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Kenkyo, Kenjitsu o Motto ni Ikite Orimasu
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299 Chapters (Hiatus since 2017)
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It was something that happened while I was waiting for the day of the primary school entrance exam. I realised that I had become one of the characters of a shoujo manga that I loved reading in my old life, ‘You Are My Dolce’.

The role I was assigned was a character who bullied the commoner protagonist and tried to get in the way of her love with a rich boy nicknamed Emperor; a typical villainess rich girl, Kisshouin Reika.

At the end of the story, Reika suffered the Emperor’s retribution and even her family fell into ruin. With the villain gone, the protagonist and the Emperor overcame their trials and became a couple. And they lived happily ever after.

Wait, that’s terrible for meee! The manga ended there, but I have to continue living my life after my family is ruined!

The protagonist can enjoy her romance or love or whatever on her own. I’ll erase my presence so that I don’t anger the Emperor.

Eh-? The story isn’t progressing well because there’s no villain, you say? But I’m busy saving up money and studying so that I can live well after the collapse.

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I Will Live with Humility and Dependability as My Motto
Reika-sama
You are my dolce
謙虚、堅実をモットーに生きております！
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Recommendations
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I’m the Heroine, but I Want to Hand That Role Over (7)
Otome Game Rokkushuume, Automode ga Kiremashita (7)
Omae Mitai na Hiroin ga Ite Tamaruka! (6)
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07/07/17 reikakisshouin c299
07/07/17 reikakisshouin c298
07/07/17 reikakisshouin c297
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07/07/17 reikakisshouin c295
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Baturinsky
Baturinsky
March 25, 2019
Status: c299
Great series, sadly unfinished and seemingly discontinued. I could find it translated up to chapter 299 in other place. Not sure if I'm allowed to link, but it's easily googled.
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Cheesetakery
Cheesetakery rated it
September 6, 2018
Status: c222
Actually awesome, not as much romance as comedyforever alone village for the win .

Just imagine the most popularmentally childish girl at a prestigious high school, and that is why everyoneno one calls Reika with a sama.

Now imagine a ... not very smartnormal high school girl who enjoys fast food and attractive guys. That is Reika. She has trouble living up to the expectations of the -sama in her name but she's definitely trying, especially because she's supposed to be the "villain" of the story. Suffice to say that Reika-sama is... more>> very enjoyable to read as a main character and so far she has been the most humblelovable and dependablefunny character in the entire story.

Best transmigration story I've read and one which has managed to continue its level of humor to the current chapter. <<less
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A name is useless
A name is useless rated it
May 21, 2018
Status: --
Boring novel, nothing happens, the MC is pathetique, coward and without personality.

You can retire some tags who are put in NU for this novel like:

  • Beautiful female lead (she was never descried as beautiful, at best average and even round in some parts of the story)
  • Sister/Brother complex (they are just caring about brother/sister, they are close but that's all)
  • Cute protagonist/story (nothing cute in this story, just a story about a girl, the MC, who try to make friends in a way that is not realistic at all)
A... more>> anoying and boring slice of life story with the worst MC you can have for this kind of story. <<less
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BillionJellyfish
BillionJellyfish rated it
November 6, 2017
Status: c175
I am a huge fan of otome games/harem novels, so this one goes into my AllTimesFav folder. The plot is interesting and funny while the MC is lovable to the max, so there is nothing to not like about the novel. Recommend this novel a try to all readers!
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LeeEzekiel
LeeEzekiel rated it
June 23, 2017
Status: c98
For me, this is probably the only Otome Game novel that even comes close to Destruction Flag Otome in terms of sheer enjoyment factor. I don't even fully understand why I like this story so much. Is it the amazingly relatable protagonist? The hilarious cast who all have distinct, well developed personalities? The unreliable narrator, and how we get tiny glimpses of what people really think of Reika-sama?

Whatever it is, this is my go to "relaxation" novel.
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Pandevil
Pandevil rated it
June 20, 2017
Status: c93
It was enjoyable at first with some story introducing the past life characters and there were some sweet moments like the protagonist's interactions with her older brother. There was a least some character development like with the protagonist standing up for herself or the one chapter where she's upset about her previous life. But yeah, I think the author forgot she was writing a story at some point and started doing a mini-blog of a girls struggle with fat and food rants. Like seriously, the whole thing with the protagonist... more>> is that she's a high-class ojou-sama that's well respected by her peers but is actually goofy and funny on the inside but that's gone, she acts like an average girl, her abilities are below average, and it's like she has no defining traits, she pretty plain.

Spoiler

AND, AND, AND, what the heck happened to the heroine?? I was so hyped, there was potential for some kind of progression but nah, protagonist acts nice to her and we are DONE. The supposed romance characters don't do anything, the emporer doesn't confess or really interact with her at all. This was literally the climax, the thing the synopsis suggests would be important. Nothing.

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I'll still grind through it, in hopes something happens. Maybe it'd be a bit more fun and relatable if I was a girl hung up on dieting (fyi don't fast, not eating for 3 days won't cause the fat to drop off) or super into food. But yeah, the lack character interactions and fun developments in the later chapters really drops the score to 2/5 for me.

Edit: haha it literally got back on track after I wrote this review. It is fun to read when the author doesnt seem to have writer's block, bumped it to 3/5. <<less
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Michimichi
Michimichi rated it
May 22, 2017
Status: c90
I made this account just to rate this novel its well deserved 5/5. I would've rated it much higher if it was possible.

I'm more into wuxia/xanxia types of novel but I decided to just look for a high rated novel above 4.5 and found this.

First of all, hats off to the translator/s. The translations were so well-done and they even add pictures and explanations for cultural references. Thank you so much translator-sama!

The story is quite simple but not a single chapter made me bored. But the strongest aspect of this... more>> novel is the MC. Reika is probably the most adorable, likeable, funniest MC I've ever read. 99% of the chapters are from her POV so you can really see how hilarious her train of thoughts is. She's an extremely interesting character that on rare occasions that a POV is from a side character (there's been only four so far - bro, bro's bff, class rep, monk) I find myself smiling from ear to ear coz I can relate as a reader. I'd like to see how other characters see her.

As for the actual romance, Forever Alone Village still has its chief. Honestly, there's no clear candidate for mc's otp. Anybody can end up with her and I wouldn't complain.

My only problem now is that I had caught up with the translations and I don't know Japanese. <<less
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MiloSalad
MiloSalad rated it
April 7, 2017
Status: c88
It's one of those stories where you find yourself relax but yet excited at the same time. And since its one of those transferred or reincarnated types, I thought that the protagonist would excessively be calculating on how to not have her bad end. But, reika handled it like normal person would and even though she was a different reika than the original one, she was still misunderstood at times. Despite that she still struggled to have friends and while wanting to not have to do anything with the... more>> 2 yumyums, not everything goes her way.

Reika is honestly one of my favorite female protagonist. I could sometimes see myself in her shoes when it comes to stuggling with studies and the signing part.

I find myself mumbling or perhaps shouting "AREN'T YOU SO ADAWABLE !!! " and " YOU CAN DO IT! GANBATTE! "while reading this.

IN regards to shipping! While my main one is under construction and idk if it will sail, my other ships have sank! Those hints, THOSE LITTLE TINY HINTS! D@$*! And her onii-sama, hats off him! He is the best!

The story is easy to understand and read.

I didnt re-read twice a paragraph except those in which ones that my heart would pop out from my mouth out of the tickling sweetness that is described. Really!

And there were cultural details in which was hard to imagine but thankfully the translator did a great job of giving information about it.

All in all 8/5

Really... It's beyond... though this is just my opinion I really love it. Internet is scary. <<less
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ockyboo
ockyboo rated it
July 24, 2016
Status: c73
This is a wonderful slice of life about a cute dense girl who accidentally is the leader of the girls in school. She's eccentric and funny and the side characters are developing well. The translation is wonderful and not confusing in the slightest. There are even explanations, photos, and videos included occasionally to more fully flesh out the story for us non-natives to Japan. Awesome job, translator-san!
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Chaku
Chaku rated it
April 29, 2016
Status: --
Reika is an endearing character, I love her expressions, thoughts, and realize I see myself in her, I empathize with her and cheer when she overcomes a hurdle, I love her greatly, the only thing I would like is more development of side characters. The story itself is very compelling, I look forward to all the updates when theyre translated, its probably one of the few stories that I want to learn Japanese for so I can read it in its entirety, Im thankful to the translators for working hard... more>> in bringing this out, and cant want for each and every installment.

Thank you to the author for creating such a warm and genuinely wonderful character, thank you for the story. <<less
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Raed
Raed rated it
March 30, 2022
Status: c299
For the story so far, I definitely think it deserves 5 stars, but the lack of closure / ending makes it difficult to give it full 5 stars. I feel a full review is given based on a complete story.

I love the depiction of Reika, and somehow the story the author weaves really makes you slowly want to cheer her on her endeavours.

It is rather slow paced and yes, some of the things that Reika focuses upon are very mundane but yet there is a degree of subtle humour which... more>> really appeal to me.

I do wish that I may see the completion of the novel and fruition of her romance - seems like there is only 1 or 2 male character candidate left so far that may be potentially become her partner lols. (Although seems impossible - this has been on hiatus for over 4 years?) <<less
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ike_00000
ike_00000 rated it
June 19, 2019
Status: c229
Cute read! The pace is quite slow, but basically it explores her world of as an upper-class noblewoman who wants to stay as detached as she possibly can while maintaining all images of superiority.

Honestly I really love the MC's character. She's silly and hilarious, yet quite relatable even as she (rather) successfully plays the Perfect Ojousama. It helps that half her thoughts are about food, which I find personally very relatable. The story's focus isn't on romance I would say, but rather about friendships and building relationships with others in... more>> a complicated relationship dynamic.

The story is also refreshing in that she doesn't actually have a harem of the main male leads, which is quite different than many other similar stories. In fact, she really doesn't try at all to establish relationships with the handsome boys beyond the very bare minimum (which tbh is a lil upsetting as a shoujo fan haha but original nonetheless), very much the side character in all attributes except status. The slower pacing of the story allows for quite a thorough exploration of all the different characters in the story; there's quite a lot, but none of them feel very shallow. That said, even though I appreciate the slower pacing that isn't at all "fell in love at the drop of a hat", sometimes I do wish to read more of her romance haha. Quite honestly, it wasn't clear until very far in the story who the likely male would be.

Spoiler

The "drop of a hat" thing might not necessarily apply since it seems like Emperor fell for Wakaba pretty quickly, but it doesn't really matter. Even though from the beginning I wasn't rooting for him, to see all the hype that the author built up based on the premise of the "Kaburagi Group's heir" and yet he loves someone else is still quite disappointing haha. Although he's written so pathetically it's alright he doesn't end up with her. I would like some more hype built around the family of the probable male lead though, but I think it's coming.

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The other characters are all enjoyable too. Oniisama (he's definitely hiding a girlfriend!! :' (), Yukino, Imari, Class Rep, etc. And of course, especially later on, her thoughts when she's with Kaburagi and Enjou is just too funny!

I recommend giving it a try, but if you're hoping for strictly romance be prepared to be very patient. ALSO the translation by Oniichanyamete is amazing! They really put a lot of effort into explanations of cultural contexts referenced in the chapter and pictures of the things she's talking about (ie. What food it is). HUGE props. <<less
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tinkerbel99xmn
tinkerbel99xmn rated it
November 15, 2018
Status: c169
MEH.

this novel had potential (at first) tbh. I liked it in the beginning but when they turned out in highschool. Man, was I surprised that out of all those chapters I patiently read all this time hoping for something exciting to happen, not once did an event like that ever happened. Reika might not be supposedly the protagonist in the otome game but she is in this novel yet after all those chapters, she didn't even had this character growth unlike Kaburagi and others. She's such a coward! Irritatingly coward.... more>> She's scared of a lot things yet does nothing about it plus she's selfish. She will only act if she's on the edge. Also this story is almost all about food more than the romance area and the story is freaking slowwww to the point of boring lol. I wonder what's with the author's head. This is something you won't read till morning because the story has no direction just free flowing. I think it only made me read this far because I like how the translator put it into words but nope, I don't like wasting my time anymore for this crap. <<less
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Purry_1412
Purry_1412 rated it
October 13, 2018
Status: c299
this is one of the best reincarnated villainess ive read so far~ the MC is sooo funny and I really love the author's writing!

MC is realistic but super funny! The story might be slow paced but there's no dull moment/chapter (IMO) Reika is a respected (feared lol) ojousama but is quite goofy and adorable on the inside which makes her interactions to other characters really funny

if Bakarina is the Harem Queen, Reika is the Forever Alone Village Chief
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Riptide01
Riptide01 rated it
April 11, 2018
Status: c203
A nice and relatable story that doesn't get too repetitive with its own unique little flavor that sets it apart from other otome-game types of novels.
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Kerbasi
Kerbasi rated it
August 26, 2017
Status: c155
I'm really Glad I took the time to binge read where I left off a year ago.

This series is hilarious! I love Reika's internal monologue, and how she's so different from what everyone else perceives her to be.

There isn't much progress though in her love interests, but because of that, it makes you want to read more!

I thought I'd eventually get bored because this novel doesn't even seem to have a plot line. It's just your Everyday journal-like events of an Ojousama, but I was wrong. I couldn't stop reading... more>> this!

Can't wait to read more! <<less
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BlancFrost
BlancFrost rated it
April 8, 2017
Status: c88
This novel the other favourite of mine to actually keep up with the updates.

The MC (Reika with the drill hair and all) is a wonderful character who tries her best to prevent her father from any shady dealings. She studies hard and seriously so she can live a good life just in case tragedy strikes her family leaving them with nothing.

Her interactions with the other characters show a lot of depth. The way they perceive her and how she thinks she is acting are completely different which is hilarious. Reika... more>> is rather sweet and her view of the world may be a bit skewed but everyone still gravitates towards her.

I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone who wants a good read about such an lovable character. As usual Oniichanyamete has great translations to make it such an enjoyable read (the food pictures make me hungry just looking at them). <<less
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AliceJ
AliceJ rated it
November 22, 2021
Status: c299
I've read this while back and it was just soooooo good!! This is probably the only light novel that I've ever liked this much and I'll ever like lmao. No hate for Japanese novels but some of them are just THAT bad. I've been waiting for an update but from the reviews it seems this novel was dropped, it's such a pity guess I'll just use my imagination to fill up the rest. ┐ (´～｀) ┌ If only we got to see who the love interest is, if there's a love interest at all, the MC after all is the chief of the single village. Speaking about the MC she has to be one of my fav MCs out there, so realistic and her daily commentaries on her everyday life... more>> are hilarious, she's the first transmigration MC I could relate to, the people around her are interesting and each one has his special characteristics and own life that we get a glimpse of from the MC's perspective.

The pacing is slow which in this novel is a good thing, you get to know the characters and get attached to them you really feel like you're part of the novel studying with in the same school and living in the same house, it's a weird but a very nice experience. Even tho it's slow paced but it's really fun to read since the events are really amusing and cute, and the mc's narration makes it 10 times better. You could say this novel has a very nice comedic undertone and a hilariously funny unreliable narrator.

and last but not least, THE TRANSLATION QUALITY! It's so good! The translator did an amazing job, probably one of my favourite translations of all time 10/10. °˖✧◝ (⁰▿⁰) ◜✧˖° yall could see that I'm super excited about it (´ ᴗ｀✿) <<less
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Nikkiart
Nikkiart rated it
May 7, 2021
Status: c299
This story is just slice of life in a ouran school type setting and the MC sort of reads like a background character In the story but not in a bad way. I just mean that she’s never really dead center in the romance which I actually find hilarious.

Honestly this is just pretty funny. I love the comedic tone of the whole story and also the sort of ‘realism’ of it can be called that. I mean Reika has crushes and those crushes end and she moves on and not... more>> every boy falls for her or vice versa. It’s nice and I love that she has real friends instead of just ppl pushing the love plot line forward.

I will say absolutely don’t read this for romance as other reviews have mentioned since there’s basically none but this story is a good read in my opinion. I highly recommend it!!! <<less
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Em_Rez
Em_Rez rated it
October 8, 2020
Status: c299
I love, love, love this series. The only sad thing is that the author seems to have dropped it a while back, with no hints of continuation. But my oh my do I love this series.

The biggest thing to remember is that this is a slice of life series. At the core, that's what it is. There are overarching goals and obstacles, but mostly it focuses on the everyday experiences of Reika. If slice of life isn't your style, and you want the plot to advance quickly, then this isn't... more>> the series for you. The plot progresses extremely slowly, year by year, and at almost a real life-like pace. Things don't necessarily happen in a steady stream - you really just have to enjoy the everyday interactions.

Unlike other otome reincarnation novels, people aren't randomly falling for the main character left and right. In fact, she doesn't really interact much with the two MLs until high school, and there's really no romance to speak of for her so far except in Reika's bitter fantasies. The reason for no one approaching her might be a bit contrived (she's so high status and intimidating that no one dares approach her), but that makes it so that she struggles to make friends and celebrates every interaction. She's constantly keeping an air of a proper high-class daughter, but in reality, really wants to make friends, loves eating junk food from her previous life, and cares about people who are getting bullied.

It's got everything you need - a dense/silly but also likeable protagonist, a doting family, friendship, rich descriptions of high class food and travel... It just makes you feel good. Every chapter feels good to read.

As far as romance goes, we've only been clued into the main love interest fairly recently, like in the beginning of high school. It had been slightly hinted at before, but not really much has happened until very recently. And even then, not much. If you're a fan of passionate romance, you might find reading about Kaburagi and the heroine's relationship fun. Otherwise, nothing has happened yet on the Reika and main ML front. Like literally, they still haven't gone on a solo outing yet. Also, they're blocked by what seems to be the ML's fiance, which indicates that this stalled out state of affairs will probably continue for a long while before it's finally resolved... if the LN ever finishes. Of course, Reika only sees him as a cunning conniver who can see right through her right now.

One more thing - I can tell the author is a huge foodie and dessert fan. Especially of desserts/sweets. Wow, at this point, I feel like I've been given a world tour of all the available high class desserts of all across the world. It's kind of fun to read about, and I quite enjoy it. Also, have fun vicariously travelling to expensive places all around the world with Reika, lol. <<less
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