Modern Villainess: It’s Not Easy Building a Corporate Empire Before the Crash (Light Novel) Series

RUNA TAKES THE SCHOOL BY STORM!

Keikain Runa is usually dealing with global turmoil and corporate catastrophes, but those high-stakes crises seem to have paused. Still, studying, social engagements, and even a side gig developing a makeup line are keeping her just as busy!

Her hectic academic life doesn’t stop Runa from ducking away when the occasion requires—for instance, when Teia Motor Co. needs trackside support at a big car race. But when the school festival rolls around, Runa needs to focus on helping her classmates pull off an event second to none.

The students decide to give the festival a boost by putting together a temporary maid café—a tricky project they’ll definitely need Runa’s help to pull off! But as she pursues so many projects, does Runa risk overlooking the signs that the wider world is growing turbulent again…?

TRAITORS AND TERRORISTS CLOSE IN!

A Keika employee from the Osaka office clues Runa in to treachery within the Keika Group. Disloyal underlings want to dethrone the Young Lady! The loss of Runa’s savvy leadership would threaten the Japanese economy itself, and she springs into action—but will careful business moves be enough to fend off these snakes in the grass?!

Runa’s not just dealing with professional foes. There’s a terrorist plot unfolding, and she’s their target too. But that news only reaches her when she’s already en route to Narita Airport! Is there time to plan a defense before Runa’s train pulls in—and her enemies lash out?

“THIS YOUNG LADY SAVED JAPAN’S ECONOMY!”

Overwhelmed by the post-9/11 political world, Runa takes a shot at attending school! There, she tries kendo, student council, and even acting onscreen.

But as subprime loans pique interest at home, a new global economic crisis takes root. Meanwhile, the Iraq War unfolds, and pandemonium erupts worldwide! Will this junior-high villainess’s watchful eye prevent a financial fiasco?!

“YOU SIMPLY AREN’T QUALIFIED”

Between the effects of the coordinated terrorist attacks in America and the home-grown hostility against Keika Group, Runa has her hands full running her empire. As Keika Group expands, Japan fights back, seeking regulations that make corporate restructuring inevitable. Nevertheless, Her Little Majesty pushes through the turmoil until Prime Minister Koizumi lands a ruthless blow, threatening to shatter everything she’s worked so hard for. Now that the writing is on the wall, what path will she choose?

A TASK FOR ADULTS

As the twenty-first century comes in like a lion, Runa continues to use her cunning insight to save Japan’s economy as the country’s Little Majesty. Despite being a child, Runa operates on a global scale: and now, she’s set her eyes on creating the famous Shinjuku shinkansen! But Runa’s former life still looms over her, including the catastrophic events of the year 2001. How will she continue to save herself from her distant undoing in the wake of potential tragedy?

FOR THE SAKE OF THE FUTURE, I’LL DESTROY THE RIKKEN SEIYUU PARTY!

After narrowly pulling the Keika Group through what appeared to be an imminent collapse, Runa has ascended to new heights as The Little Queen. Leveraging currency, cunning, and financial power, she continues to establish the Fuchigami administration. However, danger and distrust lurk around every corner, leaving Runa to face still looming tragedy with her futuristic knowledge once again. And as this version of Japan looks towards the 21st century, Runa finds less and less time to save Japan from utter economic collapse. It seems that no matter what, the fate of Japan is set to occur once again.

A woman is reincarnated as the villainess in a retro otome game…where she has to navigate the incoming Great Recession of 2008!

When the economy collapses in September 2008, an exhausted career woman’s fate is left in flux…until she’s reincarnated! Now she’s Keikain Runa—the villainous daughter of the Keika Group—in an otome game set before the pop of Japan’s economic bubble. Keika Group’s financial situation isn’t great: they’re on the verge of ruin if left unchecked. However, Runa is determined to save both Keika Group and Japan through risky, smart investments. Thanks to an interest in cold hard cash, knowledge of future technology, and her awareness of Japan’s real-world future doom, Runa might just be able to nip the looming economic collapse in the bud. Witness the rebirth of Japan’s economy as Runa uses her knowledge to save her new present from the future!