Given That I've Become a Villainess, I'd Like to Live Freely

Ch. 1 to 5

[Chapter One]

Though it was usual to work overtime, I was able to get off at the regular time that day.

'This is so rare~ Since it's such a nice day, maybe I should walk around for a bit before going home. Ah! Afterward, I'll buy something to drink on my way back.'

Instead of the usual route, I took a detour. I walked towards a nearby convenience store when suddenly a black kitten jumped out at me. It took off running towards the highway.

"Eh! Wa-!!!!"

I ran after the kitten in a hurry. I couldn't catch it immediately. It was only after I propelled myself at full power that I finally reached it.

At that moment, I heard the repeated blares of a truck horn. However, reaching the kitten had taken all of my power, and I could not move.

Using only my upper body, I threw the kitten towards the plants near the sidewalk.

Immediately after, a large truck flashed before my eyes.

"...Nn"

"O-ojou-sama?! Are you awake?!"

"Huh? Ojou-sama...?"

I slowly opened my eyes and turned towards the speaker.

"...Who? ...Nn? Wait a minute...Just now, the truck..."

"Ahh, thank goodness. Ojou-sama, you've been unconscious for a few days now. Mary was so worried because you wouldn't open your eyes. I'm truly relieved!

"..."

Completely unable to comprehend the situation, I could only stare at the girl who was speaking.

 [Chapter Two]

From her words, I have grasped the current situation.

First, I must have died in my previous life. After all, it's hard to imagine that I could survive after colliding with that truck. Second, with how this maid named Mary was addressing me – "Ojou-sama" – I must have become the daughter of a wealthy household.

Mary left the room exclaiming that she needed to call "Master and Madam."

My parents will be arriving soon, before that I have to take a look at my current appearance.

Getting up from my bed, I walk towards the full-length mirror.

"...Is this me? This countenance, I know it...!!! That's right! From the otome game that Erika was playing..."

In my past life, Erika was my best friend. She was an otaku who often encouraged me to play otome games. But I was never good at them and I preferred novels.

This was the figure of the villainess from the otome game that my best friend played.

"No way...I reincarnated as a villainess."

Though I understand that I've been reincarnated as the villainess, I've never played the actual game itself. I only know second-hand information from what my friend told me.

'I know that the villainess is engaged to either the Prince or Marquis depending on the route, but it's a bad ending for her, because her engagement is canceled. It's the heroine that gets a happy ending.'

I don't know the actual contents, only that she meets a bad end. I might have been able to avoid it if I knew the cause, but I don't know the details at all.

"There's no choice but to live freely...Let's not get engaged."

 [Chapter Three]

Gacha.