Stuck in a Time Loop: When All Else Fails, Be a Villainess (Manga)

Selene Vixent has died nine times. Each time, she’s betrayed and dumped by her fiancé, is abused by her noble family, and meets an untimely end—all because she doesn't awaken to the power of Sun, the so-called power of protection inherited by those in her family. Selene is determined to escape this cursed time loop, and after nine deaths, she abandons all attempts to be the perfect fiancée and daughter. She instead awakens to the power of Shadow—seen to be an ominous portent of misfortune—and fully embraces her new life as a villainess. However, everything changes when Dier Veldt, the former crown prince of the kingdom of Werkst, tells Selene he knows all about her time loops. He offers to help her under one condition: she kills him. With her newfound villainous ways, can Selene break free of these endless time loops once and for all?

Selene, now the head of the Vixent family, is living out her tenth time loop and is desperate to escape her cycle of death and humiliation. After attending a party with the young king and the six guardians, she's ambushed on her way home by a mysterious man. This new, formidable foe is none other than Dier Veldt, the former first prince of the kingdom. He’s also a seemingly immortal being who wields the unique power of the moon. Having glimpsed at Selene's time loops in his dreams, Dier becomes her sole ally and accomplice. Together, they decide to investigate the mysterious powers that bind them, uncovering secrets that could change their destinies forever.

Embracing her role as the Shadow Guardian, Selene begins uncovering the secrets of the stone tablet and the mystery behind the guardians’ supernatural abilities in hopes of escaping her endless hellish time loops where not even death offers her release. With the help of Dier, the former first prince who is also the Moon Guardian, Selene successfully absorbs the Water Guardian Alexei’s powers. Now, her sights are set on her next target—the Earth Guardian. But she soon finds out that the knight hailed as the strongest in the world won’t be so easy to take down...