Young Lady Albert Is Courting Disaster

Meet Mary Albert, daughter of a rich and powerful duke. With her neat silver ringlets and impeccable manners, she’s the perfect young lady. But Mary harbors an unusual ambition—her own downfall! On the day of her school entrance ceremony, Mary realizes she’s living in an otome game she played in her past life. Not only that, but she’s the villainess who’s destined to torment the heroine, be cast out of noble society, and end her story in ruin. Most would do anything to avoid such a miserable fate, but not Mary! She cheerfully dives into the wicked role she was born to play, setting a course for catastrophe and dragging along her exasperated servant, Adi. He grudgingly assists in her schemes despite his sardonic misgivings about this whole past life business. However, not all goes to plan. Despite her best efforts to bully and harass the gentle heroine, Alicia seems blind to Mary’s intentions, even coming to see her as a friend. What must our villainess do to achieve her dreams of doom?!

Despite Mary Albert’s best attempts, the villainous downfall of her dreams has gone up in smoke. Worse yet, every bachelor under the sun is after her hand in marriage now that her family has garnered international renown! To get away, Mary decides to study abroad at the aristocratic academy of Elysiana College. Upon her arrival, another bout of memories from her former life flash through her mind as she realizes she’s entered the setting of Heartthrob High School’s sequel game, Heartthrob Higher Education! The new heroine seems intent on walking a darker path than in the game, however, and Mary now has every reason to believe she’s not the only one with recollections of a past life... Meanwhile, the possibility of Mary’s betrothal leaves Adi heartsick, forcing Patrick and Alicia to take matters into their own hands. Will Mary once again have to play the villainess? And will her servant Adi be forced to see his mistress married off to someone else?

Mary and Adi may have tied the knot, but the hijinks aren’t stopping anytime soon in this collection of short stories! Watch as Mary’s world is freed from the shackles of the otome game series, and find out what everyone has been up to since the wedding party. Mary still dreams of running her own migratory bird restaurant—will her wish finally come true? Gainas has earned his family’s forgiveness, but can he manage to win Parfette’s heart back too? What will the icy Carina do when her ex-fiancé makes the terrible mistake of causing misfortune one last time? And although Alicia and Patrick certainly enjoyed playing their parts in their friends’ wedding, it might be time for the two of them to plan a special event of their own. However, when a certain ambitious girl enters the stage looking for her next prey, trouble strikes too close to home... These stories and more await!

Another school year begins! This time, Mary’s friends from Elysiana College join her at Karelia Academy for an exchange program. With crybaby Parfette, icy Carina, and ambitious hunter Margaret thrown into the mix, Mary’s life becomes all the more boisterous. But her lively routine is swiftly interrupted when Veltina, a younger girl from the exchange program, swoops in and starts doting on Adi! Veltina openly loathes Mary, taking every opportunity to bully her. The girl’s cheap tricks remind Mary of her in-game self and shake loose yet another insight: Veltina is an original character from the Heart High anime! Could Veltina have past-life memories too? How will former villainess Mary deal with this targeted harassment? And why does a strange dark mist swirl within her chest whenever Veltina embraces Adi? It’s enough to make poor Mary fear that her heretofore blissful relationship with Adi may be headed through troubled waters for the very first time...

There is but one burning question on everyone’s minds: Who will be House Albert’s successor? A buzz ripples through high society as onlookers wager which of the equally worthy Albert twins will be the heir to the nation’s most powerful noble family. But Mary’s brothers have a knack for being just as eccentric as she is. Instead of vying for the successor’s seat, the twins busy themselves with fawning over Mary, bullying Adi, and being reined in by Adi’s older brother, Roberto. With the gleeful Lang and gloomy Lucian so disinterested in the family legacy, the spotlight begins shifting to none other than Mary herself. However, Mary’s facing problems of her own. A certain rumor about Alicia is spreading among noble circles, and her daily visits to Albert Manor suddenly cease. Have her humble origins once again cast a shadow over her? And can Mary find a way to help her friend while wrapped up in House Albert’s succession dilemma?

The succession war is in full swing as the three Albert siblings battle for the seat of House Albert’s heir. Mary’s twin brothers, Lang and Lucian, come up with a brilliant idea to determine the winner: a family trip abroad! Together with the servant brothers, Adi and Roberto, they depart for the small landlocked country of Feydella. Mary hopes to use her diplomacy skills to prove herself worthy of heirship. However, her plans are thrown for a loop when the unusual customs of Feydella—also known as the country of many loves—overwhelm her. Worse yet, one of the Feydellans, a young man named Mauro, claims that he knows Mary’s “secret” and blackmails her... In the biggest crisis of Mary’s life, the bonds she shares with her friends are put to the ultimate test! Will she be able to handle life in this strange new place with Mauro’s threat hanging over her? And will she finally attain heirship, or will her secret lead to her downfall?