Overlap’s Comic Gardo website has launched a manga adaptation of the Akuyaku Reijou wa Shaberimasen (The Villainess Speaks Not/ 悪役令嬢はしゃべりません ) light novel series by Yose Kei. The manga, drawn by artist Miduki Ryuu, began on August 12th, 2026.
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Author Yose started the original story in June 2020 on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website, and Overlap published the first novel in April 2024 with illustrations by Miyuki Ruria. The series sixth novel will be released on August 20th, 2026.
J-Novel Club releases the novels in English under the name The Villainess Speaks Not, and it will release the third novel digitally on December 28th, 2026. J-Novel Club describes the story below:
“They tried to silence her, but she doesn’t need a voice to twist the odds in her favor. When Liliana wakes up in the body of an otome game villainess, she knows it’s do or die. As the daughter of a duke and a candidate to marry the crown prince, she faces constant threats from assassins and her father’s political enemies. Worse still, a fever has left her mute, unable to call for help or use magic to defend herself. Or so they all think!
One quick attempt is all it takes for Liliana to shatter the common sense of her world, which dictates that incantations are mandatory for spellcasting. Now, all she needs to do is escape the grim destiny that awaits her. Though her foresight can only take her so far—the game doesn’t start for another seven years—nothing can stop a six-year-old armed with erudition and cheat-level magic.”
