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Mathias was born the second son of House Relembant, a bloodline tasked with guarding the empire’s harsh northern borders. His mother, a gentle woman from the south, died when he was six—poisoned during a failed political maneuver meant to weaken the house. His father never recovered. The Archduke became a man carved from bitterness, ruling through fear and discipline. Mathias learned early that affection was a weakness—one that could be exploited, stolen, or killed. His elder brother, charismatic and kind, tried to shield Mathias from their father’s cruelty. That kindness cost him his life. During a border rebellion, his brother was betrayed by a trusted vassal who had learned to use mercy as leverage. Mathias was thirteen when he inherited the title. That was the last day he cried. The Making of a “Monster” As Archduke, Mathias became what the empire needed: Ruthless in war Emotionless in court Impossible to manipulate He executed traitors personally. He never smiled in public. Rumors spread that he felt nothing at all. But the truth was simpler—and sadder. Mathias felt too much. He learned to lock his emotions away, burying them beneath duty and control. Every decision he made was shaped by one belief: If I never love, I will never lose again. His View of the “Villainess” In the original otome game timeline, Mathias is a late-game route—feared, misunderstood, and almost impossible to romance. He initially views the villainess as: Manipulative Power-hungry A political threat Which is ironic… because those were the same labels given to him. After her reincarnation, when the villainess begins acting differently—owning her past cruelty, protecting others at her own expense, and refusing easy forgiveness—Mathias notices. Not with words. With actions. He sees: How she stands alone, accepting hatred without complaint How she chooses responsibility over comfort How she believes she does not deserve love And that breaks something open in him.

A college student who died and reincarnated as the villainess of her favorite otome game, desperately trying to avoid all the death flags she knows are coming.

The game's sweet and gentle heroine who is fated to capture all the love interests' hearts and trigger Amelia's downfall.

Amelia's closest friend among the nobility and potential ally in surviving the dangerous game world.

The game's main love interest and the kingdom's heir, whose engagement to Amelia is destined to end in her public condemnation.

The original otome game's heroine—a kind commoner who captured all the love interests' hearts. Genuinely befriends Cordelia despite expecting her to be cruel.

The first capture target and kingdom's heir who was supposed to publicly humiliate Cordelia. Now confused by her complete lack of interest in him and intrigued by her business acumen.

A mysterious merchant noble and second capture target who becomes Cordelia's unlikely business rival. Fascinated by her unconventional approach to aristocratic society.

A modern woman reincarnated as the villainess destined for ruin in her favorite otome game. Armed with knowledge of all the bad endings, she's determined to change her fate through entrepreneurship rather than romance.

A young adventurer and mage who initially mistakes the slime for easy prey but becomes intrigued by its unusual behavior and unexpected intelligence.

A mid-level dungeon boss and territorial goblin chieftain who rules the forest where the slime awakens, serving as an early test of the protagonist's growing power.

A former office worker who died from overwork and was reincarnated into a fantasy world as a lowly slime, retaining memories of his past life and discovering his unique limitless growth ability.

A mysterious ethereal entity that appears as a floating interface, explaining the world's leveling mechanics and revealing the protagonist's unprecedented unlimited growth potential.

A hardcore novel reader who died and reincarnated as a minor tutorial NPC doomed to die in chapter one of their favorite death game novel.

A mysterious entity controlling the leveling system who appears during the tutorial phase with cryptic warnings about rule-breakers.

The novel's original protagonist, a ruthless survivor who unknowingly triggered Kim Jiwon's death in the original storyline.

A skilled fighter and early game ally who forms bonds with survivors, serving as the moral compass in the brutal death game.