If You Devour Poison

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Palcemith. A kingdom blessed by the dragons.

I remembered this was the world in the game I had played in my previous world, [The Dragon and the Sacrificial Priestess]. But I had reincarnated as the Prime Minister Anderheim who would be led to ruin with his villainess daughter Julieta.

However, now that my memories have returned, I do not intend to give up that easily.

Making full use of my memories from my past life, with my daughter, let me show the capture targets how to turn the tables.

Associated Names
One entry per line
Doku wo Kurawaba Sara Made
If you are going to devour poison, you might as well lick the plate
One may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
The Show Must Go On
その林檎は齧るな (Volume 2)
毒を喰らわば皿まで (Volume 1)
竜の子は竜 (Volume 4)
箱詰めの人魚 (Volume 3)
Related Series
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Recommendations
The Slag Gong wants to Kill me (3)
Violant of the Silver (2)
Need to Propose to Seven Men What to Do! (2)
Seven Days as a Villain (2)
I Was Reincarnated as the Strongest and Most Evil Noble Who Controls the Darkness of the Kingdom (1)
I Like Villains, so I Reincarnated as One (1)
Recommendation Lists
  1. !!! PEAK !!!
  2. Keeping them cause they might get read one day
  3. BL Western World
  4. BL Japanese
  5. ~The Fairest of Them All: Danmei Edition~

Latest Release

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06/22/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c16
06/18/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c15
06/15/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c14
06/11/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c13
06/07/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c12
06/03/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c11
05/31/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c10
05/28/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c9
05/25/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c8
05/21/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c7
05/18/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c6
05/11/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c5
05/10/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c4
05/07/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c3
05/03/20 Watashi wa Sugoi Desu v1c2
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ptaszek
ptaszek rated it
January 28, 2023
Status: Completed
Somewhat shallow. The schemes aren't that good, the characters here and there are flat, and the writing isn't he beginning is just rather poor. However, it's pretty nice for a binge read and has a few nice moments, and something that can bring enjoyment. I was wavering between a generous 5 and 4 stars, but then there's "extra" which is actually an epilogue, and it kindly buried all hopes of this novel for 5 stars. It's decent, just mind the tags and don't go chewing on dead doves if you... more>> don't want to see them. Don't expect something outstanding, too, though. <<less
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xglaive
xglaive
November 28, 2022
Status: c65
Ah! I finished it!! This one is a good read for me.

I feel like the pacing was pretty fast and that it was too short (I want more). However compared to the usual villainess plot this one keep me up on suspense.

Only downside is that I feel that the end was a little bit lacking. It's a good end as it's a closure but still... I feel disconnected.

The BL part surprised me tho (I was so focused on the plot I didn't see the warning) 🤣
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DustMiteMan
DustMiteMan
November 20, 2022
Status: c47
I really loved this story it was a wonderful binge! I love how calculating the main character was and the ending was beautiful

(spoiler ahead)

god the ending made me so sad and I hated they couldn’t die together but the epilogue made it better and I really wish there would be a sequel!!!
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ceiba
ceiba rated it
October 14, 2022
Status: c41
well... this was rather blander than I expected... overall. too little drama to be satisfying revenge story, I didn't like BL here too.

unsatisfying all around

will not recommend unless you're bored to tears and want something interesting but on the blander side
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Nura_Blast
Nura_Blast
September 30, 2022
Status: Completed
Just AWESOME!!!

But first, the extra is a scam. It’s just repeating what was said in the second half of chapter 64. ... more>>
Spoiler

I really hoped to see if the reincarnated Jolga was one of 5% or 1% (idr) who became beastmen... or not. But I personally wouldn’t have mind, that much, because in this world it is confirmed it would have been consensual. I guess. PleaseIneedtoknow

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Second, this time we are not following a vilain who has that title because he was tricked, betrayed, misunderstood or had misunderstood someone. He is just a vilain who gain “insight” just before he made his first mistake which would have brought him to his downfall. So the morality of MC is... bad.
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He is still a true villain as he got revenge on innocent people just because they were related to the b:tch.

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BUT he didn’t cause anymore damage to the country and even fixed his past crimes. And he didn’t kill anyone innocent or caused the death of anyone innocent.

So... this story might not be pleasant to just anyone even with the good writing and plot.

Anyway, third! All the complains about the characters’ development are just unwilling to see that they changed so “dramatically” because what we were introduced before was a facade, a lie they told to themselves (the characters).

MC mainly changed because his past life made him acknowledge and love his daughter properly.

And for those who think mc’s cp came out of nowhere =>
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it’s start because of s*x grew because of ml’s devotion and mc’s greed to completely have ML to himself, body, heart and soul ; even at the coast of his own body, he doesn’t mind and even enjoyed it

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The “villainess” changed because her father’s love and not having the responsibility of the next queen freed her from the pressure. She changed because she was less stressed.
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she said herself that being kind was way more fun than her her earlier behavior

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Sigurd didn’t change.
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his opinion about Julieta changed because of a lie. He never found out about the truth.

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Lutora also didn’t change. It’s just that before he decided to ignore the fact that no one forced his puppy love to drink that shit.
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and he never discovered that Malacia also sold the drug to people (or just noble) who just want to fly high

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Malacia didn’t “change”. It’s just that Lutora succeeded into seducing him AND proving him his feelings weren’t made of shit.

Jolga... was s*upid to not KNOW about Sigurd. And, more importantly
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he was never righteous. He was just a loyal knight, a dedicated lover AND a pe*vert with big libido

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he had always been someone dedicated to his lovers.

Morino didn’t change either. He was just the embodiment of “smart but not wise”.
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He was just too inexperienced and got easily manipulated by a vilain who knew everything he needed to know. So the boy ended up molded by mc’s hands

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tr*sha was just a good actress until she got what she wanted (partially). She let her guard down and shown her ugly egotistical and egocentric true personality.

Boi! That was a long one 😝

thank you for reading till here. <<less
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Lara Night
Lara Night rated it
June 6, 2022
Status: Completed
A gem! The plot and writing are superb! I love the way author introduced event and plot, full of mystery and bewilderment.

This is the first volume if I'm not mistaken, I wish someone will complete the translation for the 2nd volume: The Forbidden Fruit soon so I can read them right away🥺
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catsci
catsci rated it
May 4, 2022
Status: c38
I feel like this is a very good rough draft of a story. I don't mind any of the developments or anything, but the chapter to chapter progression in addition to the constant swapping from first person to third is really jarring. The continuity from chapter to chapter is off disjointed with them not always leading into each other and even though it gives a wide variety of perspectives you don't really get to know any of the characters too well or too in-depth with any of them, leaving it... more>> a tad hard to get attached to any of them. Eventually I just got tired and gave up reading anymore. <<less
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Evette
Evette rated it
April 11, 2022
Status: Completed
You all tricked me with the abundance of good reviews what was that. This story made me question life so quickly. Through the experience I was just struggling to the end. This story constantly had me confused on why characters had acted in a certain way.

The mc’s partner came out of nowhere and had me like where the hell did you come from. There relationship just didn’t feel right for me and it did not have the development it needed to warrant the devotion that the ML feels towards our... more>> protag. If anything it felt really lustful and caught me off guard like I did not see it coming.

The characters felt like cardboard to me ; they were so lifeless and seeing them interact with each other felt boring and quite bland. The characters core values seemed to forgotten (ML lead) and as someone who enjoys character interaction and character driven stories the characters were a let down to say the least.

I swear all of the characters except the MC felt like they had an iq that barely hits 80 like some of them act so illogically that it hurts my brain and made me want to stop reading mid story.

Because of its short duration the ending gave me violent whiplash.
Spoiler

The main characters ‘master’ plan was to destroy the kingdom after everyone had already had died what was the point hurting innocent people keep in mind in the MCs past life what led him to cultivate such a personality. How is a normal game playing person capable of outsmarting the whole kingdom.

The mc’s past life was never really explored which it could of but anyway I felt like the time skip was super unexpected like okay we are supposed to process this and move on to the death of the MC after the death of the ML like what

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The relationship with the daughter was surface level and I forgot she existed unless she was mentioned or there. This story made me want to punch a wall. If there where other peoples comment while reading I could’ve pulled through but damn never again.

The story was not long enough to flesh out the characters which led to lacklustre characters that felt forgettable. The main cps relationship made me want to ram my head against the wall.I felt nothing from there relationship and they didn’t really have any chemistry. The MC should have ended up alone if anything.I skipped if not all the nsfw so if that’s why you gave high reviews then good for you never again the ending made me upset. <<less
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dlover627
dlover627 rated it
April 3, 2022
Status: Completed
Somehow this was kinda of amazing in its own way.

The whitewashing, the antihero MC that was really entertaining.

In no way it is actually a good story, but I just kept reading, it was interesting, but it was short only 60+ chapters with 4-8 pages so there's no way the relationships and characters were given the proper on page development, but if you are a forgiven reader you can fill the blanks with your own imagination.

The revenge route the MC chose is very unconventional, you have to read the epilogue... more>> to see the final act of his plan. <<less
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Oaiebs
Oaiebs rated it
March 24, 2022
Status: Completed
Holy shit.

I really liked everything that happened in this. It wasn’t too long of a read, and it managed to make things really interesting.

The chekhovs gun in this story for the entire time just mwah. Absolutely delicious. It didn’t have many unnecessary scenes, but rather ones that helped detail the characters and their arcs.

... more>> Also, the way MC played the villain role? Absolutely flawless. I loved seeing him set up his schemes with both his cunning personality and the knowledge of his past life.

I’m rating it four stars though because of the way the crown princes wife acted. It felt like her personality did a whole 180 from when she first started, and it didn’t really feel like there was a solid direction in where her character was going. I thought the crown prince still being in love with her was s*upid.

My only other comment about this webnovel is the ending. Author really didn’t have to punch me that hard in the gut. I cried. Genuinely.

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I was so fricking saddened by it. Especially in the scene where it’s revealed that Jolga is the one that died first, and the retelling of the ten years that passed by since the last chapter. When you see MCs final night alive, the bittersweet ending just punches you so hard in the face. I really wished that that scene was a dream, and the final epilogue was MC and Jolgas domestic life, but no!!!! Epilogue shows a time skip 1, 000 years into the future where Jolga and MC are reincarnated. I really wished it was a happy ending.

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I don’t have many complaints other than the one girl. It was a really well written (and translated) webnovel. I hope I’ll find something as good in the future.

If I could rewind time to read it all over again, I would. My words alone cannot express how I feel. <<less
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disacestar
disacestar
March 11, 2022
Status: Completed
GOOD SOUP f*ckING POGGERS NOVEL 10/10!! I see a lot of people here saying that the MC and ML's romance came out of nowhere, and while I kinda get where they're coming from, I personally saw it coming lolol. This is a very fast-burn romance-wise.

Spoilers for who the ML is:

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Spoiler

It's the Knight Commander Jolga

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If you're a fan of relationships where both parties are manic-obsessive in love with eachother, this is your cup of tea! Trigger Warning tho for minor in*est
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they aren't blood related but are kind of pseudo-step siblings??and a character ends up marrying their blood relative knowing they're blood related sooo

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, bestiality (happens to minor characters), pe*ophilia (mostly implied, happens to a minor character)

This isn't a fluffy or "misunderstood cannon fodder villain faceslaps white lotus protaginists" villain, rather, the MC does some really f*cked up sh*t to his enemies. Ironically enough, though, most of the former "love interests" from the video game end up switching to MC's side eventually, which ngl is something I don't see very often. I highly reccomend you read this, if the dark stuff doesn't bother you!! <<less
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Ichigoeater
Ichigoeater rated it
February 21, 2022
Status: c31
Well... the writing is good. The first 20 or so chapters are, as well, as clearly evil and corrupt MC works to completely whitewash himself. As others said, though, character development is severely lacking. The daughter isn't that bad of a case. Sure, going from a spoiled and willful brat into a saintlike character is weird, but considering the man she loved not only cheated on her and abandoned her, but told her to die, I think the trauma could be considered enough for a severe and sudden character change.

No,... more>> the problem is elsewhere. The ML had absolutely no feelings, no reason to like the MC at all and no hints that he was hiding such a thing, nor do we get told that the MC is attracted to ML, or wants to seduce him. Yet, all of a sudden, we get a lovemaking session? The corrupt priest and ML's son is the same, WHY does he like him? The hinted semi-in*estuous couple was actually the only one that sort of made sense! The non-related brother, feeling extremely guilty and regretful for pushing his sister so far, would reasonably overcompensate on showing affection to the point of going too far, there's a cause and effect.

Anyway, I read some spoilers to see if it gets better, and...I think I'll move on now. I already don't like what the MC did to the younger twin sister, and it'll apparently get much worse than that, so Im'ma bail. <<less
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DrunkReader01
DrunkReader01 rated it
November 15, 2021
Status: Completed
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

The story was great! MC is tru 2 his personality even after he regains his memory. He's twisted, merciless, and a grudge-keeping genius. The protagonists all dance on his palm giving him a show he'll be satisfied with.

I absolutely fell IN LOVE with the last chapter

bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha just remembering it makes me laugh! So good!
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Lonely4lyf
Lonely4lyf rated it
September 30, 2021
Status: prologue
Mc's personality is my version of perfect. The entire story is amazing. Unlike many other righteous heroes our MC is cruel and heartless yet just. A superb story.
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plainbricks
plainbricks rated it
September 24, 2021
Status: Completed
this story is quite unique in that the villain is still a villain even after remembering about his past life. Would love to see more stories that explore from this angle. There is no sugarcoating what he does. He is a POS and he does not repent.

although several reviewers have mentioned that this story is dark, I don't really find it so except for 1 particular moment.

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big big big spoilers! Where the sisters lock the female protagonist up. I felt physically uncomfortable even though nothing else in this novel fazed me.

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the only main flaw is how the female protagonist's IQ seemed to have dropped quite a bit, but it's still tolerable.

I ship the main couple so hard. I guess you either hate the ML or love him. For me, it's definitely the latter. Their relationship gets slightly more development in the sequel (although that novel is even bigger on schemes and plot than this)

Also one of the side couple is really cute together too (the straight couple). <<less
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Anwiryani
Anwiryani rated it
September 1, 2021
Status: Completed
His MC is smart, he is able to make great revenge plans. I'm satisfied with the plan and the end of the revenge.

the story between MC and ML is so beautiful you should read it. But less impressive for those who can't stand the dark story
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SleepyMintii
SleepyMintii rated it
August 23, 2021
Status: --
Downhill this went.

Started out really nicely which made my disappoint in later chapters double its intensity : (

I loved the manipulative villain MC in the beginning and I really don't mind how brutal his revenge got. By this, I mean:

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Involving Nasha's other siblings. It seemed overboard. Her parents deserve it and her twin too ig.. but the little brother and other two older sisters? Felt like excess collateral. Anyway-

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But overall, everything feels so.. 2d. There's no depth in the emotions and way too much illogic going on for me to take this seriously anymore.

And I personally don't like any of the couples. The main one doesn't even make any sense lmao.

I really hoped that the ML wasn't the ML before knowing who the ML is. And by the time it was clear that the ML is the ML.. Was the time they abruptly decided to dance to the devil's tango. Where was the chemistry though? Did ML throw it in the fireplace too? Also where was the logic on the MCs side? He was already manipulating [Insert ML Name Here] really well without "uSing his b0dy". Jesus, just admit you were h**ny Anderheim (whateverhisnameis).

At the beginning I really hoped the ML would be Malecia (IhopeIspeltright). They're badass together. In general though, the third side couple was the one that actually had some build up to it. Ig? Didn't like it either but at least it made some sense.. The second couple made some sense too.. Ig. The main one... Was kinda hot when we got to that "freak" chapter.. But otherwise boring, illogical, and a turnoff.

This feels bland. <<less
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MisterBubbles
MisterBubbles rated it
August 17, 2021
Status: Completed
Honestly, I would say my real rating is 3.5, but I'll give it a four because I like it enough to re-read it multiple times.

review: This is a little long, so there's TL;DR at the bottom

This is a revenge story with an evil protagonist. Everything he schemes is vile and over the top, but that is somewhat the point, hence the title. The MC physically, mentally, and emotionally destroys people in this story, and he doesn't let anyone out of his grasp.

What this story does is rely heavily on momentum.... more>> It is very fast paced. This is its biggest strength and its biggest weakness. The best way to think of this story is that the MC throwing a theatrical show that the audience, and you are hit given moment-by-moment plays of what is happening. It's dramatic and suspenseful because the MC explains his schemes as the they are unfolding. It's kind of like the MC is lifting the curtain, and you are watching a show of his devising.

However, as the MC only describes his schemes as they are happening, thus the momentum, I think the story loses out on a lot of potential. One of this story's biggest weaknesses is that a lot of the time there are characters that suddenly go through tremendous character changes in the background or changes that are rarely mentioned and the way they change impacts the story quite a bit because it falls into the MC's schemes.

Especially with how the romance develops.

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This is especially the case with MC and ML's romance. If you weren't paying attention, you wouldn't have noticed that the ML was into the MC a whole lot, it just kind of happened lol. The romance definitely should have been fleshed out more, with at least an arc occurring before they start having a physical relationship.

They settle some "differences" that were long standing (like somewhere around 2 decades worth of hate between these two) with the OG MC's body owner, and then like 2 chapters later start messing around with each other lol.

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TL;DR) Basically what I'm saying is that this story could have easily, as it should have been, fleshed out more. More time setting up schemes, arcs, and ESPECIALLY displaying character development (Especially when you make enemies flip sides). This story could have easily been a 200+ chapter story, and honestly, probably should have been.

This story does a wonderful job using every bit of info that it does provide you in order for the audience to enjoy a good show. It's fun, messed up, and satisfying most of the time. It's a fun first read, but I would say that the story's weaknesses start really showing on a re-read. <<less
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SinsB
SinsB rated it
August 12, 2021
Status: --
I thought I was going to hate it when I saw so many reviews saying it's bad. I started this halfway reading eroge villain (I liked the smut there so I tried this).

An older bottom in power made me :^) so yea the smut is nice. The scenes could've been longer tho.

Now the story,

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The scheming was quite lacking and the story was fast-paced so it was not satisfying. Like I wanted to savour it but the description and the pace made it hard

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The revenge

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why did he even started all this in the first place? More monologue on this would've been nice. I guess bc he's a villain, this made sense. Also what happened to Melia (og FL's twin sister) and the other siblings were uncalled for. What about the parents who sold them? I'm pretty sure the siblings were unaware of any of wht they were doing.

Like, less happened to those who were directly involved (e.g. Prince, FL, FL's parents)

Or maybe this was an 'evil wins' kind of novel.

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Character

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the FL's personality changed drastically. Nvm the og villainess; her loyalty to her father explained her changes (in my opinion).

MC's revenge is focused on only the prince and og FL, even though the rest of the squad was on it too. Felt like nth really happened to them

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Ending

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so wht was Kharis' and Anderheim's deal at the end anyway? Where r they going? Why is Jolga a dog?

Beastiality :^) it's hot when u know he's not actually a dog on the inside. Wanna read about the two of them after the end.

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So anyways, gonna go read the sequel <<less
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nikiknight001
nikiknight001
July 9, 2021
Status: Completed
You either hate it or you love it.

I enjoyed it, especially given that it like the title implies is one huge act written by the transmigrator.

I didn't give 5 stars because of OOC in my opinion with Julietta and Nasha and a minor plothole or two.

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Jullieta -Someone who was originally a 'snob' character, the fiance of the prince does a 180 in her acting. I didn't mind it and the background explains her past behaviour but I feel more plot could have been written regarding her personal feelings and the change, what was mentioned was minor.

Nasha- Someone who could capture a whole bunch of men with her optimisim and determination completley OOC'd like atleast keep her original characteristics and twist her into a villain over a period of time not in the blink of an eye. (This is my personal opinion, I know some would say its her true nature but then the author should emphasise how she was acting prior)

Moral ethics yeah it was a great villain mastermind plot, this was not OOC but I personally dislike having to think ill of characters I like.

People say they didn't see the pairings coming I did I guess I'm used to shipping characters but the romance could have been better explored between the secondary couples especially M&L this is mainly because the main couple is romantic in their own way while M&L were super cute.

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Overall it was great to see the plot unfold, a few of the parts fell flat and could have been expanded on, not as much emphasis was given to the characters besides the ML (meaning I wished I could have read more about them) but I enjoyed it and binged it lol. <<less
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