The Villainess Wants to Indulge in 'Moe' to Her Heart's Content! - Episode 1.14

As if to make it clear that such a thing should not be taken for granted, Isaac firmly put his foot down.

Marina, seemingly never having expected such words, lowered her gaze in visible confusion.

Why?

The question was written all over her chocolate-colored eyes.

Letizia gasped and stepped forward.

“But, but I… Lord Licht…”

“…Miss Marina Grayford.”

Before she could continue, she was gently stopped with a soft smile.

“I understand that being new to the academy must be unsettling. It may be presumptuous of me, but if you would allow it, I would be happy to show you around.”

“…!”

Making sure not to appear spiteful, Letizia met Marina’s eyes directly, smiling warmly as she spoke.

However, Marina’s expression quickly darkened, and she shot Letizia a sharp glare.

“…Could you not interfere? I am speaking with Lord Licht, not you.”

“…Huh…?”

The unexpected response left her momentarily stunned.

At the same time, murmurs spread throughout the surroundings.

“I can’t believe it! How could she say that?!”

“Lady Letizia was only trying to be considerate…!”

“How rude!”

Everyone present held their breath, unable to hide their discomfort.

Yet, rather than feeling anger or frustration, Letizia was simply shocked as she stared at Marina in disbelief.

Wait…?

What was going on? This didn’t make any sense.

The route hasn’t even branched yet—so why is she showing such blatant hostility?

If the route hadn’t diverged yet, that meant no love interest had been determined.

In other words, at this point, Letizia was not supposed to be the protagonist’s rival.

Naturally, Letizia hadn’t done anything that could be perceived as bullying or harassment. Nothing had happened that would have hurt the protagonist or caused a rift between them.

More importantly, both in the scenario and in this reality, this was the first time Letizia and Marina had met.

Of course, in the scenario, there was no development at this stage where the two would be antagonistic toward each other.

So then… why?

Why was Marina treating her with such blatant hostility?