They tried to silence her, but she doesn’t need a voice to twist the odds in her favor. When Liliana wakes up in the body of an otome game villainess, she knows it’s do or die. As the daughter of a duke and a candidate to marry the crown prince, she faces constant threats from assassins and her father’s political enemies. Worse still, a fever has left her mute, unable to call for help or use magic to defend herself. Or so they all think! One quick attempt is all it takes for Liliana to shatter the common sense of her world, which dictates that incantations are mandatory for spellcasting. Now, all she needs to do is escape the grim destiny that awaits her. Though her foresight can only take her so far—the game doesn’t start for another seven years—nothing can stop a six-year-old armed with erudition and cheat-level magic.Suggested 15+

They tried to silence her, but she doesn’t need a voice to twist the odds in her favor. When Liliana wakes up in the body of an otome game villainess, she knows it’s do or die. As the daughter of a duke and a candidate to marry the crown prince, she faces constant threats from assassins and her father’s political enemies. Worse still, a fever has left her mute, unable to call for help or use magic to defend herself. Or so they all think! One quick attempt is all it takes for Liliana to shatter the common sense of her world, which dictates that incantations are mandatory for spellcasting. Now, all she needs to do is escape the grim destiny that awaits her. Though her foresight can only take her so far—the game doesn’t start for another seven years—nothing can stop a six-year-old armed with erudition and cheat-level magic.

Though freed from her hex and able to speak again, Liliana continues to play the part of a meek, mute girl. Slivegrandia’s power struggle is as heated as ever, and her survival depends on what she can accomplish behind the scenes. During a royal inspection of her father’s lands, Liliana digs deeper into rumors of a mysterious Yunatian merchant. Armed with her genius and overwhelming magic, she fends off swarms and assailants alike in her search for answers—until the Bringers of Calamity’s most formidable assassin appears before her.

With the deadliest assassin now working for her, Liliana finds it much easier to investigate the kingdom’s ongoing power struggle. Tensions between Slivegrandia and Yunatian continue to rise—and what better time could there be for an unwelcome visit from the empire’s notoriously foolish prince? Accompanying him is his lovely but exceptionally gullible younger sister, the so-called jewel of the empire, who immediately sets her sights on Riley. However, it soon becomes apparent that there is more to the siblings than meets the eye. Meanwhile, knights and mercenaries from across the kingdom are preparing for the combat tournament to be held during the imperial visit. Among the participants is Liliana’s enigmatic guard, Olga, a mage warrior whose true power remains a mystery. Is she really competing for the prize money, or does she have reasons of her own for challenging the powerful mage knights of the Second Corps?