I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

Seriste’s sudden intrusion into the hospital room left both Gyeongmwajogyegigwat and me with visibly bewildered expressions.

It seemed she had hurriedly left when I wanted to talk alone earlier, but apparently, that was just an excuse. She must have come back as soon as she heard the Hero being mentioned.

If not that, she might have found it strange that Gyeongmwajogyegigwat visited the Theology Department Building but didn’t come to see her, and returned. Either way, when the Hero visited the church, his only destination would be either Seriste’s dormitory or my hospital room, so if it wasn’t her room, she would naturally feel anxious.

Actually, her interruption wasn’t that important. We had already finished most of our secret conversation, so it wasn’t like we couldn’t finish what we were saying.

The problem was how much of my conversation with Gyeongmwajogyegigwat Seriste had overheard. There was a possibility that even the fact that I was a transmigrator could be revealed, so I naturally felt tense.

“S-Saint Seriste…?”

“No! I-I haven’t even conveyed my feelings to the Hero yet! I-I know that you’re the real Saint, Lady Lilith, but, but I’m still not ready…!”

“Ah, I understand, but could you please calm down first…?”

…The very Hero she was talking about was right there listening to everything.

She was getting excited on her own, not only revealing that she knew I was the Saint but also blurting out that she liked the Hero. Meanwhile, Gyeongmwajogyegigwat, who was hearing all this, was turning his head away with a reddened face, clearly embarrassed.

Moreover, I thought Gyeongmwajogyegigwat wasn’t interested in women since he talked about returning to his hometown after defeating the Demon King, so this reaction was unexpected.

“I-I know I’m not the Saint! A-After all, how could I not know that I was created as a fake Saint?! B-But not yet! At least while I’m at the academy, if I could just be with the Hero for this short time, that would be enough…” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“…Saint Seriste. I understand you’re excited because of the conversation I had with the Hero, but aren’t you revealing too much personal information?”

“…Pardon?”

“You… forgot, right? There’s someone else besides me in this conversation.”

“……”

As Seriste’s expression froze upon hearing my words, her head slowly turned back, and her eyes carefully met with the Hero who was trying to avoid her gaze. The quiet hospital room was then filled with Seriste’s scream.

“…I’m sorry, Seriste. If you want, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear anything just now…”

“Kyaaaaaah?!”

“Seriste?!”

With a textbook scream of a faint-hearted heroine, Seriste fell backward with a bright red face, and Gyeongmwajogyegigwat hurriedly caught her.

“Are you okay?! Pull yourself together!”

“Ah, aaaaah…. I, I’m, aaaaah…”

“She just fainted because the feeling of embarrassment overwhelmed her, she’ll probably be fine after sleeping for a bit.”

“…She faints just from embarrassment? Does this happen in the game too?”

“It probably wasn’t in my walkthrough. This is Seriste’s First Night solo event. I remember seeing it when I was conquering around the 4th or 5th playthrough, but anyway, during my 25th playthrough, I was in the middle of conquering Lilith.”

“Ah, I see…”

I never imagined I’d see that event in this way.

When I saw it in the game, it was a very popular event that showed Seriste’s cute side, but actually seeing someone faint from embarrassment in front of me gave me a strange feeling.

“Her heart rate suddenly increased, causing her brain to shut down, but she’ll heal on her own due to her divine powers if we take her to her room. She’ll probably wake up by tomorrow morning at the latest.”

“W-What should we do? We need to find out how much of our conversation Seriste overheard.”

“You can listen to that alone and subtly let me know after Seriste wakes up. Seriste isn’t the type to blab about your personal matters in front of others anyway.”

“…That’s true.” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“You’re surprisingly capable when it counts, carrying an embarrassed lady who’s lost consciousness to her bed.”

“…Don’t tease me.”

I lightly teased Gyeongmwajogyegigwat, whose back looked like he was heading off to his wedding night, as he temporarily exited with Seriste.

After that, the day ended uneventfully with Ethan returning from his Student Council duties. In the end, my initial goal of persuading Seriste and awakening as the Saint had to be postponed.

…I was genuinely worried if I could even start talking to Seriste about this topic, let alone awaken as the Saint, before the day of the operation.

That night, after the secret meeting with Gyeongmwajogyegigwat and Seriste’s fainting incident…

A familiar voice calling out to me in my sleep slowly woke me from my deep slumber.

“…dy Lilith. Lady Lilith.”

“Ugh, uuugh…”

My tired body slowly rose at the voice of a woman waking me from my deep sleep, and the face of a priestess looking at me in the darkness gradually came into view.

“Miss Seriste?”

“Are you awake, Lady Lilith?”

“What brings you here in the middle of the night…”

“…I’m sorry, Lady Lilith. There’s something I must tell you right now.”

“If it’s about your confession to the Hero earlier, I was already planning to keep it a secret…”

“Kyaaah!”

As soon as I mentioned the incident from earlier, Seriste quickly covered her mouth with both hands, making a fuss. If she had screamed as she did earlier, she would have woken up everyone within two floors in all directions.

Of course, by this time, most students had been discharged or gone home, so there weren’t many left at the academy, but there would still be people managing the church, so it probably would have caused a commotion.

“T-That too, I’d appreciate it if you kept it secret… But that’s not the reason why I came here now…”

“Then, what brings you here?”

“…We don’t have much time, so can I explain as we go?”

“Pardon? Where are we going at this hour…”

“This is the only time when the Main Hall of the academy church is empty.”

…The Main Hall?

Why is she trying to take me to the Main Hall at this hour when no one’s around?

I momentarily questioned Seriste, who had suddenly come to my hospital room in the middle of the night, waking me from my deep sleep, and was now trying to take me somewhere. 

But my doubts were immediately resolved by her next words.

“I’ll give you the blessing so that you can use the Saint’s power, Lady Lilith.”

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

“Yes, now.”

It seemed that Gyeongmwajogyegigwat had completed the persuasion without my knowledge. He really does cooperate thoroughly when he decides to.

As we walked through the dark church corridor together, Seriste and I quietly conversed.

We talked about how much explanation Seriste had received from Gyeongmwajogyegigwat, and why she decided to give the blessing.

“There are several reasons why I decided to give you the blessing, Lady Lilith, but the biggest one is probably thanks to Hero Gyeongmwajogyegigwat’s promise.”

“…Promise?”

“Yes. The Hero promised that he would never abandon me even if I wasn’t the real Saint.”

…Her face was red enough to be noticeable even in the dim lamplight. Seeing how happy she was just from one statement from the Hero, the Seriste of this world clearly liked the current Hero very much.

Perhaps she liked him even more than the Seriste in the original game. In the original, Seriste’s affection was raised through predetermined choices, but in this world, it seemed Seriste had spent a lot more time with Gyeongmwajogyegigwat outside of those moments.

Since she was an automatically conquerable heroine whose affection naturally increased just by spending time together, Seriste, who had spent more time with the Hero than in the original, would naturally have higher affection now.

“How much of my conversation with the Hero did you hear?”

“…I heard from the part where the Hero said he would take you if I couldn’t become the Saint. As soon as I heard that, I got a bit anxious and interrupted your conversation. I’m sorry…”

“No, it’s alright. Our conversation was almost over at that point anyway.”

Fortunately, it seemed she hadn’t heard the earlier talk about the Luminor Academy game walkthrough or other important parts. Should I consider this a blessing in disguise?

“So, at first, I thought I would be abandoned by the Hero because I became useless compared to you, Lady Lilith. I’m a fake Saint who can’t use the Saint’s power, and I clearly won’t be as helpful as you, the real Saint.”

“It’s alright, Saint Seriste. Someone with such an upright heart like you will surely be able to become a real Saint, not a fake one.”

“You’re saying the same thing as the Hero.”

“……”

“I suppose you know this through the Saint’s power you possess too? The Hero often mentioned that, contrary to what’s known to the public, his power also includes the ‘ability to see the future’. He actively helped me pretend to be the Saint using this power, even though I’m not one.”

“…I see.”

“If you, the real Saint, also have that power, I think I understand why the Hero told me to pretend to be the Saint using that power. Perhaps the Hero made me the ‘Prophesied Saint’ looking this far ahead.”

In reality, it seemed more likely that it was just a coincidence. Gyeongmwajogyegigwat probably hadn’t even thought about the possibility of someone else possessing Lilith when he first met Seriste. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

As a result, it seemed Seriste didn’t doubt much about the fact that I knew she was the Saint. Because the outcome was good, even the clumsy process seemed like it was all planned in advance.

…I felt a bit guilty since, before awakening, I wasn’t using the Saint’s power for things like prophecies, but rather for defeating things like the Kraken with Mana Blast.

By the time we came down from my third-floor hospital room to the first floor where the Main Hall was, Seriste carefully spoke to me. It’s as if it was now her turn since I had asked her a question earlier.

“May I ask you one question before I give you the blessing, Lady Lilith?”

“…If it’s a question I can answer, I’ll do my best to answer it.”

“M-My intention to give you the blessing won’t change regardless of your answer. Just answer comfortably.”

“Yes, Saint Seriste.”

“I-I’m just asking out of curiosity, but… p-perhaps…”

“……”

“J-Just like me… Do you also love the Hero, Lady Lilith?”

…As if that could be possible.