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Cross Infinite World Reveals 2 New Light Novel Licenses for December Debut
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Cross Infinite World announced on Thursday it has licensed two more light novel series: author Kobako Takara and illustrator Jun Natsuba's If the Heroine Wants My Fiancé, I'll Marry a Yandere Villain Instead! (Heroine ni Konyakusha wo Torareru Mitai nanode, Yandere Chara wo Neraimasu); and author Kotoko and artist Ataka's Breaking Up Was the Plan, the Duke Falling For the Villainess Was Not! (Hakyoku Yotei no Akujo no Hazu ga, Reitetsu Kōshaku-sama ga Wakarete Kuremasen!).
The company describes the novel series:
“You're being tormented? In that case, let me be the one to adore you!!”I reincarnated as Cynthia, a wicked noblewoman from a dating sim, and now the heroine is trying to steal my fiancé. If she wants him, I'm happy to cut ties and find someone new! Oh my, perhaps the yandere character named Siraiya (the third son of a duke), who's known for being an evil nobleman himself, would be a better match? Yes, he's exactly what I'm looking for!
“You're the one I want to marry!”
Will the villainess's love save the villainous nobleman? Find out in this reverse Cinderella tale!
Takara first released the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2023. Kadokawa publishes the novel series in print. The company published the first volume in February 2024, and published the fourth volume on October 15.
Cross Infinite World describes the series:
The plan was simple: play the foil, get dumped, live happily ever after. Now? The duke is head over heels for me, the world's on the brink of war—and I'm going to die.I was reincarnated into the pages of my favorite romance novel. Not as the bright, beloved heroine, but as the cruel, grasping villainess, a mere stepping stone in the story. My only job is to dump the “Cold-Hearted Duke” so he can meet his true love. Fail, and war breaks out. I die. Nobody gets their happily ever after.
Easy, right?
Except playing a vindictive noblewoman when I'd been an ordinary woman in my past life is harder than it looks. Because if that's the case, why—at the end of it all—is the duke holding me close, murmuring into my ear, “Grace… I will never, ever let you go”?!
Kotoko first published the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from 2022 to 2024. Kadokawa publishes the novel series in print. The company published the first volume in November 2022, and published the fourth volume in December 2024.
Ayumi Nakashima and Minori Amanatsu launched a manga adaptation on the Kadocomi service in December 2022. Kadokawa published the fourth volume on April 4.
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