#Death is the only ending for the villainess

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First look at the first book in the VADTD series, licensed in English by Ize Press!!

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Villains Are Destined to Die, preview of Ep. 172!

“If you wish… I will make arrangements for you to leave this dukedom.”

[puppybei]

Fragile Crowns

Chapter 3 (Series Masterlist)

Pairing : Duke of the North! Nanami x isekaid!reader

Genre : Romance, Historical and Fantasy

Summary : A tired overworked employee is what you are one night and the next you’re the hated villainess from your favourite historical romance. However shall you escape death from the hands of your supposed beloved, the former prince turned Duke, Nanami Kento

Warnings/Tags: : Slow burn asf, more lore drop, no nanamin this chapter :(

Wc : 1.5k

A week had passed after the dinner. You sat on the extravagant vanity in your room, Lily hovering over you as she tried to peek at what you were writing. Lucky for you, this world’s language was different from your own, so whatever you scribbled just looked like random scribbles on a piece of paper.

Plan A - Avoid Marrying Nanami Kento

Plan B- Avoid Nanami Kento at all costs in your marriage.

You sighed, putting down the feather pen as the ink created little splotches of black on your desk, Lily immediately took a washcloth and wiped it. You could get used to being babied after, what you couldn’t get used to was the lack of privacy that came with being a Count’s daughter.

Hell! Guards were posted outside your room and the windows, proving it very difficult for you to try and make a sudden escape. There were a bunch of documents all around you, the series of events that took place from present to your death and even after that considering the story didn’t end after you passed away, after all you were just a cog in the machine to keep things going.

For now your main concern was how to get Nanami to break off your engagement before it took place. According to Lily, there were rumours that Nanami was looking for a wife that wasn’t super influcnecial nor did he want kids, well considering the fact that your parents agreed immediately when they saw that he was a Duke, you couldn’t blame Nanami for not searching harder.

Had he not heard of the rumours surrounding you? Horrible villainous tales of cruelty and viciousness. Exaggerated of course, but some were well deserved by the original body.

Another sigh escaped your lips as you rested your head on your forearms, blinking at the four poster bed in the corner of the room. You had asked Lily to change the hot pink room into something more mellow, more suited to your tastes and the staff had got it done in under a day.

You didn’t have time to be dilly-dallying with your new life, not if you wanted to make it back to your original world. Ah, yes you had forgotten about that for a second- you had to go out and visit the black market and ‘witches’ if you wanted any chance or hope of getting back home safely.

So, you found yourself on the footsteps of a magical shop, one where they sold magical weapons and stones alike, powerful artifacts that could blow a persons head over with just the flick of your fingers.

You weren’t allowed to leave the manor unsupervised or even alone for that matter, so Lily along with two knights accompanied you in your trip.

The original villainess hardly ever left her room other than to wreck chaos and attend parties that were forced upon her. The main reason for that being the complicated process of leaving the house. Apparently, it was not as simple as making up your mind and leaving the house.

As the Counts’ daughter, you had to first ask for permission from your step mother and then get it officially signed off by your father. Not only did you have to listen to that horrible woman’s ranting about every fault she could find writhing you and making cruel remarks about the state you were in, you also had to pretend the man who sat in front of you, separated by a wooden desk was your father and not just a random stranger you met .

The wooden handle of the door felt smooth under your touch, almost familiarly nostalgic in a weird way. You pushed it open to immediately be hit with the scent or herbs, sour and putrid, smoke filled the room, casting it in a blurry haze. You wheezed twice and Lily brought a handkerchief to your face, you covered your mouth and nose with it.

Squinting through the haze and parting through the fragile and old looking artifacts you finally made it to the counter, violet coloured curtain hiding what was behind the wooden table. A woman emerged through the curtain, offering you a glimpse of what was hidden behind. An array of stones and books strewn across a small coffee table, one more blink and your view was obstructed by the woman.

She was not much taller than you, mousy brown hair that was cut short to her neck, uncommon for the era you were currently living in. What was most intriguing about her was her deep red eyes, almost blood esque with her pupils basically swimming in them. She was wearing a long sleeved tight fitting lace dress, once again- uncommon for the current era.

“I was expecting you,”

She smiled, reaching her hand out to shake yours, purple stained lips opening into a tooth smile. Her canines were unaturally sharp, scarily so.

“Oh- uh.. It’s nice to meet you too..?”

You sounded unsure of yourself, who was the woman before you and how did she know that you would visit her.

“Come, let’s go to the back- and leave your maid and guard here. I don’t think they���ll like to hear the truth of your,”

Her voice trailed off, leaning over the counter and whispering into your ear about the country you were born on- but back on earth. Your spine straightened up, shivers running down it as you ordered Lily and the guard to stay, immediately following the strange woman through the door.

She led you to the coffee table and you took a seat, looking around at the more oddly decorated room in fascination.

“It’s been a while since your soul has come,”

She set down a cup of tea for you, watching you with cat like eyes as you took just the tiniest sip, a Cheshire Cat grin greeting you over the rim of the cup,

“How much do you know..?”

You set down the tea cup, thrumming your fingers against the ceramic glass as you watched her sip her own cup with less suspicion.

“I cannot tell you much, but you wish to go back yes?”

You nodded your head, Ofcourse you wanted to get out of this weird hell hole you found yourself in, no matter how tempting letting yourself be pampered and looked after sounded like. She set down her cup, flicking her finger and you watched with curiosity as the tea basically poured into the cup from thin air,

“Your soul… the goddess made a mistake in short,”

You raised an eyebrow,

“What do you mean, what nonsense are you spouting?”

She laughed, the sound striking your ears in an awful way. She was loud yet almost screechy, like a crow.

“All I can say for now is you are where you belong. Stop fretting and what you want to know shall naturally come to you,”

With that and another flick of her fingers, you were behind the counter again. Lily stood up from where she was crouching on the floor,

“My Lady! Are you okay? Did the weird woman do anything to you?”

You let Lily fret over you, Evory- the witch was waving behind the curtains at you.

How did you know her name what-

Your head felt dizzy, light almost and you clutched it, wincing in pain as you asked Lily to take you back to the Manor.

A few weeks had passed since you visited the witch and you felt like you were slowly rotting away in your room, it wasn’t the ball season yet so that meant you had no social interaction other than Lily and your family. Your brothers stayed out of your way for the most part, shooting you condescending looks whenever you did cross paths with them.

The only thing that was keeping you from going insane was your powers. Though the original villainess barely had any, after tripping in the garden one day you found that you could heal yourself. The wound which was red and splotchy had fully healed itself, a bright white light covering the skin on your shin and the pain disappeared in a flash.

Ofcourse you didn’t bother telling any of your family members,your stepmother had removed all traces of your birth mother and your father was always out in business. You doubted the current Lady of the Manor would use this information for anything other than her advantage- or worse sell you off to another man.

You shortly considered becoming a member of the church, or atleast working in a hospital like your mother and the women of your family had previously done. Unfortunately, the matriarchs of the family usually had to send a recommendation letter as well as train you personally under their care- both of which were impossible for you since your mother had passed.

There really was no option for you other than to get married for now and that too to a man who was going to end your life. The engagement was set to the first week of the balls, merely two weeks away. Since Nanami was a Duke as well as a former Prince, his engagement would be announced to the entire courts. No doubt a power play marrying him to the infamous Tyrannical Princess- apparently something the original Villainess was known by.

You could do nothing but wallow in your misery as you try to come up with plans to avoid both the heroine and your death flags.

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Authors Note: Hiii I hope everyone’s safe!!! Moving onnn there’s going to be a lot of time skips and even more sweet romances from next chapter hehe, so look out for it!!

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CHAPTER 157 IS HERE!!!

The chapter came out on Callisto's birthday about Penelope being poisoned on her birthday.

[eloise175]

IT’S HERE OH MY GOD IT’S HERE FINALLY I’M GOING TO SOB

The pure despair and horror on Callisto’s face as he holds Penelope’s limp body…I’m gonna kms, they make me unwell *screams*

[thegradus2]

Penelope is a long lost thames to *me*

[winchesterj79m83]

WHY HIM ?

[an-angel-so-called-satan]

What can I say? Welcome to the VADTD fandom's suffering arc HAHAHAHAHAHA!

I FUCKING LOVE THIS DRESS!!

WHITE DRESS, WHO FUCKING KNOWS YOU???

[the-blood-and-iron-crown-prince]

Callisto's vulgar yet spitting facts language will always be one of the qualities I love him for❤️

[grinsgrimmy]

Hello, Writer-nim! ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა

I'm a new fan of your blog! I really like how you write! ₍⑅ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ᡣ𐭩 I saw that your drabble request slot is still open. I'm just wondering if you'll be able to write a character from 'Death is the only ending for the Villainess'? For Callisto Regulus, specifically? ʚ(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )ɞ

Like, Reader finds a jar that's full of trinkets and it's so familiar to her because these are all the trinkets she gave to him since they met. And it's like Callisto's greatest treasure. ૮⸝⸝> ̫ <⸝⸝ ა

Thank you in advance, Writer-nim! 화이팅~! (ㅅ´ ˘ `)♡

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DEATH IS THE ONLY ENDING FOR THE VILLAINESS

๋࣭⭑ֶֶֶָָָ֢֢֢𖹭 drabble. (816 words)

sum. you found a jar on callisto's dresser. the content in the jar were familiar to you

note : thank you for your request and kind words, anonie! it took me a while to do this because i could not exactly understand callisto's personality for some reason. I ended up summarising his personality to be NEARLY the same as sylus from love and deepspace. regardless, I FINALLY DID NOT GO OVER THE WORD LIMIT !!

drabble request slots have reopened !

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“aren't you so bold to snoop around the crown prince's bedroom, dear?”

callisto mused, leaning against the doorframe with that insufferable, arrogant smirk of his. he eyed you going through his bedroom with an amused glint in his eyes.

clearly, he was enjoying the sight of you getting caught in the act.

you did not actually mean to snoop around callisto's bedroom. you had been waiting for him when he was busy getting dressed. since you had nothing to do, you let your eyes mindlessly wander around his massive yet empty room.

it was not as though you were trying to find something. you were just idly passing time while waiting for him. but then your eyes landed on something that sat sitting on his dresser that was oddly near his bed.

before you could think twice about what you were doing, your curiosity got the better of you. hence, you ended up investigating what that odd thing could be.

when you gazed upon the item. it was an old, weathered glass jar, though the content within it were certainly new. you took a moment to process what exactly it was that gave a tug of familiarity.

the trinkets were so familiar to you.

you would have not bat an eye on that glass jar if it were not for the contents in it.

then, callisto caught you in that moment.

which led to callisto standing in the doorway, giving the most annoying smirk known to man alongside that look of bemusement.

you felt your heart racing when you were caught. though you knew you were not guilty, you felt as if you were touching something so incredibly intimate to him.

you straightened up immediately. your hands instinctively moving to your back to hide the jar you took from his dresser.

you took another long gaze in the jar without shame to ease your curiousity. after processing it, it caught you by surprise when you realised what those were.

the trinkets and other items within it were tiny gifts you gave callisto over the course of your time together.

small tokens of affection or silly, spontaneous, or callisto decided it would be better to steal it from you.

each trinket within it brought back memories of the two of your shared moments you did not know you needed to remember.

a pebble from your garden that you gave to callisto during your early days of meeting him to boldly mock him. several jewellery you gifted (and stolen) to callisto. two overworn handkerchiefs and other tiny content you saw—

all these small, seemingly insignificant gifts you had given to him,

you never realised he had kept them.

it hit you hard. you could not even comprehend what you felt seeing the jar.

affection? adoration? nostalgia? disbelief?

there were too many thoughts running through your mind.

your fingers tightened around the jar unconsciously, as if shielding the vulnerability you felt at that moment.

callisto, the annoyingly observant man that he is, noticed your change in expressions. he gave you a knowing look as he took a slow step forward to you.

“i had no idea you were so sentimental, darling,” he commented with his usual teasing tone, yet it was laced with something more.

you opened your mouth to speak, but your words were tangled in your throat. you were caught by the strange, warm ache in your chest that you could not explain.

“i didn't know you kept these...” you croaked out, trying not to sound vulnerable, but your voice was softer than you intended. you glanced at the jar again with disbelief.

his lips curled into a tiny, gentler smile, yet he managed to maintain his arrogant smirk after. he took the jar from your hands carefully. you noticed he was cradling it almost reverently, scared it would break.

“this is where i store my greatest treasures,” callisto murmured, his voice almost tender when he glanced at the content within the jar.

his eyes shifted to you. he placed the jar where it belonged, then his fingers brushed against yours. he gave a knowing grin. “if i could put you in here, i would,” he said teasingly, but you could sense that he actually meant it.

he then leaned down to press a kiss to the top of your head. the warmth of his lips lingered longer than you expected. it was a quiet gesture, but it was profound to you, as if it were a promise.

in that moment, you realised it was not just the objects that made you sentimental, it was that callisto had truly seen you. all these tiny things could have been easily overlooked, but he cherished it.

callisto cherished you.

"thank you," you whispered. the words carried heavy meaning. you gave him a smile, a sincere one without artifice. a smile that caught callisto off guard.

callisto then smiled, a smile that matched yours— genuine and sincere, far more than either of you had anticipated.

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Carefully! You can catch a heartbeat from the piercing gaze of two hot people!

The same soulmates who individually look extremely scary in the eyes of other people, but together they are silly and cute :D

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