Please Don’t Come To The Villainess’ Stationery Store!

…I thought to myself.

Excited as I was, the maid firmly blocked the door, standing in my way.

“Ah, Miss! I don’t exactly know what it is, exactly… but it must be a new business idea, right?”

I calmly searched through Meldenik’s memories in front of the maid.

‘Isn’t there such a thing as a stationery store for children in this world?’

Then I realized, in this world, there were no stationery stores targeting children like those you might find in Korea.

The places that did sell stationery were separately categorized as ‘general stores.’

‘So, there are no stationery shops, only general stores. It’s a blue ocean, isn’t it?’

It seemed I was suggesting quite a novel business idea.

Of course, all the unique and novel business ideas previously suggested by me, or rather, Meldenik before possession, had failed miserably.

So, it was understandable that the maid was scared by my suggestion of an unheard-of item.

She must be thinking that this time too, if I fail, I would finally be driven out of the family.

“If you leave the family and fail again… Miss, you might not be able to wear your favorite satin dresses!”

Rosaline cried out desperately, trying to stop me.

But I had no more need for such uncomfortable satin dresses.

“It doesn’t matter.”

I shook my head and replied.

“You won’t be able to eat the exquisite food of the head chef from the royal palace anymore! How will you manage with only oatmeal and rye bread, the food of the common people!”

Originally, Meldenik was a spoiled villainess, but I come from a common family in Korea. I grew up sustaining myself on rice, kimchi, and ramen.

I passed by Rosaline with a small laugh.

“I like oatmeal and rye bread. They are healthy, aren’t they?”

Meldenik is twenty-five this year. It’s certainly time to start taking care of her body.

Perhaps it was because of that statement. Rosaline didn’t hold onto my body. Instead, she stood behind me and asked as if she was shouting.

That must be the main point.

“What if Lady Hildegard torments you! Without the family’s protection, you might really pass away…….”

Rosaline was not wrong. In the original work “The Lover Bewitched by Magic,” Lady Hildegard Babeloa eventually kills Meldenik.

Looking at Rosaline, who was sobbing with worry, I revisited the content of the original work.

Let’s clarify the situation.

I was, except for my status, at rock bottom.

The woman I was incarnated into was the fiancée and villainess of the male lead in the romance fantasy novel “The Lover Bewitched by Magic,” Meldenik Babeloa.

Her adoptive mother was rumored to have been cursed by a dragon, losing all her magical abilities, belonging to the last direct bloodline of the Kinnoa.

Perhaps because of this, most of the direct bloodline of the Kinnoa Viscountcy died at an early age, including Meldenik’s mother.

‘And Meldenik began to be cornered more and more.’

After her mother died, a stepmother and a stepsister immediately entered the Babeloa ducal family.

And from that time, Meldenik’s wicked acts and the bad rumors about her really began.

‘There’s also the rumor of the cursed bloodline, and as she grew up, she consistently failed in her ventures, so it’s understandable that she’s criticized as a villainess…’

What’s important is that in “The Lover Bewitched by Magic,” Lennox and Meldenik have been engaged since they were in the womb.

However, Lennox and Mel’s half-sister, Sheria, ignored her and pursued their love for each other.

Meldenik, who tried to break them apart by causing trouble, was ridiculed by people. How absurd.

“In the novel, even though they were adulterers, Meldenik was always depicted as the one interfering between them.”

Ultimately, Meldenik is killed by Hildegard, the Duchess of Babeloa and Sheria’s mother, and with her death, the two lovers happily conclude their story without any obstacles.

What a terrible and ridiculous ending is this?

I looked at the maid and chuckled softly.

The maid seemed to hope that I would stay here and at least receive the protection of the family.

But that’s because she doesn’t know how Meldenik ends up ruined and how she dies in the original story.

“Staying here will only lead to death if it goes against Hildegard’s mood.”

…I thought, but I didn’t say that since the innocent-eyed maid looked like she was about to cry.

Instead, I murmured in a low voice.

“If they provoke me, do you think I’ll just stay still?”

It’s better to leave.

It’s troublesome to be an obstacle to the love of adulterers, and annoying to possibly die because of it.

“If I don’t get more involved, we’ll go our separate ways.”

But if they keep clinging, I won’t just sit back and take it.

Despite my serious words, the maid was sweating profusely and started to whine.

It seemed she was recalling all the ridiculous things Meldenik had suffered through until now.

“You’ve always been on the receiving end until now…! I’m worried. Please, take care of yourself.”

I walked towards the maid, stroking her neatly tied hair, and said, “Don’t worry. I have everything planned out.”

Hildegard Babeloa.

The stepmother of Meldenik and the Duchess.

If anyone thinks of the Meldenik Babeloa of the past, they are greatly mistaken. I roughly know what actions she might take.

Thinking of the thick and solid bundle of money inside my luggage, I looked at the maid.

“It might turn out to be fun.”

“Miss…”

“If things go well, I’ll call you too.”

I checked my attire once more and stepped out of the mansion. Instead of the Babeloa Ducal family’s carriage, I called for a rental carriage.

It was when I, unusually dressed in an ordinary dress, was about to board the carriage.

It seemed that the discussion between the Duke and I spread quickly within the mansion because people slowly started to gather around the carriage. They began whispering fervently around me.

Of course, they say you hear derogatory remarks well, so I could hear every insult they hurled.

“Is she finally being thrown out?”

“As expected, that’s the end of a villainess.”

“Yeah, where can the bloodline go? It’s that cursed bloodline.”

Oh, even curse words.

“Unlike Lady Hildegard and the lovely Duchess Sherry.”

I passed by those audaciously speaking out of their place.

The reason these people dare to curse a ducal lady and survive in a rigid class society is because my mother was cursed, the last direct descendant of the Kinnoa Viscountcy.

The Duchess of Babeloa, my stepmother, despised me, and my biological father, the Duke of Babeloa, did not protect me either.

Without anyone to take my side, and without any power, the pitiable villainess Meldenik was naturally isolated within this family.

“It’s just like the nickname of being the ugly duckling of the ducal family.”

“I wonder what Lady Sheria finds appealing in that woman to defend her.”

Sheria is the protagonist who is considered as angelically kind-hearted and had even forgiven Meldenik before her possession for trying to harm her.

‘And so, people came to despise me even more.’

Ignoring their voices, I looked at the coachman. It was too bothersome to respond to each one,

“Where shall I take you?”

As there was no servant to explain on my behalf, I directly spoke to the coachman.

“Head towards the slums.”

And with that, I boarded the carriage without any escort.

I ignored the persistent murmuring of being uncultured and ignorant.

After all, why should I care about faces I’ll never see again?

The Duke of Babeloa might not think this as complete disownment or expulsion, but it was different from my perspective.

I will never return to this ducal family again.

I leaned back against the stiff backrest of the seat and opened the carriage window wide.

Some mercenaries and vassals who came near the carriage to gossip about me froze with embarrassed faces.

“Ladies and gentlemen.”

In full view of everyone, I raised my middle finger.

They might not understand the meaning, but …I thought to myself.

Excited as I was, the maid firmly blocked the door, standing in my way.

“Ah, Miss! I don’t exactly know what it is, exactly… but it must be a new business idea, right?”

I calmly searched through Meldenik’s memories in front of the maid.

‘Isn’t there such a thing as a stationery store for children in this world?’

Then I realized, in this world, there were no stationery stores targeting children like those you might find in Korea.

The places that did sell stationery were separately categorized as ‘general stores.’

‘So, there are no stationery shops, only general stores. It’s a blue ocean, isn’t it?’

It seemed I was suggesting quite a novel business idea.

Of course, all the unique and novel business ideas previously suggested by me, or rather, Meldenik before possession, had failed miserably.

So, it was understandable that the maid was scared by my suggestion of an unheard-of item.

She must be thinking that this time too, if I fail, I would finally be driven out of the family.

“If you leave the family and fail again… Miss, you might not be able to wear your favorite satin dresses!”

Rosaline cried out desperately, trying to stop me.

But I had no more need for such uncomfortable satin dresses.

“It doesn’t matter.”

I shook my head and replied.

“You won’t be able to eat the exquisite food of the head chef from the royal palace anymore! How will you manage with only oatmeal and rye bread, the food of the common people!”

Originally, Meldenik was a spoiled villainess, but I come from a common family in Korea. I grew up sustaining myself on rice, kimchi, and ramen.

I passed by Rosaline with a small laugh.

“I like oatmeal and rye bread. They are healthy, aren’t they?”

Meldenik is twenty-five this year. It’s certainly time to start taking care of her body.

Perhaps it was because of that statement. Rosaline didn’t hold onto my body. Instead, she stood behind me and asked as if she was shouting.

That must be the main point.

“What if Lady Hildegard torments you! Without the family’s protection, you might really pass away…….”

Rosaline was not wrong. In the original work “The Lover Bewitched by Magic,” Lady Hildegard Babeloa eventually kills Meldenik.

Looking at Rosaline, who was sobbing with worry, I revisited the content of the original work.

Let’s clarify the situation.

I was, except for my status, at rock bottom.

The woman I was incarnated into was the fiancée and villainess of the male lead in the romance fantasy novel “The Lover Bewitched by Magic,” Meldenik Babeloa.

Her adoptive mother was rumored to have been cursed by a dragon, losing all her magical abilities, belonging to the last direct bloodline of the Kinnoa.

Perhaps because of this, most of the direct bloodline of the Kinnoa Viscountcy died at an early age, including Meldenik’s mother.

‘And Meldenik began to be cornered more and more.’

After her mother died, a stepmother and a stepsister immediately entered the Babeloa ducal family.

And from that time, Meldenik’s wicked acts and the bad rumors about her really began.

‘There’s also the rumor of the cursed bloodline, and as she grew up, she consistently failed in her ventures, so it’s understandable that she’s criticized as a villainess…’

What’s important is that in “The Lover Bewitched by Magic,” Lennox and Meldenik have been engaged since they were in the womb.

However, Lennox and Mel’s half-sister, Sheria, ignored her and pursued their love for each other.

Meldenik, who tried to break them apart by causing trouble, was ridiculed by people. How absurd.

“In the novel, even though they were adulterers, Meldenik was always depicted as the one interfering between them.”

Ultimately, Meldenik is killed by Hildegard, the Duchess of Babeloa and Sheria’s mother, and with her death, the two lovers happily conclude their story without any obstacles.

What a terrible and ridiculous ending is this?

I looked at the maid and chuckled softly.

The maid seemed to hope that I would stay here and at least receive the protection of the family.

But that’s because she doesn’t know how Meldenik ends up ruined and how she dies in the original story.

“Staying here will only lead to death if it goes against Hildegard’s mood.”

…I thought, but I didn’t say that since the innocent-eyed maid looked like she was about to cry.

Instead, I murmured in a low voice.

“If they provoke me, do you think I’ll just stay still?”

It’s better to leave.

It’s troublesome to be an obstacle to the love of adulterers, and annoying to possibly die because of it.

“If I don’t get more involved, we’ll go our separate ways.”

But if they keep clinging, I won’t just sit back and take it.

Despite my serious words, the maid was sweating profusely and started to whine.

It seemed she was recalling all the ridiculous things Meldenik had suffered through until now.

“You’ve always been on the receiving end until now…! I’m worried. Please, take care of yourself.”

I walked towards the maid, stroking her neatly tied hair, and said, “Don’t worry. I have everything planned out.”

Hildegard Babeloa.

The stepmother of Meldenik and the Duchess.

If anyone thinks of the Meldenik Babeloa of the past, they are greatly mistaken. I roughly know what actions she might take.

Thinking of the thick and solid bundle of money inside my luggage, I looked at the maid.

“It might turn out to be fun.”

“Miss…”

“If things go well, I’ll call you too.”

I checked my attire once more and stepped out of the mansion. Instead of the Babeloa Ducal family’s carriage, I called for a rental carriage.

It was when I, unusually dressed in an ordinary dress, was about to board the carriage.

It seemed that the discussion between the Duke and I spread quickly within the mansion because people slowly started to gather around the carriage. They began whispering fervently around me.

Of course, they say you hear derogatory remarks well, so I could hear every insult they hurled.

“Is she finally being thrown out?”

“As expected, that’s the end of a villainess.”

“Yeah, where can the bloodline go? It’s that cursed bloodline.”

Oh, even curse words.

“Unlike Lady Hildegard and the lovely Duchess Sherry.”

I passed by those audaciously speaking out of their place.

The reason these people dare to curse a ducal lady and survive in a rigid class society is because my mother was cursed, the last direct descendant of the Kinnoa Viscountcy.

The Duchess of Babeloa, my stepmother, despised me, and my biological father, the Duke of Babeloa, did not protect me either.

Without anyone to take my side, and without any power, the pitiable villainess Meldenik was naturally isolated within this family.

“It’s just like the nickname of being the ugly duckling of the ducal family.”

“I wonder what Lady Sheria finds appealing in that woman to defend her.”

Sheria is the protagonist who is considered as angelically kind-hearted and had even forgiven Meldenik before her possession for trying to harm her.

‘And so, people came to despise me even more.’

Ignoring their voices, I looked at the coachman. It was too bothersome to respond to each one,

“Where shall I take you?”

As there was no servant to explain on my behalf, I directly spoke to the coachman.

“Head towards the slums.”

And with that, I boarded the carriage without any escort.

I ignored the persistent murmuring of being uncultured and ignorant.

After all, why should I care about faces I’ll never see again?

The Duke of Babeloa might not think this as complete disownment or expulsion, but it was different from my perspective.

I will never return to this ducal family again.

I leaned back against the stiff backrest of the seat and opened the carriage window wide.

Some mercenaries and vassals who came near the carriage to gossip about me froze with embarrassed faces.

“Ladies and gentlemen.”

In full view of everyone, I raised my middle finger.

They might not understand the meaning, but surely they know it’s an insult.

I shouted in a grand, elegant, and sweet voice, as if reading the majestic Bible.

“Fuck You!.”

Again, I have no intention whatsoever of returning.

I, having noise-cancelled the buzzing sounds around me, tightly closed the curtains of the window and hummed to myself.

Let them all ruin themselves as they please.

I will live well and eat well on my own!