3. I Just Wanted a Quiet Life… But I’m Too Attractive
A sudden rebellion caused chaos across the region.
It was utter pandemonium.
People who fled the civil war swarmed the harbor, trying to escape the mayhem.
I tried to get away too, but the massive crowd pushing in from every direction crushed me.
“Hey! Get out of the way if you’re not moving fast enough!”
“…!”
Someone in a rush shoved me hard.
I fell before I could regain my balance and was trampled to death by the frantic crowd.
【SYSTEM: Beginning Life Round 5】
[Roselia Serteia has been granted the trait ‘Charm’.]
【TIP! Use ‘Charm’ to achieve a Happy Ending♥】
“Haa…”
I groaned as if waking from a dreadful nightmare.
I died when I tried to impress my tyrant of a father with martial arts skills.
I died again trying to escape secretly in the dead of night.
At this point, I just didn’t want to do anything anymore.
Isn’t it possible I’m making things worse by trying too hard?
In the original story, Roselia dies a dramatic death at the climax.
Yet I kept dying even before getting that far — always in some ridiculous way.
Fine. I won’t get involved this time.
In this life, I put in no effort. I only fulfilled the bare minimum as a noblewoman.
But then—
Why is the crown prince suddenly showing interest in me when I’m just trying to live quietly?
Maybe it’s because of the ‘Charm’ trait, but this time around, the crown prince — my fiancé — kept coming to see me.
I couldn’t just reject every meeting without reason.
So I’d meet him, fake a smile, and move on.
We’ll break off the engagement anyway. Might as well keep it superficial.
The crown prince hated Roselia in the original story.
He constantly humiliated her and acted as if he could annul the engagement at any moment.
Which is why my aunt also treats me like garbage.
Even if he showed a fleeting interest, who knows how quickly he’d change? In the end, he might still demand to break off the engagement, just like in the original.
So I told myself not to expect anything.
But then…
“Lady Roselia, your face looks troubled today.”
“Excuse me?”
“If something’s worrying you, talk to me. We’re engaged, after all.”
The crown prince’s interest didn’t waver.
And because he paid attention to me, my aunt’s abuse lessened.
Without pain, I could finally breathe a little.
It seemed like I might actually live peacefully this time.
But the real problem came from somewhere unexpected.
“I am passionately in love with Lady Roselia!”
“Out of my way! I was here first! If Lady Roselia accepts my proposal, I’ll offer our family’s entire iron mine and farmland!”
“Don’t listen to those shameless bastards! I’m the one who will truly make you happy!”
Thanks to my overwhelming charm, suitors flocked to the duke’s mansion every day.
Men from all walks of life came chasing after me — some far too obsessively.
“Count Vermont, as you already know, I’m engaged to His Highness the Crown Prince.”
“I don’t care. Nothing can extinguish my passion for you.”
“…”
Is this a proposal or stalking?
No matter how many times I rejected him, Count Vermont kept proposing to me.
His obsession became so extreme that the crown prince issued a restraining order against him.
Then, Vermont secretly came to me and proposed we elope.
“As long as you’re with me, I fear nothing. I’ll abandon my title and fortune — let’s leave this country together and live in happiness.”
I scoffed.
That’s your grand idea? Eloping?
I’d already tried that. It would just fail again anyway.
I kicked him out, but then he went even further.
“If I can be with you, even death doesn’t scare me.”
…He kidnapped me.
Count Vermont’s eyes were clearly deranged.
The royal guards will come soon. I just need to hold on until then…
I trembled in the dark warehouse when he suddenly pulled something from his coat.
“It won’t be painful for long. If this is the only way we can be together…”
“Wait, that’s—!”
In my panic, I saw him activate a magical explosive.
“Let’s be together forever in the afterlife.”
He smiled with a crazed glint in his eye.
BOOM!
A deafening explosion rang out, and my consciousness faded.
【SYSTEM: Beginning Life Round 6】
[Roselia Serteia has been granted the trait ‘Mana’.]
【TIP! Use ‘Mana’ to achieve a Happy Ending♥】
I had returned again.
Died, reincarnated. Died, reincarnated.
No matter how hard I tried, nothing ever changed.
No — it only got more miserable.
Now what? Mana?
I glanced at the system window and let out a bitter laugh.
What’s the point of having Mana in a family known for swordsmanship?
Well, I did sense mana in my room and found a hidden vault, but that was it.
I don’t want to do anything anymore.
I had completely given up.
Even if I had some talent, I no longer had the willpower to do anything.
I lay around blankly, got scolded and beaten by my aunt, and went back to lying around again.
“Ugh, you freeloading parasite!”
Since I stayed in bed all day, my aunt thought it was a waste to feed me and only gave me coarse bread and watery soup.
I barely even ate that, and in the end, I died of malnutrition.
When I opened my eyes again—
Everything was surrounded by a blinding white light.
Ding!
【ADMIN: ( ¯⌓¯)??】
【ADMIN: She died AGAIN?!】
For the first time, an admin message appeared.
“What… is this?”
I frowned at the unfamiliar message window. More messages appeared in rapid succession.
【ADMIN: I gave you a great ability, and you just died so easily! (｡>﹏<｡)】
【ADMIN: I’m hurt, you know! (ㅠ_ㅠ)】
“…”
What nonsense is this?
I scowled in irritation.
“If you didn’t want me dying miserably, you shouldn’t have stuck me in the role of a hated villainess in the first place.”
I vented all my pent-up frustration, and the admin hurried to explain.
【ADMIN: Ah… well…】
【ADMIN: But lots of others survived even when they were thrown into roles like ‘villainess sentenced to execution,’ ‘invisible extra,’ or ‘terminally ill tragic heroine’ (´·_·`)】
The admin quickly became sulky.
“Those people were exceptionally talented.”
I’m just an average person.
Don’t you think it’s unreasonable to throw someone like me into such extreme scenarios?
【ADMIN: Come on, don’t be modest~ (＾∇＾)】
【ADMIN: According to my ro-fantasy big data, your possession compatibility rate is 99.68%! You’re the ideal candidate this world has been looking for!】
Possession compatibility? Seriously?
This isn’t even a real conversation.
I turned my head away instead of listening to him.
【ADMIN: Knock knock.】
【ADMIN: Hello? Anyone there?】
【ADMIN: (´ ꇴ `)】
【ADMIN: Knock knock knock?】
But the admin wasn’t giving up so easily.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
【ADMIN: No ghosting.】
【ADMIN: Not reading isn’t allowed either.】
【ADMIN: Reply now.】
【ADMIN: Fast reply please~】
The persistent notification sounds buzzed in my ears.
“Ugh, damn it.”
This was really getting on my nerves.
I couldn’t take it anymore and snapped at him.
“What are you, anyway?”
【ADMIN: If you’re asking who I am…】
【ADMIN: Then the proper thing to do is answer!】
【ADMIN: I’m the Admin! ٩(˘◡˘)۶】
【ADMIN: Self-proclaimed omniscient and omnipotent~】
【ADMIN: ╰(^o^)╮】
Even though I asked angrily, his answer was way too cheerful.
【ADMIN: ⸜(ˊᗜˋ)⸝】
【ADMIN: Nice to meet you, possessor!】
【ADMIN: I’m the newbie admin, Petit Cutie!】
【ADMIN: I came to observe—uh, I mean help—with your possession life!】
“Petit… what?”
My head throbbed.
Can I even have a serious conversation with this guy?
Barely keeping calm, I asked,
“Whatever. Why is my life such a mess? Why hasn’t the regression ended?”
【ADMIN: Huh? ( ¯⌓¯)】
【ADMIN: Are you the type who never reads the manual when you get new stuff?】
【ADMIN: I told you several times — you need a Happy Ending.】
“Hah.”
That damn ‘Happy Ending.’
As soon as I heard the words, my chest tightened.
Do you even know how hard I tried to get that stupid happy ending?
I followed every cliché I could think of.
I avoided villainess routes because I knew the original story.
I tried to win favor with the tyrant father.
I even tried escaping the ducal estate at night.
At one point, I nearly ended up with the male lead instead of the original heroine.
“But in the end, none of it worked!”
My path kept getting blocked by the most absurd, uncontrollable events — what more could I possibly do?
【ADMIN: …】
“Got anything to say? Go ahead.”
I stared at the chat window, and then came an unexpected reply.
【ADMIN: Okay, I’ll admit — you did try hard.】
【ADMIN: But those aren’t the routes meant for the villainess.】
【ADMIN: ( • ε • )】
“?”
【ADMIN: Pull up the system! Let’s search a bit.】
【ADMIN: ( •⌄-)ᓂ―♥】
Before I could even ask what he meant, the admin activated a search window.
【SYSTEM: Activating Original Plot Comparison Tool】
【SYSTEM: One ending matches the route ‘Turning the Tyrant Father into a Doting Dad’.】
[Original Ending 16: Became the Tyrant Duke’s Adopted Daughter]
【SYSTEM: One ending matches the route ‘Escaping the House at Night’.】
[Original Ending 02: Ran Away and Got Totally Screwed]
【SYSTEM: Nine endings match the route ‘Romance with the Male Lead’.】
[Original Ending 07: Fiancée of the Crown Prince]
[Original Ending 10: Swore Eternal Loyalty to the Lord]
[Original Ending 13: Redeemed the Villainous Family]
…
The system listed all the routes I had tried and matched them to their original endings.
【ADMIN: See? You keep trying endings designed for the heroine, so of course they keep failing.】
“So what?”
【ADMIN: ‘So what?’ Hello? This is the age of creativity and originality!】
【ADMIN: ✧ ٩ ( >⌄< )๑و ✧】
【ADMIN: A villainess should act like a villainess!】
【ADMIN: You need to find your own unique path to a happy ending! ꉂꉂ(^ᗜ^*) Ohoho~】
