When corporate strategist awakens as Celica von Rauthford—a minor baron's daughter destined for disgrace in an otome game—she refuses to accept her scripted fate. Armed with knowledge of economic theory and a ruthless understanding of power dynamics, she transforms from forgotten side character into a formidable player who treats the academy like a corporate battlefield.
Rather than competing for the heroine's romantic routes, Celica builds her own empire through calculated contracts, strategic debt acquisition, and an intricate web of obligations that makes her indispensable. She turns tea parties into negotiation tables, library research into intelligence gathering, and social confrontations into public demonstrations of her competence.
The unique heroine of this story makes for a twist that goes against the conventions of an Otome in such a good way. The MC reincarnated into a character that canonically wins by being a good person but the MC chooses instead to ensure her future through being a shrewd businesswoman. It makes for a very different dynamic! Worth a read!