I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

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“No, I can’t allow that.”

Before Gyeongmwajogyegigwat could finish saying he wanted to talk alone, Ethan grabbed my arm and refused the request.

‘…This is how it would usually go.’

Having somewhat expected Ethan to react this way the moment those words left the Hero’s mouth, I remained calm. I didn’t even bother to stand up to follow Gyeongmwajogyegigwat, thinking I’d need to persuade Ethan first anyway.

The main reason Ethan disliked the Hero was because of the countless women always surrounding him. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

Not only Seriste and Selena, who had been with him since before the entrance ceremony, but even Princess Seraphine showed enough favor towards Gyeongmwajogyegigwat to grant his unreasonable requests.

In this world, they maintained just a friendly relationship with the Hero without romantic feelings, but originally, Natalie and Agnes were also potential heroines.

It was natural for Ethan to be wary of Gyeongmwajogyegigwat trying to approach me.

“I was suspicious when you agreed so easily, but now you’re showing your true colors.”

“Huh? True colors?”

“Did you think I wouldn’t notice that you’ve been eyeing my Lilith? I found it suspicious how you kept glancing at Lilith during the Basics of Magic Swordsmanship classes, and now that you have a chance, you’re not going to pass it up?”

“Ah, no, that was just because she looked in much better condition than in the original…”

Crash!

“Better condition?! Are you daring to appraise my Lilith with that filthy mouth of yours?!”

“Y-Young Master Ethan! Please calm down!”

“N-No! I misspoke for a moment! I’ll apologize, so please calm down first!”

“Kyaaah! Y-You shouldn’t swing a sword indoors…!!”

Ethan, misunderstanding the Hero’s slip of the tongue as an appraisal of my appearance, flared up and almost drew his sword. We nearly had an untimely sword fight in Seriste’s dormitory.

While Gyeongmwajogyegigwat was wrong to speak in a way that could be misunderstood, Ethan was equally wrong for immediately trying to draw his sword.

“I’m sorry. I really didn’t mean anything impure by it. The reason I’ve been looking a lot is just that the relationship between you, Blackwood, and Lilith doesn’t seem like a typical master-servant relationship, and I found that a bit interesting.”

“…It seems you haven’t explained what you meant by ‘looking in better condition’ yet.”

“That was just an observation that you two seem to get along well compared to the typical relationship between a noble and their exclusive maid. Usually, nobles who would even enroll their exclusive maid in the same academy tend to be authoritative and treat their servants poorly, right? But no matter how I looked at it, Miss Lilith didn’t seem to be treated that way. Seeing that, the phrase ‘looking in better condition’ just slipped out thoughtlessly.”

“…Be more careful with your expressions from now on.”

“Right, I’ll be careful.”

Gyeongmwajogyegigwat managed to clear up the temporary misunderstanding with a passable excuse.

If he can come up with such smooth excuses, I wish he would be more careful with his words.

Unlike me, the others don’t know that he’s from another world, but I think he should at least know to keep quiet about the original game, Luminor Academy, on his own.

Even if his situation is different from mine, he shouldn’t be this careless.

“And I want to explain something you seem to be misunderstanding – I don’t have any romantic interest in Lilith.”

“How can I believe that? I remember that since the entrance ceremony, you’ve always been surrounded by countless women. Am I mistaken?”

“You’re not wrong about that, Blackwood, but I didn’t gather them with romantic intentions. It just happened that many women ended up in the group as I gathered people to subjugate demons.”

“That seems like a rather weak excuse to claim it’s a misunderstanding.” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“If it’s really not an impure intention, how else can I explain it here? You know it’s harder to prove you didn’t do something you actually didn’t do, right, Ethan?”

“…”

“And wasn’t this meeting originally to protect Lilith from Prince Machart? Even if you’re suspicious of me, that’s just a misunderstanding, but Prince Machart has already attacked Lilith once. Isn’t it right to deal with Prince Machart first before suspecting me?”

“…Now that you mention it, that’s a fair point.”

Ethan calmed down thanks to Gyeongmwajogyegigwat’s somewhat logical argument.

It was fortunate that this Gyeongmwajogyegigwat fellow could explain things calmly. Even if I had used the same logic to persuade Ethan, hearing it from me versus hearing it from the Hero would have felt very different.

“But I don’t see why that means you and Lilith need to talk alone. Dealing with Prince Machart, who’s involved with demons, is what you want too, isn’t it?”

“That’s true, but we still need solid evidence.”

“…Evidence?”

“I want to know as a collaborator whether Lilith really found out about Prince Machart’s connection to demons, or if she’s just saying this to me because she doesn’t like him.”

“…Are you suggesting that Lilith is lying right now?”

“It’s just a possibility. I don’t particularly think she’s lying, but I can’t act rashly just by listening to one side’s story. At least, not until I confirm that it’s the truth.”

“…”

…Well, Ethan tends to prioritize emotions over reason when it comes to matters related to me.

In the current situation, Gyeongmwajogyegigwat’s logic seemed reasonable to anyone.

Conversely, it made Ethan look like he was being stubborn due to personal feelings, so he couldn’t strongly assert his own logic.

“I’m not trying to do anything strange. The Hero’s Holy Sword has the power to discern the truth. I just want to have Miss Lilith hold it and determine whether her words are true or not.”

“Then why do the two of you need to go out and talk alone?”

“If other people are around, their mana interferes and makes a perfect judgment impossible. And only I know how to determine whether it’s true or not. It’s just for such simple reasons, so I hope you won’t think strangely of it, Blackwood.”

“…”

Ethan fell silent, unable to refute after hearing that the Hero had such an ability.

Anyway, according to Gyeongmwajogyegigwat’s logic, it meant that Ethan couldn’t prevent me and the Hero from going out to talk alone, which seemed to trouble him.

He didn’t need to worry that much; there was no chance I’d fall for the Hero.

While it was somewhat pleasing that he cared for me so much, I didn’t want to see him suffering from unnecessary worries.

“It won’t take long. About 10 or 15 minutes. If you want, Blackwood, I promise not to approach your Lilith after this incident with Prince Machart is resolved well.”

“…Is that true?”

“Since we’ve decided to be in this together, I’d appreciate it if you could trust me a little.”

“…Alright. But make sure you stick to the 10-minute time limit. That should be enough to determine the truth in Lilith’s words.” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“Thanks, Blackwood. Miss Lilith, can you come outside with me for a moment?”

“Yes, Hero Gyeongmwajogyegigwat. …I’ll be back soon, Young Master Ethan.”

“…Okay.”

Following Gyeongmwajogyegigwat, who had finally managed to persuade Ethan, I left Seriste’s dormitory room and moved to a corner at the end of an empty corridor.

After confirming we were far enough from Seriste’s room, Gyeongmwajogyegigwat held out the greatsword attached to his waist, still in its scabbard, towards me.

“Miss Lilith, could you hold this? You need to be holding the sword to discern the truth…”

“Truth my ass. Since when does a Holy Sword have such a function? You just made that up on the spot as an excuse, didn’t you?”

“…So you were the changed variable after all. Hah, I had a feeling it might be you.”

Seeing my attitude change drastically as soon as we were alone, the Hero’s expression relaxed as if he finally understood.

I too felt my heart settle for the first time in nearly seven years, facing someone from the same world.

It seemed he had struggled quite a bit trying to find me.

“At first, I thought Ethan had been possessed or had regressed or something. He had become a completely different person from the Ethan in Luminor Academy. I wondered how on earth you had managed to turn him into such a decent guy…”

“We don’t have time for small talk, so let’s get to the point. Ethan said to finish within 10 minutes, so just ask what you need to. That’s why you set this up, right?”

“Ah, right. Still, keep holding the sword. Just in case someone happens to peek as they pass by.”

With those words, I accepted the Holy Sword Gyeongmwajogyegigwat held out to me. As he said, if I wasn’t holding something like this, it might look like we had come out for a secret rendezvous.

“Since we’re short on time, let’s take turns asking and answering one question each. Share any other crucial information as you see fit.”

“It’s nice that we understand each other well. Talking to the people here is seriously exhausting.”

“If you’re going to chat, I’ll ask first. In your previous life, how many times did you clear Luminor Academy?” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“I haven’t cleared it even once yet.”

“Is that so? For someone who hasn’t cleared it, you’ve managed not to abandon Seriste and even brought Selena along well… Wait, what?!”

Even I couldn’t hide my surprise at the betrayal I felt right after letting my guard down upon realizing he was from the same world.

He hasn’t cleared it even once, yet he’s progressed perfectly along the standard route up to the middle of Part 2? Is that even possible?

‘What kind of guy is he…’

Whether he was lying from the start or if the words from his mouth were actually true, it didn’t take long to be certain that this guy was no ordinary person.

T/N

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