”I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!” by Sou Inaida

This is a series review of ”I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!” by Sou Inaida

It follows the same story plot as ”My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!” by Satoru Yamaguchi, which was just what I was hoping for :D

Mystia, our female MC, begins at 10 years old having flashbacks and realise that she has been reincarnated into a game as the villainess. She doesn't remember the details but knows that a fatal ending is waiting for her if she doesn't change the storyline ...

Mystia is like Katarina well-loved and admired by the people around her, but where Katarina is a villain until the point she remembers, Mystia seems like she has always been a clever and good girl who is much more aware of her lacks. She always acts out of a sense of duty and sensibility, which to the reader makes it clear that she's pure-hearted, but I could also see how her actions might be misunderstood and for others she might come across as a spoiled rich girl with no real problems. It all depends on the eye that sees and I liked that her villain ways were included in the story.

The story is written so we get plurals POV from all of the main characters and some of them actually made me cry!

The thing I like the best about Mysteria is that she's aware that the storylines for the male characters are changing and while she wants to prevent her fatal ending, she recognises that the characters have to stay the same or else they won't follow the path towards the heroine (and then she has no idea how to prevent the fatal ending!)

I can see how she will drive herself dizzy while preventing the bad storylines and still try to fix the ”bugs” in the game.