The Villainess Wants to Indulge in 'Moe' to Her Heart's Content! - Episode 1.12

Guiding someone around was not something a noble—let alone a prince—was expected to do. The very idea of requesting such a thing from royalty went beyond mere rudeness; it was an outright offense.

In the first place, no one, not even those of high status, should so casually make demands of a prince.

This was something even children understood—an unspoken rule of nobility.

(But… Marina doesn’t understand it…)

In her past life, she hadn’t fully grasped it either.

After all, twenty-first-century Japan had no rigid class system, nor traditions bound by noble hierarchy.

“……”

Every student present was staring at Marina, their expressions ranging from disbelief to quiet disapproval.

Whispers spread like wildfire.

Among everyone here, Marina alone was completely out of place.

(Is this… because she’s a character being controlled by someone from another world…?)

Letizia swallowed hard.

Now, as Letizia von Ahrensmeyer, she was seeing things she had never noticed before.

Back when she was just a player, these nuances had been invisible to her.

She hadn’t realized, hadn’t understood, hadn’t even considered how vastly different things looked from within this world.

And yet—those subtle shifts in perception had completely changed how she viewed Marina’s actions.

(Ah… I see now…)

This was why Letizia—the villainess—had relentlessly condemned Marina’s behavior in the game.

Yes, perhaps there had been a hint of jealousy.

But more than that—Marina’s utter disregard for decorum had been intolerable.

She had repeatedly ignored noble customs, disregarding Licht’s position and risking his honor with her careless actions.

Even if Licht, kind as he was, had chosen to overlook such offenses—Letizia could not.

Licht was the future king of Strahl.

He could not be underestimated.

He could not be taken lightly.

He could not afford to be treated like anything less than royalty.

And so, Letizia had reprimanded Marina harshly.

She had repeatedly tried to correct her, only to be ignored time and time again.

When Marina still refused to change, Letizia had taken drastic measures—trying to drive her away from Licht entirely.

All of it—every action, every decision—had been for Licht’s sake.

“…Ah…”

A dull ache throbbed in Letizia’s chest.

This had never been bullying.

This had never been baseless cruelty.

And yet—

“Prince Licht? Is something wrong?”

The moment she clenched her teeth, Marina tilted her head slightly, her gaze fixed on Licht.

At the sound of her voice, Letizia instinctively tensed.

She quickly turned her attention back to the two standing before her.