Please Fall in Love with Me! – A Villainess on Her Second Loop, using 'Seduction' to Avoid Ruin! - Chapter 1.9

“Everything is just a possibility.”

But right now—

A possibility is hope.

A New Approach

“Then I’ll stop avoiding the heroine, the love interests, and everyone else connected to the game. I’ll stop isolating myself from society.”

This time, my goal would be building relationships and changing my reputation.

Of course, involving myself more meant an increased risk of conflict—whether or not the story followed its original course.

But I wouldn’t let fear hold me back.

If trouble arose, I would face it head-on, explain, apologize, and make them understand.

That was the only way forward.

“The Key Is the Heroine.”

I didn’t need to befriend every love interest.

If I could win the heroine’s trust, the way the others saw me would naturally change.

I clenched my fists in determination.

“In my first life, I avoided them at all costs. This time—
I’ll win them over.”

Siegvard

And then—there was Siegvard.

I wanted his trust again.

I wanted him to be my ally again.

Yes, last time, he had been executed because of me.

But even so—

I had never felt so grateful in my life.

Just remembering it made my heart ache.

That was why, this time—

I wanted to truly build a bond with him.

And knowing what I do now, maybe—I could protect him.

No—I will protect him.

I won’t let him be branded a traitor again.

I won’t let him die.

“I Need to Get Close to Siegvard…”

Whoever framed him—

Whoever was able to plant fabricated evidence in his room—

Must have been someone close to him.

To find the traitor—and to protect Siegvard—I needed to stay by his side.

But getting close to someone of his status wasn’t simple.

Among high-ranking nobility, relationships weren’t dictated by personal feelings alone.

Family ties, political interests, power struggles—everything played a role.

When noble heirs and heiresses interacted, their words and actions were carefully measured, their true thoughts hidden beneath layers of diplomacy.

Especially at marriageable age.

Ironically—it would be easier to involve our families directly in an arranged marriage.

I let out a deep sigh.

But then—

I found myself muttering the words aloud.

“Marriage…?”

A Realization

Come to think of it…

Was that such a bad idea?

No—more than that.

Wouldn’t marrying Siegvard be the single best way to protect both him and my family?

If House Kishtaria and House Argento were bound by marriage, our families would be allies.

If anything unexpected happened, we’d be able to respond together.

“This is it. Marriage! If I marry Siegvard…”

But as soon as I said it—

I froze.

My face flushed all at once, and I clutched my burning cheeks.

“No, no, no, no! W-W-What am I even saying!?”

M-M-M-Marriage!?

T-That’s something people do when they love each other, right!?

…Wait, no. That wasn’t true.

In noble society, political marriages were common.

In fact, love marriages were the rare exception.

“But still!”

I wasn’t really a noblewoman.

I was a 21st-century otaku, an ordinary woman from Japan.

My father had been a typical salaryman.

My mother, a housewife.

My life had been normal.

Plain.

Absolutely nothing like this.

My only extraordinary experience was waking up one day and finding out I had been reincarnated as a villainess in a game.

So, of course, I had never even thought about arranged marriages.

In my world, marriage was about two people deeply in love, committing to spend their lives together until death do them part.

Of course, that’s what I believed.

And yet—

“It’s not like I’d be opposed to marrying Siegvard…”

If I ever fell in love, if I ever got married, I’d want it to be with someone like him.

But what about him?

Would he even consider it?

Wait—

Why was I even thinking about this?

Who was I trying to justify this to?

My face burned even hotter, and I crouched down, covering it with my hands.

“…If I could marry Siegvard…”

“That would be… amazing.”

If I could be by his side—

If I could protect him—

If I could stay with him—

Then maybe—just maybe—I could finally be happy.

But No.

I can’t let it be just a political marriage.

Surviving isn’t enough.

Siegvard and my family need to truly live.

To be happy.

If Siegvard married—

I wanted him to marry someone he truly loved.

Just as I wanted the same for myself.

“I have to make him fall in love with me…”

My heart pounded.

“Can I Make Him Love Me?”

The truth was—

In my first life, before I was reincarnated—

Siegvard had been my ultimate bias.

Not just in this game.

Not just among love interests.

Out of every single fictional character I had ever loved—

Siegvard was my absolute favorite.

He was my ideal.

My dream.

“I wonder…”

“Can I make him fall for me?”