The Villainess Captured the Grand Duke tells the story of a girl disappointed in her life and the people around her. After her parents died, her family and friends only sought her out for the money they had left her. Her only refuge was a novel called "The Princess Who Blooms," which she envied. Duke Raygranraine Blen, a supporting male character who gradually became her favorite character.
He inherited his family's ability to use emotions as swords. As he fought, he lost all his emotions due to the frequent subjugation of monsters. However, he was abandoned by the only woman who gave him emotions, and since he could no longer use the sword's energy, he collapsed along with the northern territory.
This disheartened the protagonist, who didn't expect her to end up involved in the novel and as the supporting villain. The eldest daughter of the noble family from the southern territory, the Duchy of Netri.
For generations, the eldest son of said family inherited the power to make flowers bloom with sword energy, without exception, until now. First, her power was taken away, and the male protagonist she was in love with had become engaged to her younger sister. This inferiority complex overwhelmed her, and she tried to kill the main protagonist, her sister Erina. In the end, she was executed for trying to harm her.
To avoid the cruel fate of her favorite character, she cuts ties with her family and decides to embark on a long journey to the Duke, focused on trying to be the person who stirs some emotion in that snow-cold heart. But does he end up marrying her?
Characters in "The Villainess Captured the Grand Duke"
Shuer Netri
The main protagonist is an optimistic, outgoing, cheerful, and absent-minded girl. In her previous life, she was disappointed with her family, who were only interested in the money her parents had left before they died. Because of this, she ends up taking refuge in a novel in which her favorite character is the Duke, as he gave her the strength to continue. As soon as she enters the novel, the first thing she does is go see him, and despite the fact that both families are sworn enemies, they end up getting married. She does many things that are incomprehensible to the Duke, but above all, she has a great obsession with him and will do whatever it takes to make the Duke happy and secure his life in the novel. For some reason, she lacks sword skills, or at least the skills inherent to her lineage. However, she has a special power.
Duke Raygraine Blen, Head of the Blen family
Erina Netri
Silcaro Waeker (Crown Prince)
Conclusion of "The Villainess Captured the Grand Duke"
"The Villainess Captured the Grand Duke" is a story with a somewhat typical plot: a romantic isekai where the girl enters the novel she was reading. However, this story has its charm, as the girl doesn't seek her own well-being, but rather that of the co-protagonist (her favorite character), who ends up dying, according to the plot. However, she has to do the most difficult part: gain the trust and affection of the duke, who has no feelings due to a family sword technique.
The fact is that along the way, she encounters several unknowns regarding the plot, such as: why is her younger sister the one who can use the sword if it's the firstborn who inherits such an ability? Or why are many of the events being brought forward?