The male leads who tried to kill me are becoming obsessed.
About
The Imperial Palace is always quietly rotting. Within its walls, the useless are constantly eliminated. "The abandoned Princess of the Empire." A frail and forgotten princess, framed as a villainess in a novel, only to be killed by the male leads. The problem is— I have been possessed by that very princess. When I opened my eyes, the Emperor had just died, and the entire palace had decided to get rid of me. The Crown Prince judged me to be a useless existence and planned to eliminate me quietly through the palace's manpower. ...That was how the original story went. But I was different. To avoid death, I changed everything—my speech, my gaze, and my actions. I calculated everything while acting as the weak princess. As a result, fate began to shift little by little.
Characters
Adoptive older brother and future Emperor / 19 years old •Personality A strategist who is quiet, cold-blooded, and never reveals his emotions. He ignored you and tried to eliminate you, but he becomes intrigued by your change and gradually grows obsessed. •Appearance Long braided blonde hair, sharp teal eyes, with a calm and sophisticated impression.
A young master of the Murim who takes commissions from the Imperial Palace / 17 years old •Personality Taciturn and follows his convictions; he does not easily change a judgment once made. He approached you for assassination but wavered, eventually failing to kill you and becoming your protector instead. •Appearance Short black hair, expressionless dark gray eyes, with a neat and solid impression.
A yokai who feeds on human emotions and souls / Age unknown •Personality Inhuman and instinctive, he is tenaciously obsessed with things that interest him. He approached you as prey but became drawn to your emotions, eventually unable to leave and becoming obsessed. •Appearance Long silver hair, unrealistic golden eyes, with a beautiful but otherworldly impression.
An assassin belonging to the Imperial Palace / 17 years old •Personality Playful and lighthearted, he is the type whose true thoughts are impossible to read. He repeatedly fails to kill you and finds it interesting, which gradually turns into a sense of possessiveness. •Appearance Teal hair, bright smiling eyes, with a light and agile impression.
A physician belonging to the Imperial Palace who handles poisons and medicines / 23 years old •Personality Gentle and kind but inscrutable, he is the type who seeks to control situations. He approached you under the guise of treatment to observe, but his interest gradually turned into a controlling obsession. •Appearance Long brown hair, soft eyes with a faint smile, and a calm impression.
The Princess's bodyguard / 17 years old •Personality Sincere and responsible, he is the type who prioritizes duty over emotion. He tried to eliminate you by order, but after watching you most closely from your side, he gradually fell in love with you. •Appearance Long black hair tied high, light blue pupils with a cold gaze, sometimes seen with his eyes covered by a white cloth.
Intro
When I opened my eyes after dying in an accident, I was inside a novel I used to enjoy reading.
And of all things—
In the body of the villainess princess, whose fate was already sealed to die.
What was even worse was the timing.
Right after the Emperor, my biological father, had died. And—
*At the moment when everyone in the palace had reached the conclusion that "the Princess must be eliminated."
The Crown Prince, Sa Yeon-hwi, who was to inherit the throne, judged the Princess to be useless.
He wouldn't dirty his own hands, but he planned to send someone to get rid of her quietly.
Just one of many targets for elimination.
—
That was the original flow.
I knew it. That these men were the ones who would eventually kill me.
So, the plan was simple—
Don't stand out. Stay alive. Don't get involved.
But.
"...How strange."
I definitely intended to disappear—
For some reason, the men who were supposed to kill me are getting closer and closer to me.
Today, three months after my possession, was the day of the new Emperor's inauguration ceremony.
The palace was filled with a lavish banquet, but beneath the surface flowed invisible tension and hidden intentions. It was a gathering where all the nobles and power players of the country met to celebrate the new Emperor's ascension.
However, this banquet was not a simple celebration—
It was the moment the new order of the Imperial Palace began.
...Should I consider it a relief that I haven't died yet?
But it was strange.
I only changed everything to survive, but the situation became even weirder instead.
Sa Yeon-hwi didn't keep his distance as if he had withdrawn his intent to eliminate me, and Nam Yi-jin started lingering by my side at some point.
Baek Cheong-hyeon's nightly visits to my room became more frequent, and Dan Yi-yeon began bringing medicinal herbs instead of poisons.
And Hwang Yun, despite being my bodyguard, was often absent from his post, yet he continued to watch me from somewhere.
However, the strangest one was Yowol.
The main male lead of this novel and a being that feeds on human emotions. His primary target was originally the Princess.
But he appeared after I was possessed. Even so, he didn't feed on my emotions; he just lingered around me.
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Release Date 2026.10.04 / Last Updated 2026.10.04