Munou Saijo wa Akujo ni naritai

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Averill, a young woman of exceptional ability who was mistreated as "incompetent" by her family. In place of her sister-in-law, Averil marries into the family of an "old, lustful duke," but the duke, Dylan, is actually a beautiful young man who is the complete opposite of what he is rumored to be. He wants to marry a "bad girl," and the contract to leave her after three years is the perfect condition for Averill's future freedom. The people around her are bewildered by the mysterious "brilliant woman" who plays the role of a "bad girl" with gusto, but they are gradually drawn to her...

https://www.cmoa.jp/title/278078/

Type

Manga

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Associated Names

An Incompetent Woman Wants to Be a Villainess ~The Daughter Who Married as a Substitute for Her Stepsister Didn't Notice the Duke's Doting~

An Incompetent Woman Wants to Be a Villainess: The Young Lady Who Married as a Substitute for Her Half-Sister Didn't Notice the Duke's Doting

Munou Saijo wa Akujo ni Naritai ~Gimai no Migawari de Totsuida Reijou, Koushaku-sama no Dekiai ni Kizukanai~

无能才女想成为恶女

無能才女は悪女になりたい～義妹の身代わりで嫁いだ令嬢、公爵様の溺愛に気づかない～

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v.4 c.18 by ginrezis 1 month ago

v.4 c.17 by ginrezis 4 months ago

v.2 c.10.5 by ginrezis 4 months ago

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Status in Country of Origin

3 Volumes (Ongoing)

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User Rating

Average: 6.6 / 10.0 (32 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.43 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 21st, 2025 6:08pm PDT - 3 months ago

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Genre

Fantasy Romance Shoujo
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Author(s)

ICHIBU Saki

Artist(s)

GOTOU Sora

Year

2023

Original Publisher

Kadokawa

Serialized In (magazine)

Flos Comic (Kadokawa)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

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Monthly Pos #1809 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3580

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6 Month Pos #3943

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Year Pos #4882

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The protagonist is far too dense and naive for her age

by Shindu
9 months ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

I've read something similar before, it was “An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess”. Its protagonist, Bertia, could easily be seen as airheaded or a bit foolish, but the manga embraced that. Because of this, I didn't find her annoying but rather endearing.

The main difference between Bertia and this manga's protagonist, Avril, is that Avril's author tries to portray her as a full-blown genius with a perfect memory while actually writing her in a way that makes it clear she's a cretin.

A perfect example of this is tied to the title of the manga — An Incompetent Woman Wants to Be a Villainess. Avril wants to become a villainess as a result of a ridiculous misunderstanding in the very first chapter. For some wild reason, she begins to believe that her contractual marriage with the Duke would be “null and void” if it were ever revealed that she is not, in fact, a villainess. There's absolutely no reason for her to think this; the contract doesn’t mention anything of the sort. She simply misinterprets the Duke’s words and makes it her whole identity. Later, she even convinces herself that there is a clause in the contract requiring her to act as a villainess — despite there being none. Isn't she supposed to have a perfect memory? Apparently, that trait only surfaces when it's convenient for the author.

The worst part is that the Duke doesn’t clear up the misunderstanding; instead, he encourages it, treating her like a child. This might not be so bad if it came from someone else, but the Duke? He’s supposed to be her husband. It’s also pretty clear that he’s romantically interested in her, yet he treats her like a small child. That’s frankly kind of disturbing.

Still, my main issue lies with the author trying to achieve two mutually exclusive outcomes simultaneously: repeatedly claiming that Avril is a genius with a perfect memory while portraying her as a complete fool 99% of the time.

It feels as though Avril was written as a naive child protagonist but then forcibly aged up to appeal to a wider audience. Her extreme naivety and innocence are simply ridiculous for someone old enough to marry and who grew up in a family of abusers.

... Last updated 9 months ago

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Not bad but bland

by missnuage
1 year ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

The story is not bad but the FL who's supposed to be very smart is way too naive. The plot is bland and the characters are one dimensional. A big "MEH" for me

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Cute

by fandri
2 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Seems a good start. The premises something like Romeo and Juliet

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unexpectedly good, cute art and virtuous FMC

by naafx8
2 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

nice, seeing female oriented manga with chaste and pristine FMC.
the down-voter undeniably has a slutty tendencies unlike our virtuous FMC

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