In My Next Life I'll Win the Heart of the Male Lead
There's nothing wrong with Adelaide's life. There's nothing wrong with being cheated on. After all, half of marriages end in divorce and most end from infidelity. There's nothing wrong with getting addicted to an otome game. After all, everybody has something they're obsessed with. There's nothing wrong with reincarnating as the villainess instead of the heroine. After all, the villainess is richer and more powerful. There's nothing wrong with the villainess chasing after one of the love interests. After all, it's not like he's the canon route. There's nothing wrong with Ophelia's life.
The Confrontation
White and black energy swirls in his irises.
The light glows brighter as the man lifts his palm and summons a ball of black and white energy.
He raises the orb and he's surrounded by it.
I have learned two very important things in my encounter with Malvina.
First, if I try hard enough I can at least briefly overpower the magical chains seizing control of my body.
Second, pain broke a wizard's consciousness pretty well.
I strain myself - push as hard as I can, because if I fail, it won't matter how what condition I'm in.
I get one chance at this.
My hand grasps a throwing knife hidden in my sleeve and...when I'm sure he's focused on whatever deadly thing he has planned - when the chains of energy waver just a bit from that focus - I fling the dagger into his ankle.