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This barely feels like it fills the 'villainess' flag. This fits a 'fake dating to real dating' type of mold, but while I wouldn't call ditching places and flashy commerce great, I wouldn't call those inherently villainous, either. There also isn't enough time to convincingly establish the...

I'm not sure if this was really a villainess story, or if it really did anything with the time limit. Still, it was a reasonable enough 'classic' story that it didn't feel as offensive as some of the other things we've seen. So, I guess it's fine. (For those who are interested in the concept of...

I'm glad that this was able to reach its conclusion without overstaying, and it was amazing to see. I think a lot of the departures they made from the source work ended up working out well. It's been a satisfying read throughout. Thanks for the translations!

Well, considering the alternatives...

What? A villainess actually acting villainous? With a family that's actually involved and keeping track of things? I quite like this one. It has a good reason for why someone would want to force a break-up and set something else up in a subtle way, and the baggage that can come with some...

This one isn't bad, but it hits a lot of, "...Really?" markers from me. Faking a relationship to make someone jealous always feels a little 'eh' to me. It also boils down to an ending of, "As royalty, how can I make someone else look bad? I know, I'll fake them trying to assassinate me!"...

Ugh, another one of these so soon after the last one? It's the same major issue as 1-1. There's nothing romantic about 'testing' your relationship to see if it's genuine. If you're 'pretending' to ignore someone, how is that any different to them as if you're actually ignoring them? If you don't...

What? A twist in the reincarnation that at least makes some use of prior life abilities? Truly a rarity. It's also cute enough in its own way, with a relatively competent prince and reasonable enough high level plot. On the whole, this is a solid story that uses its setup fairly well. My...

Back to this series-in-the-series! I actually enjoy this one a bit more than the original - it focuses on letting someone show their view of the world without resorting to comic book villainy, and this feels like a good handling of personal vengeance which happens to have some side consequences...

Somehow, this feels like the most generic 'broken engagement, here's a new engagement' story so far. This is another one that doesn't make any use of the concept of 'villainess'. The lead has one personality trait (sweets, yay!), but is otherwise fairly archetypal. It's not bad, but I don't...

Ugh. And we're back to one of the offensively bad ones. Somehow, the kingdom has a tradition of breaking up just to re-engage someone? Really? That's somehow done on a regular basis, is never heard of, and is somehow 'convincing' each time? Time apart can be romantic, but this is just badly...

I've gotta quote the first post on this: That covers a lot. I don't go out of my way to look for yuri, and even I got yuri vibes from this. Even if they went for the 'very good friends' vibe, I feel like that would've been more appropriate than the random brother out of nowhere. That being...

Hm. Well, I'm not fond of the general 'misunderstanding that basic communication skills would resolve' trope, but at least it's mercifully short here, and results in genuine conversation afterward. This leans more on the 'frustrating' end on the 'frustrating-to-satisfying' scale, but there's a...

Uh... Well... It's different. This isn't offensive, but the punchline pretty much comes out of nowhere as an excuse to pile on praise on a tsundere. It relies on a lot of 'convenient' things piling up for a cute ending, but it really doesn't have a start or a plot beyond that excuse. It's not...

I quite like this chapter. I'm generally a fan of the 'reality ensues' trope, and this is a solid demonstration of why political marriages exist in the first place, combined with what happens when they're completely ignored. It makes a good demonstration of a lead who's taken appropriate steps...

This one's at least kind of cute. It makes some use of the reincarnation trope as a framing device for why the two are friends, though I don't know if it does a whole lot. It's also genuine about the princes falling in love, though it's a little awkward to think about how the female leads react...

Huh, I rated this in the past, and I think it's still true: That being said, I've had more time to muse on this, and a part of the reason why this feels awkward goes to that copy-paste again: This is a more interesting twist on that, since it involves the villainess summoning a demon to kick...

Here, we see the classic "Misunderstanding because a couple won't communicate". I imagine the quality of this depends on how much you enjoy this type of misunderstanding versus how much you cringe at it. In this case, it feels more like a case of awkwardness than intentional misleading, so it...

Ah, nice to have something good after the awkwardness of 3-5. I quite enjoy this one, both focused on showing the earlier parts of an arranged relationship and how it develops, and also giving the female lead some genuine agency. It also does a good job of teasing the other relationships through...

Ugh, this mess. Even before re-reading this, I remember this being an overcomplicated mess. The female lead is somehow simultaneously unknown and hated by the prince, well-known by the prime minister because her mother was held captive, allowed to freely be out and met with the god of your land...