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Thelastthing40-year-oldprojectmanagerToriFelixrememberedwasscrollingthroughawikiarticleaboutadatingsimgamefranchisewhileontheshinkansen.Thenshewashurledforwardtothesoundofmetalcreaking,thesmellofsmoke,andwasknockedout.WhenToriwoke,shewasinalavishfourposterbedwithasplittingheadacheandinthebruisedteenagebodyofaMarquis'arrogantdaughterfromthepopulardatingsim"TheRomanceofSoleil".Problem#1:Thereisapossibilityshe'sdeadinherworld.Thismeantshecouldn'tmeetupwithherfriends.Also,herticketstoUniversalStudioswereuselessnow.Problem#2:Thisbodymaybeyoung,butweakerthanheroriginal.Andwherewereherboobs?Lastly,Problem#3:ShenowinhabitedthebodyofVictoriadeGuevera;thevillainessof"TheRomanceofSoleil"whosefinalending,accordingtothewikiarticle,wasaviolentdeathatthehandsofsexslavers.Withjustafewweeksbeforetheheroineandthevillainesscollide,thereisnotimeforanexistentialcrisis.Toritookadeepbreath,closedhereyes,andwhisperedherpersonalmantra:"Assessthesituation,thenmakeaplanofaction.Youdon'twanttodielikeab-tch."Collapse

FemaleProtagonist,SwordAndMagic,Transmigration,Aristocracy,OtomeGame,WeaktoStrong,Medieval

ThisisnoromancenoveldespiteitbeingafemaleMC.Sure,shehadtodealwithinfatuatedteens,butshedidsokindlyandoutrightstatedherintentionstobejustfriends.Theworldbuildinginthenovelwasamazing,Ilikedhowtheempireshewasinwasputtogether.Theonlyweakpointwasanotablelackofrespecttowardsthenobility.Itseemslessernoblesandcommonersgotawaywithbeingrudeoroutrightaggressivetowardshighnobilitywithoutanyconsequencefortheiractions,whichdoesn'tmakesense.Whywouldthatsystemofgovernmentholdtogetheroranyoneobservethesocialprotocolsinthatcase.Strikingapersonforanyreasonwasunlawful.I'mthinkingitwassimilartomoderndayBritishisles.Theyhavenobility,butpeoplecoulddisrespectthemandthereislittlethenobilitycoulddoaboutit.Itjustdoesn'tmakesenseforacultureinthemedievalperiodtoallowsuchfreedom.HowcouldtheyenforcedisciplineinanEmpireinmoreorlessperpetualwaronandoffwithaneighborforhundredsofyears?TheMCputupwithalotoftrashinthisnovelwithoutbecomingmeanaboutitherself.Shegotrevengeforslightsandtroubleinmoresubtleways.Shejustdidn'toverreacttothings-shewasincrediblywealthyandtherewaslittletroubleshecouldn'tfixwithmoneyorherposition.TheMCdidn'tresorttopermanentlydestroyingthelivesofteenagerssheputitbecauseofschoolarguments.Intruth,allofthemrepentedoftheiractionseventuallyandconsideredherafriend.Spoiler(except2whohadabadending)TheMCdidindeedkillpeopleorcausetheirdeathormaiming-butonadultsonly.

WellIreadthisonRoyalroadandIreallylikethisnovel.thecharactersaremostlylikableandithassomedecenttwists.theworldbuildingisgoodandwhilethereisnotaninsaneamountofcharacterdevelopment,it'snot0either

Ifyoulikeastrongindependentmcthenyouwouldbedisappointed,fora40yearoldwomentobethisnaiveisinsane,shestoosolfheartedthemcknowitherself,andshetreatedthecharacterslikegrandchildrenthatdoesn'tknowbetterbuttheinrealityshesjustdelusional,shemakesherselfbelievethatsomethingisokthenactasifeverybodyoberreactedbutwoulda40yearoldwomenreallythinkthatkissingonthelipsisokbecausesomeoneisafriendandit'sjustagoodbyekissandnothingelse?Ifsheherselfknowthather"friends"isyoungandsheamaturewomam(mentaly?)Thatsmoreweirdtbh

ToriconsideredConstantineafriend.Shealsoconsideredhimjustateenwithabadcaseofpuppylove.It'sjustakissandnotallthatmeaningfultoher.You're40andthere'sa15or16yearoldteensayinghelovesyouandbegsforakiss.Shedidn'twanttokisshim,butdiditoutofspitebecauseAlessaHartjustinfluencedhimagainrightinfrontofherandgothimallconfused,ruiningtheeffortshehadmadetobringhimaroundtojoinhercircleoffriends.ShekissedConstantinebecauseshewantedtooneupAlessaandbringConstantine'sattentionbackonher.TherewasalsoalittlecompetitiontherewithAlessa,Toriwantedtooutdoheratherowngame.BTW,theMCisnovirgin40yroldeither.Shewasanindependantwomanwhodidasshepleased,andlovedtotravelallovertheworld.Foodieandthrillseeker.Herrelationswithmenorwomenwereneverexplicitlystatedinthenovel,butshedidstartlaughingattheboysoncewhentheyarguedaboutsize.Sheprefersthema"littlebetterthanaverage".

IreadthisoneonRR.Thisnovelstartsoutasasomewhatblatantripoffof"MyNextLifeasaVillainess;Allroutesleadtodoom"Anditwasgood,quitefunny,andpokedfunatthe"meta"ofvillainessstylenovels,whileestablishingarealisticworld.AsthenovelprogressesduetothelackofmajoradversityfacingthetitularTorithenovelleadsintoasortoflullSliceofLife+Business/"empire"managementstyleforalongperiodoftime.TheHumorandmetareferencesslowlyfallbythewayside,andimothenovelisworseforit.InthemorerecentchapterswhileIwon'tsayToriexperiencesactuallongtermlossorhardshipsthereisatleastoppositionorhurdlestoherprogressionregularly.Onthewholethisnoveliseasytorecommendtofansof'villainess"novels,sliceoflifefans,andevenhassignificantappealtofansofbusiness/noblemanagementtypenovels.Justdon'texpectalotofcharactergrowthorromancedespitebeingsetinan"otome"gamesetting.