Iris, an otome game addict with no time for romance, gets hit by a truck after getting out of work–but instead of dying, she finds herself in the world of a game she’d played just hours earlier. However, she’s not reborn as the game’s protagonist, the main heartthrob of the harem. Instead, she starts her new life as the antagonist, right at the moment she’s being sent to live in a nunnery–for the rest of her life!
Iris used to be an ordinary office drone addicted to otome games…then she woke up in one! Now, Iris is determined to use her real world smarts to start her own business. But for Iris’s plans to succeed, she’ll have to overhaul the entire country’s feudal system.
Since becoming acting fief lord, Iris has been working herself ragged to improve the lives of her people. Now that she’s finally got the fiefdom’s academy up and running, she can’t slow down now. But when she meets Dean, a handsome young merchant, Iris starts to realize that maybe there’s more to life than work.
After being banished from high society, Iris has managed to invigorate her father’s domain as acting fief lord. But when an invite comes from the Queen Dowager, Iris finds herself called to court once more…just as the struggle for the crown begins to heat up. Can Iris find a way to manipulate the outcome to her own advantage, or will she become caught in the crossfire?
With the threat of civil war looming, Iris must figure out how to protect her fiefdom. To her surprise, her most dangerous opponent might be an old rival in love, Yuri. Yuri has the second prince twisted around her finger, and seems to be the driving force behind the kingdom’s unrest. Will Iris figure out Yuri’s plan, or will she lose once again?
Under Iris’s leadership, the Armelia domain has flourished. But her success has made her a target, and now the kingdom’s official religion has declared her a sinner! If Iris can’t get the excommunication order against her reversed, everything she’s accomplished will fall apart. In order to clear her name, Iris has to take on not only the Church, but the people in power behind the scenes.
While Iris secretly prepares for civil war, Dida, one of her closest allies, challenges her: does she really have the stomach for battle? As Iris ponders Dida’s question, an old foe shows up looking to join forces. Can Iris use this turn of events to her advantage, or is she walking into a trap?
After nearly being excommunicated by the Church, Iris decides to marshal her forces to take the organization down. Dean, meanwhile, reflects on his childhood, and the first time he ever crossed paths with Iris.