I encountered people who were like ghosts from the past.
Actually, they were too good to be ghosts.

“Marceau.”

When I heard a voice calling my name, I raised my gaze like someone waking up from a dream.
His blonde hair was beautiful, like a jewel caught in the light, but strangely lifeless.

Ryan Stregen was the man who had everything as the male protagonist.
His blue eyes were staring at me, sinking like a dark abyss.

“…I didn’t know you.”

I laughed in bewilderment as I listened to his voice filled with regret.

You never meant to know me in the first place.
If they had just treated me like a person who has changed, I wouldn’t have neglected them so much.
After all, I had tried to be on good terms with them in my new life.

“I should have said it from the beginning.”

I spoke coldly and stared at the man in front of me.

A prince who will become the crown prince who will rule this country and a man who once had a crush on the female protagonist, Lesuan.

Of course not anymore.

“… Miss Marceau.”
Ryan froze in his tracks, and Keisen, who had been standing stiffly beside him, stepped forward. I took a step back, wary of making the slightest contact with him.

“You too.”

I replied coldly, shoving him away. His wrist went limp as he raised his hand to mine.
I found it absurd that they were both staring at me with pitiful eyes, like lost puppies.
Who had brought this situation to this point?
Who deserved to look at me like that?

“Now… You don’t have to stay away.”

Ryan, who was standing there speechless, spoke in a sorrowful voice.

I felt like I knew what kind of illusion Ryan was having.
There were rumors that the first time he started staying away because he was hurt by his words, and similar rumors went around about the second time he stayed away, so he must be thinking that I miss him.

“The world doesn’t just revolve around them.”

I remembered what they’d said in the past.

“I think we’ve given enough warning so far. It’s no longer just words.”
“If you bring trouble to Leshuan again, I will not let your family go, even if it means giving everything.”

As usual, the two men who came that day to tell me to stay away from Leshuan were busy intimidating me.
Telling them that I would no longer bother Leshuan, that they should come out and see for themselves what was between her and me, did not help.
Because every time, my actions were only interpreted as trying to slander her in some way.
This is because no one was interested in the truth about Marceau trying to get along.
I told them every time.

“I was just trying to take care of Leshuan.”

I tried to let people know that my voice had changed and showed it through my actions.
But that day, I had finally had enough.
So I said goodbye to them.

“Okay, I’ll stay home from now on.”

With those words, I let go of any expectations I had for them. And he began to lead a secluded life, confining himself to his home.

“I’m sorry I didn’t trust you back then.”

But it wasn’t because I liked them.
I raised my hand to stop Keisen, who continued speaking in a desperate voice.

“Keisen, I think you’re mistaken about something.”

I stood in front of him and spoke with an expressionless face.

“The reason I stayed home at that time was not for you and the prince.”
“… yes?”

I nailed it to Keisen, who asked with a confused look on his face.

“I just wanted to take my time without worrying about your ugly appearances and rumors.”
“… .”
“I don’t want you to think you have a big enough place in my life to affect it.”
“But you stayed away after that, right? How are you going to explain that?”
Ryan said in protest.

“That was for my own good, Keisen, and I’m sure you know that.”
Keisen seemed speechless at my words.
There was an awkward silence at my answer. I blinked and then sighed.
Ryan always acts like something big will happen if I don’t love him.

“No, wouldn’t it be better if I didn’t hang around here?”
You hated me.
I think I’m done talking about this.
I was just about to go back to the main square where the festival was taking place.

“I was worried when you didn’t come.”
A voice like soft sunlight rang out and a cloak wrapped around my shoulders.

“…Darcy.”
I thought he was in the middle of something, but how did he know I was here?
For a moment, I was at a loss for words when I met his face.
His eyes, of different colors, shone like jewels.
He was a man as beautiful as a blooming flower.
He smiled, neatly arranging his silver hair that was blowing in the wind.

“This is a festival for you, so I have to go back.”
His eyes were focused only on me, and he acted as if the people he was talking to just weren’t there at all.

“The author… .”
The moment Ryan got angry and put his hand on the scabbard, the pistol that appeared in Darcy’s hand was instantly pointed at Ryan.
Darcy, who didn’t even seem to be looking to the side, was aiming precisely at Ryan’s temple.

“Darcy!”
Keisen shouted as Ryan froze, but Darcy’s eyes were still on me.
He asked me with an innocent child-like face.

“What do you want me to do?”
The sweet vocals melted like candy.

“What you want is what I want.”
The end of all his mind and senses was me.

“Because it’s the weapon you thought of.”
“… .”
“I’m alive because of you.”
I’d give the world for it. Watching Darcy whisper words that were never meant to be taken seriously, I thought back to our first meeting.
Just when it seemed like I would continue to lead a secluded life for the rest of my life, luck suddenly came into my life.
***
Today was no different from the pointless arguments.

“Do you think that if you insult her and make her look bad, you’ll look more attractive?”
“Miss Marceau, you don’t deserve anyone’s love, and how dare you try to undermine her!”

My ears rang dumbfounded at the fierce voice. It felt like a volcano had erupted around me.
I narrowed my eyes at the angry men. I wondered if the truth mattered to them.
There were quite a few contradictions in their words.
I have never insulted Leshuan.

All I did was change her eating habits, as she still had the habits of a commoner. It was better to be corrected by me than to have people gossiping behind her back.
I wonder if my favor to her, who is weak in aristocratic manners, would cause the lords to come in and threaten me.

Especially since I know she would have been so grateful and would have passed the word on.
However, my behavior must not have seemed that way to those around me.
Because the ‘Marceau’ I possessed was an evil woman.

The same goes for the rumor that I commit evil deeds because I want to be loved by them.
My current behavior in my mansion would surely have added to these rumors and inflated them even further.
The headlines would read something along the lines of “Prince and Templar Enraged by Marceau Etwar’s Evil Deeds, Justice Is Served Again…” or something like that.

The book I was possessed by was a romance fantasy novel called The Heroine is Loved by All, which is a chick-lit story about a heroine who goes from living an unhappy life to being loved by everyone.
But as long as she is happy, the story cannot progress. This added to her dullness. This is because if the heroine was too perceptive, she could interfere with events with the men.

So the author created one more character who could put the good heroine Lesuan to the test.
The third party. Marceau Etwar, is a villainess who is the only one in the novel who hates the heroine, even though everyone loves her.

Marceau was the only daughter of the Marquis de Etwar, who was elegant and had everything, and she had a crush on Prince Ryan, her childhood friend.

Ryan was the only man Marceau was cautious about, as she never failed to get what she wanted.
He was the prince she deserved, the one who had everything.
Marceau stayed by his side like a fresh-faced girl in her first love. Hoping that one day Ryan will like her.

Of course, that didn’t happen.
Ryan fell in love at first sight with Leshuan Ephecle, who appeared like a comet in the Marquess of Ephecle one day.
Ryan, who was always cold to Marceau, was different in front of Leshuan.
Leshuan’s grandfather, the Marquis of Ephecle, was the same, and Kaysen was the same. Everything was easy for the heroine.
I don’t need to tell you how much Leshuan seemed to Marceau.

Even though she was the granddaughter of a marquis, she had been raised like a commoner, which left a lot to be desired.
Moreover, Marceau had already made his debut in society and was making a name for himself.
Marceau took advantage of that to torment her.
When I possessed her body, the situation was exactly like that.

The situation could have been bleak, but I thought that perhaps this was an opportunity given to me.
Even though Marceau was a villain, there were people around her who wanted to become friends with Marceau.
Having been killed in a car accident in my pre-Bing life, I could have a fresh start.
Or not. Even in the novel, when a villainess changes, the people around her are surprised but happy. I’ve read about how a villainess’ reputation changes.

As an avid reader of Lopan novels, I firmly believed that a good life would come after the evil woman’s rehabilitation.

“I think I’ve given you enough warnings. It’s not just words anymore.”
… is a mess. I realize what an idiot I was when I look at the men in the room now, looking like they’re about to put a sword to my throat!

Life was reality, not fiction, and people were mean.
I laughed, barely pulling up the corners of my mouth that wouldn’t go up.

“I only helped because I thought you might be gossiped about by the servants behind your back, and I know you both hate that,” And I spoke in a whisper. Leshuan also smiled and said thank you.

It actually did. I pretended to offer her food and quietly whispered that the position of her fork was not in accordance with her manners.

“She doesn’t need to change because she’s valuable just by being herself. It’s your arrogant attitude that needs to change.”

… Why don’t you make such a desperate confession in front of Leshuan? Don’t misinterpret other people’s intentions and use them to listen.

“The prince is right. Because I love her just the way she is!”
Wow, really. I can’t eat it anymore because it’s dirty.
Now it’s time to end it all.
“Yes, I did everything wrong. “I will live with regret for the rest of my life without ever meeting Leshuan.”
Now I’m tired of everything.
“How is that possible? “You are the marquis’ only daughter.”
I turned to the two trembling-faced barons and said bluntly.

“I just need to stay home.”
It was a very clear solution.
Worth all the time I’d wasted.
Yes, the thing that allowed me to become possessed as the evil woman of a family overflowing with money was a revelation from God telling me to live in the house in the first place.

“… what?”
“That’s literally it.”

So I decided to do it.
I decided to stay at home and spend a lot of money!