Comic "The Villainess is a Puppet" 🧵👑

Adapted from the Korean web novel of the same name, the comic has concluded its run and is currently available on LINE WEBTOON. It will switch to "Completed Chapters" mode starting October 16th. The female protagonist, an office worker, resonated deeply with the villainess empress Kayena in a novel she was reading in modern times, who was manipulated and met a tragic end. She unexpectedly becomes Kayena after her death and remembers that she was originally her – reincarnated into modern times after dying in a past life, and now she's back before the tragedy unfolds. Having lived two lives and knowing the novel's future, this time she decides not to be controlled by others and to change her own destiny with her own hands. I really enjoyed the first half to mid-part of this comic! Although there was an initial awkwardness of "Everyone is surprised the protagonist has become smarter, but I haven't really felt how smart she is yet," she did gradually showcase her strategies later on. And the art style is truly gorgeous, with each character being more beautiful than the last, though many of them are a bit crazy 🤣 Also, the big dog character was cute 🐕 😆 Unfortunately, the plot in the latter half became very rushed. Many events progressed rapidly, and the supporting characters and subplots that were particularly set up earlier didn't receive sufficient explanation, leaving me constantly wondering, "Huh? That storyline just ended like that?" I ended up finishing it mostly out of a desire to see how the two would reach a happy ending, but there wasn't much of the sweet interaction I had been looking forward to 🤣 According to some readers' reviews, the original novel apparently has more complete descriptions and subsequent side stories, so these issues might stem mainly from the comic adaptation. Overall, it built up a lot of anticipation in the early stages but didn't provide a corresponding satisfaction in the ending, which is a bit of a shame~