Though I May Be a Villainess, I'll Show You I Can Obtain Happiness! - Vol. 1 Ch. 5 - The Villainess Trifles with the Second Prince's First Love

[Juice89]

Potentially good if it wasn't an oneshot and expanded to display the main characters’ personalities. With how the prince acted, honestly expected him to go yandere mode

 

[arlen_io]

kawaiii desu!~

 

[XenonXYZ]

lol the exact same beginning everytime (hero accusing villainess of bullying) is usually fine when I read it across different serialized manga, but when you read a bunch of oneshots like this all at once with the exact same beginning it gets old fast. This specific oneshot was actually one of the better ones though, I liked it

 

[Gundamotaku]

.... this one was pretty meh, its nice enough but compared to earlier chapter it was pretty meh, quite generic, and quite a generic choice on the guy she end up marrying

 

[okasamyn]

I bet that this prince is yandere and will give hell to those who has wronged his beloved girl while keeping beloved girl oblivious to his psycho side.

 

[pearlofrose]

I wanted some revenge but well it is quite nice

 

[ProjectRado]

wanted to see what happened after tho

 

[Ashlinsama]

hmm not bad but the ml is kinda moving fast you know🤔🤔 they didnt even get into an engagement yet but he is already hugging her from the back 🤔🤔

 

[DeathDonut]

That's some sims level speed seduction.

 

[Firemorfox]

We were this close to achieving Yuri. This close.

 

[Nanashi77423]

No way just like this... what happened to the two others ! We didn't have the satisfaction of them getting punished even tho the prince obviously alluded to it !

 

[Gurgling]

Quickest turnaround ever lmao

 

[Fentuckyicedchicken]

wait r these all mini stories or do they all connect to the first chapter ?

 

[lomiii]

I was triggered when the second prince said something like "can I have her instead". My superiority complex refused to accept the fact that they treated Lady Charlotte like an object or a thing for a moment.

 

[IronMan659]

His smile was a bit concerning ngl lol

 

[LoliLover852]

Oh yeah, the prince orchestrated the whole thing. She didn't do all that bullying in fact the role was reversed. He somehow have his hand mixed in that mess cause he knows this will be the outcome.

 

[letmereadmangas]

felt less satisfying then the other storys.

 

[Ruduen]

Hoo, boy, I'm going to get a lot of mileage out of copying and pasting this through the entire series, aren't I?

I think it's ... a common trope I dislike in these - it's a story where a 'princess' does little and gets swept off her feet by someone else solving the problem in the name of love. Sound familiar? Since that's probably one of the most common clichés around, so if you want to do that story, you have to do it very well ... . The fact that the label 'villainess' is slapped over the 'princess' part didn't change how any of the characters acted.

That being said, this one at least handles the characters in a more realistic way - there's no overly convoluted 'plot' compared to 1-3, and there's enough time to show off the characters, so it's a more straightforward love story as a result. It's executed reasonably well, so while this isn't stand-out, it's still acceptable.

For my reference, the best to worst so far:
1-2, 1-4, 1-5, 1-3, 1-1