The Villainess and the Demon Knight (Light Novel) (2025)

Fate sure likes to keep Cecilia on her toes. After being reincarnated as a doomed villainess in an otome game, she was sent to work in the brothels only to be saved by Lucas, the captain of the knights and second-in-line to the throne. But duty calls when an ancient dragon appears and Lucas-the kingdom's hero and sole wielder of the legendary sword Eckesachs-is called to save their kingdom from calamity. To make matters worse, Cecilia learns that every hero who has faced an ancient dragon in the past has been slain! Nevertheless, Lucas departs for battle with a promise that they will wed upon his return. But does fate intend to send him to the altar... or the grave?

ROYAL ROADBLOCKSSince being reincarnated as a villainess in an otome game, Cecelia has been a marquis’s daughter, a concubine, and now the fiancée of Lucas, the second prince and hero of the kingdom! After slaying an ancient dragon, Lucas whisks his beloved Cecelia to the royal castle to shower her with his insatiable affections. But the couple can’t rest easy just yet. The queen has other plans for Lucas: she wants him to marry Lady Viviana, a noblewoman of royal blood from the neighboring kingdom. And if that wasn’t enough to worry about, a shadowy figure seems to be targeting Cecelia…

THE HONEYMOON'S OVERIt’s been a long road since she was reincarnated as a villainess in an otome game, but Cecelia is now happily married to Lucas, the kingdom’s second prince and hero. Every day is full of newlywed bliss as her husband showers her with his intense love. Unfortunately for them, the pesky responsibilities of life beckon, and Lucas is pulled away from the bedroom once again. Leon, the crown prince, is set to be married, and it’s up to Lucas and Leon to travel to the desert kingdom of Magyar to bring his blushing bride back. And to everyone’s surprise, Magyar’s handsome prince Akim has come to call upon Cecelia in her beloved’s absence. But what could he possibly want with her?!

A PASSIONATE DESERT HONEYMOON TURNS DEADLY!After a treacherous and passionate courtship, Cecelia thought she’d finally earned a peaceful honeymoon with her overprotective husband, the Hero of the Kingdom Lucas. But when he insists on dragging her to the sun-scorched desert kingdom of Majaar, she realizes her “relaxing getaway” involves more intrigue than sightseeing. The Egrich Empire has set their sights on Cecilia—and they’re determined to claim the Rainbow Maiden as their own holy saint! The romantic fantasy between the obsessive knight and his villainous noblewoman bride continues in this new volume.