Episode 1

Choi Seo-A, an ordinary student, thought that being reincarnated as a villainess in a high-rated BL novel might be a punishment for neglecting her studies.

The red 19+ label on the BL novel she had been secretly reading using her mother’s account had opened up an entirely new world for her.

Even when she went to the study room, she was absorbed in reading it instead of studying. But she couldn’t enjoy the sensual fantasies for long.

On her way home from the academy, she couldn’t take her eyes off the phone screen, and after seeing the blinding headlights of a car, she lost consciousness.

Seo-A remembered the moment her body floated into the air.

*Ah, so this is how I die.*

But when she opened her eyes again, the world around her was bathed in a deep, reddish hue, like the world of the novel she had been reading.

“P-please don’t do this… ugh…”

She was now sitting on the chest of a man, trapping him in her arms, while he looked up at her with tears in his eyes. Embarrassed, she blinked and froze in place.

“P-please… mistress… don’t eat me.”

*Eat you?*

The man was too large to be called a boy, yet his facial features were delicate, making him appear young.

Seo-A slowly moved off the man’s chest, and as she did, his face turned red, and he covered his chest and lower body with his hands, turning his head away.

Seo-A’s eyes followed his hands as they moved lower.

What had just been an imaginary scene in the novel was now unfolding right before her. In this uncertain moment, her curiosity made her glance down toward his lower body.

Her eyes followed his hand as it covered his chest, then traveled down to his well-toned abdomen, finally reaching the area his left hand barely covered.

“AAHH!”

But upon seeing *that* thing, she let out a shriek and tumbled off the bed.

“S-sorry! I didn’t see anything!”

Flustered, she stammered, scrambling backward. As her gaze fell upon the scraps of cloth on the floor, she gasped again.

*Huh?! What’s all this?!*

There were torn pieces of what looked like clothes scattered all over the room, looking like a tattered mess.

“Mistress, are you alright?”

The man had grabbed a blanket to cover himself and was now looking down at Seo-A, who was sitting on the floor. His red eyes gleamed innocently, despite the previous frantic plea.

A moment later.

“So… your name is Louis, right? I… I kidnapped you here not long ago?”

Louis looked confused as he nodded, clearly uncertain about the sudden change in her tone. Louis was the name of the male protagonist from the novel she had been reading just before the accident.

Seo-A took a moment to look around the room carefully. On one wall were various strange items, including a whip. Louis was also wearing a black leather collar around his neck.

*So, the owner of this room is…*

She muttered to herself.

*Some kind of pervert.*

***

Seo-A needed time to make sense of this chaotic situation. Practically pushing Louis out of the room as she closed the door behind him.

“What on earth is going on here?”

Looking around the unfamiliar room with a bewildered expression, her eyes landed on a vanity table. She approached the mirror, her steps hesitant.

The long, violet hair that kept tickling her face and the translucent nightgown she was wearing were enough to make her uncomfortable. And then she saw her reflection, and the shock hit her like a brick wall.

“What is this…? This can’t be real…!”

In the mirror stood a beautiful woman with long, luscious violet hair and strikingly vibrant blue eyes, wide with confusion and fear. The woman’s exquisite features made Seo-A instinctively take a step back.

Unable to comprehend or believe what she was seeing, she slapped her cheek—hard. The stinging pain and the warmth spreading across her face confirmed one thing.

“If this isn’t a dream, then what the hell is happening?”

Truth be told, she had a vague inkling of what was going on the moment she saw the man who called himself Louis.

Possession.

“But…”

Things like that couldn’t happen in real life, right? Her trembling eyes darted around the room, her thoughts racing with disbelief.

Pacing nervously, Seo-A suddenly came up with an idea.

“That’s it! I can’t just sit here doing nothing. I need to search this place for clues.”

She began rifling through the vanity drawers, then moved on to the bookshelves, wardrobes, and every nook and cranny she could think of.

The vanity drawers contained a pile of letters and invitations.

“To the esteemed Lady Revis. Ever since I first laid eyes on you at the recent ball hosted by Count Rodan since then I have been unable to sleep a single night…”

“Wait, is this… a love letter? But more importantly, how am I even able to read this?”

As she skimmed through the contents, it dawned on her that the writing was in an entirely unfamiliar script—one she’d never seen before. Yet, somehow, she understood it perfectly.

There was one undeniable conclusion:

This was not her world.

The letters in the vanity, the titles of the books on the shelves—all of it confirmed what Seo-A was slowly realizing.

“Selenia Revis… That’s the name of the villainess in the novel I was reading…”

Selenia Revis. Seo-A could never forget that name. Just before her fatal accident, she had been reading about the male lead, Louis, recalling the horrors he endured at the hands of Selenia.

Her conclusion was clear: She had possessed the villainess who is doomed to die.

The Revis Marques Family.

Selenia was the only daughter of Marquis Revis, who ran a massive trade conglomerate in the capital.

Her father, always away on business, rarely stayed at the estate. Left alone most of the time, Selenia became the tyrant of the house. She terrorized the servants and manipulated her peers, reigning as the queen of the pre-debutante social circles.

Her father indulged her every whim, feeding her sense of invincibility.

One day, she spotted a beautiful boy on the street and became infatuated. That night, she stormed into his home and forcibly kidnapped him.

“And then Louis awakens his magical powers and kills her in the most brutal way imaginable.”

Recalling the terrified look in Louis’s eyes earlier, Seo-A felt a chill run down her spine. She couldn’t tell if this possession happened before or after Selenia crossed the line with him.

In her final moments before the accident she was reading the scene where Louis destroys the Revis family after being tortured by Selenia.

“He awakens his hidden magical abilities after being tormented by her, goes on a rampage, and…”

In the novel, a traumatized Louis develops a deep-seated misogyny. His tragic past also leads to his obsessive relationship with the other male lead, Pluto.

“Louis’s hatred for women stems entirely from Selenia… And his obsession with Pluto… It gets pretty intense after that…”

Seo-A wasn’t a fan of BL novels, but the novel’s extreme content and rave reviews had kept her reading all night.

“Damn it. If I’d known this would happen, I’d have stuck to a lighthearted rom-com instead!”

The novel’s explicit and violent content was burned into her memory.

“Especially the scene where Louis kills Selenia…”

Just thinking about it made her shudder.

“Louis will awaken his powers soon. I have to find a way to win him over before that happens!”

Seo-A, now Selenia clenched her fists with resolve.

“I refuse to die such a miserable death! But… how do I even begin?”

Seo-A was at a loss. She spent the next two days holed up in her room, brainstorming ways to survive.

From time to time, a maid would enter, casting wary glances at her while tidying up or bringing meals. Finally, an idea struck her.

“Yes! I’ll start by having a meal with him and trying to bond!”

Her plan was simple: befriend Louis, win him over, and if that didn’t work, grovel and beg for forgiveness.

If Louis awakened his powers and tried to kill her…

“I’ll just beg for my life and promise never to bother him again!”

Calling her maid, she asked, “What’s going on with the boy I brought here?”

“He’s been fed regularly, just as you instructed, but he hasn’t eaten at all for the past two days. Not even this morning’s meal. I’m not sure what he’s planning…”

“He’s been staying in his room the whole time?”

It had been two days, and Louis hadn’t left his room once. Seo-A began to feel uneasy.

“Yes, my lady. You specifically ordered us to keep him locked inside so he couldn’t escape.”

“Oh…”

Seo-A squeezed her eyes shut and sighed. Her future already seemed bleak.

“Prepare lunch. I’ll dine with him today.”