By Suzu Enoshima and Eihi. Released in Japan as “Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endo-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san” by Kadokawa Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Mikey N. It’s interesting to come across a series where the villainess ends up being one of the less interesting parts of it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fine; it was highly enjoyable seeing Lieselotte stubbornly embarrass her way towards happiness. But once you get her schtick, as the “gods” Endo and Kobayashi point out, there’s not much more still to say, at least not in this volume (the last chapter of the book is another story, and tells me she may play more of a role next time). But I was more interested in the ways...

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