Marie Fou Lafan

Marie Fou Lovan (マリエ・フォウ・ラーファン) is the daughter of a Viscount family. She is also a reincarnator and the previous younger sister of Leon Bartford.

Appearance
She has long blonde hair that frames her face. Her eyes have a clear sky color. She's petite, being short with a small chest and slim body.

Personality
Marie comes off as a kind and shy young girl from the outside. In reality, she is a manipulative and selfish person. She has no problem manipulating others for her own gain.

But after learning that her brother also reincarnated with her, she begins to work with him. She learns how to be more calculative, gentle and trusts her brother's decision. She is also forced to act like a mother-like figure towards her reverse harem, as their privileged upbringings have made them quite immature and impulsive.

She has a strong desire for money born from two lives of monetary struggle. Her desires grows after the prince and his group are disinherited and Marie is stuck having to support herself, Kyle, and the prince's group all while fighting her family's massive debt.

Original Life
Marie was originally a girl with an overall normal life. From a young age, she was talented and cute, and the only person who would ever be rude to her was her older brother, who she looked up to and was dependent on. She would often get him to do things for her, having confidence that he could do things that she couldn't, often coming off as bratty and spoiled. At one point, she took an interest in the yaoi genre and hid her materials in her brother's room. When her mom discovered them, she lied that they were her brother's and he ended up having to move out.

At a later point, she made her brother complete an otome game she was having trouble with, while she went on a trip the beach using the money her parent had given her for a certificate and even sent him some pictures of her trip to taunt him. Her brother, however, sent the pictures to their parents before dying to do to a combination of exhaustion (from playing the game for 2 days straight) and falling down the stairs. It was at that point where her life took a turn for the worst.

When the girl goes home after her trip, her parents slapped her for lying to them and taking their money. She went back and played the otome game, but as the game was already completed, all she could do was look at the cut scenes and CGs to try and piece together the story.

At her brother's funeral, she and her family figured out that she, by making her brother play that game, was indirectly responsible for his death and she was quickly kicked out of the house. Having to take a job in "night-time entertainment" to make ends meet, she went on to have several boyfriends, one of which was a gambling addict who left her with a hatred of gambling, and another who would always ask her for money. She eventually got married and had a daughter, but her husband abandoned them and custody of her daughter was given to her parents. She was later killed by her abusive boyfriend.

New Life
She was then reincarnated as Marie Lovan. Despite being a Viscount rank household, the Lovan family was struggling financially and in crushing debt. As a result, Marie grew up with very little money, abusive parents, and uncaring siblings. Realizing that she was in the otome game, Marie made it her mission to take Olivia's place and be recognized as a saint. She would practice her healing magic every chance she could get away from her family, waiting for the day when she could enroll in the academy and meet the prince and his entourage.

Alternative Routes

 * Short Story – Marie Route

Previous Life
In her previous life, she loathes her brother's sarcastic lifestyle, but she also looked up to him and always depended on his skills and loving care. She hates his guts, but at the same time adores him too much, to the point where her respect for him is higher than for her parents. Even if her brother is a very savage and uncaring brother from her eyes, deep inside, she is happy to be with him because he is always there for her whenever she needs him the most. She sees her brother as someone who can fix any problem, confidant that her original life would have gone better if he stayed alive and crying for him to help her when she was going to be executed. Upon discovering that Leon was her brother, she cried to Olivia that she wanted to give everything she had up if it meant that Leon would stay with her.
 * Leon Bartford

At the same time, she's extremely scared of making her brother angry. She's always careful so that no matter how much trouble she causes him, she never crosses a line, because, while she believes her brother will help her whenever she needs it, she also believes that he can completely destroy every aspect of her life if he felt like it. When she thought that he was as angry at her in Volume 4, she went out of her way to by polite and courteous to him, even making him tea and remaking it without complaint when he told her too. Prior to her brother's death, she had a good relationship with her parents, being the favorite child. Afterwards, her parents kicked her out of the house, and later took custody of her child away from her. She resents her ex-husband for abandoning her and their child. She ranks him on the top of her list of cruelest people she's ever met. Marie cares for her daughter and was disheartened when she lost custody of her.
 * Her Parents
 * Her Ex-Husband
 * Her Daughter

New Life
She hates her current family. She states that her parents are abusive and her sibling is uncaring. Her family also pushed all of their debts onto her once she became a saint, showing that they do not care that much.

Classmates
Marie dislikes Olivia, seeing her as unrealistic. After the incident with the sky pirates, Marie was the only one who showed Cara any kindness (though she was just staying in character), leading Cara to become her loyal follower. When Marie was distraught, knowing that she was going to be executed and her brother might not be able to save her, Cara and Kyle are the one's that comforted her. She successfully seduced all of them using the same methods as in the game and pretended to love all of them. in reality, she sees them as useful idiots she can exploit. However, after they all get disowned, she stays with them mainly out of guilt. Even after she reveals that she doesn't have feelings for any of them and had just been using them, they all decide to make her fall for them anyway. She often gets annoyed due to all of them recklessly blowing their money.
 * Olivia
 * Cara Fou Wein
 * The Prince's Entourage

Others
Marie's servant. She finds his sarcastic and demeaning attitude annoying, but ignores it do to Kyle's loyalty. After Marie was distraught, knowing that she was going to be executed and her brother might not be able to save her, Cara and Kyle are the one's that comforted her. Marie is fearful of Milaine, remembering her from the game. During the war, Marie understands Hertrude's desire for revenge, even defending her against everyone trying to convince her to stop. She claims that she is able to relate to the pain of losing a sibling.
 * Kyle
 * Milaine Holfort
 * Hertrude Sera Fanoss

Healing Magic
Marie obsessively practiced her healing magic so she could properly take Olivia's place. She became skilled enough to be recognized by the three holy items, though Olivia's skills are still superior. According to Luxon, her small size is a result of her excessive practice of healing magic stunting her growth.

Trivia

 * She has a deep respect for her brother and will do everything in her possession just to bring him back to her side. There's no hint for incest.
 * She is a good cook and Leon admits that she earns the same merits just like his mother's cooking.