A Few Things About Moonlighting as a Wicked Female Lead in Reborn!

Hello, everyone. I'm Fan, the villainess.

Yes, that's right. I'm exactly the villainess you're thinking of.

My job as a villainess is to play all kinds of villainesses in all sorts of novels.

Whether it's appearing in a power-fantasy novel to prompt the male lead to say, "The east of the river is thirty years away, the west of the river is thirty years away. Never bully a poor young man!" Or showing up in a CEO romance so the male lead can give a look of "three parts mockery, three parts disdain, four parts indifference" and say, "Make the Wang family go bankrupt." All of that falls within my job description.

Oh, I almost forgot the villainesses in certain romance novels who grew up with the male lead, or were engaged to him. But there are far too many of those to list them all.

As an outstanding employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, I thought nothing could defeat me anymore.

Until the Director threw me into a Western Crossover world.

If that damn Director hadn't told me that a successful performance would earn triple points and a hundred-year vacation, I never would have taken this assignment.

With a cold expression, Fan diligently established her character and began diligently following the plot in the Western Crossover world.

Act One: "After the Young Lady Breaks Off Our Engagement, I Embark on the Power-Fantasy Path"

"I'll marry you!" Tsunayoshi Sawada's face was filled with determination.

"I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely will marry you!"

Act Two: "The Ultimate Battle Between the Childhood Friend and the Girl Who Appeared Out of Nowhere"

"How could you possibly understand?" Hayato Gokudera's expression suddenly turned desolate.

"After all, you've never been willing to understand how I feel."

Act Three: "The Corrupted Villain Boss I Imprisoned Doesn't Need to Be Saved"

Standing before the gravestone, Reborn lowered the brim of his hat. "So this is the salvation you spoke of?"

A scoff rang out. "It's nothing special."

Act Four: "I Fell for the Pure Girl Because of My Dark White Moonlight"

"Fufufufu." Mukuro Rokudo emerged from the smoke, holding a trident.

"I never thought that just because we hadn't seen each other for so long, you'd become this useless."

The boy's lips curled into a smile. "Then let me set you free, my dear."

(Hidden scene)

Act Five: "What Do We Do When Our Beloved White Moonlight, Who Died Young, Turns Out to Have Been a Mole?"

"Why? Why did you deceive us?"

Rei Furuya held the woman's hand, his eyes filled with anguish.

"Why!?"

Act Six: "Kill the Chirping Canary"

"I'll protect you."

The still-green boy earnestly made his promise to the girl sitting in a wheelchair before him.

"I will protect you, no matter what."

Other acts: To be continued

It's perfectly reasonable to give some things up for points, and it's perfectly reasonable to throw in some outrageous twists for ratings.

What? You're saying the corrupted love interest chases after the heroine? No, seriously, what's wrong with these people, falling for a villainess!?

(Terrified face) No, wait!

Don't come any closer, hey!

Content warnings:

1. Comedy (no) Old-school melodrama (yes)

Even if this blurb makes the story sound like a comedy, it really isn't!

2. This story uses a lot of old-school tropes. The author thinks they're all right, but the book does seem pretty chuuni.

3. The characters belong to Akira Amano. Any OOC characterization is mine.

Sorry, the author is an idiot and can't do justice to the wonderful characters in Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Please go easy on me, lovelies. *drops to knees*

4. I don't know what else to warn you about, but here's one more item anyway ( ).

The following is a preview of a forthcoming story

"The Vongola Family Feast: Everything You Could Want"

As a child beloved by the gods, Tsukishima Ruri returned to the mortal world and met a descendant of the person she had secretly loved hundreds of years ago.

Wild Life Experience +1

Then, because the boy looked so much like his grandfather, Tsukishima Ruri found herself paying extra attention to him because of his appearance. She was sure she hadn't done anything too out of line.

She only often stared at him absentmindedly, and sometimes called him by the wrong name.

That wasn't much... right?

That was what Tsukishima Ruri had thought at first.

Until the boy came rushing toward her, completely naked, and shouted,

"Please go out with me, Ruri!"

Well, getting confessed to by the great-great-great-great-grandson of your secret crush was certainly a novel experience.

Wild Life Experience +2

Although Tsukishima Ruri was a little overwhelmed by getting involved in the Vongola family's affairs again, it wasn't really a big deal.

Then Tsukishima Ruri transmigrated ten years into the future and met the person she'd secretly loved a hundred years ago.

As the secret crush of his great-great-great-great-grandson.

So what? So what!

It was only Wild Life Experience +3!

What's the big deal!

Tsukishima Ruri thought she could keep holding on, but when she learned that her secret crush had loved her too, she couldn't quite keep it together.

Then things got even more explosive.

It was one thing for the Vongola family's Guardians and leaders from hundreds of years ago to secretly love her, but what was the deal with people hundreds of years in the future loving her too?

Wait, is this what Sakura meant by "going to experience life"?

Is this life normal?

Huh? Is this normal?

"Why wouldn't it be normal?" The girl smiled sweetly as she held her teacup. "If Ruri likes them, why not accept them all?"

"If you're going to experience life, you might as well make it more exciting."

All right, Tsukishima Ruri understood.

So she said to Tsunayoshi Sawada, "I only paid attention to you because you resemble your grandfather a little."

Then she said to Giotto, "When I was young and foolish, I did love someone. But only now do I understand that what I truly love is his descendant."

Tsukishima Ruri thought she'd handled things exceptionally well, even though both men looked rather heartbroken.

But in the end, they graciously chose to wish her well.

Until they caught her as she tried to leave.

"Ruri." The blond man seemed to sigh. "I knew you'd leave again."

"Ruri." The brown-haired boy hugged her from behind and rested his head on her shoulder. "Don't go, okay?"

Tsukishima Ruri wanted to say something, but the blond man gently pressed a finger to her lips. "Shh, Ruri. Don't say anything."

He smiled. "Last time, I believed what you said, and all I found was an empty room. So this time, I won't believe you again."

He held the girl too. "Don't leave us, Ruri."

As her consciousness faded, Tsukishima Ruri saw the Guardians silently watching her and the golden anklet around her ankle.

A recommendation from a friend's novel:

"[Western Crossover] Hero Simulator, but I'm the Villain" by Qing Ge Ge Ge Ge

As an ordinary person, how do you become a superhero?

Xiaoya has something to say.

#Thanks for asking. I'm out hunting monsters, and the villains work year-round, 24/7. Ha ha, a little New York, Gotham, and Krakoa is nothing. Staying alive is easy, right? Even if I die over and over every day, brave Xiaoya will keep charging ahead, unafraid of hardship!

There are no unsolvable problems, only lives spent giving up!

So I'm done being human. I'll be a villain!

Theme: Love helps people grow