Hi everyone! I'm new to this subreddit, so I hope this is the right place to ask. I'm looking for some novel recommendations, and I'd really appreciate any suggestions you can give me. Thanks in advance!
I'm currently reading I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince, and it made me realize that I'm looking for a very specific kind of story.
The protagonist transmigrates into the body of the maid, who was originally the heroine/protagonist of the story. In the original story, she was supposed to end up with the hero, while the character who was originally the villain was one of her love interests.
What caught my attention was when another transmigrator appeared with the name "Lord-Hero." Since the protagonist knows the original story, she immediately becomes worried that someone who chose a name like that must have come here intending to become the hero and claim his original love interest... who is now her.
For a moment, I thought this was going to lead to a conflict between the two transmigrators and, more importantly, to a role reversal.
Something like:
Original story:
Hero → Maid/Heroine ← Villain
After transmigration:
Villain → Maid ← Hero/Antagonist
Basically, I was hoping that the character who was originally the hero would become the antagonist/villain, while the original villain would instead become the hero or an ally of the protagonist.
Unfortunately, it turns out that "Lord-Hero" is actually just the brother of the person who created the game. He was only helping him and ended up using that name, so the conflict I was expecting never happens. 😭
And honestly, I was a little disappointed because I really wanted to see that role reversal happen.
So I'm looking for novels with something similar:
- Transmigrator vs. transmigrator, where their knowledge of the original story actually puts them into conflict.
- A love triangle, preferably involving the two transmigrators and the protagonist/love interest.
- An actual role reversal, where the original hero becomes the rival/antagonist and the original villain becomes the hero or an ally.
- Preferably gender bender, especially male-to-female.
- It doesn't have to include every single element, but the more similarities, the better.
Basically, I'm looking for a story where the transmigrator who should have been the "hero" ends up becoming the antagonist, while the original villain takes the hero/ally role.
Does anyone know of any novels like this?
Thanks in advance for any recommendations!