I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

『Title: Saint of Prophecy』

After receiving Seriste’s blessing and finally awakening as a Saint, I put my hands together to check my status window, and I could see that my title had changed from ‘Ethan’s Exclusive Maid’ to ‘Saint of Prophecy’.

As soon as I confirmed my newly changed title, my first thought wasn’t relief about safely awakening as a Saint, but rather a question about why I had been given the title ‘Saint of Prophecy’.

‘Why did I become the Saint of Prophecy instead of the Saint of Destiny?’ *1

According to the information from my memory of clearing Luminor Academy 24 times, if Lilith received the Saint’s blessing according to the original storyline, the title she should have received was ‘Saint of Destiny’.

The Hero of Prophecy summoned from another world, and the Saint of Destiny with the power to change the future…

This was supposed to be the what-if storyline that would have occurred in Luminor Academy if Lilith hadn’t deviated, so I couldn’t understand why I had suddenly become the Saint of Prophecy like the Hero.

‘Well, I guess it doesn’t matter much since I did awaken as a Saint…’

The important thing was that I could now wield Holy Power and would be able to deal with Machart, so it wasn’t a big problem. Of course, it was still inevitable that I would be concerned about this anomaly. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

If the title had been ‘Saint of Destiny’ that Lilith would have awakened as in the original game, I would have just accepted it as being the same as the original game, but ‘Saint of Prophecy’ was a title that didn’t even appear in the game.

‘With Seraphine’s future visions changing too, I guess “I” and the game’s “Lilith” are being treated as different entities after all.’

I wanted to discuss Holy Power and the power of the Saint with Seriste, but unfortunately, neither she nor I had the leisure to talk now. After receiving Seriste’s blessing and becoming a Saint, instead of returning to my hospital room on the third floor of the church, I had to hurry and complete the discharge procedures right here.

‘If I went back to be admitted again with this body full of holy aura, it would be like publicly advertising that I’ve become a Saint.’

Unless I wanted to announce the fact that I had become a Saint both inside and outside the academy, I had to get away from the church as quickly as possible while everyone was asleep.

If possible, I shouldn’t encounter anyone who handles Holy Power until the day of the operation.

Fortunately, because it was vacation, there weren’t many Theology Department students left at the academy, and even those who remained would mostly be in deep sleep at this hour. 

As a religion-based educational facility, the Theology Department Dormitory was strictly managed with its own set of rules, including early wake-up and early bedtime times that were almost controlled.

Of course, there wouldn’t be any Theology Department students from the academy attending that upcoming ‘impure Noble Exchange Meeting’. Such an event was precisely what students who serve a devout god should avoid the most.

“I’ll complete the discharge procedures now, but I’ll explain to the other priests that you left early in the morning right after waking up. Many people would find it strange if they knew you were discharged at this early hour, Lady Lilith.”

“I understand, Saint Seriste.”

Thanks to Seriste, as a High Priestess of the Aurelian Church could wield power even in patient admission and discharge, completing the discharge procedures wasn’t too difficult.

“Also, please don’t call me Saint. You’re the Saint now, not me, Lady Lilith.”

“That may be true, but you’re still the publicly known Saint, Saint Seriste. And I also believe that you will certainly become a Saint someday.”

And I will make it happen.

Seriste smiled and brushed off my words with a “Thank you for saying so,” but I was certain. Once this is over, Seriste will receive this Saint’s power from me and soon become a real Saint, and once she becomes a Saint, the story progression will become so much easier that most crises won’t even be crises. [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

Perhaps because I was about to resolve both the fact that I was a Saint, which I had been worrying about since transmigrating to this world, and the game completion at once, my heart felt lighter in many ways.

“I’m sorry I can’t see you off… I need to go back and tidy up the things used for the blessing.”

“It’s alright. If anything, I should be the one apologizing for not being able to help you, since it was my blessing after all.”

“No, it’s fine. This is my job to begin with.”

I felt a strange sense of discomfort from Seriste, who was speaking as if lowering her own position, but I didn’t have the leisure to resolve the identity of this puzzling emotion now.

So, leaving behind that slightly unsettling feeling, I absentmindedly looked up at the sky as I made my way back to the Swordsmanship Department dormitory. The night sky on the first night I became a Saint seemed to sparkle even more than usual.

Back at the Swordsmanship Department Dormitory, where I returned after receiving the Saint’s blessing from Seriste…

Luckily avoiding the dorm supervisor’s eyes and successfully sneaking in, I safely entered the two-person room that Ethan and I share in the dormitory, and called out to the person inside with three knocks, trying to make sure it was only audible inside.

‘I hope Isabel is still awake.’

Then Isabel, not Ethan, would open the door from inside. Perhaps because of my secret outing with Agnes last time, I felt strangely nervous about returning to the dormitory at this hour.

Of course, I didn’t do anything wrong this time, so I could face Ethan confidently. 

…Probably.

‘Did I… do anything wrong?’

If I had to say something, maybe not telling him I was a Saint until now? But this was something that shouldn’t be casually mentioned, so Ethan would probably understand. Or I could make an excuse that Seriste had only recently informed me that I was a Saint.

Ethan did say last time that it was dangerous to wander around late at night, but most students, dangerous or not, had returned home by now, anyway. Even Machart, the most dangerous one, would be at the Imperial Palace now.

There was no problem with being discharged early while my hospitalization period remained. Holy Power had already started flowing through my body since I awakened as a Saint, and I could feel the damaged wounds inside my body regenerating on their own since I received the blessing.

‘Yes, I didn’t do anything wrong.’

Convinced that Ethan wouldn’t get angry at me like last time, I waited for the door to open. A black-haired man opened the door from inside and walked out, looking at me with slightly surprised eyes as I returned to the dormitory in the middle of the night.

“…Lilith?”

“I’m sorry for waking you from your deep sleep, Young Master Ethan.”

“That’s fine, but… Why are you suddenly returning to the dormitory at this hour? Weren’t you at the church?”

“I completed the discharge procedures because the injuries from the evaluation duel have all healed.”

“At this late hour…? And Saint Seriste allowed that…?”

I could sense a strange suspicion in Ethan’s gaze as he looked at me. It’s as if he was considering the possibility that the person in front of him might not be Lilith but someone else.

This was also an unavoidable reaction since I had specifically cautioned Ethan about this. Especially since some demons could change their appearance, we had to be suspicious of everything as much as possible during such sensitive times.

“If you doubt whether I’m really Lilith, your maid, you can test me if you’d like.”

“…I’m sorry, then can I ask you a few questions?”

“Yes.”

“What was the biggest crisis between me and Lilith?”

“If you’re referring to a crisis between Young Master Ethan and me, it would be when Young Master Ethan played an excessive prank on me, and I was genuinely angry about it.”

“…I want to be certain, can you be more specific?”

“Young Master Ethan gave me a stinger, and I strangled Young Master Ethan with the laundry I happened to be holding.” [Only on Galaxy Translations! / Axiomatic]

“When I lacked table manners as a child, how did you or I caution about it?”

“Do I have to say exactly what was said then?”

“…Just something similar is fine.”

“I don’t remember the exact words, but I think I said something like ‘Shove that meat covered in spit and fingerprints into your own maw.'”

“…When I first asked Lilith who her ideal type was, what did she answer?”

“Instead of an ideal type, I talked about the type I dislike.”

“Specifically, what kind?”

“I think I said the worst were pigs who can’t even take care of themselves or guys who eat noisily at the table without manners, or sexual harassers who touch butts or give stingers. To be honest, I might not be accurate. It was when I hated Young Master Ethan the most, so I probably mentioned all the characteristics Young Master Ethan had at that time.”

“…Yes, you’re definitely the Lilith I know.”

With those words, Ethan let me into the dormitory with a bitter smile. He quietly muttered, as if to himself, that no other maid would have ever acted like this.

I had been worried about getting scolded by Ethan for returning at this hour, but instead of me, it was Ethan who seemed deflated, as if he had been scolded.

…Of course, Ethan was still an immature child at that time, and I had also arbitrarily judged his image based only on the Lout Prince I saw in the game, so I did feel a bit sorry towards the Ethan of that time.

“Young Master Ethan. The current version of you is more splendid and excellent than anyone else, so there’s no need to feel bitter about your childhood.”

“It’s okay, Lilith. And it’s because of the you from back then that I am who I am now. Even though it was a time when your head could have been cut off for saying one wrong word to me, I’m still grateful to you who gave me sincere advice, Lilith.”

“No, it wasn’t really advice worth mentioning…”

Still, I felt a bit grateful to Ethan for saying that who he is now is because of who I was back then.

…Indeed, I should be honest, at least to Ethan if no one else.

About how I had become a Saint from what had just happened, and that I had known for a long time that I was destined to become a Saint.

T/N

Fixed the incorrect version of this title (Indomitable Saint) in Chapter 216 which you may have read.

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See you in a bit for the bonus chapter!