I Woke Up as the Prince Betrothed to a Misunderstood Villainess

After clearing a tragic otome game, a young man awakens inside its world—reincarnated not as the heroine, nor as a side character, but as "Prince Eric Lionheart", the fiancé of the infamous villainess. To the kingdom, Lady "Celestine Harcourt" is destined to fall—a noblewoman marked by rumors, false accusations, and a future that always ends in ruin. But to the newly awakened prince, she is simply a gentle, misunderstood woman whose fate was cruelly decided long before he arrived. This Eric is not the prince from the game. Armed with knowledge of the story’s routes and flags, he chooses a path no scenario ever allowed: openly doting on his fiancée. He showers Celestine with attention, shields her from political traps, and stands firmly at her side—confusing the court, unsettling the heroine, and disrupting the flow of a world that insists Celestine must lose. Yet fate does not break easily. As the prince’s affection changes the rhythm of the court, hidden forces begin to move. The more Eric treasures Celestine, the more the world resists him—escalating misunderstandings, manipulating public opinion, and pushing the narrative toward its original tragic conclusion. In an otome world where the villainess was never meant to be loved, a new prince rewrites the rules—not through repentance, but through unwavering devotion. ---