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The Beatrice manwha is one of those isekai, reincarnation comics that pairs trauma and downfalls with perhaps the best possible outcomes. When things are good for the heroine, they’re great in their in ways. But when they get bad, well, we basically get guaranteed that somehow it will turn out for the best for her. While it does get a bit anticlimactic, it does still supply some drama that might keep someone interested.
Editor’s Note: There are some light spoilers for the first volume of the Beatrice manhwa below.
Beatrice was originally a medical student in our world. She got hit by a car (naturally) and died. She woke up in the kingdom of Elpasa as the child of a slave, but she was fortunate enough to be treated well, happy, and even able to still learn to read and write. However, it turned out she was the illegitimate daughter of the king, who summoned her to be the wife for one of his noble subjects (who is an old man) so his legitimate heir wouldn’t be forced into that union. Not ideal, of course. But it turns out he was a traitor and betrayed the king and country to the Nosteros Empire.
While that seems bad, especially since Duke Alessandro and his soldiers may be determined to kill everyone, this works out in Beatrice’s favor in the manhwa. That’s because since she was illegitimate, she doesn’t have the trademark royal hair. Her half-sister? Murdered by the duke for her behavior and lineage. Her? He takes pity because he knows of her background and sees her “husband” was willing to turn her in and leave her to die. She and her maids, who she pleads for, will become slaves in Nosteros.
Again, while that seems bad, it isn’t. Beatrice seizes the opportunity to return to the life she enjoyed before her royal father plucked her out of obscurity to protect his “real” daughter he loved. She returns to the name Chloe, is placed in a nobleman’s home, and gets to go back to what she loves. The medical training she received in our world still applies, as many of the same herbs and plants exist and she had apothecary training. While there is a moment that seems like she’ll be punished and imprisoned for daring to tamper with a medical research supply storage by cleaning and organizing it… well, that turns out for the best too!
In a way, it means there’s no space and time to digest these twists in the Beatrice manhwa. Things move so quickly. The moment something bad happens, something is already in motion to negate any possible harm. And when we do see a resolution, it always seems to result in a positive by the end of this first volume. While Duke Alessandro is shown as a villain and the cliffhanger puts her again in the path of someone she fears, who caused her harm, and could be dangerous, since this is a romance there is already the foreshadowing in place to suggest he’ll be her perfect match.
The first volume of the Beatrice manhwa is available now, and Yen Press didn’t share a release date for the second yet.
