I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

Gyeongmwajogyegigwat groaned in pain, clutching his chest with both arms, apparently hurt by my unexpected attack.

“Ow, my solar plexus…”

“…Sorry, does it hurt a lot?”

“Of course, it hurts! You hit me so hard…”

“……”

“I mean, I could have been mistaken. You used to go by the username ‘LilGirlChang’, so I just said you might not be a virgin, and you suddenly punched me…”

Thinking back, maybe the punch was a bit excessive. …But still, he was the one who started with the sexual harassment.

“A-Anyway, I didn’t do it! W-Why do you think I did it with Ethan in the first place? Let’s hear your reasons.”

“From what I heard before, you two are dating, and when I’ve seen you together, you seem close, so I naturally thought that.”

“…Well, that’s true, but that alone doesn’t mean much. And you should obviously exclude my community-era username since that was before I possessed the virgin Lilith.”

“I heard rumors that the dorm you and Ethan use is for married or engaged couples. If it’s a married/engaged dorm, you probably don’t use separate beds, right? As far as I know, couple dorms usually have one large bed.” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“…We do use the same one.”

“And Luminor Academy was originally an eroge, wasn’t it? In this kind of setting, when a pretty girl and handsome guy are always together, isn’t it normal to think they’ve gone all the way?”

“…That’s true.”

“Then why did I get hit?!”

Seeing Gyeongmwajogyegigwat’s newly indignant expression, even I couldn’t help but feel guilty. After hearing his explanation, most of it was logically irrefutable.

“W-Well, anyway, nothing like what you’re thinking happened, so don’t make strange misunderstandings. And I’ve been trying to preserve my purity for times like this from the beginning.”

“Well, you were a virgin enthusiast, weren’t you? Considering what you used to do on the Gallery, it would be stranger if you had done it. So, are you happy now that you’ve become the virgin Lilith you wanted so much?”

“Yeah, you bastard. Anyway, you understand now that Ethan and I didn’t do it, right? We do live in the same room, so it’s not like nothing at all happened, but I’ve still maintained my virginity…”

“Huh? What do you mean by ‘nothing at all’?”

“…N-N-Nothing happened at all!!”

Due to my momentary confusion, I almost blurted out about other various things that happened with Ethan. This loose mouth of mine again…

Moreover, I felt like the atmosphere was getting lighter the longer I talked with this guy, so I decided to move on to the main point quickly.

“Anyway, to awaken as the Saint, I need to receive a blessing from a high-ranking priest. That was the rule to awaken the Saint in the game, too. So, to receive the blessing, I need your help in persuading Seriste.”

“Why do you insist on receiving the blessing from Seriste? Are you trying to teabag that poor girl by telling her you’re the Saint and she’s the fake while she’s well aware?”

“…I don’t know what image of me from my community days is stuck in your head, but I’m obviously not trying to do anything that tactless, so don’t suspect me.”

“Actually, I know the real reason. It’s because of keeping the secret, right? If you receive the blessing from a high-ranking priest other than Seriste, it’ll inevitably reveal that Seriste is a fake Saint. I was just kidding earlier.”

“……”

Swish.

“…Even so, don’t resort to violence right away.”

Gyeongmwajogyegigwat quietly covered his solar plexus with his palm as I clenched my fist.

“Right, you understand well. Most of the Aurelian Church’s high-ranking priests who can give blessings are over 60, and the ones around 50 are involved in the plan to make Seriste a fake Saint. Currently, Seriste is the only high-ranking priest who can give a blessing while maintaining the secret.”

“I understand what you’re saying, but isn’t it just a matter of time before you’re revealed as the real Saint anyway? Wasn’t there a moment where the aura that appears when awakening as a Saint can’t be hidden or anything among priests?”

“Of course, I can’t hide it. There’ll probably be a real Saint search party within a month.”

“…And knowing that, you still insist on receiving the Saint’s blessing? There are already many people suspecting Seriste of not being the Saint. They’re just not speaking up because I’ve been asserting it so firmly. But what happens to Seriste if you suddenly appear?”

“I know. That’s why I’m going to quit being the Saint right away before the search party forms.”

“Huh?”

“Once this Machart issue is resolved, I’ll transfer all the Saint’s power to Seriste.”

“…Is that possible?”

“Yes.”

In fact, this was a plan I had long ago, even without considering the search party. If I had to awaken as the Saint for some reason, I always thought I’d transfer the power to Seriste as soon as possible and return to a normal life.

It’s not like transferring the Saint’s power would make me lose the ability to use magic, given that I’ve already learned various spells and exceeded 3,000 in maximum mana. This was something I confirmed during gameplay in my previous world, so it was certain.

Also, my current status was already not of a commoner but of a ‘quasi-baroness’, a noble status. I’m not sure how the setting in Luminor Academy that only nobles can use magic would apply, but transferring the Saint’s power wouldn’t make me lose my other powers.

Anyway, if things go well, Seriste would be happy to become the real Saint she’s always wanted and be able to help Gyeongmwajogyegigwat, and I’d be happy to get rid of this troublesome power while resolving the Machart issue. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

Also, without the Saint’s power, there’d be no need to preserve my virginity, so even if Ethan went mad with lust one day and pounced on me, nothing irreversible would happen…

‘No, no, no, no, no!’

Are you in your right mind?! What do you mean Ethan pouncing?

It was ridiculous to worry about losing the Saint’s power in a situation where Ethan was pouncing on me in the first place. Whether I could become a Saint or not, what’s not okay is just not okay.

No matter how much I decided to live a second life in Lilith’s body, there were things I had to protect, and that naturally included my psychological well-being.

Even if I had accepted my female body, being embraced by a man in that state was a completely different story. 

…Of course, if I absolutely had to be embraced by someone, it would be no one but Ethan, but conversely, unless I was in a situation where I had to choose that option, there was no case where I would do such things with Ethan.

“What are you doing? Why are you suddenly shaking your head?”

“…None of your business.”

“Anyway, let’s continue what we were talking about earlier. You say it’s possible to transfer the Saint’s power to Seriste?”

“Yeah, it’s possible. I’ve done it a few times while playing Luminor Academy. It probably won’t be impossible.”

In Luminor Academy, the life game I played in my previous life, there were theoretically two Saints. Although the prophesied Saint was only the virgin Lilith, there were two cases where power equivalent to a Saint was unofficially unlocked even after the virgin Lilith ceased to exist.

One was the Saint of Faith (= Awakened Seriste) that emerged when Seriste awakened with a sincere belief that she wanted to take on the role of the Saint.

The other was the Saint of Destiny (= Awakened Lilith) who awakened without losing her will despite numerous humiliations and disgrace.

In the case of Awakened Lilith, it was possible to transfer the Saint’s power to an unawakened Seriste. This was something I had tried in the “awakening as Lilith first” scenario I mentioned earlier, so it should be certain.

For reference, I tried the opposite too, wondering if it might be an easter egg for the virgin Lilith route, but no matter how many times I tried, it was impossible to transfer the power of an awakened Seriste to an unawakened Lilith. Given Seriste’s personality, she probably wouldn’t want to transfer the Saint’s power she had just awakened to Lilith anyway.

In the game, Lilith didn’t particularly like her Saint’s power, so an explanation appeared that it was possible to transfer it. Therefore, even if I awaken now, it shouldn’t be impossible to transfer the power to Seriste.

I, too, desperately felt that the Saint’s power I didn’t want but ended up with was cumbersome, just like Lilith in the game.

“Are you 100% sure it will work?”

“…It probably will. At least in the game, I tried it about three times with different variables, and it was properly transferred every time.”

“We can’t be certain just based on that…” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“Also, if it works, it would be good for Seriste, too. If she really awakens as the Saint, other priests will recognize it, so she won’t be slandered as a fake Saint, and most importantly, she won’t have to live with guilt anymore.”

“……”

“…Well, I think I know what you’re worried about, so I won’t force you. But since it’s necessary to kill Machart anyway, I’m going to persuade Seriste alone if I have to.”

It was better to just persuade Seriste than to potentially be implicated in treason for failing to reveal evidence of demon connections after killing Machart. After all, if I could just awaken as the Saint, most issues would be resolved.

“Then, promise me one thing before you do that.”

“Hm?”

“Let’s say you succeed in receiving the blessing from Seriste and you awaken as the Saint.”

“Okay.”

“And with that power, you deal with Machart, and then you’ll immediately come to transfer the Saint’s power to Seriste, right?”

“Yes.”

“If, by any chance, a situation arises where you can’t transfer your Saint’s power to Seriste…”

“…If that happens?”

“If that happens, you join the Hero’s party along with Seriste. That’s the minimum condition I can compromise on.”