Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo: Akuyaku Reijō ni Naru hodo Ōji no Dekiai wa Kasoku suru yō desu! (歴史に残る悪女になるぞ 悪役令嬢になるほど王子の溺愛は加速するようです！, "I'll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History: The More of a Villainess I Become, the More the Prince will Dote on Me") is a Japanese light novel series written by Izumi Okido and illustrated by Jyun Hayase. It began as a web novel published on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was later acquired by Enterbrain who began publishing it as a light novel under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint in August 2019. A manga adaptation illustrated by Akari Hoshi began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website in May 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Maho Film aired from October to December 2024.
Synopsis[]
"I've always dreamed of becoming a villainess, but I never thought that I would become one...!" This is the story of a young girl who aspires to become a villainous noble girl who's capable of growing stronger through every confrontation that she is faced with.
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List of Published Books[]
Light Novel[]
Written by Izumi Okido, Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo began serialization as a web novel on the user-generated web novel publishing site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018. It was then acquired by Enterbrain which began publishing it as a light novel under its B's Log Bunko light novel imprint with illustrations by Jyun Hayase on August 15, 2019. As of September 2022, four volumes have been released.
| No. | Release date | ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 15, 2019 | 978-4-04-735695-5 | February 18, 2025 | 979-8-85-540711-2 |
| 2 | February 15, 2021 | 978-4-04-736502-5 | — | — |
| 3 | September 15, 2021 | 978-4-04-736754-8 | — | — |
| 4 | September 15, 2022 | 978-4-04-737163-7 | — | — |
| 5 | August 12, 2023 | 978-4-04-737605-2 | — | — |
| 6 | March 15, 2024 | 978-4-04-737855-1 | — | — |
| 7 | October 15, 2024 | 978-4-04-738137-7 | — | — |
Manga[]
A manga adaptation of Akari Hoshi, who illustrated the series, began serialization on Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website on May 5, 2020. It has been collected in three volumes as of September 2022.
| No. | Release date | ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 28, 2020 | 978-4-04-736447-9 | October 15, 2024 | 978-1-97-539726-5 |
| 2 | October 1, 2021 | 978-4-04-736791-3 | — | — |
| 3 | September 1, 2022 | 978-4-04-737150-7 | — | — |
| 4 | August 12, 2023 | 978-4-04-737586-4 | — | — |
| 5 | September 30, 2024 | 978-4-04-738168-1 | — | — |
Character[]
The protagonist of this work. The eldest daughter of the Duke William family of Durkis Kingdom, having been reborn as the villainess, she strives to be the best she can be, especially as the king has hired her to bully Liz to push her out of her comfort zone. She gets more invested in the job as Liz has fans who pick fights and bully anyone who isn't following blindly. Alicia is very compassionate to the less fortunate, having taken in a child from a village people are banished to as her retainer; even giving her eye to an elder who was kind to her.
Originally, she was a villainess in an Otome game, but as the heroine of the story, she was possessed and reincarnated as a villainess character after a truck accident, and she knows that her place is “the world of the Otome game she played in her previous life” according to her memories of her previous life. She longs to be a villainess rather than a pure and innocent beloved heroine and begins to take action with the ambition of “becoming a villainess who will leave her mark on history."
However, the image of the villainess she envisions is;
- A woman who is not satisfied with a list of pretty words, who is not driven by emotion, and who can make rational decisions with an eye on reality.
- A woman who is capable of giving form to her ideas.
- A woman with a strong will to carry through with what she decides to do, even if it antagonizes those around her.
- A woman of high rank who can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the unanimously recognized saints (heroines).
- It can be said that it is more accurate to refer to her as a "strong woman," "iron lady," or "rival noble lady."
As a result, she gradually became recognized by those around her as a hero or a heroine, and when she reveals that she is aiming to be a "villainess," she receives ambiguous reactions from others due to the gap between this and her actual behavior, or they develop a favorable impression of her.
Course of Action[]
| A deepening love that blossoms as one plays the role of a villain |
| Alicia reincarnated as the villainess in her favorite otome game, strives to become a "historical villain." The more she pursues this goal, the more she is doted on by the prince in this reincarnated villainess love story. As Alicia diligently hones her skills aiming to be a "bad woman," the story depicts her sharp critiques of the heroine's "pretty words" and the people who blindly follow her. The more Alicia tries to be disliked as a "villainess," the deeper her affection for Duke, the prince, grows, and their relationship begins to change. |
| The Heroine Aiming to be a Villainess and the Overly Affectionate Prince |
| Alicia, who despises the typical good girl who only speaks pretty words, is a reincarnated person aiming to become a "villainess remembered in history." Aware that she is the villainess in an otome game, Alicia has long admired such characters from the world before her reincarnation, and she diligently works to grow into a splendid villainess. Duke, who was raised in the royal palace, is a boy indifferent to others despite being a prince, but after catching sight of Alicia's free-spirited nature at a friend's house during childhood, he finds solace in her and becomes drawn to her. Duke's affection remains directed toward Alicia even when the heroine of the otome game, Liz Cather, appears, and despite being caught between her feelings and the knowledge of her reincarnation, she consistently demonstrates her ideal of a "villainess" through unwavering actions. |
| The Wall of the Saintess Standing Against the Villainess |
| In a world of maiden games where swords and magic exist, the heroine Liz is a genius who, despite speaking unrealistic platitudes, mysteriously captivates those around her. Alicia, who has been reincarnated as a villainess, is allowed to enter a magic academy at a young age as she is seen as a candidate for the legendary saintess of the nation. Secretly commissioned by the king to act as the "villainess" who admonishes Liz, Alicia finds herself in opposition to her own brother and childhood friends. However, the Duke, who loves Alicia, is the only ally who knows her circumstances. Yet, due to the original scenario of the maiden game, Alicia cannot deny the future where he no longer cares for her. Torn by the Duke's infatuation while striving to become the ideal "Villainess," Alicia fights alone. |
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Abilities[]
"Goodbye, the person I was up to now. From today onwards, I'll work hard, and become the world's number one villainess who will go down in history!"
― Alicia Williams
The eldest daughter of the Duke William family of Durkis Kingdom. She reincarnation from modern Earth, regains the memories of her past life at the age of 7, and realizes that she has been reborn as the villainess in her favorite female-oriented game. Alicia, who has disliked the game's heroine since her past life and had a romantic notion of being a villainess, begins to strive to become an excellent villainess by acquiring skills in swordsmanship, magic, and other knowledge. her knowledge is beyond normal, she can understand the principles and theories from magic to swordsmanship, even has a keen sense of politics that even the king takes notice of.
The William family excels in dark magic, making them one of the five great families. She trained herself to 100 to 500 sit-ups or 50 to 300 push-ups everyday, after being reincarnated, she learned a little bit of rhythmic gymnastics in her previous life, so she could easily do a backflip or a backflip. Her body instant recovered, after getting a ache in body or even a fatigued. In addition, she has very good eyes.
Subsequently, she accepts the king's request to act as a rival and monitor to the unrealistic Saintes's, and with a joyful heart, she performs the role of the villainess. From this point on, Alicia becomes hated by all her biological brothers and numerous students who worship Cather Liz, except for Henry. Conversely, a small faction that worships Alicia is also created within the academy. Meanwhile, while Alicia is happy to be on the smooth path of a villainess, her father Arnold worries about her condition and mental state, absurdly demanding that she seclude herself in a cabin for two years and reach level 90. However, Alicia accepts this and, after two years of superhuman effort, achieves level 91, using her newly acquired magic to transplant her left eye to Uncle Will and she gained another eye later in the series.
- Dark Magic - Level 1: Magic to float objects. Imagine where you want the target to float to, and make noise with your finger. She practice magic at the age of 6.
- Dark Magic - Level 5: Magic to move objects...
- Dark Magic - Level 10: Its a Magic that clean things (Purification)... She used level 10 magic to demonstrate to Uncle Will at the age of 8.
- Dark Magic - Level 80: Advance Magic (Barrier Magic, Cure, etc.)... Alicia dedicate herself sometime practicing magic and swordsmanship until she came in the age of 13.
- Dark Magic - Level 90: Expert Magic (Sound Proof, etc.)... Alicia dedicate herself practicing magic in the age of 15.
- Dark Magic - Level 91: Magic to transplant body parts onto other people... She achieves level 91, using her newly acquired magic to transplant her left eye to Uncle Will.
After losing one eye, she wears an eye patch and receives concern and ridicule from those around her, but Alicia, filled with her villainess dreams, is pleased that she has become even more villainous. Additionally, due to being bullied in the academy, she cuts her hair short for her faction. Although she works hard every day to become a villainess (but nowadays people around her are starting to treat her like a Hero or Saintes's).
"I told you, didn't I? I save you, so that you could become a person useful to me. If you want to live and even aim higher, your future will be filled with hardships. But as long as you have the will to look forward, I'll come running, to wherever you are. I'm sorry, but I don't have the magnanimous mercy of a saint. For my own sake, I'm only taking responsibility for keeping you alive. After all, I'm a Villainess! "
― Alicia Williams
During the two years, she was absent, various incidents occurred in the academy and the kingdom, and she learns that the leader of the wolf pack that attacked the academy and the source of the spreading spotted disease in the kingdom is the Laval Kingdom. At this time, as Alicia prepares to investigate, Duke Prince feigns amnesia, falsely accusing her of treason and exiling her from the country. From then on, Alicia, who is ostensibly exiled to the Laval Kingdom, disguises herself as a blind boy wearing an eye patch to hide her identity and changes her name to Ria. Initially sold as a gladiatorial slave due to being a criminal exiled from her country, she captures the hearts of the Laval royalty who visit the arena that day with her trained swordsmanship and physical abilities and is assigned to the guard of Victor, the second prince of Laval. She also encounters her grandfather, who was exiled alongside Uncle Will due to his downfall.
Furthermore, by the middle to late part of the story, her overly serious efforts to become the "worst villainess in history" result in her unexpectedly gaining high trust from the king, contrary to her intentions. Eventually, she is granted "saint certification" in place of Cather Liz, who has revealed a lack of suitability to be a saint due to her self-centered behavior and various issues. However, as mentioned earlier, if this were to reach her ears, she would surely refuse the sainthood with all her might, so out of consideration from the duke, who wishes to marry her, the fact of her saint certification is kept a secret from Alicia.
On the other hand, Haristo Victor, a prince of the neighboring country of Ravarl, and Sanchez Vian evaluate her intelligence and humanity, both wishing for her to be their consort. Vian's proposal is a calculative one, suggesting that she would become the empress when Ravarl is turned into an empire, while Victor secretly harbors feelings for her as a woman. While she is asleep, Victor confides to the duke that he wishes to make her his wife and has declared war.
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TV Anime[]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023. The series is produced by Maho Film and is directed by Yūji Yanase, with Sawako Hirabayashi handling series scripts, Yūko Watabe and Eri Kojima designing the characters, and Moe Hyūga composing the music. It is set to premiere on Tokyo MX on October 1, 2024. The opening theme song is "Baddududu" performed by Liyuu, while the ending theme song is "Wacchu Ane?" performed by Rin Kurusu.
- Staff:
- Original creator: Izumi Ōkido
- Original Character Design: Jyun Hayase
- Manga Illustrator: Akari Hoshi
- Character Design: Eri Kojima, Yūko Watabe
- Director: Yūji Yanase
- Series Composition: Sawako Hirabayashi
- Music: Moe Hyūga
- Art Director: Chiho Fukaya
- Sound Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
- Director of Photography: Yukina Nomura
- Animation producer: Yūki Mukai
- Color design: Aki Watanabe
- Sound Effects: Michiyo Saito
- Music Production: Lantis
- Sound Production: HALF H·P STUDIO
- Animation Production: Maho Film
Crunchyroll licensed the series.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "The Villainess and Working Out" Transliteration: "Akujo to Kintore" (Japanese: 悪女と筋トレ) |
Yūji Yanase | Sawako Hirabayashi | Yūji Yanase | October 2, 2024 |
| A girl wakes up in the body of Alicia Williams, a villainess character from an Otome game series. Alicia decides that from the age of seven, she will focus on becoming the greatest villainess ever. Unintentionally, however, she ends up charming most of the love interests in the game's plotline early on through her maturity. She then spends a few years practicing swordsmanship and reading books. Alicia manages to also impress the king with her unique insights into diplomacy. The nobility discovers that the gold rose has bloomed, signaling that the saint is born. | |||||
| 2 | "A Kiss With a Witch" Transliteration: "Akujo to Kuchizuke" (Japanese: 悪女と口づけ) |
Yūji Yanase | Sawako Hirabayashi | Yūji Yanase | October 9, 2024 |
| Alicia spends time visiting a village of exiled criminals at night. One day, after fuming over her father's decision to not let her participate in a swordsmanship exam, Alicia heads to the village of the exiled. She inadvertently witnesses a child being beaten to near death. Feeling powerless, she realizes that she is inferior to the story's heroine who would have saved the child. Determined not to give up, she talks to her confidant in the village, Will, and tells him she will take every step to help. After obtaining medicinal herbs, she and Will save the young boy's life. Later on, Alicia discovers hidden tomes in her family library and learns magic. Due to overusing magic, she ends up weakened. The king visits her and asks her for her unique insight again. After she tells him that she hates the kingdom due to its rigid aristocracy, she collapses. The prince carries her to bed and helps her consume her medicine by kissing her while placing the medicine in his mouth. | |||||
| 3 | "The Villainess and Trespassing" Transliteration: "Akujo to Fuhōshin'nyū" (Japanese: 悪女と不法侵入) |
Yūji Yanase | Sawako Hirabayashi | Yūji Yanase | October 16, 2024 |
| Alicia recovers from her mana depletion-related illness. She recalls the prince kissing her but writes it off as an emergency procedure, instead of a romantic gesture. Leaving the kiss aside, she heads towards the magic academy to spy on the heroine. Alicia quickly runs into Liz Cather, the commoner heroine of the game the world is based on. Liz escorts Alicia around, but Alicia leaves while Liz is distracted and explores the school. Back at home, Alicia meets the other nobles and demonstrates magic in front of them. The other nobility are terrified of recognizing that Alicia is a divergent. Liz comforts Alicia and tells her that everything will be fine. Later on, in the village of the Exiled, Will explains that exceptionally talented mages are known to be divergent. He tells her that divergent mages have a history of bringing disaster to themselves. The child Alicia saved, Gill awakens and reveals that he is scared of Alicia. In a roundabout manner, Alicia threatens Gill into becoming her retainer and finding a reason to live. The adults back at the manor learn that Alicia is divergent and put her under strict training for the next three years. Alicia after three years enrolls in the magic academy, the king provides her with a special condition, she is to be Liz Cather's overseer. | |||||
| 4 | "The Villainess and the Flower Field" Transliteration: "Akujo to Ohanabatake" (Japanese: 悪女とお花畑) |
Naoyoshi Kusaka | Yuki Tanihara | Takeshi Mori | October 23, 2024 |
| Alicia accepts her role as Liz Cather's overseer. The king explains that Liz is unrealistic and naive, Alicia's role is to help make her a more pragmatic saint. Alicia gives the king her condition, she would like to take Gill to the Academy and remove him from Roana, the village of the exiled. While retrieving Gill, Alicia runs into a badly injured woman. Alicia manages to save the woman's life, however, has to amputate their leg. Afterward, Alicia asks a girl, named Rebecca, to become her informant on Roana. Gill and Alicia finally go to the magic academy, and Alicia quickly runs into Liz. Liz and her friends try to befriend Alicia, however, she intentionally dissuades them by acting mean, all to further her image as a villainess. The prince teleports Alicia and talks with her as well, as he is excited that she has enrolled. Later on, Alicia interrupts Liz's tea party and berates her naivety in integrating Roana with the rest of the kingdom, earning her the ire of Liz's supporters and cementing her role as the villainess. | |||||
| 5 | "The Villainess and The Villainess Test" Transliteration: "Akujo to Akuyaku Reijou Shiken" (Japanese: 悪女と悪役令嬢試験) |
Kyо̄hei О̄yabu | Sawako Hirabayashi | Kyо̄hei О̄yabu | October 30, 2024 |
| Alicia is the center of attention as all students turn on her for "bullying" Liz Cather. At Roana, Rebecca reports to Alicia that there is a strong negative sentiment among the villagers towards outsiders. Rebecca does however acknowledge that the villagers are slowly warming up to the idea of turning their lives around. At home, Alicia's older brother, Henri, confides to her that he believes she is correct in her debate against Liz and he cannot understand why everyone around Liz automatically sides with her. After confiding, Henri hands her an invite to the King's tea party. At the tea party, Alicia undermines Liz's point of view until Liz manages to figure out a passable solution to a neighboring country's economic woes. The prince escorts Alicia out of the castle after the tea party and spends some time talking to her. On a carriage ride with Henri and Gill, Alicia realizes that Liz might be using magic to brainwash people onto her side. However, before Alicia can investigate, she and Gill are ambushed and kidnapped. | |||||
| 6 | "The Villainess and Sleeping Side by Side" Transliteration: "Akujo to Soine" (Japanese: 悪女と添い寝) |
Naoyoshi Kusaka | Kunihiko Okada | Takeshi Mori | November 6, 2024 |
| Alicia wakes up after being kidnapped and realizes that she has been restrained, not just physically but a magic canceling collar has also been placed on her. One of the kidnappers determines that Gill is worthless to ransom and considers killing him. After hearing this, Alicia in a fit of rage easily dispatches the kidnappers despite being tied up. One of the kidnappers flees and Alicia chases him down, right before she incapacitates him, Liz shows up and uses restraining magic on Alicia. Due to this, Alicia is almost killed by the kidnapper, however, the prince intervenes in time to save her. Liz blames Alicia for acting in self-defense, even when Alicia tells her she is about to be killed. The enraged prince tells Liz she is unfit to be called the saint and nearly freezes her. However, another student intervenes and calms the situation down. Afterwards, the prince takes Alicia to the infirmary and Alicia wakes up to the prince sleeping next to her. The prince helps Alicia put on her necklace and is about to kiss her, but they get interrupted by Gill. Alicia and her friends discuss the incident and narrow down the responsible party, while Gill resolves to become stronger to prevent harm from coming Alicia's way in the future. They also learn learn the king allowed the kidnapping to occur. The king did this to further train the saint by giving her a challenging mission, even though it risked the lives of Gill and Alicia. Later on, due to the incident, Alicia's father orders Alicia to stop being Liz's watcher due to the danger it poses. Alicia refuses and promises that she will achieve level 90 magic if necessary to keep her role. | |||||
| 7 | "The Villainess Sits This One Out" Transliteration: "Akujo wa Ikkai Yasumi" (Japanese: 悪女は一回休み) |
Yūji Yanase | Sawako Hirabayashi | Yūji Yanase | November 13, 2024 |
| Alicia secludes herself to undergo intense training to reach level 90. Gill also focuses on self-improvement in his way. Alicia's father speaks to Gill, explaining that he truly does not want her to reach level 90 for her good, yet he acknowledges that he cannot shield her from her ambitions forever. In the village of Roana, a thief attempts to steal the potato crops that were harvested. However, Nate, the village's strongest fighter, stops the thief. Nate expresses his distrust of Alicia but admits that she might be the only one capable of improving their situation. The king and prince discuss Roana's future and the best ways to govern the country. They also recognize Alicia's exceptional talent, agreeing it would be a waste for her not to become a leading figure in the country. Six months pass, and Alicia continues her training. At the academy, the prince, Henry, and another student discuss why everyone despises Alicia and where the rumors about her originate. The prince, suspecting Liz of potentially mind-controlling the student body, sends Mel on a mission to investigate her. After two years of seclusion, Alicia completes her training and emerges as a high-level mage. | |||||
| 8 | "The Villainess and the Return" Transliteration: "Akujo to Dai Fukkatsu" (Japanese: 悪女と大復活) |
Masashi Abe | Shunma Hara | Takeshi Mori | November 20, 2024 |
| Alicia demonstrates significant growth during her two-year seclusion, leaving Gill speechless when he finally meets her again. Alicia heads over to Roana right away, taking Gill with her. On arriving to the town, Alicia is surprised at the progress in terms of development and safety Roana has achieved in the time she was gone. After fighting the town's strongest warrior and beating him, she talks to Will. They have a short discussion and then Alicia inserts her eye into Will, allowing him to see again. While Will tries to discourage her, she says one of the main reasons she learned level 91 magic was to use this spell and he relents. Afterwards, Alicia heads home and updates her father on her current level along with why she was missing an eye. Her father remarks that she will always be his daughter and that he wants to protect her, but accepts her personality and lets her enroll in the magic academy. On her return to the academy, Alicia dresses in black and makes a grand entrance drawing everyone's attention. Alicia runs into one of Liz's supporters, Jane, and humiliates her in front of the crowd. Liz shows up and they have a short talk, Alicia works hard to make sure everyone sees her as the villainess. After Alicia finishes her enrollment, the prince appears and sternly talks to her about the loss of her eye. Alicia rebuffs the prince, unintentionally hurting his feelings. A girl watches from afar and remarks that Alicia is a clumsy villainess. | |||||
| 9 | "The Villainess and the Dramatic Chin Lift" Transliteration: "Akujo to Agokui" (Japanese: 悪女と顎クイ) |
Nobutaka Chikahashi | Yuki Tanihata | Kyо̄hei О̄yabu | November 27, 2024 |
| Alicia enters her first class, due to her studying in advance, she is enrolled in upper-level classes with the older students. Liz approaches Alicia to try and make amends, but Alicia continues to rebuff her attempts. Later at lunch, Alicia apologizes to the prince for hurting his feeling but insists that his approach in observing her was incorrect. She explains to the prince that the proper way to protect someone is to be upfront. Liz is upset by the prince showing signs of affection towards Alicia and subconsciously appears to emit a negative magical aura. A girl approaches Alicia and discretely records their conversation. After Alicia is called to one of Liz's tea parties, Jane presents a doctored recording that makes it look like Alicia was bullying the student, Marika, who approached her. Everyone turns on Alicia, which leaves her excited that her villainess status is going up. A student stands up for Alicia, surprising her, and Mel appears with a true recording of the event. With the reveal, Marika turns on Jane and says she was coerced into making the doctored recording, leaving Jane to be once again humiliated. Liz apologizes on behalf of Marika and Jane. Mel and Alicia leave and discuss why Mel intervened and how Mel knows Alicia. The prince appears and tells Alicia that Mel works for him and that he sent Mel to spy on Alicia. Later, Alicia heads to Roana with Gill and learns the shocking truth behind Will, that he was the king's older brother. | |||||
| 10 | "The Villainess and the Past" Transliteration: "Akujo to Kako" (Japanese: 悪女と過去) |
Hideki Hiroshima | Kunihiko Okada | Takeshi Mori | December 4, 2024 |
| Will Seeker explains that he was banished to Roana after being framed that he was conspiring against the king. He also tells Alicia that he was supposed to be the king, however, due to an accident he was unable. When Will reached level 80 magic at the age of 10, he became arrogant and attempted maximum-level magic. Due to his attempt, he injured himself and lost the ability to use magic, in turn, he also became ineligible for the position of king. As such, his brother Luke assumed the throne. Luke's mother had framed Will due to her overprotectiveness and never told Luke what happened to Will. Alicia bids Will farewell for the time being and they resolve to eventually have him meet the king. Back at the Academy, a few girls approach Alicia to complain about Liz, but Alicia shrugs them off and says they should talk to Liz directly. Later on, the girls tell Liz that Alicia insulted Liz and start a scene. Finn reveals to Liz that the three girls were trying to set up Alicia and that the three girls were the ones who insulted Liz. Alicia and the others take their leave, declaring the debate a waste of time. Liz upset at her inability to get along with Alicia yet again, continues to emit a negative aura that influences people, including the three girls. The prince, Gill, Alicia, and her brother have tea and discuss a piece of information they learned during the earlier commotion. After tea, the Duke warns Alicia not to get involved with Will and tries to make a move on Alicia, but she rebuffs him, warning him she won't let anyone take her freedom, which impresses the Duke. | |||||
| 11 | "The Villainess and the School Idol" Transliteration: "Akujo to Gakuen Charisma" (Japanese: 悪女と学園カリスマ) |
Yūji Yanase | Yuki Tanihata | Takeshi Mori | December 1, 2024 |
| Gill and Alicia spend time at school, attending lectures and studying. Liz Cathers observes Duke flirting with Alicia and her malice continues to grow. Duke, Gill, and Alicia discuss how to mitigate the spread of "Dotten Sickness", an illness that is spreading through the water. Liz approaches Gill later on and asks him to teach her about Roana. Gill rebuffs Liz at first, but Liz subconsciously releases her mind-control aura and influences him, leading him to waver. Duke arrives and breaks the brainwashing placed on Gill. Liz is upset by Duke's intervention and her malice grows stronger, inadvertently leading to an altercation at the cafeteria. Jane forcibly cuts Carol's hair and then illogically blames Alicia for her actions. Jane attempts to stab Carol with the scissors, but Alicia restrains Jane with magic and then disarms her. Alicia then proceeds to cut her hair to mimic Carol's appearance in solidarity. Many girls are surprisingly inspired by Alicia's action and also cut their hair short to match, indicating that Liz's mind control is weakening. Alicia finds it surprising that people's opinions shifted so easily and considers investigating it. Before she can, she finds that students are now bullying Jane in place of Alicia. Feeling generous, Alicia helps Jane out, even though Jane does not appreciate it. While researching ancient texts, Mel makes a startling discovery. | |||||
| 12 | "The Villainess and the Saint" Transliteration: "Akujo to Seijo" (Japanese: 悪女と聖女) |
Fumio Maezono | Sawako Hirabayashi | Tomohiko Ōkubo | December 18, 2024 |
| Mel approaches the group and tells them that she found out the saint's secret. The saint has a special charm ability that only they can use. Duke deduces that Liz is subconsciously using charm and only those will strong mana or will power are resistant. They further deduce that Liz is slowly spiraling out of control, which Alicia uses to explain why Liz's followers have gotten so unhinged. Gill deduces that Liz is jealous of Alicia and Duke flirting in her presence. Alicia heads to confront Liz, but Liz's supporters get in her way. After her supporters leave, the team weighs their options. Gill points out that leaving Liz in her current state is dangerous and that she needs to be trained on controlling her charm ability before she graduates. Duke decides that he will use Liz's infatuation with as a shield and try to tackle the issue directly. After convincing Liz to leave her supporters behind, Duke teleports Liz into a room with Alicia and then Alicia finally gets a chance to explain the charm spell to Liz. Liz realizes that the charm effect might be legitimate, but she rationalizes her actions the best she can and confesses her love to Duke. However, Duke rebuffs Liz's advance and tells her plainly that he loves Alicia. Liz breaks down and snaps at everyone, Mel reveals that she was cloaking Liz's closest noble supporters and they all witnessed her true self. After having their illusions shattered, everyone realizes that Liz was using charm magic and the question their support of her. Alicia tells Liz that she should stop trying to act like the ideal saint and instead live true to herself. Afterwards, Liz grabs the book Mel brought and takes her leave, she tells everyone that she will learn how to properly use her powers. At night Duke brings Will to his father, the king, in order to reunite them. Alicia explains that if Will is proven not guilty, then there will be no remaining members of Roana with criminal records and the village will be allowed to reintegrate with the rest of the country. With everything appearing to be resolved, Alicia intends on abdicating her position as Liz's watcher. Duke asks Alicia when she will respond to his confession. The next day, Alicia is pondering over her respond and comes across Duke, who has seemingly forgotten about her. | |||||
| 13 | "The Villainess and the Prince" Transliteration: "Akujo to Oji" (Japanese: 悪女と王子) |
Yūji Yanase | Sawako Hirabayashi | Yūji Yanase | December 25, 2024 |
| Duke questions Gill on who Alicia says and leaves them shocked. The various noble children have tea together and discuss what might have caused Duke's sudden amnesia. Alicia is summoned to the castle for a trial after Duke questions if someone tampered with his memories or with the memories of others. While the trial begins, Alicia realizes that she actually wants to be found guilty and be exiled as this would let her further explore the world. Mel testifies against Alicia during the trial and claims only a high ranking dark magic user like her could tamper with memories. Alicia intentionally throws the trial so that she can be exiled. After Alicia is found guilty, news of her exile spreads throughout the country. The friends and colleagues of Alicia and Liz all discuss their absences. Liz approaches Alicia at her home and asks why Alicia let herself walk into such a trap. It's revealed that Duke faked his memory loss so that Alicia could have her freedom and leave the country and go to Laval. As she prepares to leave, Alicia leaves Gill a letter to deliver to Duke and tell him that she is not interested in a relationship. Duke liberates Roana by breaking down the barrier and the exiled village is fully reunited with the country. While on the road out of the country, Alicia is intercepted by Duke who breaks into her carriage and kisses her passionately. The two agree to meet again one day and Alicia realizes that she will fall for Duke again and again. Alicia's mother reveals that the black rose had bloomed for Alicia when she was seven, the rose signified she would bring great change to the country. After telling the prince to wait for her, Alicia reaches Laval. | |||||
Reception[]
The series as a whole has already sold over 850,000 copies in physical and digital releases by August 2023.
External Link[]
- Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo ─ Official Website at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo ─ Official Light Novel Website
- Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo ─ Special Website page
- Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo ─ Official Manga Website
- TV Anime "Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo" Official Website (in Japanese)
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- Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo ─ Wikipedia JP
- Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo ─ Wikipedia EN
See Also[]
- Mob Douzen no Akuyaku Reijou wa Dansoushite Kouryaku Taishou no Za wo Nerau, is another light novel series with the same illustrator.
- Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu: Koushiki Anthology Comic - Seijo no Sho, is another light novel series with the same illustrator.
- Mahoutsukai no Yakusoku Comic Anthology, is another manga series with the same illustrator.
- Danzai Sareta Akuyaku Reijou wa Zoku-hen no Akuyaku Reijou ni Umarekawaru, is another manga series with the same illustrator.
Trivia[]
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