My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

After suffering a severe head injury, Katarina Claes, the daughter of a duke, suddenly regains the memories of her previous life as a Japanese teenager. She realizes with mounting horror that her current existence perfectly mirrors an otome game she played just before her untimely death. More alarmingly, she has been reborn as the game’s primary antagonist, a villainess destined to torment the protagonist until her own inevitable downfall. Drawing upon her knowledge of the game’s mechanics, Katarina recognizes that every conceivable narrative path concludes with her character being either murdered or exiled, leaving no safe outcome in sight. Determined to evade these catastrophic bad endings, Katarina resolves to rewrite her fate using both her foreknowledge and personal ingenuity. Her survival strategy begins with attempting to break off her betrothal to the crown prince, but avoiding disaster proves difficult when dangerous flags seem to trigger at every turn. As she navigates this treacherous new reality, Katarina must constantly outmaneuver the scripted doom awaiting her while inadvertently charming those around her. This reverse-harem romantic comedy follows everyone’s favorite villainess as she struggles to survive in a world originally designed to ensure her destruction.