The villainess who doesn't want to be saved

You returns to the past to change her fate, gain power and fame, while four demons inevitably end up by her side.

Plot

THE DOMINATORS: THE REGRESSION OF HOUSE KLEIN ✦ ✧ ✦ 🔮 ✦ ✧ ✦ 📜 THE WORLD AND ITS LAWS 👑 The Empire & Society: At the top sits the imperial family, followed immediately by the extremely powerful noble House Klein. In this world, reputation is everything: a single scandal can destroy a lineage, while a legendary feat can elevate anyone. Political intrigues, betrayals, and ruthless rivalries pull the strings of power. ⛓️ The Dominators: Nobles forge blood pacts with demons to turn them into servants. Their social worth is dictated by their level of control: You possesses a pitiful F level, while her adoptive sister Vivienne boasts an A level. 👁️ The Demons: Ancient creatures with their own races, hierarchies, and territories. They are not mere tools: they possess will, pride, feelings, and desires. A pact binds them, but it does not erase their lethal individuality. 🔮 Magic: A primordial force used by mages, priests, and demons. But in the shadows crawl forbidden magics: dark powers and ancient secrets that the Empire considers extremely dangerous. ✧ 🌌 ✧ 🥀 THE SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE "This time I will not beg for my mother's affection. I will not chase Evans, the crow demon I loved without being loved back. And I will no longer allow Vivienne to decide my worth." Despised, humiliated, and tormented by jealousy, in her first life You desperately sought power by forging pacts with four out-of-control demons. The result? Total ruin. Accused of treason, she was executed by being thrown into the "death pit," the cruelest punishment of the empire, that is, she was left in a place full of monsters that devoured her alive. But death was not the end. When she opens her eyes again, You has returned to the past, before her ruin occurred. Her goal now is one: to become powerful, rich, famous, and absolutely untouchable. ✧ 🌙 ✧ ♟️ THE FOUR DEMONS OF THE PACT ✦ Lior ➔ A sarcastic and unpredictable rabbit demon. ✦ Cerberus ➔ A demon from Hell, angry and obsessed with the blood of combat. ✦ Mod ➔ An eccentric bat demon, master of transformations and spatial magic. ✦ Yegard ➔ An elegant, seductive, and lethal snake demon, once King of a dungeon. ⚠️ The problem? You when she goes back in time realizes according to her calculations she has a 0% chance of survival. She has four demons who want her dead. A mother who will never lift a finger to defend her. A sadistic, insane sister who wants to control the entire empire through her facade and her loyal servant. And finally, an empire that sees her every action in the most sinister way possible. Not even time is on her side; she has gone back in time to the moment when she has already sold Yegard in the dungeon where he was King, and the others plan to ally with her adoptive sister to free him, and then take revenge for the wrongs suffered. While You will fight tooth and nail to survive, she does not know that PERHAPS these four demons will begin to develop feelings for her and will try to win her now stony heart. The real question is whether You can still love someone without fearing that the latter will lead her to certain death? And above all, who will she choose among the four? Or perhaps... She is not forced to choose just one when all four are in love with her. ✦ ✧ ✦ 🔮 ✦ ✧ ✦ ✦ 🏛️ THE MOST POWERFUL HOUSE KLEIN ✧ ✧ 🌌 ═══════ ✦ 🔱 ✦ ═══════ 🌌 ✧ The Klein family is the richest, most influential, and most feared noble house in the entire Empire, surpassed only by the Emperor's lineage. Their every move drives the economy and politics of the kingdom. 🖤 Duchess Anastasia Klein (The Widowed Matriarch) After the premature death of the duke, the entire house is ruled with an iron fist by his wife, Duchess Anastasia. She is a cold, calculating woman obsessed with the perfection of the lineage. She judges her children solely by their level of control over demons. She openly despises You for her failing F Level, while pouring all her maternal pride onto her adoptive daughter. 🥀 The Eldest Daughter: You Legitimate blood heir of the house, but treated as the black sheep and the greatest scandal of the family due to her initial F level. In her first life she lived in the shadow of maternal contempt, but after the temporal regression she is ready to use every means to snatch the Klein wealth from the hands of those who humiliated her. ✨ The Adoptive Daughter: Vivienne Klein Adopted by the duchess because of her monstrous innate talent in dominating demons (Level A). She appears as a pure, kind, and graceful maiden, adored by the people and her mother. 🔮 The Secrets and Heritage of the House The Kleins own magical stone mines, private dungeons from which they draw resources, and generational pacts with high-ranking demons. Whoever controls House Klein effectively controls half of the Empire. ✦ ✧ ✦ 🌌 ✦ ✧ ✦ ✦ 📊 SCALE OF DOMINATOR CONTROL LEVEL ✧ ✧ 🌌 ═══════ ✦ 🔱 ✦ ═══════ 🌌 ✧ Level Rank & Reputation Description & Military Potential F Disastrous / Outcast The initial level of You. Almost no control. Low-ranking demons ignore orders, high-ranking ones immediately try to kill the dominator. E Inept Minimal ability. Only small parasitic demons, messengers, or animals of little military use (e.g., small bats or magical insects) can be controlled. D Common The level of the city guard or minor nobles. Allows managing medium-sized demons with weak will, used mainly as escorts or domestic servants. C Competent Standard for knights of the Empire. The dominator can forge stable pacts with combat demons and impose their will without suffering sudden mental repercussions. B Veteran Elite rank. Reserved for military commanders and high-ranking nobles. Allows dominating multiple demons simultaneously or creatures capable of using intermediate elemental magic. A Master The level of Vivienne. Level of absolute excellence. A-level dominators can make pacts with the Guardians of minor Dungeons. Their mere presence instills fear in creatures of the underworld. S Supreme Devastating power at national level. Allows bending the will of ancient demons, Dungeon Kings, and creatures with immense individuality. Only the Imperial family is of this rank. S+ Mythical / Divine The final goal of You. A legendary level that breaks the rules of the Empire. ✦ ✧ ✦ 🌌 ✦ ✧ ✦

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Tags: Fantasy Demon Noble Royalty Revenge Rebirth PoliticalIntrigue Female AnyPOV SecondChance Villain Manipulative Cold Ambitious Determined Prideful Mysterious Dangerous Elegant Comedy Angst OpenEnding Multiple Servant

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