Reincarnated Villainess From Scratch

Chapter 3 The villainess dreamed of returning to her home in her previous life

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When she opened her eyes again, she was greeted by the sight of a familiar… keyboard.

Alicia rubbed her eyes and looked around.

On the bed behind her was a rolled-up quilt and a stack of comic books.

She was sitting on a comfy gaming chair with a half-eaten bag of Lays potato chips, a can of Coca-Cola, two bottles of ice tea, and six computer monitors.

An MMORPG game was running on the large curved screen among five other similarly curved computer monitors.

The three screens on the left, right, and top are running beautiful girls and Otome games.

The one in the upper left corner is running the conviction scene of Alicia.

‘Is it really just a dream? It’s a terrifying dream to be convicted three times in a row.’

In the dark room, the light from the computer screen was particularly dazzling.

Alicia quit the rpg game and saw that it was four o’clock in the morning displayed in the lower right corner of the desktop.

She was about to lie back in the bed to take a nap, but a dark shadow suddenly appeared at the corner.

[Have you finally woken up?]

Alicia was shocked. She usually lives alone in this humble rental house, but at this time, there is a strangers’ voices and they are still hiding in the blind spot of her vision.

However, when she put on her glasses and took a closer look, a cold sweat broke out on her palms. It doesn’t matter if you don’t see it, it’s even more terrifying when you see it.

That black shadow looks exactly what she previously looks like!

—-

[This… What the hell is going on here!]

Alicia’s voice trembled a little. She had just woken up from the nightmare but before she could relax, her nerves were tense again because of the changes in reality.

The other Hanane (Alicia’s previous name) smiled and said:

[You don’t understand the situation yet? Take a look in the mirror.]

Alicia hurried to the bathroom and when she turned on the light to see herself in the mirror, her eyes widened in shock.

[What… What’s going on here!]

In the mirror was the image of a girl, she has long, vibrant, waist-length golden hair and her emerald-like pupils were crystal clear.

The snow-white skin looks unbelievably soft and the surprise in her eyes were also cute.

Who is this delicate loli that looks like the most perfect doll crafted by the gods?

[Ah… ah ah ah…]

Alicia couldn’t help but let out a cry. The girl in the mirror followed her actions in response. She blinked and the girl in the mirror did the same.

‘Without a doubt, I am the girl in the mirror. But that’s impossible! I have an ordinary face that couldn’t be any more ordinary. Although my hair can only be said to be ordinary black and straight, my skin will never be so smooth because of staying up so late at night. Yes, I shouldn’t be like her.’

[You still don’t understand yet? Then I’ll tell you, for some reason, you have been reincarnated as Alicia.]

[What?!]

Alicia returned to the room and looked at the screen showing the conviction scene of Alicia again. That’s right, she does look exactly like Alicia, who was shivering in the screen.

Could… being convicted not be a dream, but this reality can no longer be considered real?

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[How is this possible… How am I…]

Alicia looked up at the other self.

Since Alicia’s appearance is a small and exquisite loli, she had to raise her head to meet the gaze of her other self.

This made her, who was not very tall, a little frustrated.

[I, myself, don’t know the full situation, but it seems that a part of our soul is reincarnated and I am the remaining part.]

[How come!?]

[I woke up that day and saw Alicia’s conviction on the screen repeating. At first, I thought it was an Autoplay, but I could somehow understand that the girl on that screen is another me. Speaking of which, your performance is really poor. Under such circumstances, how could they believe that you are a reincarnated person?]

[Make it short! There is no other way for me either, you must understand me best.]

[Well, who made you me?]

A moment of silence.

[In short, the situation is that my time in reality keeps looping every time you loop in the game.]

[So, what’s the situation?]

[Look, it’s four o’clock in the morning, the game… no, it should be the time when you passed out because of hunger in another world. In fact, the loop has been repeated twice, from 9:00 pm when you were executed to 3:00 pm when you were convicted.]

[So amazing!]

Alicia just listened to his eloquent analysis. Once upon a time, she was talking to herself in the room like this, analyzing each plot in the game.

[Cough, cough, cough!]

Suddenly, a cough interrupted his analysis. Seeing this, Alicia quickly and skillfully took out a piece of paper and gave it to her other self, then he spit out bloody phlegm.

After that, there was an awkward silence.

—-

Suddenly, Alicia noticed that everything in reality was rapidly fading, and she looked around in panic.

[Looks like the time is up, Alicia. Although I don’t know anything about the principles of your time and space travel, but… I am so envious of you.]

[What is there to envy! I was killed over and over again! Staying at home and binging through games is my fun, and entering this death game in person is not my hobby.]

[At least… you still have a chance to escape, but… my time is running out…]

(Flashback, still using the “she” pronoun but it is male in this flashback.)

Alicia lowered her head. The stimulation of crossing made her temporarily forget her pain.

Not long ago, a medical examination at the city hospital announced her a shocking news.

She has advanced stage cancer, and the cancer cells have spread to the rest of her body, which is simply hopeless.

Knowing this, she went to her room and burst into tears. Since childhood, as the second eldest of the family, she has been unloved, and her introverted personality made her unable to find friends.

Only by watching anime can she give herself some comfort.

Her current sadness is not because she has any nostalgia for her family and friends, but simply because she doesn’t have enough time to watch more anime.

So, she used the college tuition to buy the highest-end computer and several monitors, ready to spend her last moments enjoying herself.

She didn’t say anything about her condition.

It’s better to enjoy the remaining time of her life than receive unnecessary treatment in the hospital and dealing with people, who doesn’t care about her at all.

After letting go of all her burdens, she began to play day and night. But she really did not expect to enter the game world.

(Flashback ends, the rest of the pronouns will be what it actually is now.)

[I really am very unlucky in life. Even when I reincarnate, I will reincarnate to a villain, who ushered in a bad ending, which is really bad. What is there to envy, I would rather exchange it with you than to be killed in an infinite loop.]

The other Hanane smiled playfully:

[Actually, I can see a little bit of your future. And spoiler alert, you’ll soon find a way to break the cycle.]

[What is the solution, tell me quickly.]

[Eh.. it might not work..]

The surrounding scene became more and more distorted as it fades away. Alicia could no longer see the figure of her other self, so she could only shout loudly:

[At least give me a hint!]

[Remember… Don’t feel to immersed, analyze everything from God’s perspective, and open your eyes! And… actually the choice options are everywhere, it’s just not in front of you like a game. Pick that critical save point and you can break the cycle.]

[It’s really that simple!]

—-

The scene in front of her has completely disappeared and the surrounding is once again the endless darkness.

But in the dark, the pain from her head and fingers came again. At the same time, her stomach was growling, conveying an indescribable feeling of extreme hunger.

‘Ah, I’m really back…’

The feeling of a hard rock pressing on her back. When she opens her eyes, she will return to that desperate world.

‘What that guy said sounds really easy, but people are convicted and will usher in a BAD END. What’s the point of choosing options and save points? What else are you talking about analyzing from God’s perspective and broadening my horizons when this is a game?’

Thinking of this, the corners of the wounded girl’s mouth raised slightly.

‘Well, it’s not too bad. As Alicia, let me struggle as hard as I can.’

Taking a deep breath, Alicia opened her eyes, ready to meet her fate ahead.

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Translator’s Notes:

Nothing at the moment.