Inept Villainess

Prepare for swirling court intrigue in this magical "trading places" tale of maidens competing for the crown--and don't miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas!In a kingdom inspired by...

Prepare for swirling court intrigue in this magical "trading places" tale of maidens competing for the crown--and don't miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas!In a kingdom inspired by...

REAP WHAT YOU SOWThe site of this year’s Harvest Festival has been decided—and it’s the domain of the Maiden Court’s most reviled villainess, Shu Keigetsu! Down a guardian to show...

UNUSUAL SUSPECTSJust when Kou Reirin has gotten the dysentery outbreak in the Untouchable Village under control, the village chief mysteriously shows up on death’s door. Reirin fights tooth and nail...

Prepare for swirling court intrigue in this award-winning and magical “trading places” tale of maidens competing for the crown–and don’t miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas!In the Kingdom of...

The Rite of Reverence is nearly over, and each Maiden has one last shot at becoming the first-place future consort. It's been a whirlwind of chaos, from Kou Reirin and...

SWAP TILL YOU DROP!The Rite of Reverence has ended, yet Prince Gyoumei warns Kou Reirin not to undo the body swap in the Maiden Court—lest the emperor discover Shu Keigetsu's...

COOKING UP NEW SCHEMES!Having learned that the emperor is rooting out forbidden magic, Shu Keigetsu and Kou Reirin return to the palace with the body swap still in place. Their...

UNVEILING HIDDEN TRUTHSAfter staving off sabotage during the Congee Conferment Rite, Kou Reirin and Shu Keigetsu have successfully turned the tables on the emperor’s assassin. Their former adversary—now accomplice—sheds some...

Prepare for swirling court intrigue in this magical “trading places” tale of maidens competing for the crown–and don’t miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas! In a kingdom inspired...

DANCE LIKE A BUTTERFLY, FIGHT LIKE…A RAT!After a rocky start, Reirin and Leelee have no time to lose before they must compose themselves for the Ghost Festival at the Maiden...

THE EVIL CONCEALED WITHIN.The infamously frigid and unshakable Tousetsu has been brought to her knees. Prostrating before the real Reirin in the dilapidated storehouse, Tousetsu anguishes over what her beloved...

As the crown prince’s favored maiden at court, Kou Reirin’s future as the next empress is all but assured. That is, until her rival Shu Keigetsu, the court’s “sewer rat,”...

THE HARVEST LOOMS The Maiden Court’s blazing summer of plots and curses wanes into cooler autumn days. Keigetsu buckles down to restore the Palace of Vermillion Stallion in the turbulent...