Kai Nadashima – illustratör

Liam has claimed victory by destroying his rival Derrick and winning the hand of the stand-offish Rosetta. Now that he has Rosetta, he’s ready to crush her stone cold heart. But before he can act, it appears her icy walls have melted. It’s taken him completely off guard! Plus, while he’s distracted by personal matters, his past is conspiring against him. Both Derrick’s family and a group of pirates are coming for everything Liam has built!

Lord Liam’s time on the Razel Estate has been mostly busywork and manual labor. What a waste of time! Liam has found one good thing in the drudgery - his roommate Kurt is a fellow Evil Overlord. But Kurt isn’t living up to his full potential. Some suggestions here and tutelage there will change that. Together the two can make an unbreakable bond of wickedness!

A hilarious sci-fi isekai about a guy who just can’t manage to be the villain he wants to be, from the author of Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs! Light novels also from Seven Seas—and don’t miss the anime! In his past life, Liam was hardworking and honest. This got him nothing but debt and betrayal. Now he’s been reborn as the ruling noble of a planet. Time for some payback. This life he’ll grind the world under his heel! He’s only looking out for himself. All his underlings will suffer! But try as he might, his tyranny only seems to make his subjects happier.

In his last life, Liam lived as a moral, responsible person...but died deep in debt and betrayed by his wife. Reborn into the ruling family of a vast interstellar empire, Liam knows that life is divided between the downtrodden and the ones who do the stomping, so this time he's going to take what he wants and live for himself. But somehow, things refuse to work out that way. Despite doing his best to become a tyrant, Liam's decisions lead to nothing but peace and prosperity for the empire under his rule, and he just gets more and more popular!

Business is booming and all that income is lining his pockets. Wealth has made everything shine like a diamond. A diamond in the rough that is. Space pirates think Liam’s backwater location will be easy pickings. But what kind of Evil Overlord doesn’t know how to stomp out rebellious elements?Series Overview: In his past life, Liam was hardworking and honest. This got him nothing but debt and betrayal. Now he’s been reborn as the ruling noble of a planet. Time for some payback. This life he’ll grind the world under his heel! He’s only looking out for himself. All his underlings will suffer! But try as he might, his tyranny only seems to make his subjects happier.

Liam finished his training and all he got was one lousy rival. When he wouldn’t play along with a fixed contest, the angry nobles sent pirates after him. But the joke's on them - hunting pirates is Liam’s favorite pastime. He’s been feeling rusty! With a new ship and an unprepared opponent, crushing these fools is just the warm up he needs!

School is in secession! Liam is off to rub elbows with the fellow children of nobility, but when he arrives, he discovers the elite school's classes are so easy that he could pass them in his sleep. Even the training is a cakewalk. How’s an evil lord supposed to keep his wits sharp? Manipulating his classmates, of course! He’s got his sights on a broke prince and burned-out overachiever. Pushing all their buttons should prove an exciting challenge!

Liam has grown increasingly interested in Rosetta, the daughter of a duke. Her family’s troubled reputation and outcast status has made her life difficult, but she hasn't let it break her. Liam is determined to be the one who conquers her, but her guards are proving a bigger obstacle than he expected... How will she react to his sudden offer of marriage?!