I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

Chapter 76

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...

“...”

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.