“Lady Serena Leclere! The many cruel things you have done to Lily Etoile cannot be ignored!”
The Prince’s loud declaration echoed through the center of the hall. As if reacting to his words, the surrounding nobles began to make even more noise.
“This is the end for Lady Serena.” “She went too far.” “Your Highness, please save Lady Lily!”
As those voices rose from all around, a fear of being punished for crimes I didn’t remember should have washed over me and yet, for some reason, my heart didn’t feel that much panic. Instead, I even felt like a spectator watching someone else’s problem, thinking, “Ah, this scene has finally come.”
(If the broken engagement is announced here, I—Serena—will meet my ruin just like in the game. But wait a second. If this is the climax of the game, I’m really finished in just a little bit, right…?)
However, strangely enough, what I feel here is not despair, but a feeling similar to cool curiosity. Before I reincarnated, I liked romance simulation games, but I had zero actual romance experience. Although I admired the heroine’s side as she played through the game routes, I didn’t have any special feelings just because I became the villainess. Instead, a part of me is calmly watching, thinking, “So this is what a condemnation event feels like.”
“Do you know how much Lily feared you… how much she suffered…?!”
The Prince’s voice trembled, and his face showed great anger. However, is it just my imagination that a strange sadness seems to live deep in his eyes? Somewhere in my heart, I find myself thinking, “Maybe he doesn’t actually hate me?”
—No, I shouldn’t have such sweet hopes. According to the game, I am punished here, and the Prince and the heroine get together.