Reiko's Way of Life: They Call Me a Villainess, but I'm Just a Poor Girl

Reiko Kujōin comes from a prestigious noble family that has fallen into financial ruin. Despite her noble background, she lives on an extremely tight budget and has become remarkably skilled at living frugally.She manages to gain free admission to Meisei Academy, an elite school attended by wealthy families. Reiko simply wants to keep her head down, study, and survive school without revealing how poor she actually is.Unfortunately, one of her classmates, Yuria Sakurada, is convinced that she has been reincarnated into an otome game. Believing Reiko to be the game's villainess, Yuria immediately begins treating her as an enemy.The irony is that Reiko isn't actually a villainess at all. She's simply a poor, exceptionally capable girl who gets dragged into situations she never asked for.As Reiko navigates the elite school, she develops friendships, faces misunderstandings and accusations, discovers opportunities to use her many talents, and gradually begins finding her place among people from a completely different social world.