Gloria von Caldwell's Condemnation and Revenge - Episode 47: Melody von Salisbury

“That’s why you lose people’s trust! Always acting so high and mighty, relying on your power and making cruel comments!”

Gloria was struck speechless.

The people around them—including Edward and Brian—froze, as if petrified.

As for Gloria, she was so used to the ghosts in her head speaking in a similar tone on a daily basis that she didn’t feel disturbed.

(*S-Stop! That’s not true! Not like that, at least!*)

A-ko screamed in fear.

“Just because you’re engaged to Edward doesn’t mean you’re special!” Melody continued, shaking her index finger. “Don’t let it go to your head!”

“No accessories, no flashy outfits! Everyone else is following the school rules and suffering through it, but you’re the only one breaking them! That’s not fair!”

Even in her past life, the Saint had said similar things, but at least she maintained a certain level of decorum. While she was overly familiar with the Crown Prince, that was the fault of those who allowed it.

“I don’t recall allowing you to address me without my title.”

“I don’t want to hear that from someone who breaks the rules!” Gloria puffed her cheeks in protest, then suddenly seemed to realize something and sadly lowered her gaze. “Ah, I get it now…”

“Because you keep breaking the rules, you’ve lost track of what’s wrong. That’s why you’ve become the kind of person who would embezzle money, using your engagement to the prince as an excuse. How sad.”

(*What is this girl even saying? Is she out of her mind?*)

A-ko, feeling secondhand embarrassment, shifted nervously and muttered under her breath at Melody.

Yeah, I thought, agreeing with A-ko in my head.

But this confirmed that Melody was also a reincarnated person, just like A-ko, who possessed knowledge of the game.

However, the ghosts inside Melody’s head were much worse, just as A-ko said. I’ve gotten used to the peculiar language A-ko uses, though.

The fact that these ghosts are allowed to control Melody means that the Saint herself isn’t conscious anymore.

She knows nothing about the common sense of this world or noble society, nor does she care to learn. She hasn’t even observed the current state of affairs, let alone tried to grasp the flow of events.

This person—reincarnated Melody—can only see the people in front of her through the lens of the information she knows in her head.

For example, *Gloria von Caldwell is a spoiled young lady who abuses the power of her ducal family, embezzling public funds to decorate herself—she’s the villainess.*

She doesn’t realize that the attire she called “rule-breaking” is the official outfit of a Purple Guide, appropriate even for important international ceremonies. She doesn’t know Gloria is a “Purple Guide.”

After all, Gloria is the villainess, so there’s no way she would do anything good for commoners.

Perhaps Gloria’s good deeds never reached her ears, or maybe she doesn’t even know the existence of the “Purple Guide”—but whatever the case, Melody only has the events of the otome game stuck in her head.

The fact that she couldn’t become the Saint.

That Alan, who was supposed to be one year below her, turned out to be Bernard.

That Kate didn’t help her and became a noblewoman instead.

That Cedric didn’t wear glasses and for some reason never came to school.

If she were to list all the differences between the game and reality, it would be endless, but she doesn’t seem to care.

Without batting an eye at the stunned silence around her, she continues addressing Gloria as if she’s the heroine of this world, believing that no matter what happens, she will ultimately have a happy ending.

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