Please Fall in Love with Me! – A Villainess on Her Second Loop, using 'Seduction' to Avoid Ruin! - Chapter 00

My heart pounds so loudly that it drowns out everything else.

Tonight, I can’t focus on the towering columns adorned with intricate golden Rocaille carvings or the bold yet delicate sculptures. The breathtaking frescoes arching across the ceiling in elegant curves and the countless magnificent paintings lining the hallway walls are all nothing but a blur.

I burst out of the grand and majestic ballroom, dashing through corridors filled with extraordinary works of art before finally escaping into the beautifully illuminated garden, bathed in the soft glow of the moon and lanterns.

Clusters of roses bloom in full glory—red, pink, purple, orange, yellow, green, and white—each variety releasing a heady, intoxicating fragrance that makes my head spin.

I race along the brick pathway weaving through the roses, but suddenly, I come to an abrupt halt.

“Siegvard…”

There, within a picturesque white gazebo surrounded by a sea of vibrant roses, he stands—Siegvard Ledda Argento.

A sharp gasp catches in my throat.

My heart leaps with a loud, resounding thud.

Tall and slender yet unmistakably strong, his well-trained physique is evident even beneath his military uniform. Simply standing there, he looks like a vision from a painting.

His jet-black hair, darker than the night sky, sways gently in the breeze. His gaze, fixed silently on the moon, gleams like polished amethyst. A chiseled nose, defined cheekbones, and sharp, masculine features. And his lips—thin, well-shaped, exuding an air of quiet sensuality.

He looks almost the same as I remember—perhaps just a little younger.

That solemn, moonlit gaze of his… it hasn’t changed at all.

Yes—just like that time.

The first time I lived this life. A story that now belongs to the future.

“…!”

Sensing my presence, Siegvard turns his head toward me.

His amethyst eyes widen slightly in recognition.

“Adelaide di Kishtaria, the Duke’s daughter?”

A searing warmth swells in my chest, so intense that it almost hurts. My heart races.

In my first life, Siegvard and I never had a good relationship.

I had deliberately kept my distance from everyone outside the Kishtaria Duchy, leaving the rumors about me to run unchecked. I never made any effort to clear my name. As a result, to him—the loyal knight who protected the Saintess—I was nothing but a “notorious villainess” and a “highly suspicious threat.”

And yet… why?

Why was he the only one who believed in me?

The only one who defended me?

The only one who insisted that I could never have plotted to assassinate the Saintess?

And because of that… despite being a key figure in the original storyline… he died.

He was executed—for the crime of treason, simply for protecting me.

“Siegvard…!”

I step forward, my gaze locked onto his.

I must change the villainess’s doomed fate.

In my first life, I succeeded in changing destiny—at least in one way.

After all, in the original game, the main love interest was never supposed to die.

But in the end, my fate remained the same—I was executed.

And worse, I dragged so many others down with me.

Yes, I changed the story—but only for the worse.

And now, against my will, I’ve been given a second chance.

This time… No. This time, I will do better.

I will rewrite this villainess’s tragic fate.

I will save Siegvard, who was unjustly executed in my first life.

I will protect my family—the people of House Kishtaria.

And to do that…

“Siegvard!”

As I step before him, his amethyst gaze locks onto mine.

I need your strength, Siegvard.

Please…

“Please fall in love with me!”

“…What?”

His stunned expression mirrors my own as I blurt out my words in a rush of desperation.

For a long moment, he simply stares at me in utter disbelief.

Then, as reality catches up, I feel my entire body turn ice-cold.

A wave of embarrassment crashes over me.

I—I got way ahead of myself!

“U-Um… I mean… That is to say… I…”

Cold sweat trickles down my back. Internally, I clutch my head in despair.

I totally screwed up—!!