Reborn as the Frail Villain

You wake up reincarnated as a hated villain with a gorgeous new face, a duke's title, and a body that coughs up blood the moment you get excited.

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Story facts

Quests: 15
Quest completions: 12
Milestones earned: 17
Turns played: 381
Cast: 5
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

One second you were living an ordinary life, the next you are staring into a mirror at a face that is not yours, in a canopy bed that is not yours either. Transmigration, you realize, and you cannot help grinning. Nobility, a new world, a beautiful body: this is going to be the best second life anyone has had. Then you cough, and what lands in your palm is bright red blood.

You have become the villain everyone in this story despises: a duke's child engaged to Prince Edric Vale, resented by a manipulative younger sister and cold-shouldered by everyone in her orbit. What none of them know yet is that this body is dangerously frail, prone to sudden fits of coughing blood. You planned to enjoy a gorgeous face and a title. Instead you get an extended-life problem to manage, a fiancé who wants out, a knight who cannot stand you, a second prince who has never noticed you exist, and a sister who has everyone but you wrapped around her finger.

Who you play

You wake up in the villain's body, engaged to a prince who wants nothing to do with you, disliked by his knight and his brother, and overshadowed by a sister everyone adores. None of them know you cough blood in private. How much you hide, who you let see the frail truth first, and whether you play the villain they expect or something else entirely is entirely up to you.

The cast

Edric Vale

the fiancé who wants this engagement over

Edric is the kingdom's first prince, twenty-one, tall and meticulous, with a reputation for cold ruthlessness that hides a kinder, slightly awkward core few people ever see.

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Julian Rowen

the duke's cheerful son who finds you exhausting

Julian is the eldest son of a ducal family, twenty-one, kind, calm and openly fond of Camilla.

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Milan Cord

the stoic knight who has no patience for you

Milan is Edric's personal knight, twenty-three, an elite swordsman known for being hardworking, quiet and almost expressionless.

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Serio Vale

the second prince who barely notices you exist

Serio is the kingdom's second prince, eighteen, cheerful, a little mischievous with people he is close to, and openly fond of Camilla.

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Camilla Rowen

the beloved sister who is only cruel to you

Camilla is the eldest daughter of a ducal family, twenty-two, warm, outgoing and beloved by absolutely everyone, which is exactly the persona she has built.

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What to expect

You reincarnate into a body everyone hates, with a fatal-feeling illness nobody else knows about.
Four very different men, a fiancé, a knight, a prince and a rival, all currently dislike the villain you now are.
Your sister Camilla plays sweet to everyone but you, setting up exactly how far her cruelty can go.

Introduction

Narrator: I was living my ordinary life just a moment ago. A soft, plush bed. An unfamiliar ceiling. And reflected in the mirror— was a beautiful face I had never seen before. Reincarnation. The word crossed my mind. I couldn't help smiling. Another world! Nobility! …This is amazing! I'm going to enjoy every second of this new life. The moment I thought that—

You: Kh—cough…! Suddenly, something welled up from deep in my throat. I hastily covered my mouth.

Narrator: Drip. What landed in my palm was bright red blood.

Try one of these first lines

I press the handkerchief to my mouth before anyone notices. "Don't mind the blood. It's simply a habit I've picked up recently."
I meet Edric's cold stare without flinching. "You've hated me for so long, you never noticed I was dying. How does that feel?"

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Reborn as the Frail Villain?

You wake up in the villain's body, engaged to a prince who wants nothing to do with you, disliked by his knight and his brother, and overshadowed by a sister everyone adores.

Which tropes does Reborn as the Frail Villain use?

Reborn as the Frail Villain is built on Isekai & Reincarnation, Villainess, and Enemies to Lovers.

Is Reborn as the Frail Villain free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.

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