive when it comes to her powers (as well as the unknown one). Learning or improving seems to be not much of importance but at least ML taught her a bit (used it once to retaliate on OGml).

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Her writing down the novel info and just changing hiding places everyday. What a smart move. Never even taught of writing in Korean..

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After revealing her transmigration/novel to ML, she didn't mention the empress' plan to send her away to be engaged to Rube. I mean this is important right? Countermeasures anyone? How can she stay with ML if this was not discussed?

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Overall story is fine, can't say if it's bland. There are some character mystery but it doesn't intrigue me much, idkw. <<less
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Neomys anomalus
Neomys anomalus
September 2, 2024
Status: c51
I haven't given a star rating because I'm DNF-ing this one at Chapter 51.

The translator hasn't worked on this title since October 2023 (almost a full calendar year as of this comment), and the story itself isn't exceptional enough to attempt MTL-ing. If someone else (or our original translator!) picks it up, again, I'll probably return, but for me, it isn't worth the extra effort of carrying on independently.

The Good:

Spoiler
  • The female lead has a good relationship with several other female characters, which is depressingly rare.
  • FL tells ML they're in a novel and does a refreshingly good job communicating with him.
  • The ML is scheming, conniving, and not too nice.
  • But he (ML) also doesn't do anything egregious enough to alienate the readers.
  • TL does a decent job with translation and sometimes even adds helpful notes.
  • Writing books is really hard, so hats off to the original writer for hammering the whole thing out. Regardless of anyone's opinions, that's a huge accomplishment!
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The Bad:

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  • FL has very, very little agency. The plot Just Happens, and FL jellyfishes along and never seems to change anything.
  • Her magical powers (theoretically OP) are never relevant and rarely add to the plot. I actually forgot for about ten chapters that she even has special powers because she never uses them.
  • The villain's schemes are frustratingly transparent—a fault made doubly exasperating by our heroes' inability to thwart them.
  • The ML is not actually blind (or disabled at all, as far as I can tell), and he's so bad at pretending to be blind I don't know how anyone falls for it.
  • The pacing leaves quite a lot to be desired. It undermines the depth of relationships between characters. At this point, we've got a grab bag of interchangeable filler-characters. It sometimes seems like whenever the author hits a lull in the plot or doesn't know what to write next, they introduce someone new rather than resolving anything old.
  • Chapters often end with, "and [character] said..." which I think is meant to add suspense but instead makes the chapter breaks feel unnatural, especially when they happen only a few lines into a conversation or more than halfway through a scene.
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