I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

“How about we all have an end-of-semester get-together tomorrow?”

At Princess Seraphine’s sudden suggestion, everyone in the Student Council Room turned their attention to her.

Ah, except for one person. Orion, who was engrossed in reading, was seemingly uninterested.

“Hmm~. I’ll pass~ It’s too bothersome.”

…Well, it was expected that he would refuse. To be honest, it was rather surprising that he even showed his face in the Student Council Room.

Of course, the other five, excluding Orion, couldn’t help but be interested or curious about Seraphine’s get-together proposal.

“An end-of-semester get-together, you say?”

“Yes, Gwyn. I feel it would be a bit regrettable to end the semester just like this.”

“Then we should secure a venue first. Most buildings on the academy grounds will be used for supplementary lectures starting the day after tomorrow, so I’ll check if we can find an available place outside.”

“It’s okay. We plan to use the sub-hall of the VIP room. My brother, Machart, returned to the Royal Palace four days ago, and only Luke and I are using the VIP room now, so there won’t be any problems.” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“Ah, then we won’t need to rent a venue.”

The vice president, Gwyn Evelt, nodded and stepped back as soon as he confirmed that the venue was already prepared.

True to his mercenary background, he was ready to address issues one by one as soon as the get-together was proposed.

He didn’t seem to have any intention of refusing to participate, given that it was a suggestion from Seraphine, his superior.

“The time will be after tomorrow’s Student Council work is finished. We plan to hire the VIP room’s chef for one more day, and Luke will probably take care of other miscellaneous preparations. Right, Luke?”

“Leave it to me, Princess Seraphine.”

Right. If there’s a get-together, of course Luke would participate.

It wouldn’t make sense for her not to participate, given that she’s Seraphine’s bodyguard and personal maid.

Judging from Luke’s calm reaction, it seemed she was already included in the pre-planning.

“Hmm… a get-together?”

“Um…”

Lizzy and Ethan hesitated slightly at the sudden get-together proposal.

Both seemed to be considering it quite seriously, as their return home could be delayed by up to a day at most.

At some point, their gazes naturally shifted towards me.

“What do you want to do, Lilith?”

“Will Miss Lilith be participating?”

“…Huh?”

Their almost simultaneous questions caught me off guard, and I blurted out a somewhat confused response.

If I’m going to participate, I’ll participate, and if not, then I won’t. Why are they suddenly asking for my opinion?

‘While it makes sense for Lizzy to consider my participation important, given that she’s closest to me in the Student Council…’

I don’t understand why Ethan, my master, is trying to ask me.

This is obviously something Ethan should decide, not me.

If he participates, I follow and participate, and if he doesn’t, I don’t either.

I couldn’t choose on such an important matter, so naturally, instead of overstepping my bounds, I returned the choice to Ethan.

“I am Young Master Ethan’s exclusive maid, so of course, I will follow Young Master Ethan’s wishes.”

“Then, as your master, I’ll order you. Decide for yourself whether you’ll participate in the get-together or not.”

“……”

Damn it, really.

I’m not sure if I should be happy about Ethan entrusting me with the decision or if I should resent him for passing on to me the potential for conflict with Seraphine.

Well, Ethan probably didn’t have any ill intentions in asking me to choose; he probably just wanted to give me the choice. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

To be honest, I was a bit skeptical about Seraphine’s get-together.

As someone who had played the original game to death, this ambiguous get-together held at this time was suspicious in many ways.

‘If I remember correctly, the get-together was held at the end of the first semester of the second year, right before the Student Council disbanded, not at the end of the second semester.’

I’ve played Luminor Academy for 2,000 hours, and I’ve never not participated in Seraphine’s Student Council.

Joining Seraphine’s Student Council was necessary when conquering Seraphine’s route, or conquering Luke’s route, or when building a friendship with Orion.

Also, the activity period of the Luminor Academy Student Council starts at the beginning of the second semester and lasts until the end of the first semester next year.

In other words, the Student Council Closing Ceremony held at the end of the first semester next year was the get-together event in the game. That’s why Seraphine’s suggestion to have a get-together at the end of this second semester felt strange.

Moreover, it was inevitable that questions would naturally arise about Seraphine’s uncharacteristic behavior of setting the schedule so quickly, almost as if she were in a rush for it to happen.

“President Seraphine, may I ask you one question?”

“Of course, Miss Lilith.”

“Isn’t it a bit early to have a Student Council get-together at the end of the second semester? We still have half a year of Student Council activities left.”

“Ah, I actually wasn’t going to mention this, but…”

“…?”

“The get-together we’re having tomorrow is actually also serving as a substitute for our Student Council’s Inaugural Ceremony.”

…Ah.

Right, the Inaugural Ceremony. That was also a Student Council event.

Come to think of it, I don’t remember having an inaugural ceremony for this student council. If we had, I would surely remember it. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“There was a bit of a dangerous situation for you just as the Student Council began, right, Miss Lilith? We couldn’t hold the Inaugural Ceremony without you, Miss Lilith, so we weren’t able to have one this semester.”

“Ah, that’s… right…”

“So, I thought we could take this opportunity to have a simple meal together and chat now that we have some free time. Would that be burdensome for you, Miss Lilith?”

…When she puts it like this, I’d feel too guilty to refuse outright.

Given that they couldn’t even hold the Inaugural Ceremony because of me, if the get-together falls through too, it would feel like I’m wronging Seraphine too much.

Besides, there wasn’t really any reason not to participate. To refuse an invitation from someone like Seraphine, you’d need a correspondingly good reason.

Rather than coming up with that troublesome excuse, it’s better to just participate for one day.

“I understand. If my participation won’t be a burden to you, President Seraphine, I’ll join the get-together.”

“A burden? Not at all, you can rest assured, Miss Lilith.”

“Since my exclusive maid is participating, of course, I’ll participate as well.”

“I-I’ll participate too. I can send a letter home saying my return will be delayed by about a day.”

“Fufu. Thank you all for agreeing to participate with such enthusiasm.”

…Although I’m a bit uneasy since this event didn’t exist in the original game.

Well, the semester has already ended, so what could possibly happen?

Two days before Seraphine proposed the get-together to the members of the Student Council…

Princess Seraphine welcomed a soon-to-arrive guest in the reception room of her personal VIP room.

“I sincerely thank you for agreeing to this sudden visit, Princess Seraphine.”

The Prophesied Hero, Gyeongmwajogyegigwat Volt.

He was the Hero from another world who had been active in various ways, helping her both inside and outside the academy over the past year.

“Welcome, Hero. Rather, I’ve been waiting, so there’s no need for apologies.”

“…Pardon? Ah, perhaps you saw the future…”

“Yes, I did. There was a full moon recently. Of course, choosing to wait for a meeting with you instead of dining with Count Burko was my decision.”

“…I see. I’ve troubled you by visiting on a day like this.”

“Think nothing of it, Hero Gyeongmwajogyegigwat. Thanks to you, countless lives have already been saved. A meeting with you is far more important to me than a dinner with a count who’s only interested in his own gain.”

“…When you put it that way, I’ll gladly accept your kindness, Princess Seraphine.”

“Fufu, thank you.”

Seraphine’s unguarded smile, as she faced Gyeongmwajogyegigwat alone in the VIP room, reached his eyes. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

It was a genuinely sincere smile of goodwill that she never showed in front of others.

Given who the recipient of that smile was, Gyeongmwajogyegigwat felt somewhat enchanted by just that one expression.

“I don’t see Seriste, who’s usually by your side, today. I thought she was always inseparable from you, Hero.”

“…Yes. Well, Seriste doesn’t really like it when I talk about women.”

“My, again? Not content with seducing Seriste and the elf from the World Tree Forest, you’re adding another woman? Should I call you the Playboy Hero instead of the Prophesied Hero?”

“Please don’t tease me, Princess. You know why I keep Seriste and Silena by my side.”

“Fufu, of course. I was just joking.”

Recently, Seraphine had been expressing her jealousy in this way to the Hero, who kept adding women around him despite her, a princess, having feelings for him.

Of course, she only showed this behavior when they were alone, as openly revealing her feelings for him as a princess would cause various problems.

It wasn’t just because he was the Hero and had saved many people.

Seraphine felt attracted to him because his appearance of always being there to help when needed and trusting her future visions was like a prince on a white horse straight out of a fairy tale.

…The problem was that Gyeongmwajogyegigwat was the protagonist of this world and already was a Prince Charming to many women, not just Seraphine.

‘You don’t know how I felt when I helped you during Seriste’s crisis. Yet you keep adding women around you, which could cause issues with my future plans.’

“So, which lady are you planning to seduce today? Last time, it was Natalie; could it be Agnes this time, whom you mentioned before?”

“Princess…”

“Alright, alright. I’ll stop joking now.”

Princess Seraphine and Hero Gyeongmwajogyegigwat continued their conversation, having lightened the mood with half-serious jokes.

Only after the atmosphere became serious again could the two finally enter into the main topic of conversation.

“Actually, I was hoping you could arrange a meeting with someone for me, Princess.”

“A woman even you can’t easily meet? Could it be my sister?”

“No. It’s someone of much lower status than Princess Luschetia. Also, it’s someone who already has a connection with you, Princess Seraphine.”

“That’s a relief. I don’t think I could get along well with my sister, even if it was with you, Hero.”

“…Pardon?” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“…Anyway, who is it? Who is this person who has a connection with me but you can’t easily meet?”

Seraphine had expected the name of some duchess or margrave or perhaps a foreign royal or noble lady.

But at the unexpected name that came from his lips, Seraphine couldn’t hide her momentary surprise.

“Lilith… Blackwood Rosewood.”

“…Pardon?”

“I’d like you to arrange a meeting for me, even just once, with her – Ethan Richard Blackwood’s exclusive maid.”

T/N

Hello! Axiomatic here.

Princess Seraphine likes Gyeongmwajogyegigwat????? I did not see that coming.

Also, a massive thank you to James B. for sponsoring yet another set of 14 Bonus Chapters via my Ko-fi! It seems they waited for the price to return to normal, and I’m grateful nonetheless. 

See you in a bit for the bonus chapter!