Beatriz is a duchess with a well-earned reputation for a deviant sex life. Well, she used to be a duchess. When she's stabbed to death, she wakes up as Jae-young, an ordinary college student in modern times. With a whole new world at her disposal, Beatriz decides to enjoy herself. And there is so much to enjoy: modern technology, education she used to be barred from, and plenty of sex. As Jae-young, she's going to conquer not only her new life, but also as many men and women as she wants.

Secret Seductress has story and art by MAKE. Localized by Manta Comics. Published by Manta (October 20, 2026). Rated M.

Content Warning: non-consensual play/penetration.

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A reverse isekai, except this time it's a noblewoman figuring out ways of exploring her sexual deviance in the modern day? That is definitely…unique. In high society, it's generally frowned upon for a woman to do anything, much less a woman who seems to enjoy being dominant over a variety of different nobles and servants. In fact, people hated it so much that it got her killed, but it's OK because she's reborn in the body of a completely different woman in the modern day. While there is something funny about how quickly the main protagonist, Jaeyoung, accepts everything, and while I do think the transition from old Victorian style to modern-day Korea shouldn't have been that easy, that's clearly not what the story cares about. The main intention here is to get Jaeyoung close to the boyfriend and best friend of the woman whose body she is now inhabiting. What happened to the soul that was originally in this body? I don't know, and you're asking too many questions.

So what about the BDSM scenes themselves? Are they titillating and lean into a particular fantasy that is enjoyable? If you are somebody who wants to be dominated by a strong and assertive woman that has no problems physically hurting you without asking, then yes. Is that something that I particularly enjoy? No, and it really comes down to the fact that there is really next to no conversation about how these scenes are established. I understand that the point of the setup is to have a woman exert that power over other people, operating under the assumption that people just enjoy what it is that she does. However, there's no way that she could know that, especially when it comes to meeting a lot of these new modern-day people for the first time. It just happens to work out like that, and while there is some talk about how that wasn't something that people immediately expected, it doesn't change the fact that the sex scenes here act as a poor example of establishing a power dynamic.

I know there's a suspension of disbelief that has to come with these types of stories; the idea that the audience is consenting to self-insert as the people that are experiencing the domination, even though that consent is not talked about in the story proper. If there was a slow, gradual buildup to the intensity of these scenes, then I think that would make more sense. But there is biting, penetration, threat of using toys, and straight-up impact play that leaves marks all within the span of just a few pages. In some ways, it's borderline triggering if this isn't the specific dynamic that you are looking for. If it is, then please feel free to read because everything about this narrative facilitates that specific setup and intention. But if not, then I don't really see a reason why you should want to read this outside of a textbook example of what not to do as a dominant in the bedroom.