The Villain's Lackey Is Actually the Reborn Saintess's Assassination Target

“Xia Yong, a soul from another world. This time, I won’t let you fall into sorrow again.”

The current Saintess, Ling, has been reborn.

In the previous timeline, she watched Xia Yong suffer again and again as she tried to save everyone.

In the end, Xia Yong died saving her.

Ling, the one who survived, found a way to make Xia Yong happy.

“The way to save you is to kill you.”

After dying suddenly, Xia Yong transmigrated into an otome game as the chief lackey of the villainous young lady.

She also knew full well that the villainess would meet her end before long, crushing Xia Yong along with her.

To avoid a deadly ending, Xia Yong had no choice but to rely on her memories of the game and search for a way to survive.

But the plot had already gone off the rails.

Before the story had even begun, the game’s designated male lead, a prince whose life seemed like one cheat after another, was already lying in a pool of blood.

A frame-up? A conspiracy? A setup?

“I spent my last life muddling through, and now that I’ve finally got a second chance, I’m supposed to die without even knowing why? No! I won’t accept that!”

Xia Yong refused to accept either being framed for the prince’s murder or the villainess’s impending downfall.

She had to survive!

Later...

Xia Yong had been charged with several crimes and chained up in a deep dungeon.

Before her, Ling trembled as she held a sword to Xia Yong’s throat.

“I’m sorry. I... I don’t know if I should ask you to forgive me.”

“Will doing this really make you happy?”