I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

“The H-Hero… You’re asking if he has talked about y-you, Lilith?”

“Yes, Saint Serista.”

Serista fell into confused emotions at Lilith’s sudden question.

What could be Lilith’s true intention in asking if the Hero was interested in her?

She had to ask right now, of all times, when she was contemplating whether to reveal the truth about Lilith being the real Saint.

Serista felt very afraid of Lilith approaching her with words that seemed to be testing her.

She naturally thought that perhaps her identity as the fake Saint had already been discovered.

Moreover, perhaps…

‘Could Lilith be somewhat aware of the power she has inside her….’

Is that why she’s naturally asking such questions to her, a Saint?

She couldn’t be certain, but it was entirely possible.

The Saintly qualities Lilith possessed were a power that one could naturally feel, no matter how insensitive one might be.

She probably would have used it in some way a few times while living her life.

As Lilith hadn’t received a priest’s blessing, she wouldn’t have been able to use her divine power to the fullest, but instead, that divine power would have manifested as her rapidly growing magical talent.  [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

Perhaps she had noticed that her power was not ordinary and was bringing this up as a kind of warning to Serista.

…Or even if that wasn’t the case, maybe her heart was simply drawn to the Hero, Gyeongmwajogyegigwat.

Because he’s the Hero, and she’s the Saint.

The Hero is Gyeongmwajogyegigwat, and the Saint is Lilith.

It’s natural for them to be drawn to each other. The Hero and the Saint.

And herself… an intruder wedged between them.

Serista had been pondering about her and Lilith’s switched fates for days, imagining all sorts of scenarios in her head. So, even with Lilith’s brief question about what the Hero thought of her, Serista couldn’t help but show her flustered state.

She knew better than anyone that from Lilith’s position, it was impossible for her to figure out on her own that she was the Saint.

“……”

“……?”

That’s why Lilith was rather puzzled by Serista’s behavior, fumbling and unable to answer her simple question.

Serista was avoiding her gaze, not answering her question, and trembling as if afraid.

Sensing some kind of unfavorable atmosphere from her appearance, Lilith hastily tried to take back her words.

“If it’s a difficult question, you don’t have to answer, Saint Serista. It was truly a meaningless question.”

“…Is it really, j-just a meaningless question?”

“Yes, that’s right. …If I had to say, since the Hero indirectly saved my life, I thought that if he had good feelings towards me, I might be able to thank him directly.”

“……”

“So, please don’t worry about my question just now, Saint Serista. I would appreciate it if you could pass on my thanks for saving my life on my behalf.”

Seeing Lilith withdraw her question as soon as she saw Serista fumbling and unable to answer…

Was it just Serista’s feeling that this seemed like Lilith was saying she would give up the position of Saint to her?

For some reason, the fake Saint could be certain after seeing the real Saint’s behavior.

Lilith’s act of calmly ‘pretending not to know’ while knowing everything…

It was her own kind of acknowledgment, born from consideration for Serista’s situation.

‘Compared to her, I….’

I’m just turning a blind eye to duty and necessary fate because I don’t want to part with the Hero.

The place by the Hero’s side should return to the real Saint, not me.

She felt even more shabby for not being able to give that position up, despite knowing that this was necessary for the Hero, the Saint, and all other humans.

Indeed, this position should return to the real Saint.

But, I want to be with the Hero even a little longer.

Even if it’s just a little, even if it’s just a few years.

At least until we graduate from the academy.

“I apologize for my rudeness, Saint. Please continue to study hard with the Hero…”

“…Ah, I’ll definitely return it when we graduate from the academy.”

“…Pardon?”

Serista answered with a sorrowful expression as she watched Lilith hurriedly distancing herself.

Lilith showed a puzzled expression at her response, but Serista continued her answer with a more determined expression as if she had made up her mind about something.

“You don’t need to worry. I won’t take away your future, Lilith.”

“…What do you mean, Saint Serista?”

“…I can’t answer. The moment I answer your question, I will no longer have the right to be here.”

“…Huh??”

“So please, could you let me enjoy this life a little longer, Lilith?”

Honestly, Lilith didn’t understand at all what Serista meant by “enjoy” or what she had permitted.

But at Serista’s grave expression and firm words about not being able to answer, Lilith ended up nodding her head.

Lilith had the intuition that if she demanded an explanation here, somehow, a bad future might occur.

“…O-Okay. If that’s what you want, Saint…”

“Thank you for your kindness, Lilith.”

“Th-Then I’ll be going now, Saint.”

“Goodbye, Miss Lilith.”

“Yes, yes…. You too, Saint…”

In the end, Lilith parted ways with the pink-haired fake Saint, thinking she had a conversation with no particular outcome.

…She failed to notice that at some point, Serista had started addressing her as “Miss Lilith.”

“Th-Then I’ll be going now, Saint.”

“Goodbye, Miss Lilith.”

“Yes, yes…. You too, Saint…”

During the conversation with Serista, I sensed that the atmosphere had become strange somehow, so I quickly wrapped up our talk and swiftly moved away from her.

I couldn’t quite pinpoint the cause, but I could clearly notice that Serista’s mood had become confused before and after our conversation.

‘She’s already has intense emotional changes, so it’s probably better not to stir things up unnecessarily.’

If I accidentally upset her and Serista suddenly said she was going to quit being a Saint, that would be truly troublesome.

If such a situation arose, there really would be no future for me other than inevitably joining the Hero’s group.

A healer who awakens as the ‘true Saint’ in the final battle against the Demon King was an essential element.

It didn’t matter whether it was Lilith, the Saint who lost her qualification, or Serista, the fake Saint.

Anyway, in the game, neither of the two Saints fully met the criteria for a perfect Saint. The game constantly dropped hints that one of them needed to be awakened.

Of course, the current me meets the criteria for a perfect Saint, but if this world is truly based on Luminor Academy, it wouldn’t be impossible to awaken Serista, either.

In other words, to avoid struggling with subjugating the Demon King for years, even after graduating from the academy, I needed to somehow make Serista stick close to the Hero’s side.

If she lost her motivation and left the Hero’s side, the only person who could fill that void would be me alone.

‘While I don’t mind spending four years at the academy since it won’t be bad for my future life….’

I really didn’t want to participate in the journey to subjugate the Demon King after graduation, which could take who knows how many years.

It’s basically asking to sacrifice your entire 20s for humanity, and how many people would willingly accept that?

Like the Hero who received the goddess’s will and wants revenge on the Demon King who killed his parents…  [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

Or the Saint who loves such a Hero and wants to be with him forever…

Or the mage who aims to become the archmage of the Crimson Tower and the legitimate successor of the Elizabeth family…

Or the stubborn elf who has a personality that must repay any kindness received no matter what…

The Demon King Subjugation Team was meant for characters suited to achieving such grand causes and had nothing to do with me.

I just wanted to enjoy an isekai life where I could freely use magic in this world.

‘If I end up with a troublesome position, like being in the Demon King Subjugation Team, I’d naturally grow distant from the current Ethan, too.’

Regardless of whether I joined the Demon King subjugation team or not, it was practically confirmed that Ethan would have to return to the Blackwood Ducal family.

As the only son of the Blackwood Ducal family, he wouldn’t be likely to join the Demon King subjugation team that would require him to be away from home for years.

Even if Ethan had such intentions, Harold wouldn’t allow him to travel the world in his mid to late 20s, a crucial time for establishing himself as a nobleman…

‘No, no, no.’

What does it matter to Ethan whether I join the Demon King Subjugation Team or not?

The exclusive maid contract and temporary lover relationship are only for while we’re attending the academy, right?

Because of the possibility that I might have to join the Demon King subjugation team, I habitually imagined joining it with Ethan.

…I need to be careful. If I develop strange feelings for Ethan, it will only make things more troublesome in the future.

To begin with, Ethan is the only son of a ducal family, and he’s in a position where he must make a political marriage with royalty or another influential noble family.

Even if Ethan’s feelings for me truly remained unchanged, at best, my position would only be that of a concubine.

If I had to become a concubine to maintain my current relationship with Ethan, I’d rather end it from my side.

Even though Luminor Academy, which I enjoyed in my past life, was a harem game, it was a completely different story for me to become a member of that harem.

Besides, I didn’t really want to see Ethan mixing bodies and rolling around with other women right in front of me.

“By the way…”

In the end, I couldn’t find out how Gyeongmwajogyegigwat thinks about me and Ethan.

I didn’t expect Serista to be so flustered, sweating profusely like that.

I still don’t know why she showed such a reaction while trying to hide something from me.

It does seem like something happened while I was staying at the church… But I’m not a psychic, how am I supposed to know what Serista is thinking?

Although the chance to talk indirectly with the Hero has disappeared again, I’ll just have to try other means.

There’s still more than a year left until the final battle between Ethan and the Hero, so there should be some point of contact somehow during that time.

At this point, I can only hope that Gyeongmwajogyegigwat isn’t one of those malicious Agnes fans who used to frequently post fake conceptual posts on LuAGal. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

At most, that’s the only reason he might hold a grudge about me snatching the Kraken Subjugation event.

ㅇㅇ(39.7): Why are there downvotes on the walkthrough post? I was wondering why it wasn’t pinned.

└ TrulyGodGame: Seems like Agnes fans are mass downvoting because that LilGirlChang recently called out their fake pinned posts

└└ㅇㅇ(222.39): What the hell HAHAHA

SalvationPureRomance: Took a while to find it because it wasn’t pinned;

AnywayTheRealOneIsAgnes: (Emote of Agnes saying ‘Rubung-kun!’) *T/N

└LilGirlChang: Oh fuck off

└ㅇㅇ(175.223) : Surprise worship

└└ㅇㅇ(106.102) : Habitual worship

…Thinking about it again makes my blood boil. Those damn Chihuahua bastards.

T/N

“루붕쿤” (Rubung-kun) is likely a nickname or term of endearment used in the game or fan community. It’s composed of two parts:

“루붕” (Rubung): This is probably short for “루미노르 붕괴” (Luminor Bungoe), which would mean “Luminor Collapse” or “Luminor Breakdown”. It’s likely a term used by fans to refer to becoming obsessed with or “collapsing” into the Luminor Academy game/world.
“쿤” (kun): This is a romanization of the Japanese honorific “-kun,” often used for young males or subordinates. It’s being used here to create a cute or endearing nickname.

The diehard Agnes fan here seems to use this to taunt LilGirlChang for being obsessed with the game.

Thanks for reading, see you tomorrow!