History Webcomic / DeathIsTheOnlyEndingForTheVillainess

Majority of the tropes contain spoilers from the completed Webnovel. '''YouHaveBeenWarned'''.

There're some spoilers, so read at your own risk~.

Our protagonist, Cha Siyeon, has successfully escaped her toxic home life and started to attend the prestigious university she killed herself studying to get in... only to end up reincarnating as Penelope Eckhart, the adopted daughter of Duke Eckhart, the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim she was playing just some hours before, "Daughter of the Duke - Love Project". The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" Ivonne, the protagonist of the game's Normal Mode, comes back to her family, as Penelope she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive...

** Original timeline Winter. He brought Ivonne back to the Eckharts on Penelope's coming-of-age on purpose, and would end up much later realizing that [[spoiler: he enabled her to dispose off TheChosenOne Penelope and gain access to the Imperial Palace and the Golden Dragon's fang within. Ivonne achieved a TheBadGuyWins which cause the end of the world. To atone for his horrendous mistake he used the most forbidden of magics. He turned time itself back for which he was condemned to burn eternally. When the new timeline version merges with the original one he is ready to do anything for Penelope's sake. Since she was the one that suffered the most due to Ivonne/Layla.]]

* GreenEyedMonster: Derrick really does not like it when Penelope pays attention to Callisto or Winter . [[spoiler: Which is a huge hint that his feelings are anything but brotherly.]]

* RoseHairedSweetie: Ivonne. [[spoiler:The possessed version only pretends to be and is quite successful]].

* DrivenToSuicide: At the beginning of the story our Penelope thinks that if she dies as the character she may be able to go back to the real world, so she plans to get herself killed by Callisto... Which she would later end up regretting. Much later in the story [[spoiler: at the time of her coming-of-age ceremony Penelope believes that she has already lost, since she didn't manage to raise the love score of any of the love interests to the full percent, that the man who proclaims to love her, Callisto, will inevitably fall for the newly returned Ivonne, and when Derrick ends up bringing Ivonne uninvited to the party, feeling that it's the last straw and that she will die soon anyway, she knowingly drinks the poisoned wine.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Derrick abuses verbally and emotionally his adoptive sister Penelope.[[spoiler: He has also romantic feelings for her, which he does not act on. One it would still be incestuous and risk crossing to sexual abuse.]]
* TheEvilPrince: Callisto's brother "invited" him to his birthday banquet... by sending an assassin.

* MissingMom: Siyeon's mother early death is what caused her to be taken in by her biological father.

But with two brothers that always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the heroine, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them! This is Penelope’s survival story, as she has been dropped in an insane reverse harem dating sim! There're some spoilers, so read at your own risk.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: Penelope's dream. Which she somehow achieves.

* TheEvilPrince: Callisto's brother invited him to his birthday banquet... by sending an assassin.

* ObliviousToLove: Penelope. She fails to understand the significance of Callisto constantly trying to meet her, him wanting to kill any rival for her affections and giving her extremely expensive gifts.

* OverprotectiveDad: The Duke is not happy that Callisto is courting Penelope. The crown prince threatened her at swordpoint during their first meeting and after that he would not stop needling the Duke.
** The duke is ready to rebel when he finds out that Callisto impregnated Penelope prior to their marriage.

Our protagonist, Cha Siyeon, has successfully escaped her toxic home life and started to attend the prestigious university she killed herself studying to get in... only to end up reincarnating as Penelope Eckhart, the adopted daughter of Duke Eckhart, the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim she was playing just some hours before, "Daughter of the Duke - Love Project". The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" Ivonne, the protagonist of the game's Normal Mode, comes back to her family, as Penelope she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive. But the two brothers always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the female lead, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them!

This is Penelope’s survival story, as she has been dropped in an insane reverse harem dating sim! No spoilers, so read at your own risk.

* BigBrotherInstict: In contrast with how abrasive and mean they are towards Penelope, they loved and cared greatly for Ivonne. In the game once she comes back they soon reconnect with each other and both Derrick and Reynold spare no time in being protective of her, as their routes in the game in Normal Mode are obviously not romantic but familial.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Both Callisto and Eckles are this but in very different ways. Callisto can't abide the idea of losing Penelope either to death or to another man, but he does respect her wishes, helps her fulfill her goals and does not monopolize her attention. Eckles, on the other hand, is obsessed with her and wants her to be completely dependent on him.

** After Winter is freed from the Mirror of Truth, Callisto has him arrested and ensures that the wizard will never get anywhere near Penelope. He fears the possibility of Penelope choosing Winter over him far scarier than the Layla returning.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: The Duke intensely dislikes Crown Prince Callisto, particularly as he had harmed Penelope before, so he doesn't approve of the idea of them being in a relationship.

* DoYouThinkICantFeel: Penelope was treated as if she was a doll or a pet and not a human being with her own desires and opinions. It's not until when our protagonist reincarnates as her and starts showing her own ego that the people around Penelope start to realize that she is also a person and they need to treat her as such.

* GossipEvolution: By the time the Annual Hunt and Penelope's trial on trumped up charges is over the Court and the Nobles are under the impression that Callisto and Penelope had a love affair which Penelope decided to end due to the difference in status. Callisto decided not to accept it and kept stalking her. The truth is nowhere close.
* JerkassRealization: Emily comes to deeply regret how she treated Penelope, possibly the butler as well. Callisto is very well aware that holding a defenseless and frail woman at swordpoint and cutting her in the neck was a dick move.

Our protagonist has successfully escaped her toxic home life and started to attend the prestigious university she killed herself studying to get in... only to end up reincarnating as Penelope Eckhart, the adopted daughter of Duke Eckhart, the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim she was playing just some hours before. The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" of Duke Eckhart appears, she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive. But the two brothers always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the female lead, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them!

* ButterflyEffect: Reincarnated Penelope really changes almost the whole narrative, much to the Layla's disdain, who struggles to adapt to the new circumstances.

* MediaTransmigration: Our unnamed transmigrator was an illegitimate child who escaped her abusive family by going to university. Through her classmates she heard of the viral Otome phone Game "The Lady's Love Project" and got hooked. After beating all the routes in normal mode, she had the option to buy the very expensive true ending or to earn it through playing hard mode. A thifty young woman, she decides to play hard mode where instead of playing as the protagonist Ivonne, she has to play as the villainess Penelope Eckhart. Whom she wakes up as she is being belittled and mocked by ''her'' abusive family.

* ObnoxiousInLaws: The Duke and his sons loathe Callisto and really do not want Penelope to marry him. Callisto loathes them even more due to the way they treated Penelope and for interfering with his courting.

** Eckles: Romantic love. [[spoiler:But as what he felt evolved into an obsessive love-hate towards Penelope, that made him putty in Ivonne's hands.]]
** Derrick: Brotherly affection[[spoiler: or so he wished his feelings actually were. In reality he was ashamed of his romantic feelings towards his adopted sister and that plus the jealousy he felt towards the men close to her, made him an extremely easy target for the Layla.]]
* RagsToRoyalty: Our protagonist is a ''Cinderella Style'', in both of her lives, in her past life she was a poor illegitimate child raised by her single mother, whose rich father only brought her into his family after her mother's death and as Penelope she was an orphaned beggar who was adopted by Duke Eckhart.

* SquishyWizard: Penelope might be the only Ancient Mage left in the world but she is also a young, untrained girl with a delicate body.

* AdultFear: Watching as your daughter, sister, love interest, semi official girlfriend knowingly drinks poison at her own birthday party. The Duke and his two sons are acutely aware that they were the ones that drove Penelope to that point. Winter has a two fold horror since he was the one Penelope commissioned poison from. Callisto is nearly driven to a breakdown and becomes desperate to get Penelope out of Eckart control.

* ParentalNeglect: Due to the Duke's neglect and lack of interaction with Penelope, she is utterly love-starved and abused by her step-brothers, which only mirrors her relationship with her real family in Korea.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Penelope's suicide attempt nearly causes Callisto to emotionally splinter.

* SurpriseCreepy: Imagine playing the easy mode game as sweet, lovely Ivonne and then paying to see the hidden route and finding out that [[spoiler: Ivonne was the true villain who succeeded in killing the true protagonist and destroyed the world.]]

* DoYouThinkICantFeel: Penelope is treated as if she is a doll or a pet and not a human being with her own desires and opinions.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Penelope at her coming-of-age ceremony. She believes that she will soon lose the man she loves, Callisto, to the newly returned Ivonne and that she will die soon anyway. Derrick bringing Ivonne uninvited is the last straw and she knowingly drinks the poisoned wine.]]

** Derrick: [[spoiler: Was ashamed of his romantic feelings toward his adopted sister, making him an easy target.]]

* RefugeInAudacity: Penelope has to resort to this twice.

* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Penelope has magenta hair and aquagreen eyes. She just happens to be a direct descendant of the Ancient Mages, the only one that can wield Ancient Magic and is absolutely necessary to defeat the Layla.

!!Tropes in this webcomic

* DrowningMySorrows: After Penelope runs away with Reynold's assistance, the latter starts to spend his days drunk out of guild that in part his actions and inactions have driven his adopted sister to despair. However the servants speculate that he had his heart broken. He did but platonically rather than romantically.

* TheEvilPrince: Callisto's brother invited his brother to his birthday banquet... by sending an assassin.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: The Ancient Wizards are remembered as vicious and power hungry due to a curse that the Layla put on them to ensure that they were negatively percieved. It persists three thousand years later in their descendant Penelope.

* ThePowerOfLove: The people that have less tainted affections towards Penelope are highly resistant if not outright immune to the Layla's brainwashing.
** The Duke: paternal affection
** Reynold: Brotherly affection
** Winter: genuine admiration and romantic love
** Callisto: romantic love and deep trust
** Eckles: [[spoiler:felt an obsessive love-hate towards Penelope]] that made him putty in Ivonne's hands.
** Derrick: [[spoiler: was ashamed of his romantic feelings toward his adopted sister]], making him an easy target.

* RoyaltySuperpower: Penelope lost her Ancient Magic but her daughter Judith appears to have inherited it.

* SurpriseCreepy: Imagine playing the easy mode game as sweet, lovely Yvonne and then paying to see the hidden route and finding out that Yvonne was the villain after all who succeeded in killing the true protagonist and destroyed the world.

Our protagonist has successfully escaped her toxic home life and started to attend the prestigious university she killed herself to get in... only to end up reincarnating as Penelope Eckhart, the adopted daughter of Duke Eckhart, the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim she was playing just some hours before. The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" of Duke Eckhart appears, she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive. But the two brothers always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the female lead, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them!

* AncientConspiracy: The Layla have been attempting to return to power since the ancient wizards sealed them away. The ancient wizards also set up a lot of safeguards to prevent the Leyla from returning.

* TheAtoner: The abusive maid Emily really comes to regret everything she did to Penelope and after having her JerkassRealization she does her best to help Penelope and does not expect any reward or even forgiveness. She even risks her life to help Penelope. It is the reason that out of everyone in the duke's estate she is the only one Penelope actually can bring herself to forgive.
** Original timeline Winter. He brought Ivonne back to the Eckharts, [[spoiler: enabling her to dispose off TheChosenOne Penelope and gain access to the Imperial Palace and the Golden Dragon's fang within. Ivonne achieved a TheBadGuyWins which cause the end of the world. To atone for his horrendous mistake he used the most forbidden of magics. He turned time itself back for which he was condemned to burn eternally. When the new timeline version merges with the original one he is ready to do anything for Penelope's sake. Since she was the one that suffered the most due to Ivonne/Layla.]]
* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:Ivonne got possessed by an ancient evil entity called a Layla shortly after disappearing, and her ultimate goal is to destroy the world.]]

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: The Duke intensely dislikes Crown Prince Callisto, particularly as he had harmed Penelope before. Guess who his daughter Penelope ends up with?

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Callisto's servants and allies do not take long to start addressing Penelope as 'crown princess'.

* MediaTransmigration: Our unnamed transmigrator was an illegitimate child who escaped her abusive family by going to university. Through her classmates she heard of the viral Otome phone game "The Lady's Love Project" and got hooked. After beating all the routes in normal mode, she had the option to buy the very expensive true ending or to earn it through playing hard mode. A thifty young woman, she decides to play hard mode where instead of playing as the protagonist Yvonne, she has to play as the villainess Penelope Eckhart. Whom she wakes up as she is being belittled and mocked by ''her'' abusive family.

* NotBloodSiblings: As Penelope is adopted and not related to Derrick nor Reynold by blood, in the Hard Mode they are presented as possible romantic interests. Though our Penelope quickly discards them as options, as they remind her too much of her biological half brothers.[[spoiler:Later in the story it's shown that Derrick has always had romantic and possibly sexual feelings for Penelope. He is disgusted with himself for feeling that way toward his adopted sister.]]

* ObnoxiousInLaws: The duke and his sons loathe Callisto and really do not want Penelope to marry him. Callisto loathes them even more due to the way they treated Penelope and for interfering with his courting.

* ThePowerOfLove: The people that have less tainted affections towards Penelope are highly resistant if not outright immune to Yvonne's brainwashing.

** Eckles felt an obsessive love-hate towards Penelope that made him putty in Ivonne's hands.
** Derrick was ashamed of his romantic feelings toward his adopted sister, making him an easy target.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Penelope ends up being this for the Leyla.

** Penelope to a small degree... [[spoiler: She kisses Callisto in front of Reynold just to piss off the later.]]

* {{Yandere}}: ALL the male leads have shades of this but Eclise takes the cake.

[[caption-width-right:350:Penelope]]

Penelope Eckhart reincarnated as the adopted daughter of Duke Eckhart and the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim. The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" of Duke Eckhart appears, she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive. But the two brothers always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the female lead, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them!

* AdultFear: Watching as your daughter, sister, love interest, semi official girlfriend knowingly drinks poison at her own birthday party. The Duke and his two sons are acutely aware that they were the ones that drove Penelope to that point. Vinter has a two fold horror since he was the one Penelope commissioned poison from. Callisto is nearly driven to a breakdown and becomes desperate to get Penelope out of Eckart control.

* BeleagueredAssistant: Poor Cedric is Callisto's. Not only he has to smooth things over when Callisto's temper gets the better of him but he also has to deal with all the palace intrigue.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Ivonne-Layla]] is very good at making Penelope look bad and herself good. Also Winter the one that in the game brings Ivonne to the Eckart estate during Penelope's turning-of-age ceremony. As Penelope herself points out the only reason he did that would be to ruin Penelope's one single day that would be only about her.

* ButterflyEffect: Penelope really changes the narrative, much to Ivonne's disdain who struggles to adapt to the new circumstances.

* ComicallySmallDemand: When Callisto offers Penelope anything she could possibly desire as a reward for helping him thwart an assassination attempt she only requests that he never kill her for any reason. He sees it as this and laments that he made such a terrible first impression on her. Penelope on the other hand is extremely relieved since in the OtomeGame hard mode Callisto was the one that killed her character the most.

* TheEvilPrince: Callisto's brother invited his brother to his birthday banquet by sending an assassin.
* GenderBlenderName: Callisto is typically a female name meaning the most beautiful.

* HeroicLineage: Penelope is descended from the Ancient Wizards that sealed the Layla away in the first place.

* MasterSwordsman: Callisto and Eclise.
* MeaningfulName: Callisto means most beautiful and he is indeed quite handsome. Penelope appreciates his looks the most from the capture targets.

* MindControl: The reason [[spoiler:Ivonne-Layla]] was able to enact her plans so flawlessly in the previous timelines.

* RagsToRaylty: Our protagonist is a ''Cinderella Style'', in both of her lives, in her past life she was a poor illegitimate child raised by her single mother, whose rich father only brought her into his family after her mother's death and as Penelope she was an orphaned beggar who was adopted by Duke Eckhart.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Penelope was supposed to fill in the gap that Yvonne left, but not everyone was on board with it and she was too different from the original Yvonne.
* RoseHairedSweetie: The Original Ivonne. The possessed version only pretends to be.

* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Penelope has dark pink, nearly red hair and aquagreen eyes. She just happens to be a direct descendant of the Ancient Mages, the only one that can wield Ancient Magic and is absolutely necessary to defeat the Layla.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Ivonne-Leyla has pulled it off quite well in the past thanks to her brainwashing powers.

Penelope Eckart reincarnated as the adopted daughter of Duke Eckart and the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim. The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" of Duke Eckart appears, she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive. But the two brothers always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the female lead, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them!

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: What the Duke fears is happening with Penelope and Callisto. Averted however, out of the capture targets Callisto is the best choice.

* AncientConspiracy: The Leyla have been attempting to return to power since the ancient wizards sealed them away. The ancient wizards also set up a lot of safeguards to prevent the Leyla from returning.

** Original timeline Vinter. He brought Yvonne/Leyla to the Eckarts, enabling her to dispose off TheChosenOne Penelope and gain access to the Imperial Palace and the Golden Dragon's fang within. Yvonne achieved a TheBadGuyWins which cause the end of the world. To atone for his horrendous mistake he used the most forbidden of magics. He turned time itself back for which he was condemned to burn eternally. When the new timeline version merges with the original one he is ready to do anything for Penelope's sake. Since she was the one that suffered the most due to Yvonne/Leyla.
* AwfulTruth: Yvonne got possessed by an ancient evil entity called a Leyla shortly after disappearing, and her ultimate goal is to destroy the world.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Yvonne-Layla is very good at making Penelope look bad and herself good. Also Vinter the one that in the game brings Yvonne to the Eckart estate during Penelope's turning-of-age ceremony. As Penelope herself points out the only reason he did that would be to ruin Penelope's one single day that would be only about her.

* ButterflyEffect: Penelope really changes the narrative, much to Yvonne's disdain who struggles to adapt to the new circumstances.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Both Callisto and Eclis are this but in very different ways. Callisto can't abide the idea of losing Penelope either to death or to another man, but he does respect her wishes, helps her fulfill her goals and does not monopolize her attention. Eclis, on the other hand, is obsessed with her and wants her to be completely dependent on him.

** After Vinter is freed from the Mirror of Truth, Callisto has him arrested and ensures that the wizard will never get anywhere near Penelope. He fears the possibility of Penelope choosing Vinter over him far scarier than the Leyla returning.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: The Duke intensely dislikes Crown Prince Callisto. Guess who his daughter Penelope ends up with?

* DebtDetester: Vinter is very careful not to owe anything to anyone. Penelope takes advantage of this trait to ensure that he will help her when needed and also to keep him firmly at a distance since she does not trust him.

* {{Determinator}}: Callisto is described as someone that can survive anything that the world throws at him. In fact, without him Penelope would have failed to defeat the Leyla and the world would have been destroyed. Dude manages to kill a night unstoppable undead dragon.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Penelope at her coming-of-age ceremony. She believes that she will soon lose the man she loves, Callisto, to the newly returned Yvonne and that she will die soon anyway. Derrick bringing Yvonne uninvited is the last straw and she knowingly drinks poisoned wine.]]
* DrowningMySorrows: After Penelope runs away with Reynalds assistance the latter starts to spend his days drunk out of guild that in part his actions and inactions have driven his adopted sister to despair. However the servants speculate that he had his heart broken. He did but platonically rather than romantically.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Leyla cultists try to cause chaos during the Annual Hunt. One of them even alludes to the Leyla 'goddess' aka Yvonne. Yvonne is also spotted by Penelope during the adventure on Soleia island.

* EveryoneLovesBlondes: When Penelope first played the game in Korea Callisto was the route she went for the most.

* GreenEyedMonster: Derrick really does not like it when Penelope pays attention to Callisto or Vinter . [[spoiler: Which is a huge hint that his feelings are anything but brotherly.]]

* HeroWithBadPublicity: The Ancient Wizards are remembered as vicious and power hungry due to a curse that the Leyla put on them to ensure that they were negatively percieved. It persists three thousand years later in their descendant Penelope.

* MacGuffin: The Shards of the Mirror of Truth. Penelope's mirror wand.

* MeaningfulName: Callisto means most beautiful and he indeed Penelope appreciates his looks the most from the capture targets.
* MediaTransmigration: Our unnamed transmigrator was an illegitimate child who escaped her abusive family by going to university. Through her classmates she heard of the viral Otome phone game "The Lady's Love Project" and got hooked. After beating all the routes in normal mode, she had the option to buy the very expensive true ending or to earn it through playing hard mode. A thifty young woman, she decides to play hard mode where instead of playing as the protagonist Yvonne, she has to play as the villainess Penolope Eckhart. Whom she wakes up as she is being belittled and mocked by ''her'' abusive family.
* MindControl: The reason Yvonne-Leyla was able to enact her plans so flawlessly in the previous timelines.
** MoreThanMindControl: Yvonne manipulates Eclise's feelings toward Penelope.

* NotBloodSiblings: As Penelope is adopted and not related to Derrick nor Reynold by blood, in the HardMode they are presented as possible romantic interests. Though our Penelope quickly discards them as options, as they remind her too much of her biological half brothers.[[spoiler:Later in the story it's shown that Derrick has always had romantic and possibly sexual feelings for Penelope. He is disgusted with himself for feeling that way toward his adopted sister.]]

** Reynald: Brotherly affection
** Vinter: genuine admiration and romantic love

** Eclise felt an obsessive love-hate towards Penelope that made him putty in Yvonne's hands.

* RagsToRaylty: Our protagonist is a ''Cinderella Style'', in both of her lives, in her past life she was a poor illegitimate child raised by her single mother, whose rich father only brought her into his family after her mother's death and as Penelope she was an orphaned beggar who was adopted by Duke Ecart.

* RoseHairedSweetie: The Original Yvonne. The possessed version only pretends to be.

* SecretIdentity: Since wizards face prejudice Vinter hides that he is one and practices the craft in a rabbit masked merchant persona.

* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Penelope has dark pink, nearly red hair and aqua eyes. She just happens to be a direct descendant of the Ancient Mages, the only one that can wield Ancient Magic and is absolutely necessary to defeat the Layla.
* SlaveToPR: Derrick is obsessed with upholding the good reputation of the Eckart family name.

** Penelope to a small degree. She kisses Callisto in front of Reynold just to piss off the later.
* UselessBystanderParent: Penelope really has it the worst. The biological father of her original body and the adoptive father of her second body are of the neglecting variety. While they are not actually involve in her half brothers' abuse of her they do not stop their sons from making Penelope's life a living hell. If they had showing even the slightest interest in their daughter's well being she would have not been mistreated and belittled by everyone.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Yvonne-Leyla has pulled it off quite well in the past thanks to her brainwashing powers.

* Adventurer Archaeologist: Penelope's dream. Which she somehow achieves.

* BabiesEverAfter: Penelope and [[spoiler:Callisto have a daughter they name Judith.]]

* DesperatelyCravesAffection: Callisto latches very strongly to Penelope because he has no one else to love and trust.

* DrivenToSuicide: {{Spoiler: Penelope at her coming-of-age ceremony. She believes that she will soon lose the man she loves, Callisto, to the newly returned Yvonne and that she will die soon anyway. Derrick bringing Yvonne uninvited is the last straw and she knowingly drinks poisoned wine.}}

* RagsToRaylty: Cinderella Style, in both of her lives, in her past life she was a poor illegitimate child raised by her single mother, whose rich father only brought her into his family after her mother's death and as Penelope she was an orphaned beggar who was adopted by Duke Ecart.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Derrick abuses verbally and emotionally his adoptive sister Penelope. He has also romantic feelings for her, which he does not act on. One it would still be incestuous and risk crossing to sexual abuse.

* GreenEyedMonster: Derrick really does not like it when Penelope pays attention to Callisto or Vinter.

* HeirClubForMen: The norm in the empire but Callisto plans to change it because he wants his daughter Judith to succeed him.
* HeroicLineage: Penelope is descended from the Ancient Wizards that sealed the Leyla away in the first place.

* NotBloodSiblings: Derrick has romantic and possibly sexual feelings for Penelope. She does not reciprocate. He is disgusted with himself for feeling that way toward his adopted sister.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: What the duke fears is happening with Penelope and Callisto. Averted however, out of the capture targets Callisto is the best choice.

* BabiesEverAfter: Penelope and Callisto have a daughter they name Judith.

* BigBrotherBully: Both Eckart brothers toward Penelope.

* CainAndAbel: Callisto and his brother. While both despise each other and want to be emperor, the brother is the one that actually tries to off the opposition.

* TheChosenOne: Penelope, the only Ancient Mage left in the world.

* DrivenToSuicide: Penelope at her coming-of-age ceremony. She believes that she will soon lose the man she loves, Callisto, to the newly returned Yvonne and that she will die soon anyway. Derrick bringing Yvonne uninvited is the last straw and she knowingly drinks poisoned wine.

MoreThanMindControl: Yvonne manipulates Eclise's feelings toward Penelope.

* ParentalNeglect: Due to the Duke's neglect and lack of interaction with Penelope, she is utterly love-starved and abused by her half brothers.

* SpannerInTheWorks: The version two Penelope for the Leyla.

* {{Troll}}: Callisto really enjoys riling up people, be it his ambitious half brother, his aide, love interest and especially his future in laws.

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''Death Is the Only Ending for the Villainess'' is a popular light novel covering action, adventure, and comedy. Written by the Author Gwongyeoeul.

* AbusiveParents: Penelope really has it the worst. The biological father of her original body and the adoptive father of her second body are of the neglecting variety. While they are not actually involve in the abuse they do not stop their sons from making Penelope's life a living hell. If they had showing even the slightest interest in their daughter's well being she would have not been mistreated and belittled by everyone.

* GenderBlenderName: Callisto is typically a female name meaning the most beautiful. MeanifullName since Callisto is the most handsome man around, at least to Penelope.

* MeaninfullName: Callisto means most beautiful and he indeed Penelope appreciates his looks the most from the capture targets.

* BadAss: Callisto, war hero, world's best warrior. He even pierces his own ear in order to wear a cufflink Penelope gifted him as an earring.

* GenderBlenderName: Callisto is typically a female name meaning the most beautifull. MeanifulName since Callisto is the most handsome man around, at least to Penelope.

* StalkerWithACrush: Callisto makes a magical map that shows him where Penelope is at all times. It enables him to rescue her from danger several times.