I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

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

I felt momentarily dazed looking at Seriste, who had uttered such an absurd thing with a straight face.

She’s completely lost in love, her head is in the clouds.

Of course, I had never felt any romantic emotions toward Gyeongmwajogyegigwat, let alone even a moment of attraction.

To begin with, I hadn’t spent much time with the Hero, and we had only talked alone twice, including yesterday’s incident. For me to fall in love after just those two times, he would have had to save my life at least once, no, probably twice during those encounters. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

While he was somewhat easier to deal with than other men due to being from the same hometown and having some common ground, there were many issues with considering him as a romantic prospect.

“I-I see… So you harbor feelings for the Hero as well, Lady Lilith…”

“…Pardon?”

Meanwhile, Seriste was interpreting my silence as affirmation and proceeding with her own assumptions. I had to quickly deny it to avoid becoming a strange object of teasing for that Gyeongmwajogyegigwat later.

“That’s not… I mean, please don’t misunderstand, Saint Seriste. I’ve never had such feelings for the Hero.”

“Y-You don’t have to be shy, Lady Lilith. Hero Gyeongmwajogyegigwat is handsome and dependable to anyone who sees him, so it’s natural for all women to be attracted to him.”

“I’m not being shy, it really is a misunderstanding, Saint Seriste. I don’t have a deep connection with the Hero, and even less reason to have romantic feelings…”

“You can be honest with me, I won’t tell anyone. And it’s not like I won’t give you the blessing even if you do…”

“I said I don’t.”

“…Pardon?”

“I said I don’t. How many times do I have to say it for you to understand?”

“I-I’m sorry…”

…Why is it that when I want to speak nicely, they don’t understand until I have to get serious? Seeing Seriste finally close her mouth after I had to put on a stern face, I felt like sighing.

The premise that I had fallen for the Hero was wrong to begin with. Even though quite some time had passed since I realized I had transmigrated, I couldn’t completely discard the memories of my previous life.

As someone who had obsessively played Luminor Academy as my life’s game, the life I experienced in my previous world would inevitably remain in my mind now that I was in this game world.

It was impossible to suddenly love a man just because I had become a woman, and moreover, Gyeongmwajogyegigwat, with whom I didn’t even have a deep relationship, was certainly not the object of such feelings. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

In terms of time spent together, the man I had known the longest was not the Hero, but Ethan. Even if not limited to men, the time I spent with Ethan was probably longer than with anyone else. Not just in terms of absolute length, but also in the density of that time.

The Subjugation of the King Serpent at Seraphine’s Masquerade Ball, the bandit attack on the way home, the battle with demons discovered in Grainstone Village, and the Kraken Subjugation battle on the Lake of Knowledge—the moments where we fought with our lives on the line, trusting each other’s backs, were overwhelmingly more with Ethan.

Of course, considering the upcoming battle with Machart, there would come a time when I’d have to fight trusting my back to the Hero too, but that would be the same for Ethan as well. The possibility of me developing romantic feelings for Gyeongmwajogyegigwat based on just that one experience was non-existent from the start. On the other hand, with Ethan, I might consider it in an extreme situation due to the trust we’ve built up…

“……”

Thump, thump!

“L-Lady Lilith?”

Once again, as the conclusion was about to lead to Ethan, I shook my head to clear my thoughts, then whispered softly to Seriste to supplement our previous conversation.

“Let me say this once more clearly, I have no romantic feelings for the Hero, so you can really rest assured.”

“…But don’t you have at least a little?”

“I don’t.”

“B-But aren’t the Hero and the Saint supposed to be naturally drawn to each other…? Since you’re the Saint and Gyeongmwajogyegigwat is the Hero, shouldn’t you be instinctively attracted…”

“Where does such logic come from? Please don’t say such nonsensical things.”

“B-But that’s how it was for me… Even though I’m a created fake, I thought I was drawn to the Hero because I was using the name of a Saint…”

“Isn’t that just because you liked the Hero from the beginning, Saint Seriste? Don’t hide your feelings behind strange excuses.”

“…!!”

Seriste’s face suddenly turned red as if the word ‘Pop!’ would appear beside her if this were in the game.

“And to begin with, I’m not very interested in the opposite sex, so you can be completely at ease about the possibility of me being your rival in love.”

“You’re not interested in the opposite sex? …Gasp. T-Then perhaps you had that kind of relationship with Agnes instead of the Hero…”

“…That’s not it, either. Can’t you just think of it as me not being interested in romance itself?”

“Y-Yes…”

Though she answered like that, Seriste began looking at me with uneasy eyes after starting to suspect that I might like women.

Well, Seriste is cute, so if it were me from my previous life, she might have been within my strike zone, but that’s only if I had my previous body. The idea of loving another woman in this body was something I couldn’t understand even from a common sense perspective.

Still, not wanting strange misunderstandings to build up, I threw out a suitable target that even Seriste could accept.

“Lastly, let me say one more thing: I’m currently dating Young Master Ethan, so you can rest assured.”

“R-Really…?!”

“In reality, Young Master Ethan loves me, so I’m also trying to respond to those feelings sincerely if possible. Of course, I’m not sure if I’m fulfilling my role properly since I’m inexperienced in romance.”

“I-I see… I-I’m sorry for misunderstanding…”

Answering that you have another love interest has always been an effective way to reject confessions, both then and now. …No, since this is a medieval fantasy setting, should I say now and in the future?

Of course, in Seriste’s case, it wasn’t that she confessed to me, but rather that she arbitrarily speculated about my relationship with Gyeongmwajogyegigwat in a strange direction.

Also, what I said to Seriste wasn’t particularly wrong in reality. While I had no intention of marrying anyone in this world at the moment, if such a person were to appear, the most likely candidate would probably be Ethan. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

…It’s just that he’s the ‘most likely candidate’; it’s not that I actually intend to marry Ethan. It’s just that there is a possibility, that’s all.

“For your reference, the Hero you love is already aware of this fact. I sincerely hope you won’t harbor any strange misunderstandings.”

“T-Then why did you want to join Hero Gyeongmwajogyegigwat’s party? I-If it’s not for the Hero or someone else, then the reason you wanted to join is…”

“…I’d like to ask you to inquire about that directly from the Hero next time, Saint Seriste.”

Since it was related to her fake Saint status, if I explained it, there was a possibility of unnecessary misunderstandings building up.

He was the one who set the condition of joining the Hero’s party in the first place, so he should be responsible for explaining it. If I really end up joining the Hero’s party, he would have to explain to the other members why I’m joining, so he probably already has one or two suitable excuses prepared.

As we were having this conversation, Seriste and I finally arrived at the empty church’s Main Hall. Seriste carefully put her ear to the door to the Main Hall and quietly nodded at me.

Click, creak.

“……”

“……”

Seriste entered the Main Hall, abusing her authority as a high-ranking priest and as the Saint to open the door when no one was around.

Perhaps because summer vacation had just started, the academy priests were also taking turns for their days off, and thanks to that, even the priest who usually takes the night shift was not visible today.

“Ah, l-let’s finish this quickly while no one’s around. Lady Lilith, this way…”

“…Yes.”

I followed Seriste, who was pulling my hand in the darkness, into the Main Hall, and immediately proceeded with the Blessing Ceremony of the Aurelian Church according to her guidance.

She had me kneel on the floor, read the church’s doctrines, sprinkled holy water on my head covered with a veil, and performed the ceremony by feeding me a piece of wheat bread and a glass of wine from somewhere unknown. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

When we came out of the Main Hall after the long ceremony that lasted nearly 30 minutes, I was finally able to awaken with the name of a Saint.

It was on a day more than six years after I realized I had transmigrated to this world.

『Name: Lilith Rosewood

Title: Saint of Prophecy』

T/N

Hello! Axiomatic here.

Bro just received holy communion and became a Saint… Imagine that irl…

Anyway, that should account for my backlog for the past two days. I had to attend an important event yesterday and prepared for it two days ago, and the site was down yesterday, so I only had time now.

The next two chapters scheduled for today will still be published and acknowledgements for recent donations will also be placed in the last chapter for today.

Thanks for reading and for patiently waiting; see you in a bit!