The Princess in the Ruins Eats the Evil Woman

“Ah~ I just want to run away and leave for another world~!”

This is something I say while sitting down and stretching out on a cheap office chair. I sighed deeply as I looked at the amount of overtime that was still driving me crazy.

There is a mountain of completely consumed energy drinks on the desk. I want to clean it up, but I can’t bring myself to touch it.

My arms and legs are heavy and my chest feels tight. Just mechanically move your hands while looking at the monitor. It makes me wonder if it’s really right to live like this.

‘Should I rest for a bit…’

I’m going to have to stay up all night anyway. There won’t be any problem if you take a short break.

I headed to the bathroom, dragging heavy steps.

While the water was boiling in the coffee pot, I picked up my phone and opened the web novel I was reading recently.

Well, I’m enjoying it, but it’s not a very popular novel. Above all, I have to say that it doesn’t really fit today’s sensibilities.

The genre of this novel is what is commonly called a wasteland genre. The main character’s name is Sarah Lustier. She is the princess of the Lustier Kingdom.

The princess, who was respected by the people and deeply trusted by her father and vassals, one day her life falls into complete decline.

The reason was my father’s remarriage.

The name of the new queen was Carmel Dehezad. A noblewoman from a distant land, she was also a woman who lost her husband and lived alone.

Well, I don’t have to say anything after that, right?

She was a wicked woman with an extremely evil spirit, and her father suffered from an unknown disease. Of course, the evil woman’s magic reaches out to the princess and she goes through all kinds of hardships, well, that’s what it’s about.

No matter how much readers enjoy reading ruined stories, they lose interest if the main character is stupid. Plus, he doesn’t like it when his own stupidity is the cause of his endless suffering. That’s probably why this novel isn’t popular.

But perhaps that is precisely why I like this novel.

The person I truly empathize with is not the main character, but the villainess Carmel.

I feel an unbearable sense of catharsis when I see her foolishly pushing good people into the abyss of destruction, without any regard for morality or conscience.

Perhaps I am drawn to such evil because it contrasts with my current situation. It’s been three years since I joined a black company, and extreme overwork and abuse of power are tormenting me every day.

Perhaps I am feeling vicarious satisfaction from watching Carmel destroy everything without being restricted by anything. Well, of course, there are some whose basic tendencies are closer to sadism.

Anyway, I opened the latest episode of the novel. As I scrolled and read with concentration, a bitter smile formed on my lips.

Carmel makes an irresistible threat in exchange for her father’s life. Accordingly, Princess Sarah gets the word ‘prostitute’ tattooed on her back. Carmel’s taunt that she can no longer show herself to any man hurts Sarah’s heart.

“Wow… it’s delicious today too…”

The water in the coffee pot had already boiled a long time ago. The moment I put my arm up on the cupboard to take out the cup, the floor suddenly rose up in front of my eyes.

“Uh…?”

Quadang!

I feel a strong shock to my head. My whole body is consumed by a tingling sensation. No matter how hard I try, I can’t move a single finger.

‘My body, my body doesn’t move! Wait a minute, this can’t be…’

So I slowly lost my mind.