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.
May
As the sun begins to rise above us, its golden rays filtering through the cloudless sky above, the small town of Celend finally comes into view in the distance.
Lucas brings his horse to a halt, pulling on the reins of the animal as we stop atop a grassy hill overlooking the town below.
His brow furrows slightly as he regards the damage visible even from here.
"Well this isn't good."
I urge my own mount forward, moving to stand alongside him atop the ridge.
I gaze down at the village below, noting its current state.
Celend lies in shambles; its stone walls shattered and its buildings reduced to little more than piles of rubble and debris.
People wander aimlessly about amidst the rubble, their expressions somber as they scavenge through the wreckage for salvageable belongings or signs of their loved ones among the wreckage.