On the
official Twitter account for Satsuki Nakamura 's light novels , " Though
I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden
Court ( Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso
Torikae Den )", it was listed that the franchise will have a
major announcement on March 17, coinciding with TOHO Animation's announcement
of an upcoming anime adaptation. Thus, it is now clear that the project
to be announced will be based on this light novel series.
Satsuki
Nakamura began
publishing the light novels through Ichijinsha in December
2020, with illustrations by Kana Yuki , and they are still in
serialization. A manga adaptation by Ei Ohitsuji has been
published through the same publisher's Comic ZERO-SUM service
since December 2020.
Synopsis
of Though I Am an Inept Villainess
Within
the opulent inner court of the Kingdom of Ei lies the prosperous Maiden Court,
where the empress and the four imperial consorts are chosen from five prominent
clans. Among them, the impeccable Reirin Kou stands out as the perfect
candidate to become the future empress. Her virtue and elegance are
unparalleled, and she is completely beyond reproach... save for her extremely
fragile constitution. Compared to the delicate court butterfly, the coarse
Keigetsu Shu is seen as a mere sewer rat. Always watching Reirin with bitter
envy, Keigetsu is considered a disgrace to the Maiden Court.
During
the night of a rare comet sighting, Keigetsu's jealousy reaches its peak, and
in a fit of desperation, he attempts to murder Reirin by pushing her off a
balcony. However, Reirin is rescued from certain death in time, and Keigetsu is
imprisoned to await execution. What no one suspects is that, before being
captured, Keigetsu cast a body-swap spell on Reirin, intending to take
everything that belongs to her. But while Keigetsu is limited by Reirin's
ailing body, Reirin discovers freedom and physical strength for the first time
in her life, determinedly embracing her new lease on life... no matter whose
face she wears.
