is a Japanese light novel series written by Hiro Oda and illustrated by Tsubasa.V. It was originally serialized on the online publishing platform Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2020, before Enterbrain began publishing it as a light novel under their B's Log Bunko imprint, releasing seven volumes between August 2020 and April 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Aji Murata began serialization online on Kadokawa's KadoComi service under the Flos Comic label in February 2021 and has been compiled into five volumes as of February 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Jumondou premiered in October 2026.

Plot The series follows Pia Rockwell, a minor villainess in the otome game Caroline and the Rainbow Magic Sweets. She is the reincarnation of a Japanese doctorate student, regaining her memories after a childhood illness. With her newfound knowledge, she decides to move away from her game's fate as a villainess, instead following her past life studying paleontology, with the aim of becoming a paleontologist. Her dream is complicated by her engagement to Rufus, the Prime Minister's son. She wants to break off the engagement, not only so she can fulfill her dream of becoming a paleontologist, but also to avoid banishment.

Characters

A 17-year-old woman and Rufus's fiancee. In her previous life, she was a doctorate student studying paleontology, who was killed during a robbery. In the original game, Pia only had a minor role, being a nameless silhouette who was Rufus's original fiancee and was banished after an outburst. Knowing this fate, Pia aims to change her past, instead wanting to become a paleontologist. She has a timid personality. Her name was in the web novel.

Pia's fiancé. In the original game, he was engaged to her, but broke off the engagement after she threw away some magical cookies, leading to her banishment. He then falls in love with Caroline, the game's heroine. When they were ten years old, Pia wanted to break off her engagement to Rufus, knowing of her fate; instead, Rufus make a bet about their engagement, promising to give her a lot of money and territory in seven years if he ever fell in love with Caroline. In truth, Rufus fell in love with Pia due to misunderstanding her fears as losing him, not his status nor wealth. Pia's lack of interest in noble life and hyper fixation on fossils made her endearing.

Media Light novel Hiro Oda originally posted the series on the online publishing platform Shōsetsuka ni Narō, releasing nine chapters and two epilogues from January 12 to 22, 2020. It was later picked up for publication by Enterbrain, which began publishing it as a light novel featuring illustrations by Tsubasa.V under their B's Log Bunko imprint. The first volume was released on August 15, 2020; seven volumes were released before Oda's death on June 4, 2024.

Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Aji Murata began serialization online on Kadokawa's KadoComi service under the Flos Comic label on February 8, 2021. The series' chapters have been compiled into five volumes as of February 16, 2026.

Anime An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 14, 2025. The series will be produced by Jumondou and directed by Nobuaki Nakanishi, with Hiroko Fukuda handling series composition, Hyun Sik Choi designing the characters, and Moe Hyūga and Natsuki Hamada composing the music. It premiered on October 4, 2026, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is , performed by Konomi Suzuki, and the ending theme song is , performed by Miku Itō. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.

Episodes

Other A voice drama was released on the voice drama service Mimicle on December 15, 2022.

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References

External links Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō Light novel official website Manga official website Anime official website