Web Novel



I Favor The Villainess is a web novel series written by Inori and illustrated by Hanagata. It was first published online at Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2018, was fan translated with Inori's permission in 2018, and later published as a light novel by GL Bunko in February 2019. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the light novels for English release, with the first volume released on September 24, 2020. The manga version started production in 2020 with the English releases later being released in 2021.

The Web Novel series is separated by 2 main arcs; where part 1 incorporates Chapters 1 - Extras, and part 2 is Chapters 9 - 18 repectively.

IFTV Synopsis
“I am the heroine of an otome game, so is it wrong to like the villainess?” Corporate slave office lady, Oohashi Rei, is reincarnated as the heroine Rei Taylor in the world of the otome game 「Revolution」.

Her preference isn’t the romanceable princes but the villainess, Claire François. She happily accepts Claire’s disdain. With the protagonist’s involvement, it’s the beginning of a unique romantic comedy. To make it worse, with Rei’s love directed at the villainess, what does Claire’s future hold?

It’s Inori-sensei's second series with a screwball protagonist. A little different from ordinary… she hopes you can enjoy the heroine who’s just a little bit unconventional.

First Chapter – Enrollment

 * 1) Otome game’s world
 * 2) Royal Academy
 * 3) Friendly squabbles
 * 4) It’s more or less an otome game. (1)
 * 5) It’s more or less an otome game. (2)
 * 6) First contest (1)
 * 7) First contest (2)
 * 8) Respect for the royalty
 * 9) Freedom of occupation choice.
 * 10) Maid’s everyday. (1)
 * 11) Maid’s everyday. (2)
 * 12) Games with princes ~Rod-sama’s case~
 * 13) Games with princes ~Yuu-sama’s case~
 * 14) Games with princes ~Sein-sama’s case~
 * 15) Being a lily
 * 16) Magic lecture
 * 17) Monster
 * 18) Undine

Second Chapter – Order of the Academy

 * 19. Order of the Academy
 * 20. Written exam
 * 21. Practical exam ~Sein vs Yuu~
 * 22. Practical exam ~Rod vs Misha~
 * 23. Practical exam ~Claire vs Rei~
 * 24. First job for the order
 * 25. Towards the Founding Festival
 * 26. Figure behind Blume
 * 27. Crème brûlée
 * 28. Way of the maid
 * 29. It’s like in Japan
 * 30. Costume fitting
 * 31. Day of the festival
 * 32. Playing at an escort

Third Chapter – Commoners’ movement

 * 33. Commoners’ movement
 * 34. Quarrels sprouting
 * 35. Form of government dialogue
 * 36. Shopping
 * 37. Courtyard incident
 * 38. Conflict intensification
 * 39. Power struggle
 * 40. Culprit
 * 41. Monster of the bell
 * 42. Incident conclusion
 * 43. Reward
 * 44. I won’t say goodbye

Fourth Chapter – Love scales

 * 45. Amour’s poem
 * 46. Manaria Sousa
 * 47. Flawless person
 * 48. Scales governing love
 * 49. Cheshire Cat smile
 * 50. Ruler
 * 51. Passing each other
 * 52. Declaration of war
 * 53. Flower of the legend
 * 54. Even if it’s not in the tale
 * 55. Wind leaves

Fifth Chapter – Holidays

 * 56. Plans for the summer holidays
 * 57. Before the holidays
 * 58. Noble logic
 * 59. Claire François’s melancholy
 * 60. Homecoming
 * 61. Taylors’ residence
 * 62. Commoners’ lives
 * 63. Sea
 * 64. Raising the fighting spirit
 * 65. Enemy
 * 66. Sendoff
 * 67. Resolution

Sixth Chapter – Church

 * 68. Claire’s worries
 * 69. Lily Lilium
 * 70. Religion and the flow of the society
 * 71. Advocacy of minority
 * 72. Girls’ talk
 * 73. Oohashi Rei’s first love (1)
 * 74. Oohashi Rei’s first love (2)
 * 75. Oohashi Rei’s first love (3)
 * 76. Oohashi Rei’s first love (4)
 * 77. Oohashi Rei’s first love (5)
 * 78. Reality doesn’t go the way you want
 * 79. Yuu-sama’s secret
 * 80. Regarding the Offering Dance
 * 81. Training
 * 82. Rain
 * 83. Persuasion and explanation
 * 84. Dancing maiden
 * 85. Deprivation

Seventh Chapter – Royal Palace

 * 86. King’s request
 * 87. Start of the investigation
 * 88. Rod’s courting
 * 89. Compromise and conciliation
 * 90. Warm-up
 * 91. Judgement
 * 92. Rumors
 * 93. In front of a painting
 * 94. Stalemate
 * 95. Resistance
 * 96. Revenge and ideals
 * 97. Exposure
 * 98. Deal
 * 99. Assassins
 * 100. Chase
 * 101. Sudden turn

Eighth Chapter – Revolution

 * 102. Chaos
 * 103. Trends
 * 104. Remaining in obscurity
 * 105. Omen of the revolution
 * 106. Reconciliation of interests
 * 107. Kingdom’s history, November 10th, 2015
 * 108. Vain struggle
 * 109. Rejection
 * 110. Wind once again
 * 111. Everyone together
 * 112. Spinning a yarn

Epilogue

 * I Favor the Villainess

Extras

 * 1. Birthday
 * 2. Something gained, something lost
 * 3. Sweet alcohol
 * 4. Wedding
 * 5. That pain isn’t the punishment
 * 6. Holy Night Festival
 * First Night

Ninth Chapter – New Life

 * 113. After transmigrating into an otome game’s world
 * 114. New Mothers
 * 115. Revival of the Villainess
 * 116. The New Students
 * 117. Magical Aptitude Assessment
 * 118. Picnic
 * 119. An Unanswerable Question
 * 120. The Day All Four of us Cried
 * 121. Training
 * 122. Ability Testing
 * 123. A Request from the New Government
 * 124. With Everybody
 * 125. A Strategy to Ensnare the Empire
 * 126. A Place to Go Back To

Tenth Chapter – Transferring into the Imperial Academy

 * 127. The Imperial Capital, Ruhm
 * 128. Tears of the Moon
 * 129. Empress Dorothea
 * 130. After the Audience
 * 131. The Imperial Academy
 * 132. A Day in the Empire
 * 133. Interest
 * 134. Philine’s Affection Levels
 * 135. The Imperial Princess
 * 136. The Song of a Caged Bird
 * 137. Party Formation
 * 138. Encounter
 * 139. A Close Call
 * 140. A Draw
 * 141. The Existence of the Demons
 * 142. Love Rival

Eleventh Chapter – The Assassination of the Pope

 * 143. Rumors of Assassinating the Pope
 * 144. Lishe’s Request
 * 145. Because I’m Thinking of You
 * 146. The First Meeting
 * 147. A Chance Encounter
 * 148. Substitution
 * 149. Nostalgia
 * 150. Infidelity (Accidental)
 * 151. An Attempt
 * 152. Their Smiles
 * 153. Assault
 * 154. The End of the Scheme
 * 155. Something That Could Be Called Love

Twelfth Chapter – The Ball

 * 156. Refusing to Go to School?
 * 157. Parenting Discussion
 * 158. The Empire’s Food Situation
 * 159. Shall We Dance?
 * 160. Hilda’s Request
 * 161. Persuasion
 * 162. Stubborn Workers
 * 163. The Cooking Competition (1)
 * 164. The Cooking Competition (2)
 * 165. The Cooking Competition (3)
 * 166. The Devilish Little Instructor
 * 167. Dance Practice
 * 168. Sexuality
 * 169. Picking Out a Dress
 * 170. The Ball
 * 171. Inferiority
 * 172. Disciple
 * 173. Madness

Thirteenth Chapter – Capturing the Empire

 * 174. A Red Memory
 * 175. Negotiation Training
 * 176. Value
 * 177. Figurehead
 * 178. The Forbidden Box
 * 179. A Natural
 * 180. Unsealing Operation
 * 181. More Important Than Life
 * 182. Secret Letter
 * 183. Frieda’s Request
 * 184. The Three Suspects
 * 185. Last Testament
 * 186. Exiled

Fourteenth Chapter – Students Arc

 * 187. Reason for Exile
 * 188. Farewell
 * 189. The Situation Going Forward
 * 190. Suspicion
 * 191. Trial
 * 192. Verdict Without a Winner
 * 193. Crossing the Boundary of Gender
 * 194. Discussion
 * 195. The Past and Reunion
 * 196. Hypnosis
 * 197. The Four of Us
 * 198. Papa’s Voice
 * 199. Negotiation
 * 200. A Vow

Fifteenth Chapter – The Summit Arc

 * 201. Report
 * 202. The Pursuit of Power
 * 203. The Apostle
 * 204. Magic Chorus
 * 205. Otto’s Worries
 * 206. Coup d’état
 * 207. The Cold-Hearted Logic of Diplomacy
 * 208. The Last Shred of Pride
 * 209. The Way of the Soldiers
 * 210. The Future
 * 211. The Beginning of the Conference
 * 212. Collapse
 * 213. Settlement
 * 214. Stronger than the Strongest

Sixteenth Chapter – The Summit Arc

 * 215. Dorothea’s True Intentions
 * 216. New Empress’s New Job
 * 217. Joking suggestions
 * 218. Four colored and colorless
 * 219. Brief Rest
 * 220. Meeting about countermeasures to the attack
 * 221. Provocation
 * 222. Blunder
 * 223. Emergency Broadcast
 * 224. Imperial Capital Evacuation Battle
 * 225. Stern to the end
 * 226. Demon Queen
 * 227. True Form

Seventeenth Chapter – The Truth of the World

 * 228. Questions and Answers
 * 229. Defeating the Demon Queen
 * 230. A Repeating World
 * 231. The Beginning of Everything (1)
 * 232. The Beginning of Everything (2)
 * 233. The Beginning of Everything (3)
 * 234. The Beginning of Everything (4)
 * 235. The Beginning of Everything (5)
 * 236. The Beginning of Everything (6)
 * 237. The Beginning of Everything (7)
 * 238. The Beginning of Everything (8)
 * 239. The Beginning of Everything (9)
 * 240. Verdict

The Final Chapter – The Future of Humanity

 * 241. Promise
 * 242. Holy War
 * 243. Discord
 * 244. Philanthropy and Favoritism
 * 245. Not For the Sake of Peace
 * 246. The Things We Carry
 * 247. Forward March
 * 248. The March
 * 249. What Makes One Human
 * 250. Stratagem
 * 251. Raining Fire
 * 252. Battle of Wits
 * 253. Shooting Star
 * 254. The Schemer’s End
 * 255. Parent and Child.
 * 256. Overwhelming
 * 257. Mistake
 * 258. Eternity
 * 259. Memory Lapse
 * 260. Devotion
 * 261. Recovery
 * 262. Equivalent Existences
 * 263. Server Room
 * 264. Imagined World (1)
 * 265. Imagined World (2)
 * 266. Imagined World (3)
 * 267. Shrill Laughter

She's So Cheeky for a Commoner!
"She’s so Cheeky for a Commoner!" is a retelling of the entire WataOshi series through Claire's point of view. You can read early chapters on the author's fanbox or ko-fi (with translations). You can also read the chapters a week later on Sephalliblog.

First Chapter - Me and the Peculiar Commoner

 * 1. Rei Taylor
 * 2. Pipi & Loretta
 * 3. Misha Yule
 * 4. The Three Princes
 * 5. Exams (1)
 * 6. Exams (2)
 * 7. A Distinguished Noble's Daughter
 * 8. Dor François
 * 9. Catherine Achard.
 * 10. Sein Bauer
 * 11. Pipi & Loretta (2)
 * 12. What it Means to be a Lily.

Second Chapter - Me and the Cheeky Maid

 * 13. Order of the Academy
 * 14. Magic Combat
 * 15. Welcome Party
 * 16. Ghost Incident
 * 17. Marriage and Love
 * 18. Toward the Founder's Festival
 * 19. Pipi and Lambert
 * 20. Lene's Lunacy
 * 21. Date Plans
 * 22. Commemoration
 * 23. Escort

Watakemo
Art from a young fan inspired the manga artist, Aonoshimo-sensei, to create her take on an IFTV universe where some of the main cast were pets. As a result, Inori-sensei penned a story dedicated to Aonoshimo-sensei in response. This led to a new spinoff which at the moment stands at a one-shot. This also resulted in a full-color art piece created by Aonoshimo-sensei posted by Inori-sensei. The story can be found in a tweet with a link to a google document. The translated version was immediately finished shortly after release and is available at Sephalliblog.

Watakemo

 * I Favor the Purebred Longhaired Cat.

What is the difference between the Light Novel and the Web Novel?
Web novels (WN) are novels uploaded by the author directly on the internet on a site called Syosetu. They are posted regularly in small chapters and are normally free to read. When a web novel gets popular, it might get picked up by a publisher, properly edited, and then published as a light novel (LN) that you can buy. The author can also improve some of the plot points before it gets published as a light novel. As for the content itself, the light novels for WataOshi do not differ to any significant degree from the web novels, making the transition between the two formats smooth if you wish to do so.


 * The original web novel for WataOshi is divided into 18 mini-arcs that are further subdivided into 268 chapters. It is completed and fully translated by Jingle Translations and later on by Sephallia.


 * The light novel series has 4 volumes and is ongoing as of February 26, 2021. It is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment who have translated 2 volumes as of February 23, 2021.

The web novels are completely free to read. However, our WN translators have also received exclusive permission from the author herself to translate them so there are no ethical issues regarding the web novel translations.