Web Novel

**I Favor The Villainess** is a web novel series written by Inori and illustrated by Hanagata. It was first published online at Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2018, was fan translated with Inori's permission in 2018, and later published as a light novel by GL Bunko in February 2019. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the light novels for English release, with the first volume released on September 24, 2020. The manga version started production in 2020 with the English releases later being released in 2021.

The Web Novel series is separated by 3 main arcs; where part 1 incorporates Chapters 1 - Extras, and part 2 is Chapters 9 - 18 repectively. Part 3 is currently ongoing.

## IFTV Synopsis

“I am the heroine of an otome game, so is it wrong to like the villainess?” Corporate slave office lady, Oohashi Rei, is reincarnated as the heroine Rei Taylor in the world of the otome game 「Revolution」.

Her preference isn’t the romanceable princes but the villainess, Claire François. She happily accepts Claire’s disdain. With the protagonist’s involvement, it’s the beginning of a unique romantic comedy. To make it worse, with Rei’s love directed at the villainess, what does Claire’s future hold?

It’s Inori-sensei's second series with a screwball protagonist. A little different from ordinary… she hopes you can enjoy the heroine who’s just a little bit unconventional.

## IFTV Chapters

### **First Chapter – Enrollment**

1. Otome game’s world
2. Royal Academy
3. Friendly squabbles
4. It’s more or less an otome game. (1)
5. It’s more or less an otome game. (2)
6. First contest (1)
7. First contest (2)
8. Respect for the royalty
9. Freedom of occupation choice.
10. Maid’s everyday. (1)
11. Maid’s everyday. (2)
12. Games with princes ~Rod-sama’s case~
13. Games with princes ~Yuu-sama’s case~
14. Games with princes ~Sein-sama’s case~
15. Being a lily
16. Magic lecture
17. Monster
18. Undine

### **Second Chapter – Order of the Academy**

19. Order of the Academy
20. Written exam
21. Practical exam ~Sein vs Yuu~
22. Practical exam ~Rod vs Misha~
23. Practical exam ~Claire vs Rei~
24. First job for the order
25. Towards the Founding Festival
26. Figure behind Blume
27. Crème brûlée
28. Way of the maid
29. It’s like in Japan
30. Costume fitting
31. Day of the festival
32. Playing at an escort
### **Third Chapter – Commoners’ movement**

33. Commoners’ movement
34. Quarrels sprouting
35. Form of government dialogue
36. Shopping
37. Courtyard incident
38. Conflict intensification
39. Power struggle
40. Culprit
41. Monster of the bell
42. Incident conclusion
43. Reward
44. I won’t say goodbye
### **Fourth Chapter – Love scales**

45. Amour’s poem
46. Manaria Sousa
47. Flawless person
48. Scales governing love
49. Cheshire Cat smile
50. Ruler
51. Passing each other
52. Declaration of war
53. Flower of the legend
54. Even if it’s not in the tale
55. Wind leaves
### **Fifth Chapter – Holidays**

56. Plans for the summer holidays
57. Before the holidays
58. Noble logic
59. Claire François’s melancholy
60. Homecoming
61. Taylors’ residence
62. Commoners’ lives
63. Sea
64. Raising the fighting spirit
65. Enemy
66. Sendoff
67. Resolution
### **Sixth Chapter – Church**

68. Claire’s worries
69. Lily Lilium
70. Religion and the flow of the society
71. Advocacy of minority
72. Girls’ talk
73. Oohashi Rei’s first love (1)
74. Oohashi Rei’s first love (2)
75. Oohashi Rei’s first love (3)
76. Oohashi Rei’s first love (4)
77. Oohashi Rei’s first love (5)
78. Reality doesn’t go the way you want
79. Yuu-sama’s secret
80. Regarding the Offering Dance
81. Training
82. Rain
83. Persuasion and explanation
84. Dancing maiden
85. Deprivation
### **Seventh Chapter – Royal Palace**

86. King’s request
87. Start of the investigation
88. Rod’s courting
89. Compromise and conciliation
90. Warm-up
91. Judgement
92. Rumors
93. In front of a painting
94. Stalemate
95. Resistance
96. Revenge and ideals
97. Exposure
98. Deal
99. Assassins
100. Chase
101. Sudden turn
### **Eighth Chapter – Revolution**

102. Chaos
103. Trends
104. Remaining in obscurity
105. Omen of the revolution
106. Reconciliation of interests
107. Kingdom’s history, November 10th, 2015
108. Vain struggle
109. Rejection
110. Wind once again
111. Everyone together
112. Spinning a yarn
### **Extras**

1. Birthday
2. Something gained, something lost
3. Sweet alcohol
4. Wedding
5. That pain isn’t the punishment
6. Holy Night Festival
First Night

### **Ninth Chapter – New Life**

113. After transmigrating into an otome game’s world
114. New Mothers
115. Revival of the Villainess
116. The New Students
117. Magical Aptitude Assessment
118. Picnic
119. An Unanswerable Question
120. The Day All Four of us Cried
121. Training
122. Ability Testing
123. A Request from the New Government
124. With Everybody
125. A Strategy to Ensnare the Empire
126. A Place to Go Back To
### **Tenth Chapter – Transferring into the Imperial Academy**

127. The Imperial Capital, Ruhm
128. Tears of the Moon
129. Empress Dorothea
130. After the Audience
131. The Imperial Academy
132. A Day in the Empire
133. Interest
134. Philine’s Affection Levels
135. The Imperial Princess
136. The Song of a Caged Bird
137. Party Formation
138. Encounter
139. A Close Call
140. A Draw
141. The Existence of the Demons
142. Love Rival
### **Eleventh Chapter – The Assassination of the Pope**

143. Rumors of Assassinating the Pope
144. Lishe’s Request
145. Because I’m Thinking of You
146. The First Meeting
147. A Chance Encounter
148. Substitution
149. Nostalgia
150. Infidelity (Accidental)
151. An Attempt
152. Their Smiles
153. Assault
154. The End of the Scheme
155. Something That Could Be Called Love
### **Twelfth Chapter – The Ball**

156. Refusing to Go to School?
157. Parenting Discussion
158. The Empire’s Food Situation
159. Shall We Dance?
160. Hilda’s Request
161. Persuasion
162. Stubborn Workers
163. The Cooking Competition (1)
164. The Cooking Competition (2)
165. The Cooking Competition (3)
166. The Devilish Little Instructor
167. Dance Practice
168. Sexuality
169. Picking Out a Dress
170. The Ball
171. Inferiority
172. Disciple
173. Madness
### **Thirteenth Chapter – Capturing the Empire**

174. A Red Memory
175. Negotiation Training
176. Value
177. Figurehead
178. The Forbidden Box
179. A Natural
180. Unsealing Operation
181. More Important Than Life
182. Secret Letter
183. Frieda’s Request
184. The Three Suspects
185. Last Testament
186. Exiled
### **Fourteenth Chapter – Students Arc**

187. Reason for Exile
188. Farewell
189. The Situation Going Forward
190. Suspicion
191. Trial
192. Verdict Without a Winner
193. Crossing the Boundary of Gender
194. Discussion
195. The Past and Reunion
196. Hypnosis
197. The Four of Us
198. Papa’s Voice
199. Negotiation
200. A Vow
### **Fifteenth Chapter – The Summit Arc**

201. Report
202. The Pursuit of Power
203. The Apostle
204. Magic Chorus
205. Otto’s Worries
206. Coup d’état
207. The Cold-Hearted Logic of Diplomacy
208. The Last Shred of Pride
209. The Way of the Soldiers
210. The Future
211. The Beginning of the Conference
212. Collapse
213. Settlement
214. Stronger than the Strongest
### **Sixteenth Chapter – The Summit Arc**

215. Dorothea’s True Intentions
216. New Empress’s New Job
217. Joking suggestions
218. Four colored and colorless
219. Brief Rest
220. Meeting about countermeasures to the attack
221. Provocation
222. Blunder
223. Emergency Broadcast
224. Imperial Capital Evacuation Battle
225. Stern to the end
226. Demon Queen
227. True Form
### **Seventeenth Chapter – The Truth of the World**

228. Questions and Answers
229. Defeating the Demon Queen
230. A Repeating World
231. The Beginning of Everything (1)
232. The Beginning of Everything (2)
233. The Beginning of Everything (3)
234. The Beginning of Everything (4)
235. The Beginning of Everything (5)
236. The Beginning of Everything (6)
237. The Beginning of Everything (7)
238. The Beginning of Everything (8)
239. The Beginning of Everything (9)
240. Verdict
### **The Final Chapter – The Future of Humanity**

241. Promise
242. Holy War
243. Discord
244. Philanthropy and Favoritism
245. Not For the Sake of Peace
246. The Things We Carry
247. Forward March
248. The March
249. What Makes One Human
250. Stratagem
251. Raining Fire
252. Battle of Wits
253. Shooting Star
254. The Schemer’s End
255. Parent and Child.
256. Overwhelming
257. Mistake
258. Eternity
259. Memory Lapse
260. Devotion
261. Recovery
262. Equivalent Existences
263. Server Room
264. Imagined World (1)
265. Imagined World (2)
266. Imagined World (3)
267. Shrill Laughter
### Part 3 - Turn Around and Face Me!

0. Prologue
1. A Garden for Young Ladies
2. Our Other Classmate
3. How it all began
4. Aptitude Exams
5. Limiter
6. People, the World, and the Reasons for my Headache
7. Club Activities
8. My Other Half
9. A Question
## What is the difference between the Light Novel and the Web Novel?

Web novels (WN) are novels uploaded by the author directly on the internet on a site called Syosetu. They are posted regularly in small chapters and are normally free to read. When a web novel gets popular, it might get picked up by a publisher, properly edited, and then published as a light novel (LN) that you can buy. The author can also improve some of the plot points before it gets published as a light novel. As for the content itself, the light novels for WataOshi do not differ to any significant degree from the web novels, making the transition between the two formats smooth if you wish to do so.

* The original web novel for WataOshi is divided into 18 mini-arcs that are further subdivided into 268 chapters. It is completed and fully translated by Jingle Translations and later on by Sephallia.

* The light novel series has 4 volumes and is ongoing as of February 26, 2021. It is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment who have translated 2 volumes as of February 23, 2021.

The web novels are completely free to read. However, our WN translators have also received exclusive permission from the author herself to translate them so there are no ethical issues regarding the web novel translations.