The next day.

Even though only two days had passed since the day we experienced the monster wave at the palace, Ethan and I had already returned to our normal daily lives.

We returned to our positions as Ethan, the young noble of the Blackwood family who receives swordsmanship training from Harold every day, and Lilith, his exclusive maid.

Fortunately, it seemed that my pretense of being a bastard child of some unknown noble had passed without much suspicion, as Ethan didn’t particularly question me about it again the next day.

On top of that, I even received a confirmation that he would keep my secret, so it was the best possible situation for me.

My mind had become much more at ease than before. After revealing my secret to one more person, Ethan, in addition to Catherine, I felt a small burden had been lifted off my heart.

Of course, the fact that I was a Saint was still forbidden and was information that I couldn’t reveal.

This was a secret I should take to my grave if possible. Considering the story of Luminor Academy, I couldn’t even rely on the Church at this point.

And so, the daily life of Lilith, the maid, which almost became eventful overnight, returned to its original trajectory without any notable problems.

 

‘I never thought it would really pass without any issues.’

 

Two days ago, when I used Mana Blast at the western gate of the palace, I didn’t think I would be able to spend such an ordinary daily life again.

Fortunately, the only people who directly witnessed me using magic were Princess Seraphine and Ethan, and it was a great relief that those two were cooperative with me.

Well, Ethan and I had been together for quite a long time, so it wasn’t too strange for him to cooperate.

But the fact that Seraphine, a princess, would go out of her way to keep the secret of me, a commoner, would seem strange to many people.

 

‘Considering Seraphine’s personality, it’s a rather natural choice.’

 

In Luminor Academy, Seraphine was always a character who thought and acted for the future that would maximize the number of lives saved.

First of all, the fact that she came to get me instead of Agnes in that incident two days ago was proof of that.

Why would she go out of her way to get Lilith, an unknown commoner maid, instead of Agnes, a proven mage and the successor of the Elizabeth family?

That was because she must have seen in her future sight that I would show a slightly more cooperative attitude than Agnes.

Unlike the original story where Agnes defended the western gate of the palace from the beginning, in this world, it was Ethan Richard Blackwood who guarded the western gate.

If she had proposed to leave that battlefield to Agnes at the eastern gate and go to the western gate, it would have probably required a long persuasion.

Not to mention, the other soldiers at the eastern gate of the palace that Agnes had been defending would have been in danger.

 

‘On the other hand, she would have seen in her future sight that I would follow without much resistance even if I was taken by force, so given Seraphine’s personality, she would naturally choose Lilith.’

 

I knew about Seraphine’s ability, of course, and I also knew what was happening at the western gate of the palace, so there was no need for a long explanation.

Now, just as I learned more about Seraphine, Seraphine must have also found out a lot about me overnight.

Things like the fact that I knew about Seraphine’s future sight ability and that I knew various other secrets.

Anyway, thanks to those various reasons, Seraphine must have chosen me instead of Agnes in that situation.

It’s worth mentioning one of the most important points about Seraphine’s future sight.

No matter how impossible it may seem, the future shown in Seraphine’s future sight has the possibility of occurring.

Although the events shown in her future sight may not occur depending on Seraphine’s choice, conversely, if Seraphine chooses the future she saw, there is a high probability that that future will happen.

Once she saw the future where I used Mana Blast to defeat the King Serpent, the difference in status between a noble mage and a commoner maid no longer held any meaning to her.

She must have simply selected the person who would cooperate with her more quickly between the two.

In fact, thanks to my cooperation, without asking this and that, we were able to move to the King Serpent as quickly as possible, and the time to defeat the boss monster was also reduced.

Also, one of the two soldiers who were swallowed whole by the King Serpent and rescued was truly on the verge of losing his breath, so my active cooperation must have been an undeniable help.

If she had taken Agnes from the eastern gate to the western gate instead of me, there might have been more sacrifices in many ways.

Not only would we have been unable to rescue the soldiers swallowed by the King Serpent in time, but perhaps…

 

“…”

 

The image of Ethan, who had endured until the very last moment against the King Serpent and collapsed, momentarily flickered before my eyes.

The thought that he might have lost his life in the battle two days ago gave me a strange sense of fear.

In the past, I might not have cared where he died or even liked it.

But for some reason, the fact that he had almost died made my heart ache subtly.

 

‘I don’t really want to see that guy get hurt or die without me knowing.’

 

Well, it was a natural sentiment in a way since we had spent time together.

If anyone, not just me, faced the same person 4 or 5 times a day, they would inevitably develop a connection in less than a year, and I had been doing that for nearly 3 years while serving as Ethan’s exclusive maid.

The negative feelings I had towards Ethan during the first few months after possessing Lilith had already been completely washed away.

Judging from Ethan’s attitude towards me yesterday, it seemed that Ethan had also washed away the negative feelings he had towards me.

It’s not strange to think that you don’t want to see someone you know get hurt or die somewhere, right?

Another reason was… I just felt like I wouldn’t be able to stand the uneasiness if Ethan suddenly disappeared from my sight one day.

Based on the original story, the point where Ethan dies is in the middle of Part 2. In terms of the academy’s school years, it was during the winter break between the 1st and 2nd years.

Since there are still more than 2 years left, it means that Ethan’s life should also last for at least 2 more years.

But what if Ethan, who should technically die later, suddenly dies even before the first winter break of the academy arrives?

If such a future were to happen, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to shake off a strange sense of guilt.

It would be as if the things I had done after possessing Foolish Maid Lilith had resulted in Ethan meeting an early death.

Moreover, even though Ethan was the miniboss of Part 2, he wasn’t a character who only had routes where he had to die.

If you choose not to rescue Lilith after the battle with Ethan, there is no need to take the life of Ethan, the mid-boss.

Of course, most people would choose to kill Ethan and take Lilith because of the later story.

Still, sometimes, the percentage of people who played without killing him because it was bothersome wasn’t low.

There would be people who feel reluctant to kill a human who hasn’t even become a demon, and above all, if you don’t kill Ethan, you can skip the battle with Harold, the true boss of Part 2.

Although Ethan was a scumbag villain based on “Luminor Academy,” so there was no reason to hesitate to kill him, the battle with Harold that followed was unpleasant in many ways.

It was said to be for the sake of rescuing Lilith, an abused maid, but in the end, it resulted in cutting off the head of Harold, the Sword Master of the Empire, which was part of Lilith’s salvation story.

As a result, the scene in the epilogue where the Blackwood family falls is quite bitter in many ways.

Moreover, whether you kill him or not, Ethan leaves the story starting from Part 3. So, other than the absence of Lilith, it doesn’t have much impact on the gameplay.

The Ethan in the original game, who had experienced a near-death crisis, chooses to drop out of the academy before the start of Part 3.

Of course, to take Lilith, I had to kill him in the final battle, and I, who had spent 500 hours just on Lilith’s route in my previous life, almost always…

 

‘…Let’s not feel bothered for no reason. It was just something that happened in the game anyway.’

 

The scumbag Ethan in the game was a different person from the current Ethan.

It wasn’t simply the difference between a character in the game and the person in front of me, but it was right to see them as completely different people from beginning to end.

Above all, the reason why the scumbag Ethan in the game of my previous life ended up dying was the result of being punished by the protagonist for the crime of turning his exclusive maid into a sex slave and abusing her.

The current Ethan, far from committing such crimes, was a savior who had saved countless lives.

His feat of enduring and guarding the western gate of the palace until the moment his life’s flames were about to be extinguished was a merit that deserved endless praise.

How could anyone treat him the same as the scumbag Ethan unless they were a sociopath?

Anyway, thanks to Seraphine choosing me instead of Agnes in that extreme situation, we barely saved Ethan’s life at the last moment.

In a way, I was also saved by Seraphine’s judgment.

 

‘Well, in the end, everything was resolved well here and there. Let’s think about the good things now.’

 

There was no need to feel bothered by bad thoughts.

Although it couldn’t be said that the Palace Invasion Incident caused by the monster wave didn’t cause any sacrifices, the scale of the damages in the current world was naturally much smaller compared to the scale of sacrifices in the original story.

First, there was the young lady of the August Margrave family, Lizzy Lynn August, whose life I definitely saved by intervening.

It may seem like just one life, but in fact, she was the precious eldest daughter who grew up as the treasure of the August family.

In the sense that it prevented the corruption of the August family and the more sacrifices that would follow, it held a value beyond simply one life.

The level of sacrifice at the other three gates, except for the northern gate, was also reduced to some extent.

The eastern gate of the palace, which originally had to be defended only by the palace guards without other support forces, was about to suffer a large-scale sacrifice, but I heard that it was defended without much damage after Agnes joined.

At the southern gate, not only the palace soldiers but also some noble children were about to lose their lives to monsters, but thanks to Seraphine’s appearance and her clearing out the monsters at once, this side could also be defended without significant sacrifices.

The western gate, where the King Serpent appeared, naturally had massive sacrifices, but even this was relatively small compared to the original story.

What was canon in the original story was that Seraphine joins the battle and defeats the King Serpent in a situation where all the other soldiers have died and only Agnes remains.

In that case, the defense squad guarding the western gate of the palace in the existing storyline would have been almost completely wiped out.

On the other hand, in this world, thanks to the efforts of Ethan and me, at least a few people’s lives had been saved, so it could be said to be a blessing in disguise.

…And, not only were there good points in such a utilitarian sense, but I also gained some personal benefits to a certain extent.

I’m referring to the 2,000 XP that was evenly distributed from defeating the King Serpent.

Thanks to that, Lilith achieved the feat of skipping three levels at once while leveling up.

 

『Name : Lilith Rosewood 

 Title: Brave Exclusive Maid

 

 Sex: Female

 Age: 22

 Job: Exclusive Maid

 Affiliation: Blackwood Family Servant

 

 Attack: 13 → 23

 Defense: 19 → 34

 Intelligence: 14 → 25

 Charm: 44 → 79

 Luck : 1 → 2

 

 Current Level: 6 → 9

XP to Next Level: 657

 

 Current Spells >>

 

  Clean

  Shockwave

  Mana Arrow

  Mana Blast

 

 Current Health: 52 / 52 → 94 / 94

 Current Mana : 941 / 941 → 1694 / 1694』

 

What, I’m now unable to receive the reward they give for praising the defeat of the King Serpent at the palace? I don’t care about that at all.

I’m already so happy that I feel like I’m gonna go crazy.