I'm going to change the future where he becomes the worst villain! <I'll Raise the Villain Properly>
Hello!
The webtoon I'll be introducing today is currently serialized on KakaoPage:
<I'll Raise the Villain Properly>.
The protagonist, who has been raising her nephew alone after losing her sister—her only blood relative—
realizes one day that she is in a book's world and that her nephew
is destined to become a villain in the distant future.
To keep her promise to her sister and save her beloved nephew,
she resolves to raise the child
not as a villain, but as an upright person.
Let's begin the review!
The protagonist of this webtoon is Lucella Lilfrey.
The Belloman family, the most prestigious family in the empire,
renowned by their alias, the 'Iron-Blooded Duchy.'
However, inside this glamorous ducal estate, daily commotions
never ceased.
The reason for this was none other than the heir to the duchy and Lucella's
lovely nephew, 'Lucian Belloman.'
Looking at Lucian, who had made a complete mess of the room again today,
Lucella vows
to give him a firm scolding this time.
Ultimately, Lucella's resolve weakens once again at Lucian's cute antics.
As soon as Lucian sees Lucella, he starts begging her
to play with dough. Because Lucian was already playing
while scattering flour and water everywhere, the maids
and servants taking care of him were completely drained of their souls.
Looking at the exhausted servants, Lucella thinks to herself.
'I can't let Lucian be hated by the servants any longer.
I need to take him outside for now.'
However, while taking Lucian outside,
Lucella steps on a toy dropped on the floor and falls over.
Looking at Lucian in that moment, Lucella thinks.
'Can I really raise this huge troublemaker properly...?'
There was a reason
why she went through such a hard time caring for Lucian. Twelve years ago,
Lucella, the second daughter of the Lilfrey family, was living peacefully with her family.
But when her parents passed away in a sudden carriage accident,
that peace was instantly shattered into pieces.
Afterwards, her uncle, who had been eyeing the family, snatched the title
as if he had been waiting for it, and forced Lucella's sister,
the heir, to marry the Duke of Belloman.
However, because the Duke of Belloman already had another lover,
Lucella's sister had to endure a married life
filled with cold treatment from the ducal family.
Meanwhile, her sister, worrying about Lucella
who was left alone in their uncle's mansion, eventually made
a single request to the Duke.
"Could I bring my sister Lucella to the ducal estate?"
The Duke replied coldly to Lucella's sister.
"Do as you please.
Instead. From now on, do not mind whoever I meet."
Lucella's sister accepted the miserable demand
set by the Duke for the sake of her younger sister, and thus, Lucella
came to the ducal estate.
However, without showing any signs of hardship,
Lucella's sister spoke to Lucella upon her arrival.
"Lucella, from now on, it's just the two of us relying on each other!"
And a few years later, Lucella's sister gave birth to Lucian,
an incredibly adorable nephew who was the apple of her eye.
Just as they were finally taking the shape of a happy family again,
like a lie, Lucella's sister contracted an incurable disease.
Before taking her last breath, Lucella's sister made a request to Lucella.
"Lucella, I want to make one last request.
Lucian... Please stay by his side and protect him. I'm sorry, I truly am..."
With those final words, Lucella's sister passed away.
Soon after, at the funeral.
Lucella was supposed to return to her original Lilfrey family
once the funeral ended, but seeing Lucian crying silently in the corner,
she couldn't bring herself to walk away.
Lucian said to Lucella.
"You're not going to leave me too, are you, Auntie?"
At this, Lucella thought.
'Without me, Lucian is truly all alone now.'
Ultimately, Lucella decided to remain at the ducal estate.
The Duke, who was inherently indifferent to Lucian, considered Lucella
to be something like a nanny and didn't pay much attention, which allowed Lucella
to stay by Lucian's side all this time.
However, in the present, as she loses consciousness from tripping over Lucian's toy,
feeling a sense of skepticism, Lucella speaks to her sister in her mind.
'Sister, I'm sorry. I tried my best to raise Lucian in my own way,
but I don't think it worked out well. Because of Lucian's mischievous acts,
the people around him are gradually avoiding him too.
Even now, someone fell, yet he's just laughing like a villain...'
At the thought of 'Villain Lucian,' Lucella suddenly thinks
this is a story she has seen somewhere before.
And in that instant, Lucella recalls the memories of her past life.
This place was exactly inside the plot of a novel.
It was the romance fantasy novel,
[From Illegitimate Child to Head of the Family].
The male lead was Edwin Belloman,
the illegitimate child of the Belloman Duchy.
It was a story where, despite being of illegitimate birth, he ultimately
becomes the head of the family through his outstanding abilities.
The problem was the decisive turning point
that made the male lead aim to become the family head.
It was because of his half-brother and the ultimate villain who tormented him every day since childhood—
none other than Lucella's nephew, Lucian Belloman.
Growing up twisted under the Duke's neglect,
Lucian bullied Edwin, who had even taken away his position as heir,
and became the worst villain in this universe.
However, his obsession and hatred over having what was his stolen
eventually brought about his ruin, and his role was to ultimately meet a gruesome
end by the protagonist's hands.
'This makes no sense. Lucian is the future villain,
and he ultimately ends up dead?!'
When a startled Lucella came to her senses, the servants
were worrying over her after she had lost consciousness.
To Lucella, the fact that she was actually inside a book
she had read in her past life, and that she had reincarnated as an extra in it,
didn't really matter.
But the fact that Lucian would become a dark mastermind in the distant future
and die a terrible death at the hands of the protagonist was utterly despairing.
At this moment, a maid looked at Lucian and said.
"The Young Master has been waiting right by your side
all this time until you woke up, Lady Lucella!"
After making eye contact with Lucella, Lucian spoke in a fluster.
"I-I didn't mean to hurt you, Auntie...
F-flour play was fun, and I just wanted to play with you too...
But Auntie, are you okay? Does it not hurt anymore?"
Lucella approached such a Lucian and pulled him into a tight hug.
And she spoke inwardly.
'Sister, I will definitely keep my promise to protect Lucian.
Because I can't let such a lovely nephew die.
So please watch over us. I'll make sure to raise Lucian into an upright child
and change the future where he becomes the worst villain!'
Will Lucella really be able to raise Lucian properly?
If you're curious about the next story, check out
<I'll Raise the Villain Properly>, currently serialized on KakaoPage!
Thank you :)
