[TVL] 53 – The Second Coming
Genres: Josei, Mature, Fantasy, Romance, Tragedy
1D3A Synopsis: -I don't love you. This is a means of revenge. Idyllia, daughter of the Leveaux family, is secretly in love with Silvio, her political enemy and heir of the Fontana family.However, the Fontana family is purged through a conspiracy by the Leveaux family, and Silvio goes missing.Five years later, she is tormented by guilt when Silvio, now a Grand Duke of a neighbouring kingdom, appears before her."The only thing you are allowed to do is to beg for my mercy." Idyllia's innocence is taken from her by the smiling, amused Silvio. Then, night after night, she is struck by his passionate desires...A grand duke sworn to vengeance and a lady trapped in atonement; the torn lovers are drawn to each other once more...
Why did I decide to pick it up?
I've had my eye on this for a while! Actually, when I first chose TVL to translate back in 2020, it was a toss-up between SCR and TVL. They are both published by Sonya, who are known for their heart-wrenching, angst, mature rofans. Since 2020, there have only been 3 JP novels that I’ve liked enough to tl from start to finish (and I read like 2 a week on my kindle): TVL, SCR, and another one, but one at a time XD. I was still managing Word Excerpt at that time and had 20+ projects under my belt + staff, so I could only afford to commit to one ;;
Romeo and Juliet is my second-fav Shakespeare (behind Merchant of Venice), but instead of Montague vs Capulets it's Leveaux vs Fontana (there's family feuding > <, good politics in the plot + romance)
I'm a sucker for European-esque historical settings (if you couldn't already tell by my projects)
I love the enemies to lovers trope (Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton/The Duke and I, The Hating Game, TVL), and this time it's Enemies->Lovers->Enemies->Lovers LOL.
Lots of snusnu the 'ah ah ah' kind hehe
Gooorgeeeousss art (like OMG /O) vvvv
The whole world is against their love, and I like seeing couples fight through the hardships
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There's a manga adaptation that was released this year, which I will be translating and editing alongside! Here's an exclusive 1-week preview only for you guys ;>
I’ve yet to post it on NU. I may do so sometime in the near future once I’ve translated enough chapters. If anyone would like to assist me in updating chapters (no experience required!), do contact me with the form below. I would really appreciate it and will make a schedule so releases are timely for everyone (at the moment I’m really struggling with the workload all myself, even though a lot is automated through RSS). You will also be able to read the complete translation of TVL and the latest chapters of my series <3 Contact me with the form below if you’re interested!
As always, thank you to my readers for reading my translations ^^.
Lots of love, Ru xx