Manhwa/Chapter 1

## Chapter Guide

**Normal Mode Cleared!** is the 1st chapter of the Villains Are Destined to Die (Manhwa). The first chapter can be read for free online at Tapas in English and at Kakaopage in Korean.

## **Summary**

*The Illegitimate child of a wealthy family.* - a romantic setting, especially for a girl. If they were a character in a novel or a drama, they would be the heroine of a cinderella story. But the reality is that this is not a novel or a drama.

MC's father took her in after her mothers death and introduced her to her two half brothers. A worthless child - that is what people around call her. Living with her mother in a one room apartment or a future in an orphanage would've been better in MC's opinion.

*~ Six Years Later ~*

MC moves into her own place. Her older brother handled her move - it was a gloomy place with thin walls. She is disappointed and angry at both her brother and father for that decision. But overall she is feeling very optimistic about her new life, free from her family.

Living in that house until now was so painful for her. Whether it was at home or at school, her half brothers would endlessly torture her. And her father didn't care about anything they did to her.

She worked hard to get into a prestigious university just so she could have a reason to move out and escape that hellish family. Her depressing days are over now, she imagined her new life - going to the school, making a bunch of friends and living a happy life.

*~ At Her University ~*

Some girls that were passing by were talking about a game, and how difficult it was to gain Affection score in hard mode. MC asked her friend about the game they were talking about. This is how she discovered "The Lady's Love Love Project". A game that she found to be very childish and cheesy. She started playing because all her friends were playing it. She just wanted to see what it was about.

The game had two difficulties - Normal Mode and Hard Mode. MC decided to play Normal Mode first. The game started:

*She is the youngest daughter of a ducal house. Six years ago, she was separated from her family in an accident. As she returns to her forgotten life in the Ducal family after living as a commoner, she becomes surrounded by a series of new incidents and connections!*
*In the game you have to target the male leads and raise their Affection score. You can also earn fame and wealth by getting rid of the villainess who likes to interfere with the heroine.*
*If you reach 100% Affection score with any of the male leads, you will receive a confession of love and obtain an ending."''*

It seemed very simple and generic to MC. But she continued to play because of the beautiful art. She didn't think she would get so into the game, but she ended up clearing the Normal Mode in 3 hours, she couldn't sleep. It was more fun than she thought. The game was well made and the system was unique, but more than that - the game reminded her of her own life.

The heroine, who had lost her status and lived in poverty, returned to the Ducal house. MC, who was brought into a wealthy family one day by her father. Even the two older brothers who were wary of her sudden appearance of a younger sister. But she couldn't be blind to the differences in their treatment between them as well. It was like night and day.

The two brothers also turned out to be target characters, but not romantic interests. All the target characters start with 30% Affection score in Normal Mode. The game is fun, but it's also too easy, even for a beginner like she is. She thought that it should have been called Easy Mode instead of Normal Mode. After clearing the Normal Mode, she could now purchase the games hidden ending. But it costs a lot of money and she decides to get it the hard way by clearing Hard Mode.

It was already late and she was sleepy, but she decided to start a bit of it.

## **Characters**

* Ivonne Eckhart (mentioned)
* Derrick Eckhart (mentioned)
* Reynold Eckhart (mentioned)
* Duke Eckhart (mentioned)
* Father (in Korea)
* Siyeon's Brothers (In Korea)