"You study well, Ilya! Perhaps you can help me with these right?"

"That's perfect! Can you help me with my project now?"

"How amazing, Ilya! You're doing great!"

"Ilya..."

"Amazing!"

"Can you....."

Kim Ilya. That's my name.

I think i'd be the busiest student in the world just because of my brain that works well.

I lived doing the same thing over and over again. Helping others. Being taken advantage of.

"Hey, Isn't that Villainess so cool? She can do those sly tricks without even having time to plan it!" A girl said with sarcasm.

"I know right" Another girl laughed mockingly.

I stopped by as I overheard the title.

Ah. Again with that hit Otome Game.

"Lilieth's four knights"

I decided. I would change my lifestyle. I would start to refuse them and start to play those kind of games now.

As I got back home, I immediately downloaded the game and clicked the hard mode where I have to play as the Villainess, Ilya who ironically had the same name as me.

After playing it again and again,

"I did it!!! I'm the first one to beat the game!!" I victoriously shouted as I happily jumped on my bed.

Ah.... I'm sleepy. No... I can't fall asleep....

As I closed my eyes.....

"Princess, you're finally awake!!" An unfamiliar voice woke me up.

"Ughh its still early.... Wait...What?!!" I shouted as I got up from my bed. I panickedly looked for my alarm clock.

"I'm late for school!!! Where's my alarm clock?!" I shouted as I carelessly shoved all the vases just to find my alarm clock. As I realized it wasn't there, I ran out of the room completely ignoring those unfamiliar people in my own home.

"But wait.... isn't this place too huge?" I asked myself as I suddenly realized. There's no way a poor student like me could afford such a big place that could be even seen as a palace... Where exactly am I?

Unfortunately, there was no one around that I could ask. Because....

I'm lost.

I started to explore the place and slowly realized I'm indeed inside a palace. But does palace even exist up till now?

I walked over the place but found nothing but a mirror. As I stood in front of I, I'm incredibly Cute, pretty and small??!

Wait..... Small??!!!!!

"Princess Ilya! There you are!" A knight shouted as he chased his breath.

There's no way this could be true. I'm dreaming... Right? Let's just wait.... "Princess..." for.... "What can I do for you, Princess Ilya?" the End..... "Your Highness?" of this dream?!!!!

"Haizzz" I sighed.

I'm really really doomed.

"Princess, Rise and shine~" A maid woke me up. Ah yes, this is Saira a maid who worked for me since "I" was a newborn. It's already been a few days but I still can't organize my thoughts. I don't know who I am and I don't also even know where I am. Should I just say I got into this girl's body? Or should I pretend I lost my memory?

"Your Highness, let me dress you up" Saira said as she immediately held a dress.

I looked at the dress and it was too extravagant for me. I sighed and looked at her with my cold eyes. (Actually, it's tired eyes)

"No. I'll dress up on my own. Get out" I said as I looked at her with eyes that seemed to not care a bit.

"Yes..... Your Highness" She said as she turned back as if she is used to this.

I sighed as the door closed. Am I too harsh?

I once again looked at the mirror and saw a name carved on it.

"Princess Ilya Kim Letanda of the Letanda Empire...." I read out the name that was written on it.

Wait.... that name.....

"Isn't she the villainess in the 'Lilieth's four knights'???!!!!" I shouted

I once again realized. I'm doomed.

"Your Highness?" The maid asked as she knocked on the door. Was I too loud?

I opened the door and sighed as I felt dizzy.

"Dress me up then, stubborn kid" I said coldly. The maid's face turned light as she heard it.

I'm already full of problems, and this corset just added....

I shouldn't be dilly-dallying I got to move!

It's already been a few weeks and Life has been easy up till now. Until, I realized something.

"Daughter, How have you been?" A caring eyes of a man asked me as he looked down from the throne.

'I'm doomed'

How did this happen? Let's go back from 10 minutes ago.

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"I can't believe this. I'm really THAT Villainess" I sighed as I covered my face with my palm.

Fate is cruel indeed. I realized.

I once again looked at the mirror and stared at "my" face.

"She's pretty...." I've come to realized.

*Knock Knock*

I looked at the door and opened it immediately thinking it is urgent considering the urgent feeling I get from those knocks. The face I saw as the door opened is an unfamiliar man who is very young. His face looked slightly worried for me.

Golden hair, Purple eyes.....THAT butler.

"Your Highness, His Majesty is calling for you" The man said.

I am quite confident about my act as I actually know almost her whole life, as the game told the whole life of the Villainess as the "prize" of winning. I thought it was useless but it came to be useful. However, that is too suspicious as if the game expected me to enter this game.

I basically learned how to move and act like her.

"Yes, Then, I would be going" I said as I gently and gracefully looked at him and walked away.

I rode the carriage as the Original Princess did.

It is a little bit off though.....

Because the original Princess has to step on people just to ride the horse!

(If you notice, The Princess has already been acting like this at such a young age, is because she is a genius and was already been taught a lot of things at the age of 2. That's why it's natural for her to act like an adult)

"Carry me" I said as I tried to look cute but my face is just naturally terrifying. The man was terrified and Carried me with his shaking hands.

I looked at him, satisfied for obeying my order. I thought he would response like

"Oh no, I don't dare hold her Highness with this filthy hands" Or "Please spare me, your Highness!!!"

It was nothing as I expected. They were terrified at me too much.

A kid.... hah.... what kind of life have you been living, Ilya? I asked even if I knew that she would never response. The feeling I got from the Otome Game is just nothing but enjoyment. I didn't know what is like to live like this.

Anyway, I've prepared all possible answers but.....

He's persistent!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

"Princess, Have you been well?" He asked me as I tried to avoid his gaze.

I managed to calm down myself as I realized that I have to keep calm and act natural as possible in order to survive.

"Yes, Your Majesty" I said as I closed my eyes gently and smiled.

The emperor, for a bit, looked like he was relieved to hear that.

No way. THAT Emperor?

Based on the original Ilya's POV, Her father has been cold to her and never really called for her neither talk to her. He would always ignore her. There's no way he would want me to be okay.

"Princess, I know you might be against-"

As soon as I heard it, I knew that this line is always the line he would say.

"I'm sorry, Father. I am too young for this" I said with cautious eyes. There's no way he can force me to do this. Me, a 12 year old?

"I'm not forcing you.... I apologize, Princess" The emperor said as he looked at me with sincere eyes.

As if I could believe that.

"Your Majesty, I think I have been eating up all your time. I do believe it is time to leave. Farewell then, Father" I said as I tried to leave but-

"No. I am free today. Why don't you stay a little bit longer?" The emperor asked as he tried to make me stay.

I flinched as I heard it.

No way.

He could never stand seeing me even just a minute. Why would he need me to stay?

Ah. The engagement again.

'Tsk'

I looked at the emperor again and forced a smile.

"Then, I would stay longer, Your Majesty" I said as I smiled.

The emperor's face lightened up as he heard my response.

How plastic.

I looked at him straight to his eyes and it became really awkward as there was really no topic to bring up. Can't he just bring up the engagement real quick? It's boring.

"Princess.... Do you remember your mother?" The emperor asked.

I trembled as I heard the word "mother"

Right. Even I, a student who was living all alone also had a mother.

My mother.... What was she like?

She was gentle, kind and pretty. She would always take care of me but....

"Ilya, I'm tired of living like this. Take care of yourself from now on"

Those are the words I last heard from her. Cruel indeed. Even though, I did love her. I did miss her so much. I didn't even dare to hate her.

No. We're talking about Ilya's mother right now. I said to myself as I tried to calm myself down.

If I think back, She never really mentioned her mother.

"I do remember that was a taboo topic in the palace" I said as I looked at the emperor who was sitting on his throne.

"Yes, it was a taboo topic. I.... Do you want to hear about your mother?" The emperor asked me.

His eyes gave of the feeling of longing and sadness.

I'm curious so I will listen to it for a bit.

"Yes, I do, Father" I Answered.

The emperor sighed as he looked at me with unbelievably gentle eyes.

"Your mother.... she was an assassin" My father said as he smiled.

"One night, she attempted to kill me but I stopped her. After that, she tried to kill me again and again but always ended up failing. But then, I fell for her." My father said while reminiscing. It felt like tears would fall from his eyes at any second.

"Your mother..." The emperor was cut off as a loud noise was heard.

"Your majesty! The Duke is asking to meet you!" A man shouted.

The emperor stopped and smiled at me.

"It is already this long, Our meeting has ended, You can leave now, Daughter" The emperor said as he smiled.

As I turned back, the Duke entered.

I smiled as I turned to the emperor once again.

"Father, you have said I should stay here longer and it hasn't even been long. I should stay right?" I said as I smiled.

This is what you get, Plastic man.

The emperor was speechless and looked at the Duke hesitating.

I sat there carefree and closed my eyes as if I'm relaxing.

"Y-your Majesty" The Duke said as his voice trembled with hesitation.

Their conversation was awkward of course with me being there.

You should thank me, Ilya.

I said and smiled.

I have been living well now. I didn't encounter any of the Protagonists.

Thinking back, I never even did bother to think about the Game.

What was the game after all?

Lilieth's four knights. It was a story used to attract female readers. The story was centered around the Kind and Beautiful Lilieth.

Lilieth is a slave whom my father brought to serve Ilya. Ilya who was insecure of herself after seeing Lilieth's beautiful face (Which is not true cus it's obvious Ilya is prettier) began to hurt her. Ilya would always order Lilieth to do hard works and even told her to kneel down and kiss her foot. She would always act as the woman above Lilieth.

Despite all that, Lilieth remained loyal and held no hatred of such.

But, A sudden encounter changed her life.

The Encounter with My first Death Flag.

Ethan Dellight. Ilya's own personal knight.

Ethan was the underrated Male lead in the original game. I sympathized with him as I felt the same way as he did. Being used.

Ethan met Lilieth while Ilya was punishing her, After he caught glimpse of the beautiful lilieth, he started to defy Ilya's orders.

he would always be there like a knight in a shining armor.

to protect Lilieth from Ilya who was treating her harshly. As the two became close, Ilya began to harbour jealousy as Ilya thought that Lilieth is starting to take everything away from her starting with her own knight.

The hatred she felt for Lilieth became worse after the "Second Fateful Encounter"

The encounter with Arthur Deluxe, Ilya's childhood friend. Arthur had blue hair that resembles the ocean and had red eyes that looks like fire. There was no question why he is very popular among women. Especially to the players.

-Because I fangirled over him-

Ahem ahem back to the topic, Arthur and Lilieth met when Ilya's idiot knight introduced Lilieth, a mere slave to the high society carelessly. Like everybody else, He fell in love with Lilieth at first sight but he tried to deny his feelings by all means. His existence became a shield for Lilieth as he protected Lilieth in any social gatherings especially when Lilieth became a lady from a high profile family.

He cut all of their (Ilya and Arthur) ties and began hurting Ilya whenever Ilya tries to touch Lilieth. Yes, he is basically the human shield of Lilieth.

He tried to assassinate and get rid of me everyday but always failed.

He's not that dangerous as the Second Death Flag as there is more worse than him.

This piece of Sh**

My third Death Flag who I really really hate and fear.

Lucas Voltaire. Yeah, that butler right next to me who is innocently looking at me right now as if he wouldn't kill me in the future. Ughhhh his stare makes me puke.

His golden hair and his silver eyes that seemed like it will eat you up. THAT butler whom I mentioned not too long ago.

(back to chapter 2 she said that)

He is the famous "pitiful" and "kind" second male lead with the "perfect" encounter with Lilieth.

Lucas was in love with Ilya since the beginning and admired her from afar. He would always look at her and tried to hide his feelings. But Ilya, was still aware of it. She used that to her advantage to use Lucas. But soon after, Lucas met Lilieth who was wandering in the garden, His gaze became Lilieth's only.

But Lilieth never loved him back.

Yes, a pitiful second male lead who seemed to be harmless.

If you also really think so, you're mistaken.

All normal mode players thinks he's harmless but I, the only hard mode player knows him too well.

Pretty, Kind, Gentle that is the reason why he became known to people.

He was a soft lamb on the outside but a devil in the inside.

Only me might have known this because I was the only one who played the hard mode. Lucas, truthfully is a crazy obsessive bast*rd that tortured Ilya. On the Hard mode's bad ending, Ilya was tortured and interrogated by Lucas secretly. He made Ilya live in fear. He would set her free and then chase her again to lock her up. He did it all for the "sake" of Lilieth.

Trashy piece of sh*t.

My third dangerous death Flag.

You think he is really the worst huh? No, no you're mistaken.

There's this another man whom I really hate and I feel disgusted when I hear of him.

The male lead of the Novel, Zenith Leive.

Ilya's own f*cking fiance.

Zenith has never loved Ilya. As expected because he was the male lead of the Original Game.

Ilya was madly in love with him and forced her family to marry her off to Zenith. Zenith who had no choice became engaged to Ilya unwillingly. But he would always leave her alone. Why? Because he is sleeping with Lilieth all this time. Also, that shameless bastard is even worser.

He is very proud with his affair and is always purposely leaving the door open so that Ilya would see Lilieth and Him doing "it".

It was also never enough for him. He even began to hurt me publicly without hesitation. He showed off their bad relationship publicly just so that Ilya would give up on him.

After Lilieth went missing, he began to se*ually harass Ilya and even torture her. He slowly made Ilya go crazy. In the good ending of the hard mode, He was exiled. However, on the bad ending, Ilya, met the dark fate ahead of her. She was sold off by Zenith to become a s*x slave. The worst part was, Zenith also did touch Ilya openly. Like hell would I want that to happen.

Lilieth became officially his possession which no one but me knew.

These are the reason why I don't want to meet the bad ending. For myself and for Lilieth.

Adding also, The normal mode's good ending was me getting chopped to pieces by Zenith and Lilieth themselves and was fed to dogs. I could understand though..... (only Lilieth!!!) but definitely not with Zenith!

That's why.... my plan has to be flawless.

I need to escape and win this damn game quickly.

But first, let's grow up first! Because 7 years later, I would have to face everyone. Including Lilieth.

-Lilieth would be appearing at Ilya's gift on her debut-

(in this world women debuts at the age of 19 and not 18)