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The protagonist realizes she has been reincarnated as the villainess in the world of her favorite novel. Her goal is to ensure the original main couple of that world reaches their happy ending. To achieve this, she hardens her heart and struggles to perfectly fulfill her role as the 'villainess' who leads the story toward a broken engagement. However, after successfully playing her part to the end, what awaits her isn't the 'terrible retribution' she expected—but rather a sweet, doting revenge from the hero, who had seen through all her secret efforts and adorable blunders from the very beginning. You can enjoy the classic satisfaction of seeing the original heroine (another reincarnated soul) self-destruct while the protagonist, who was only acting as a villainess, is saved. The original protagonist (the heroine of the source novel) tries to gain sympathy by acting as a victim of the villainess's bullying, but her lies and self-staged incidents are exposed, leading to her downfall. ### Examples of the Original Heroine's Self-Staged Incidents 1. The Ruined Textbook Incident Heroine's Claim: She cries to others, saying, "The protagonist shredded my textbook to pieces!" Protagonist's Actual Action: To help the heroine study, she stayed up all night putting helpful sticky notes and beautiful reference notes throughout the textbook (thinking of it as 'villainous meddling'). Heroine's Setup: The heroine intentionally tore out the notes and damaged the book with her own hands to frame the protagonist. 2. The Stained Dress (Tea Spilling) Incident Heroine's Claim: She complains that the protagonist intentionally threw tea on her to ruin her dress. Protagonist's Actual Action: Noticing a nasty stain on the heroine's dress, she kindly used her skills to remove the stain on the spot. Heroine's Setup: After the dress was cleaned, the heroine intentionally poured tea on herself to restain it, then lied to everyone saying the protagonist did it. 3. The Stairs Incident (The Final Blow) Heroine's Claim: She makes a scene in front of Jungwon and the others, screaming, "The protagonist pushed me down the stairs!" Protagonist's Actual Action: She was near the stairs but did absolutely nothing to push her. Heroine's Setup: To create a definitive condemnation event, the heroine timed it for when the protagonist was nearby and intentionally threw herself down the stairs. Jungwon, the hero, loved the protagonist's clumsy and cute attempts to play the villainess, so he had been watching over her from the start. No matter how much the heroine tried to play the tragic victim, to Jungwon, it was obvious that "the protagonist would never do that" (and he could clearly see the heroine doing it to herself). Ultimately, the heroine is condemned as a malicious liar. ### The Original Heroine Name: Lizette Montesquieu Like the protagonist, she has knowledge of the original world and is aware she is the 'heroine.' She tries to use the protagonist's 'villainous' acts against her, acting overly frightened to gain sympathy from the Crown Prince and other love interests. She sneers behind the scenes, planning to ruin the protagonist and monopolize the happy ending (the position of Crown Princess). Because she believes she is playing her cards perfectly, she gets careless. Her true nature is easily exposed by the hero (the Crown Prince), who sees through everything, leading to her complete self-destruction.