is a Japanese light novel series written by Sametarō Fukada and illustrated by Sakura Miwabe. It began as a web novel that started in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in August 2019. It was later acquired by , who have published four volumes and one short story collection since March 2020 under their Pash! Books imprint.

A manga adaptation illustrated by Ichiho Katsura was serialized in the Pash Up! website from March 2020 to August 2026, with its chapters collected into eleven volumes as of April 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G and aired from October to December 2023.

Plot After being betrayed by her fiancé and abused by her family, a young noblewoman named Charlotte Evans is forced to flee her home. Along the way, a misanthropic wizard named Allen Crawford, who is known as the Dark Lord due to his personality, comes across her. Once he hears her story following their arrival at his mansion, Allen decides that he is going to indulge Charlotte in naughtiness by pampering her to her heart's content.

Characters

A great and powerful mage. He takes Charlotte in after she was abused by her family and kicked out.

The titular noble lady. She was framed for a litany of fake crimes and kicked out of her family. Charlotte was incapable of selfishness or even rudeness until Allen teaches her assertiveness.

Allen's sister. She is an incredibly powerful mage, being only outclassed by Allen.

Media Light novel Written by Sametarō Fukada, the series began as a web novel that started in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on August 12, 2019. It was later acquired by , who began publishing the novels with illustrations by Sakura Miwabe on March 27, 2020. As of January 2025, four volumes and one short story collection have been released.

In May 2023, J-Novel Club announced that it had licensed the light novel for English publication.

Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Ichiho Katsura was serialized on Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Pash Up! website from March 26, 2020, to August 6, 2026. The first volume was released on October 30, 2020. As of April 2026, eleven volumes have been released.

During their panel at Anime NYC 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the manga adaptation for a Fall 2023 release.

Anime In August 2022, it was announced that the novels would be adapted into an anime television series. It was produced by Zero-G and , and directed by Takashi Asami, with scripts written by , character designs handled by Miori Suzuki, and music composed by . The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is , performed by VTuber Yui Hizuki, and the ending theme song is "Graceful World", performed by Saori Hayami. Crunchyroll is streaming the series outside of Asia.

Episodes

Reception In 2021, the manga adaptation was nominated in the Next Manga Awards in the web manga category.

See also Isshō Hatarakitakunai Ore ga, Classmate no Daininki Idol ni Natsukaretara, another light novel series illustrated by Sakura Miwabe Rich Girl Caretaker, another light novel series illustrated by Sakura Miwabe

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References

External links at Shōsetsuka ni Narō