The first volume of Ruka Nishimiya's ``The Gentle Revenge of Duchess Valerian'', originally written by Mai Tanku, was released today, May 29th.
After her mother's death, Rebecca, the daughter of an earl, has lived her life being oppressed by her stepmother and sister, and has been given a bad reputation as a "bad woman." On the day she turns 18, she is told that she is planning a marriage with Duke Valerian, who is rumored to be an evil and violent man. However, the Duke's family rejected this marriage offer. The stepmother does not approve of the broken deal and orders Rebecca to seduce the duke. Rebecca is left behind in front of the Duke's family, but for some reason she ends up entering into a contract marriage with him. This is a romantic comedy that depicts the tantalizing romance that begins with a contract marriage and Rebecca's "gentle revenge."