The Villainess Is Retiring

Description

After an office worker is reborn as Everia Oberon, a romance novel villainess destined for an evil life and a tragic death, she decides to skip the drama by retiring to the countryside. Having moved to a frigid region full of nonflammable wood, Everia calls on archmage Theoharis to warm her home with his azure flame...not realizing that she’s bound herself to a lifelong contract! Now that she’s master of a bloodthirsty (but breathtakingly handsome) demon dog, can she kiss the quiet life goodbye?

Original Webtoon:
KakaoPage, Daum

Official Translations:
English, Thai, T.Chinese, Japanese, French, German

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

The Villainess Is Retiring (Novel) (Adapted From)

Associated Names

Aku Akan Hidup Sebagai Antagonis

Dann lebe ich eben als Schurkin

I'll Just Live as a Villain

I'll Just Live on as a Villainess

Solo viviré como una villana

Évaria l'apprentie vilaine

Я просто буду жить, как злодейка

ขอเป็นนางร้ายต่อไปแล้วกันค่ะ

作为坏女人活下去

作为恶女活下去

作为恶女生活

悪役として生きていきます

我與惡魔的終身契約

그냥 악역으로 살겠습니다

Groups Scanlating

Bored Corona Kids

Sunny Side Up Scans

Latest Release(s)

c.38 by Bored Corona Kids 4 years ago

c.37 by Bored Corona Kids 4 years ago

c.36 by Bored Corona Kids 4 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

80 Chapters (On Hiatus) as of 22/1/25

S1: 38 Chapters (1-38)
S2: 35 Chapters (39-73)
S3: 7 Chapters (Ongoing) 74/~

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 8 / 10.0 (172 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.75 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 14th, 2025 8:15am PST - 2 days ago

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Genre

Comedy Fantasy Romance Shoujo
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Princess to the Rescue!

Empress? Empress!

Recommendations

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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Daum

Kakao

Yeondam

Serialized In (magazine)

Kakaopage (Kakao)

Kakao Webtoon (Daum)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Radish (Expired)

Tapas

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #780

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Monthly Pos #1493

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3 Month Pos #2687

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6 Month Pos #2946

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Year Pos #3191

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List Stats

On 1104 reading lists

On 342 wish lists

On 26 completed lists

On 78 unfinished lists

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by whatever0_0
2 months ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I actually kinda like this one. I love how the female lead sets clear boundaries with everyone. Maybe it’s because I read another story before this that really pissed me off. I’m just so glad there’s no harem in this one. The main couple is super cute together—ugh, it’s honestly so good!

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Custom “Drop” list

by Jerberus
4 months ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

IENVYOU said it. 1st season was decent, but the second season was disappointing.

The second season’s art sucked, and it was clearly machine translated, like much of the manhwa that I read 6-8 years ago…which is not good.

The ML is such a wussy. I created my own custom list on this website called “dropped” because of season two, so thanks, I guess…been meaning to do that for almost two decades on here.

3/10 disliked the story long before season two but not bad enough to drop my rating lower.

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by Onism
1 year ago

Rating: N/A

She kind of just manages to luck her way into fortuitous situations.

🍷 Everia Oberon (FL)

unbothered shrug, hates the cold, flat stare
shameless flirt
reincarnated after plane crash
born with very little mana
no ambition

🔮🔪🩸 (ML)

appalled, shocked at FL’s unbothered nature
expressive, energetic, puppy-like-attitude, blusher
disappeared in history. Left a legend
can shapeshift into dog
he really wants to killed people
thousands of years old

🐦⬛ Lydon Geraint

first prince. Deceased mother so brother is crown prince

❄️ Elle Loites

quiet, principled, sense of justice, respect
youngest in famed knight family
bullied by siblings when young

——— ASPECTS / TROPES ———

story starts after she has ‘left’ the main story
summons a mythical arch mage to build a fire because she’s cold
comedy
written like everyone else is crazy
ML has to satiate his desires as a demon (death, pleasure, )
FL that manages to pull out the magical sword
A talking, sentient sword 🗡️
Low stakes.
Virgin ML
Tasked with mission by the Sun God (season 2)
A split heart of Sun God that maintains balance and peace
Trolls. Elves that protect the forest

CONTENT WARNINGS

Attempted murder (mention), blood, violence, war (mention), mythical animal gore

... Last updated 11 months ago

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Another case of starts of well enough, but devolves into bad

by The Last Melody
3 years ago

Rating: 4.5 / 10.0

This one is a bit difficult to put into words. On one hand, it has a fairly solid premise and cast. On the other hand, it feels like the author suddenly went "Oh wait, this is not overly cliche romance. How do I make this into romance...." Which is sad because at some point it starts feeling like everything that was good about this just got shoved into a "cliche romance"-mould. Except it just, doesn't fit. At All. Very sad.

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1st season was bomb! But 2nd was meh

by ienvyou
3 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Both art and story were excellent in the 1st season. I fell in love with the art since it was so beautiful. The story cuts to the point as well.

However, the 2nd season was fairly disappointing for me. The artist changed, resulting in different style, which ok but not to my liking. At least not enough for me to keep reading it.. I mean, suddenly all of the faces drawn in similary way.

The story still great tho!

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So good!!

by Shygirlz
4 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

The art is nice. Sometimes I think the male lead could look better, sometimes proportions are a little weird, and if you think about it the artist isn’t great at drawing hands, but those things aside everything else is quite good. And the dog. So cute. The male lead as a dog is very good.

The characters are great. The female lead is an actual adult and acts like one! She’s sensible and reasonable, and takes charge of her own life! The male lead is also so cute as a dog and in his human form. His innocence really pairs well with and balances out how he’s thousands of years old and a super powerful demon.

The humor is on point and I laughed out loud several times while binging this ‘til the latest chapter.

There isn’t a plot so far and it’s more of a slice of life as things keep happening so the FL then does stuff in response and then something else happens ‘cause of that etc. etc. and I appreciate the lighthearted laidback pace.

The other male leads (well, two of the three anyways) are cute too and I wish there were an entire other story with the FL and the 1st prince as a pair lol. Or a spin-off R18 version of this story ohoho.

Speaking of, the romance is cute. They fall for each other a bit quick so there isn’t any build-up to blush over unfortunately, but on the flip side it does show how the male and female leads just have a nice comfortable dynamic and get along to begin with.

The story’s a fun fantasy with magical beasts and talking swords and, well, a demon and the like. It’s entertaining and well executed.

Solid story in my book.

... Last updated 4 years ago

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Such an enjoyable read

by nausicaa70
5 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I have a soft spot for stories where the mc wants to live peacefully but they can’t escape their greatness. However it’s often disappointing because of how predictable the story can be, or because of a failed romance.
This webtoon is an excellent take on this sub genre, and it’s thanks to its characters, they are very refreshing !

I love how cool the female lead is, she’s honest, funny, and bold. I love her interactions with the other characters, I wish there were more female leads like her.
The ml is adorable, trying to act as a wolf when he’s actually a puppy regarding love matters, getting all flustered when she’s assertive with him x) He’s an unconventional kind of male lead, i really love the duality between his sexual innocence and his bloodlust haha
Their chemistry is perfect ! Their relationship starts with friendship, it’s built on trust and respect, and I love it. Yes the romance is slow, but it is so rewarding.

The side characters are also very good, I especially love her friendship with the first prince I really hope it will stay that way.
The world building and the storytelling are great too. The story is predictable, and everything falls into the fl’s lap, but it’s fun since she’s such a great character.

It’s a light read but a very enjoyable one. Only 26 chapters for now, I can’t wait to read more

Ps : it reminds me a lot of Beware the villainess! which I absolutely adore 🥰

... Last updated 5 years ago

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very fluffyyyyy

by RayTheBest
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

okay so, this is my favorite!!!

I like this so much! It’s full of fluffss! It has a light plot but it’s going somewhere… the season has just ended and I’m waiting patiently for more cute adorable fluffs!

... Last updated 4 years ago

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HILARIOUS

by hoBRO
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I love the dog, MC, her staff-- all the good boys and girls in this-

AND DID I SAY I LOVE HER FLUFFY DOG/CONTRACT? 🤔😂

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