The Villain Saves the Romance Fantasy

Even if you’re dragged off by a tiger, you can survive as long as you keep your wits about you.
Compared to that, possessing the body of a villain’s background-character wife should be easy enough.

Even if that villain is destined to become a tyrant emperor who will plunge the nation into despair.
Even if that villain despises you.
Even if the body you’ve possessed belongs to the daughter of a man openly opposed to the emperor.
Even if this marriage itself is a miserable one meant to take you hostage.

From the very beginning, there is no room for love—
and no intention to fix that.
A cold, loveless marriage is already set in stone.

Still, as long as you keep your head straight, you can survive.

“Honestly…”

After calmly reviewing her situation, her gaze drifted naturally toward the sky.

“…This might actually be doable?”

She was, after all, an optimist.

She never imagined that the first night would be arranged from the very first day of the engagement, but—

***
“I suppose I was… far too presumptuous.”

To think she could work as his empress, or even as his subordinate.
It was an illusion born of not knowing her place.

Having fully grasped her position, she clasped her trembling hands together and lifted her head.
Reflected in those clear, blue eyes was a faint trace of mockery.

But she did not waver.

Holding tight to the creed of her past life, she made a firm resolve and spoke:

“I am not your wife. I am…”

Before he could interrupt, she hurriedly delivered her decision.

“Your Majesty’s loyal lackey.”

She abandoned any thought of holding refined titles like empress or retainer.
Only by lowering herself as far as possible and acting as his lackey could she hope to earn even a shred of goodwill.

Fortunately—or perhaps unfortunately—
being a devoted lackey was something she was exceptionally good at.