Sarina looked at Maris, and suddenly started acting. Sarina's eyes began to tear up, and she fell, crying.
Maris was supprised, she walked to her and grabbed her, asking her in a concerned voice, "Hey, are you okay?"
"I... I've lost... to you..."
"Eh...?"
"I... I'll yield His Highness, the Crown Prince, to you... You're the one who deserves to be the next queen..."
"Eh!? No, I don't need that!"
Maris suddenly shouted in panic at being offered the Crown Prince.
"There's no way a commoner like me could be suitable as His Highness's wife! Such a mismatched love won't work out!"
Maris asserted firmly.
She smiled kindly at Sarina and held her hand to reassure her.
"I've been taught by the person who raised me. 'Don't get close to men who have fiancées. Especially not princes.' Even if a commoner like me were to marry into the royal family, I wouldn't be able to relax because of all the worries."
That was a teaching repeatedly imparted to Maris as she grew up.
After entering the academy, Maris met several men and became romantically involved with one of them... Among them, proceeding with the Crown Prince route led to a very intense development.
Severe bullying from Sarina Rainsa, Crown Prince fiancée and elder sister in name. Attacks from her entourage. Maris was even poisoned by a maid from the noble house who admired Sarina.
There were many more things. That's why Lucan advised Maris to stay away from the Crown Prince.
In reality, Sarina didn't want to bully Maris in the game, but Sarina's mother repeatedly told her to bully Maris, and since in the game Maris didn't have much of a proper education, Maris was like a country bumpkin, easy to bully, so Sarina bullied Maris.
Then Sarina began to enjoy bullying Maris since it became a way to relieve the stress she had by working all day to be perfect.
"I also know that Ms. Sarina is the fiancée of the Crown Prince. You've been working very hard since you were young, haven't you?"
"Yes... but... I couldn't become a saintess..." Sarina's eyes were full of tears. "I'm not worthy of him; only you, a beautiful person like an angel, are worthy."
Fuck you, just accept the prince and become queen. Sarina cursed Maris in her heart while crying.
"Whether you are a saintess or not doesn't matter. As a lady born and raised in the Rainsa House, you are the one who deserves to be the Crown Prince's queen. Please hold your head high."
Maris smiled with a radiant light shining from behind her.
Sarina cried harder, "Saintess..." Why is this saint acting like a saint? Can't she be selfish and become queen of the kingdom? Fuck this world, I hope this world burns down. She said in her heart as she was crying in front of Maris.
"Please call me Maris. Elder Sister Sarina."
Sarina looked at Maris. Okay, since you don't want to be queen, then... Let me use you to get myself a beautiful, free life.
Sarina became a villain in the series because she was forced by her mother and later enjoyed doing evil things. However, now, she decided to be a good sister to Maris to use her.