Trapped Villainess Route

Electrocuted into her own creation, lead otome-game writer Sloane wakes up inside *Crimson Hearts* as Countess Vesper.

Electrocuted into her own creation, lead otome-game writer Sloane wakes up inside *Crimson Hearts* as Countess Vesper—the doomed villainess fated to die at Episode 10 at the hands of four male capture targets. To survive her treacherous villainess route, she must defy the system. But the narrative shatters when the four men break their pre-set code and gain self-awareness—and one is secretly another real-world coder trapped inside. Armed with a magic quill to rewrite in-game code, Sloane fights an oppressive game AI, unearthing dark loop secrets left behind by former developers. Joining forces with the awakened heroine Dawn and a rogue alliance of rebels, Sloane reaches the ultimate crossroads. Will she break free and escape back to reality, or stay behind to win true free will for every virtual character chained by unchangeable scripts?