Villains are destined to die vol 4 by gwon gyeoeul

Adapted by SUOL
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The big hunting tournament is here, and Penelope is invited to a tea party beforehand to celebrate. She quickly realizes that she is there to be an object of curiosity with her hunting outfit and crossbow after the events of last year where she threatened many nobles. Penelope leans into it again and warns a lady once again at crossbow point that she would be happy to amuse the crowd with a display of violence, albeit non-lethal. After her antics, she goes to the small game hunting ground and tries to score a rabbit, but finds herself lost on the large game ground and face to face with a bear. None other than the crown prince steps in to save her, but the two are beset by a crowd of assassins and must work together to evade them. Their escape leaves them stranded in the forest overnight, long enough for evil rumors to begin spreading about Penelope.

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There are some really great plot points woven throughout this story thanks to the thread of it being an otomoisekai, which leaves some folks with questionable plot armor that Penelope has to figure out. Can the love interests die? She had abandoned developing a few of them as love interests, but the game forces her into situations with them anyway, which means we get to still see them develop as characters and not abandoned as plot lines either. Just when I had also given up hope on a few characters alongside Penelope, this volume comes along and redeems them and shows me why we shouldn't give up on them entirely. Just like a good harem romance story should do, I'm left feeling confused for who I want Penelope to end up with!

Sara's Rating: 10/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12

Reviews of previous volumes in this series: vol 1, vol 2, vol 3

Publisher: IZE Press
Publication Date: August 22, 2023​
ISBN: 9798400900464 (Paperback)

​Tags: Rating: 10/10, Suitability: High School, Manhwa, Otomoisekai, Isekai, Romance, Family, Survival, IZE Press