Moto Ansatsusha, Tensei Shite Kizoku no Reijou ni Narimashita - Vol. 1 Ch. 1 - Serena Violet, the Duke's Daughter.

[MangaDex]

 

[Penthero]

That adopted daughter sure doesn’t have plans to take over the ducal house. How did she and her dog even get in there, a ducal house should have a little better security.
Not that the mc cares about that, she enjoys being more practical after all.

 

[DeadKinginHell]

"otome game heroine", eh? That step sister of her is that thing, isn't it?

 

[ElderGranny]

This looks like it'll be an entertaining read. Looks like she'll become a royal assassin this time and serve the country. Looking forward to more!! Thanks for the translation.

 

[SteamySteams]

Finally some good Sh1t for my ReadList.i will stay tuned

 

[Zacoras]

So the Mother has an mental disorder, to adopt without question an orphanage girl that can travel freely in the noble residential area and can enter a ducal private property letting running free an pedigree hunting dog that atack random people in their own house, a poor orphan girl that she have the privilege to keep an pedigre hunting dog without a leash in whenever she wants to travel

 

[Nunally]

Where is the harassment, I am waiting for the harassment.

 

[rluka]

Where is the harassment, I am waiting for the harassment.

Thinking about that too. The manga seems to take different approach than the web novel. It goes to her assassin job. Maybe to give hook to reader and give a unique value proposition in comparison to the already common otome game trope.

The thing in the synopsis (based on the novel version) is supposed to happen after Rosemary is adopted. They start their social debut at 6 years old. Confronting their peer in social event, and Rosemary getting engaged to the prince, should be in this period. The school arc should be when they're 16 years old.

Actually... the WN seems to not have this part about her becoming assassin. Not sure if it's from the light novel or expanded in the manga.
Not interested in buying because it's those tankoubon format (500 Yen more expensive).

So the Mother has an mental disorder, to adopt without question an orphanage girl

It did got addressed in the later chapter (the manga is currently at chapter 3). Maybe it will go back on course here, because the manga's synopsis also don't talk much about her assassin job rather than the usual otome game conflicts.

Spoiler

Serena's father, who is often away on duty, reprimanded his wife for carelessly adopting a child, especially commoner born. But they can't just kick out a kid they've adopted because it would hurt the family reputation.
Serena's father loves his real daughter more.

Adding to the problem, Rosemary doesn't seem to have the awareness that she is now daughter of a duke family (even if adopted) and she need to behave as one.

But, she is smart about getting into people's good side. She fill in the gap as a lovable daughter for Amarilis who is quite freaked out by Serena and her cold demeanor. The maids are also sympathetic to her because she's also commoner-born like them.

 

[Auricnim]

There’s a page missing at the end, with her throwing the dagger at the salesman’s head to scare him

 

[SS_TT]

There’s a page missing at the end, with her throwing the dagger at the salesman’s head to scare him

Thanks, dude, I can't believe I forgot to add that page

 

[Kefrayba]

One of the few things that pique my curiosity from the MC's previous life was that she had to steal the bread while on the job. Despite being good enough to be called to do the impossible task, she wasn't treated well at all by her guild/organization. She looked sleep deprived and seemingly went to the crown prince job right just finish a job. Like, why didn't they let her rest and be in her best condition before sending her to the job that "only she can do." I supposed I read too much into this...

 

[Dragonshiny7]

One of the few things that pique my curiosity from the MC's previous life was that she had to steal the bread while on the job. Despite being good enough to be called to do the impossible task, she wasn't treated well at all by her guild/organization. She looked sleep deprived and seemingly went to the crown prince job right just finish a job. Like, why didn't they let her rest and be in her best condition before sending her to the job that "only she can do." I supposed I read too much into this...

It seems that they care little about her health and actually hoped for her to get killed. She was an orphan, skilled killer, never questioned anything and just accepted whatever task she was given. A perfect person to carry out missions no matter how risky

All in all, everyone including herself treated her as a weapon and if the weapon were to break, oh well

 

[halcer]

kinda questioning the mom on just adopting an essentially random person off the street (and one who made it into their residential property nonetheless!) but ok

 

[Kefrayba]

It seems that they care little about her health and actually hoped for her to get killed. She was an orphan, skilled killer, never questioned anything and just accepted whatever task she was given. A perfect person to carry out missions no matter how risky

All in all, everyone including herself treated her as a weapon and if the weapon were to break, oh well

True. She was shown to not care much about herself. I don't know if it was intentional, but her body was smudged for all of the time she was in the assassin life. Which seems to to show that she didn't care about herself. And yes, the organization also didn't care, otherwise they could have push her to look after herself. Even with the purpose of keeping her in her best condition for the job.

 

[rluka]

Some comparison of things cut short. Well, most doesn’t affect the plot.

Spoiler

• Serena’s eye color became blue (iinm, it’s black in the WN)
• The assassination scene in the opening is manga original. In the original she only talk about her view about life.
• There are explanation about how she knew about reincarnation. She heard it from religious preacher, talking about for your good deed in life, God will give you a good life when you’re born again. She’s cynical about that, questioning who decide what is “good deed” (religion call other gods as devils, and tell their followers to kill) and how could someone who never die before preach about life after death.
• Serena hates being touched, that includes being hugged by her mother. Her body tense up when that happens, but she try to not show it.
• Amaryllis talk much longer about why you should not hurt other. Kind of repetitive, so glad it got cut short. About her mother telling her to just dodge the dog, Serena thought it’s stupid because the dog will keep on attacking her. The best course is to kill the dog.
• A little bit about Rosemary. Her parents died, and Bruce is adopted (ambiguous at this point if it’s adopted before or after Rosemary’s parents die).
• Serena actually thought of not just training her physical strength. She also need real combat experience. But for that, every world got its dark side, so when the time come she will look for it.
• The reason she can go practicing is because the servants in her house is undisciplined. That means Serena can easily sneak out.
• There’s no 6 years time skip.
• Serena actually ask for dagger from the shop owner, and she got ignored because he got other client. The knife Serena thrown is a knife she brought from home. Also, it scratched his cheek.
• Rick has red hair and golden eyes. According to Serena, even her past life self wouldn’t stand a chance facing him head to head.
• In their introduction, Serena noticed for someone of the underworld, Rick dressed too well, like a nobility, and not just any, but of higher ranked family. Rick commented she’s very contradictory, a lady, yet her speech is unlike any lady he knew; which Serena replied it’s easier if he just accept that as it is.
• When Rick asked who she is, Serena told him to introduce himself first. In return, he just give a threatening aura. He is amused to know lady of the carefree Violet house didn’t even flinch.

 

[TNT261]

1) Okay the mom (and adult maids) are just trash. How the hell can they chastise a child for having the basic survival instinct to defend against a violent dog attack (or what very much appeared to be one) when NONE of them moved to do ANYTHING to protect her. The only reasoning the gave afterward was that the little girl should have just dodged... and then what? Had a he dog been rabid or just a wild animal that could want to attack them for any number of reasons what were they going to do? Just dodge the entire time until some man (which I saw no men in the house unless it was in a really quick panel) strolls by or the dog just stopped? Also how the freak did they expect a child of that age to dodge a scary dog (that's bigger than said child) running at them with full speed and a gaping mouth full of teeth. It'd be just as strange as her stabbing it with a knife skillfully. So if she had died they would have just said "skill issue" or "Git Gud" and moved on?

I could understand if they started with checking to see if you know the child and daughter in their care who could have been older than a few years was okay and then said they were thankful she was able to defend herself and apologized for not protecting her themselves and then and ONLY then had a second to think about how strange her actions were (for a very young child) and maybe throw in some lines about how all life is precious and trying to save the dog.

Also just everything with adopting a random little girl whose dog nearly killed your actual child THAT SAME AFTERNOON. Like WTF. Had the MC established a relationship with the little girl and several chapters later and after learning a LOT more about her background the mother adopted her, it could make sense. This is ridiculous. I'm legimately frustrated with adults actively engaging in this much child endangerment treating the MC like she's the criminal for again, not letting herself die.

2) Synopsis: MC did everything to be seen as normal
Chapter One: Trained her body as a toddler, bought a knife (and terrified the shopkeep), and got recruited by a shadowy quasi government organization...

3) For a shadowy organization the head seemed pretty bad at keeping secrets. I mean he just outed the MC and asked her to join his secret guild in the public. They hadn't left the store yet and there was enough distance between them they had to talk fairly loud.

 

[Keepbro]

I love how everyone is talking about how the mum is a mental case and how adopted daughter-chan just randomly became a member of nobility because her scary dog got stabbed but seem to be forgetting about the clearly sociopathic child spree killer who's only saving grace is that she looks adorable when she's dressed up and drinking tea and being all ladylike.

 

[rluka]

Mom: Serena, if you can move that well, you could have just dodge so nobody gets hurt.
Serena: (Mom, that dog wants me dead, it will keep trying until one of us is dead)

Serena's frustration: +1

There's a short story from Bruce's PoV.

Spoiler

He's running to the house because he smell something good.
But he can see through Serena and instinctively try to attack the threat.

In his story, other than Rosemary, he refer to everyone as "human".
Except Serena. Bruce never consider her a human, he keep referring to her as "the monster" and avoided her, only observing from a distance.
Although he did soften up after being saved from the gardener who hate dogs.

Serena stopped the Gardener who is pointing his shears at Bruce.
She reminds him, Bruce is the family's pet, so he is part of the house. Bruce's position is higher than a mere gardener.
Moreover, Bruce is the house's property.
Of course, if Bruce is threatening human's life, she will not make mistake of putting animal's life above human. But outside of that, the gardener got no right to damage their property.

The gardener apologize, but still got fired. Serena points out, she would have let him go if he sincerely apologize. But she knows the gardener is scheming on how to put a revenge. That is enough for her to judge his character. It might be Bruce this time, but who can say it won't be Amaryllis or Rosemary next, he's too much of a risk to be let inside.

That made Bruce look at her differently. Human are liars. But the monster is like them animals, she is true to her heart.
The scary part doesn't change though, but Bruce learned to not look for trouble against a stronger enemy.

 

[Ritsuaka]

Wonder if the light novel or web novel also been translated?

 

[The_H_Guy]

OMG! The protag is a badass reincarnated girl... and in her previous life she was a girl!
Mindblown!
Seriously... why the hell is so difficult to do that?
Every freaking time...