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Rate 3.5 - cute but something missing.

Lost interest. DROPPED Read ch 40 (season 1) as of 25/09/20 - back Dec20 Read ch 41 - ch 47 (season 2) as of 15/01/21 - plot slow Read ch 61 as of 01/09/21 ** Translation bit off at 1st but overall tolerable ** FL is a bumbling, overly cute and simple fool. Not a big fan of this but it attracts the cool emotionless ML. ** FL nickname of Father for ML is sooo cringe - FL was an orphan who died in a bus accident. - FL is reborn 20yrs before the events in the web novel “Brisney wants to be happy”. FL is Yerenica (Yeni), sister to Tezevia who is the mother of Brisney, the female protagonist and future 1st Princess of the Lebovny kingdom. - Brisney’s escort and love interest will be Alexio Cardi. - The villain will be Emperor Deckard of the Belgoat Empire. - Their parents are all meant to suffer from tragedy in the years to come. FL aims to change these tragic events from happening. - Deckard will kill his father with black magic learnt from his mother (Lady Elard), so FL wants to save ML by trying to marry ML instead. - Fernandis Cardi, FL’s knight escort and Alexio's dad. - Duke Lebaron, Brisney’s dad. - Sergey Lebaron, Duke’s younger brother, FL’s friend. - FL is kidnapped instead of her sister and taken to Belgoat Empire. Learns she is maladjusted to mana (likely due to her soul from another world) but is ok when near divine power of ML, Emperor Erudian. Also thinks she only has 5yrs to live because of this. - Lady Soleia Elard, mother of Deckard, (by order of dark god Hydeth?) must remove / kill FL. - Lady Elard’s family of black mages were killed during the oppression of black magic by the imperial family. She was adopted by a Marquis at 10yo. She wants revenge for her family by extinguishing the divine power and replacing it with a new era for black magic. - FL hears God Raulus after temple visit - Lady Elard casts spell (dark plants) outside FL residence. FL has nightmares based on worst fears. Her soul separates from her body to escape them, then joins up again. FL runs outside looking for ML. Faints soon after finding him. He brings her to the main palace. - After FL recovers, ML tries to distance himself from her so she’ll return home for her own safety. They agonise back and forth til ML finally admits he doesn’t want her to go and he does like her but he asks her to push him away. - FL decides to leave the palace and stay at the temple where the god assures her will be much safer. - ML visits her at the temple every 3 days. - Tri-kingdom treaty: A delegation from FL’s kingdom will be visiting and FL plans to return home with them. - FL and ML have their 1st kiss finally (ch 60).

Read ch 122 as of 02/09/21 - really bad translation - FL reborn as Countess Chitra Serekino, from family of priests that served God of Beauty (rabbit). Abandoned, betrayed, left to die alone and starving. Like online game, see option and info screens. - 1st lucky draw summons Radelk, a 5-star Legendary Warrior Butler w/ shadow attribute. FL swallows soul stone to officially form contract w/ Radelk. - 1st priority: FL to recover health and build mana - Quest: manage land, spread doctrine. Stamps authority over army and appoints new commander. Does same w/ village chiefs. - Draw: 3-star Holy Priestess of Domination leather whip (part of 5-star set) - Quest: normalise authorised territory. Investigates then punishes criminals to remove corruption. Mass public executions and punishments (incl slave curse). Giant Statue of God of Beauty appears as a gift. Worshipped by villagers. - Draw: 1-star Holy Guardian golem (Patriot type, gospel-spreading NPC) - Goddess of Beauty (older sister of the God) visits FL and gives her a special flower to wear for next draw. - Draw: 5-star Tyrex the Legendary Hero Wizard, fire attribute. Step sibling to Radelk. More clothes removed, stronger his defense. - Draw: 2 more Holy Guardian golems (cute, innocent types). Instructed to hunt and provide for villagers, while also securing territory. - Quest: Add more believers in the territory. 3 x Holy Guardians sent to surrounding areas of expat commoners. - Draw: Sergeant, Medical Soldier and Farmer - 2 more Holy Guardians, evolved (patriot and cute) - Draw: 4-star genius half-elf Tornian (Man of Blood and Iron) - FL prefers trade expansion over war to increase influence of the God. Approves Tornian’s proposal to make beauty products for men to increase profits and faith in God. - Baron Lumen Valentine (merchant) visits FL to buy the magical armour - Quest: Men’s Beauty Project. Increase believers’ devotion while creating more handsome men. - Draw: Orange Icetea, a military mage hero. Also Bradicus (Architect), Lipton (Archer), and Polartin (Summoner) - War preparations after neighbouring territories request the return of their commoners (refugees) is denied. FL will strike those at the top to avoid major casualties. - Viscount Thorte decapitated (FL maternal relatives), his defeat an example to others. God of War is watching FL - Radelk kisses FL in a moment of weakness - FL decides on matriarchal society (polyandry) - Draw: 3-star Holy Priestess of Domination high heels - Quest: 1 male beauty per household. Domination whip and heels used to train men to be better. - Draw: Holy Domination leather dress. Set complete. - Draw: God of War sacred equipment set. Gave to Tornian - Surprise kiss attack by Tyrex to FL - Quest: Build a holy place and cultivate new believers - FL kisses Tornian for job well done after holy place built. (NB: kissing FL is established as reward for services rendered) - Radelk in charge of training new spy group - FL at loose end, starts to learn magic from Tyrex - while out training w/ Radelk, FL spots goblins w/ human prisoners. FL kills all goblins, frees humans who were migrating to her territory. (FL kisses Radelk!) - FL and Radelk find and destroy goblin den. Rescue high elven twin boys (later nicknamed Green and Grey) who’ve gone insane and animalistic. FL befriends them. - Monster extermination teams formed w/ blind date lottery or 2nd husband as rewards. Leading knight is Claire who is dating Arthur, cafe owner (and ancient hero). - Education plan implemented, incl tools to promote literacy (ie free books, popularise songs). - FL starts idol group w/ 5 handsome men to promote God - 6 Dukes are observing FL territory with interest - Quest: sudden population influx due to collapse of nearby domain. ** NB: territory is rapidly developing (ie population, infrastructure, administration, military, trade, industry, education, etc) ** Continent is ruled by Emperor but real power base is from 6 Dukes. - FL draws 5-star Admona’s Ruler Leash Set (3 x dog collars, 3 x leashes). Collars worn by Tyrex and the elven twins. Powers shared with FL now. Minds and memories return to elven twins. - Back story of Green and Grey: related to high elven royalty. - Quest: promote God of Beauty’s name Phobinous and make it more well known. FL does this by naming the idol group and beauty products after the God. The 1st concert and promotional products are a huge success. - Marquess Muriel attended the concert on behalf of Duke Toran. She is very impressed with FL and believes a partnership would be mutually beneficial. - FL does another gacha and with a few 3 star heroes comes a 5 star hero follower of the War God, General Philbatan, and knew Tornian in their past lives. The War God gave him a secret mission to seduce FL to be his apostle but he feels conflicted about this. - The new Assassin Group Leader teaches the elf twins and they pickup new skills very quickly. Soon they help thwart and protect FL from external attempts on her life. - The young Emperor has died and FL will attend his funeral and make her social debut at the same time. - Muriel gifts her a mansion and visits her with a special guest, the Imperial Prince Enclive. He proposes marriage as her concubine or 2nd husband. Enclive has lived 4 times, now up to his 5th. All he wants to do is rest under FL’s protection. - New Emperor Senedort has 3 personalities that each have the power of an ancient giant god. Giant eye - Seti, hand - Net, and leg - Dort. - FL tours the villages of her expanded territory. - FL introduces potato farming to feed the growing population.

DROPPED - Read ch 20 as of 04/05/21 ** disturbing monthly rape of the king by the serpent god. Unbelievable this so called ritual must be carried on from generation to generation. I call bullshit on the gods! ** Red Wolf knight and mortal incarnation of dragon god is an arrogant fucker and unlikeable character ** don’t see this story ending well at all

Ch 143 as of 20/02/23 (ch 144, 144.5 duplicates of the start) - FL was a 28yo corporate doormat always seeking others’ approval. She swore she would stop doing things for the sake of others just before she was reborn. - FL is now Duchess Chloe Vandenberg, an even worse doormat w/ very low self esteem. She has been in a loveless arranged marriage for 13mths. FL still retains her old memories: she was bullied, mocked, isolated, hated and ridiculed by society and servants alike. FL stands up against maids 1st, including some discipline. Only 1 maid on her side, Ellie. - Drinking tea gives FL much solace and pleasure. FL asks Duke Alphonse for tea, her 1st ever request. He provides a huge quantity to her surprise. FL gradually wins over hearts and minds of the knights and servants with her different teas. - Coffee is preferred beverage in society and tea is seen as a barbaric drink. FL shares her love, knowledge and appreciation of tea to a wider circle - incl the Duke, sharing tea daily. - After buying up on tea ware, the Duke offers to build an extra warehouse for tea storage (later expanded to include a tea room). - FL hosts her 1st social gathering as Chloe and successfully had an introductory tea session. She becomes friends w/ Lady Fortnum (wife of Viscount). She proposes going into business w/ FL selling her tea products, ie milk jam, milk tea. The Duke and FL get closer as they discuss business together. - Cale the butler is impressed by the social event budget plan and business proposal written by FL. He asks her to write the household budget plan, check the garden budget, and manage the kitchen budget (cheese lottery idea) as final tests before handing back over full account management rights and overseeing employees to her. - Head Maid Mrs Collins bullied and harassed FL since they were children. She paid the messenger to deliver the wrong order list and she recommended for FL to go to the dangerous northern forest. - The Duke and FL attend a ball together. - Mrs Mason (a Countess related to the Duke) visits at short notice. Tells FL about Duke’s childhood and upbringing. - 10yo Duke was locked in a closet for 11mths after he questioned his father about his strict education. His father died in an accident when he was 14yo. FL cries when she sees the Duke, said she was crying in his stead and that he was beautiful for all he’d endured. - 1st night together since FL was Chloe: goes very well. Only monthly as per their marriage contract. Dr advised FL to do more regular exercise to cope! - Prince Arthur Vladimir visits and is impressed by FL and her tea. (Few yrs ago FL confessed to Prince). Next she brews tea at the Emperor’s gathering. - Mrs Collin tries to humiliate FL at a ball she’s hosting by having her dressed like the Duke’s ex-girlfriend. Lady Fortnum saves her in time. Mrs Collin for this and other crimes is sentenced to death by hanging. - Duke kisses FL at the theatre. - Meet Prince and his date at the On restaurant. FL proposes idea to use Prince to promote drinking jasmine tea. - FL collapses from exhaustion and overwork. She hires a new financial advisor to help, Yeojin. They bond over tea. - The Duke shows FL that they have an imperial contract to teach the royal servants how to brew tea. - FL aggressive marketing strategy has tea trending across other classes not just nobility. - The busier FL gets, the more possessive the Duke feels - The case of fake tea sold is resolved by FL. - Duke and FL go to their villa for a holiday. They go over revisions to their marriage contract. The Duke also showed his secret place w/ a special view of the village to her. - FL proposes rosehip farming business for village area as a high source of vitamin C to cure scurvy (the duchy look after sales and distribution). Later FL receives Silver Eagle medal for finding cure, a great contribution to the Empire. - FL worries about why she isn’t pregnant yet - Meanwhile Lady Fortnum tells FL that she’s pregnant - To squash rumours of their divorce because FL is infertile, the Duke punishes those who started the rumours and holds a party where he announces his love for the FL. In private, FL says she loves him too (ch 70) - FL has her 1st tea class for a gathering of noblewomen - FL creates tea bags for sale which are very popular - FL oversees winter preparations at the estate - FL improves the image and popularity of sweet potatoes for nobility, thru flowers then food. - FL refurbishing 2nd floor of her shop to become a tea house where noblewomen may gather and socialise. - For the Eastern delegation to the palace, FL oversaw the order of teas and meals they were paired with. She popularised opinion among nobility to stop smuggling opium to the East. This greatly improved relations, trade and ultimately lowered the cost of tea. - FL parents came to visit for the 1st time in 2 yrs but it was only to ask for money. The Duke threw them out and later confiscated all their land and property. - FL helps w/ invention of bone china - FL introduces afternoon tea at her tea house - FL popularises releasing corsets that leads to no corsets at all. - Warned by an ex-friend of the culprit, FL catches a burglar in the act of sabotaging her store goods w/ dead rats. He confessed he was paid by Lady Barnett, a woman obsessed w/ the Duke and full of hatred for FL. They were arrested and the lady’s family stripped of their nobility. - FL meets a man who was also reborn into this world. He says there are others like them. They cannot return but might be able to see how their old world is doing through a saint. - The Prince is losing interest in playing around with women and after getting dumped by one lady, he wants to make FL fall in love with him again. - FL sends letter to meet with the Saint. ML finds out from the extra security he has shadowing her. - FL helps her friend Lady Ronnefeldt (Marquis) serve tea to the Queen of Flanders, an important potential business partner. The Queen is so impressed by the special custom flower opening tea made by FL that she offers FL to come work for her. Women have more opportunities and less discrimination in Flanders. - The Prince challenges ML to a duel at the Emperor’s bday ball. ML defeats him in 3 strikes with a dessert fork. - FL tells ML that she is from another world. They go together to see the Saint and make contact with Chloe in the other world. Both Chloe and FL had found happiness in the worlds they came to. They also felt guilty and feared the other would demand their original body back. They wish eachother the best and achieve closure. - FL introduces a tea warming urn from Russia and it soon becomes a trend for winter. Meanwhile tea prices have dropped a lot thanks to the reduction in scurvy. - The Emperor appoints both the Prince and ML to handle the issue of gin poisoning among commoners. - ML sees achieving 2 goals in 1 by promoting alcohol free, tasty drink options for commoners and reducing gin poisoning while also allowing tea to be more widely available to commoners as hoped for by FL. - ML helps FL to find the right experts to build a machine to mass produce tea. FL then opens a tea shop for commoners and attracts them by free tastings and special discounts. - In his jealousy, the Prince tries to slander FL by claiming the commoner tea store setup under the name Smith is illegal. The Emperor himself gave permission for the business license. The store itself is to provide a study on the effects of black tea as a replacement for gin among commoners. - As punishment the Prince is sent into exile to the East. - The Prince sent a letter of apology to FL. She graciously forgave him. - For their wedding anniversary, they have a small 2nd wedding. They later have a daughter.

Rate 3.5 - pretty good but lacked something

Read ch 25 as 09/10/20 - Rate 3.5 so far. Stunning art