The Yandere Villainess’s Past Life Was That of a Lonely Woman. After Reflecting and Stopping Her Stalking of Her Fiancé, He Somehow Started Approaching Her Instead. - Chapter 5

“E-ehhh?!”
“Unbelievable! Lady Lycoris is going to break off her engagement with Lord Lucius?!”
“Could it be the shock from hitting her head has left her delirious…?!”

…Careless. Far too careless. As the girls shrieked in a noisy uproar, I regretted letting it slip.

To me, the annulment was already a decided matter, but there had been no need to announce it in front of this gaggle of loud, excitable girls.

As I was growing weary of their endless squealing whether in shock or delight, I couldn’t tell—the heroine herself suddenly spoke up.

“Um… Lady Lycoris, is the reason for the annulment perhaps… because I was with Lord Lucius—”

“Don’t flatter yourself. As if the actions of someone like you could ever influence me… how laughably arrogant.”

“I-I’m sorry!”

…Well, it was true she had been spending time alone with an engaged boy, so a little venom slipped into my words whether I liked it or not.

I didn’t want to outright say “This is all your fault”—that would be too much. But I also couldn’t bring myself to tell her “Don’t worry about it” either. A complicated maiden’s heart indeed.

Still, compared to me, her sins were mild.

The guilt of watching my fiancé from morning until night—literally stalking him—could never be erased.

If anything, her presence might have been a kind of salvation for him. Without her, the broken, cornered Lucius might have reached the point of stabbing Lycoris in despair.

The villainess of the game might have welcomed such a fate with a twisted smile. But me? Absolutely not.

I let out a long sigh and spoke again.

“If you truly love him… then please, make sure Lord Lucius finds happiness.”

“Eh…”

“Hmph… now, I’ll be going. This place is far too noisy for my liking.”

I tossed those words behind me and turned on my heel.

Unfortunately, with my bangs left loose, my vision was almost entirely obscured. A few steps ahead, and the world was already pitch-black.

Even if I swept the strands back with my fingers, they quickly fell forward again. It made me want to part them with both hands like a curtain—but no, I had my pride. I couldn’t bear for anyone to see me looking so undignified.

If I could just reach the ladies’ room, I could put my bandage-hairband back in place. With that thought, I quickened my pace down the corridor.

At least, by some small mercy, the other students all shrank away at the sight of me, letting out frightened gasps and clearing a path. Thanks to that, I didn’t bump into anyone.

Yes—up until that moment.

“Urk—”

My face collided directly into someone’s chest. Not just a brush, but a full-on head-on crash. Too careless by far.

Rubbing my nose, I finally pushed my bangs aside to see who I had run into.

“…Lycoris?”
“…Lord Lucius?”

Looking up, I found myself staring at the bewildered face of none other than my fiancé.