I was born to a Marquess military family; my father is a hero of the country. Motivated by my mother’s death one night in a burglary, I resolved to study the blade. My aim was to join the army just like my father and to avoid repeating my mother’s tragedy. Unexpectedly, despite my gender, my swordsmanship grew strong… However, my ambition ended when I learned that women could not enroll into the army. Furthermore, although I hadn’t received even a single lesson in proper etiquette, I suddenly had my engagement set with a Ducal House that had churned out prime ministers for generations… [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3488cs/)

Joker no Kuni no Alice doujinshi. Various Pairings: Promise / A little Visitor (Arabian Lost and Crimson Empire) That Which Can't Be Said (Gray x Alice) Peter Story (Peter x Alice) Before One Knows (Blood x Alice) The Children Complain (Twins x Alice) Back at the Castle of Hearts (Alice x Heart Castle) On Rainy Days (Wizard and the Master)

A ZERO-SUM anthology of villainesses who are hated and estranged. Cover Illustrator: FUTABA Hazuki **Contents:** 1. "Noroi Hime wa Utsukushisa wo Oimometeru" (呪い姫は美しさを追い求める), by SORAKURA Shikiji 2. "Akuyaku Reijou wa 'Yousei' no Na wo Torimodosu" (悪役令嬢は「妖精」の名を取り戻す), by SAWANE Chihiro 3. "Kiraware Reijou no Perfume" (嫌われ令嬢のパルファン), by MUGICHA Poyoko 4. "Nigedashita Reijou wa Meimu no Hakoniwa ni Tadori Tsuku" (逃げ出した令嬢は迷夢の箱庭に辿り着く), by Ooya 5. "Hakoniwa no Hana to Niwashi no Koi" (箱庭の花と庭師の恋), by Arareya