episode_0216

Unexpectedly, my attack that came out of nowhere seemed to have hurt her quite a bit as Gyeonmyeojoshaegiwat held her chest with both arms wrapped around it, groaning in discomfort.

“Ah, my throat….”

“…Sorry, does it hurt a lot?”

“How could it not hurt? You hit me so hard….”

“….”

“Also, you might get the wrong idea. Just because I mentioned that you used to go by a nickname that wasn’t ‘virgin’ before, doesn’t mean you can just punch me out of the blue….”

Now that I think about it, maybe the punch was a bit too much…. But wait, she was the one who started with the sexual harassment.

“Ah, I didn’t do anything! Why would I even think of doing something with Edan in the first place? Tell me the reason.”

“From what I heard last time, you two are dating, and I’ve seen you two together a few times, so of course I would think that.”

“…Well, that’s a valid point, but still, it’s not enough. And besides, your nickname during the community days was ‘virgin’ Lillis before observing the real Lillis, so naturally, that should be excluded.”

“I heard a rumor that the place you and Edan share is a dorm for married or engaged couples, and if it’s a dorm for married or engaged couples, you wouldn’t use separate beds. As far as I know, couples’ dorms usually have a large bed for both to use.”

“We do use the same bed.”

“And ‘Luminor Academy’ itself was originally an adult game. In this world, wouldn’t it be normal to assume that a pretty and handsome couple would be doing everything together?”

“Well, that’s true.”

“Then why did you hit me?!”

Seeing Gyeonmyeojoshaegiwat making an unjust expression, I couldn’t help but feel guilty. After hearing her explanation, most of it was logically undeniable.

“Anyway, don’t misunderstand, there was nothing like what you’re thinking. And I tried to protect my chastity for moments like this.”

“Well, you were a virgin enthusiast, right? Thinking about what you used to do on the forum, it’s even weirder that you didn’t do anything. So, I hope you become the virgin Lillis you wanted to be, damn.”

“Yeah, you bastard. Anyway, you understood that Edan and I didn’t do anything, right? We shared a room, so there were some things here and there, but in the end, my virginity is still intact….”

“Huh? What things here and there?”

“…There was absolutely nothing!!”

Due to the momentarily confused emotions, I almost blurted out about other things that happened with Edan. This reckless chatterbox again.

Moreover, for some reason, talking with her made me feel lighter, so I decided to quickly move on to the main point.

“Anyway, to awaken as a saint, I need to receive a blessing from a high priest. That was the rule for saint awakening in the game as well. So, help me convince Serista to give me the blessing.”

“Why do you want Serista to give you the blessing? Knowing that I’m the real saint and you’re the fake one, are you trying to provoke me?”

“I don’t know how my image from the community days is stuck in your head, but don’t doubt that I would do such a despicable thing.”

“I actually know. Is it because of keeping it a secret? If you receive the blessing from another high priest instead of Serista, she will find out that she’s not the real saint. What I said earlier was just a joke.”

“….”

-Sigh.

“…Even if that’s the case, don’t resort to violence out of the blue.”

As I clenched my fist, Gyeonmyeojoshaegiwat quietly blocked her throat with her palm.

“Sure, you know your stuff too. Most of the high-ranking priests at the Aurelia Church who can perform the consecration are elderly men and women in their 60s, and the few high-ranking priests in their 50s are involved in the Cerista fake saint creation plan. Right now, there’s only one high-ranking priest who can perform the consecration while keeping the secret.”

“I understand what you’re saying, but isn’t it just a matter of time before you’re exposed as a saint? The power that manifests when you awaken as a saint, isn’t it impossible to hide or conceal among the priests?”

“Of course, it can’t be hidden. Probably within a month, a real saint search team will be assigned.”

“…Knowing that, why would you still go through with the consecration as a saint? Many people already suspect that you’re not a saint because of Cerista. I’m only able to keep quiet because I’ve been so firm in my claims. But if you suddenly show up, what will Cerista do?”

“I know. That’s why I’ll eliminate anything saint-like before the search team is assigned.”

“Huh?”

“After resolving the MacHart incident this time, I’ll transfer all the saint’s power to Cerista.”

“…Is that possible?”

“Yes.”

In fact, I had already planned this from the beginning without consciously thinking about a search team or anything like that. If I had to awaken as a saint for some reason, I always thought about transferring the power to Cerista as quickly as possible and returning to a normal life.

Even if I transfer the saint’s power, the ability to use magic won’t disappear from me, who has learned various spells and exceeded a maximum magic capacity of over 3,000. This was something I confirmed during gameplay in my previous world, so there was no doubt about it.

And besides, my current status was already not that of a commoner but that of a ‘junior noble lady’ in the aristocracy. I’m not sure how the setting that only nobles can use magic at the ‘Luminor Academy’ will apply, but transferring the saint’s power wouldn’t make me lose any other powers I had.

Anyway, if things worked out well, Cerista would be happy to become the real saint she desired so much, and I would be able to resolve the MacHart incident by getting rid of my troublesome power.

And without the saint’s power, there was no need to maintain my virginity, so even if Edan suddenly succumbed to lust one day, an irreversible event wouldn’t happen…

“No no no no no!”

Are you really in your right mind?! What is Edan supposed to succumb to?

It was funny to worry about losing the saint’s power in a situation where Edan might succumb to me. Regardless of whether I could become a saint or not, some things just couldn’t happen.

Even if I had accepted my new female body, embracing a man in that state was a completely different story. …Of course, if I really had to embrace someone, it would only be Edan, but unless I was in a situation where I had to make that choice, there was no way I would engage in such activities with Edan.

“What are you doing? Why are you suddenly shaking your head?”

“…It’s nothing.”

“Anyway, continue with what you were saying earlier. Is it possible to transfer the saint’s power to Cerista?”

“Yeah, it’s possible. I’ve tried it a few times while playing ‘Luminor Academy.’ It probably won’t be impossible.”

In the life game ‘Luminor Academy’ that I played in my past life, there were theoretically two saints. While the prophesied saint was only the virgin Lillis, after the disappearance of the virgin Lillis, there were two other cases where power similar to that of a saint was unlocked.

One was the Saint who awakened with a sincere belief that she wanted to take on the role of the Saint (=awakened Cerista) with the faith that emerged.

And the other was the indomitable Saint (=awakened Lillis) who woke up without losing her will in the midst of countless disgraces and humiliations.

In the case of the awakened Lillis, it was possible to transfer the power of the Saint to the unawakened Cerista. It was a test of what was mentioned before, ‘trying to awaken as Lillis first,’ so it was probably certain.

By the way, I tried it the other way around, thinking it might be an Easter egg for the Lillis virgin conquest, but no matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to transfer the power of the awakened Cerista to the unawakened Lillis. From Cerista’s personality, she probably didn’t even want to transfer the power of the awakened Saint to Lillis in the first place.

In the game, Lillis didn’t like the power of the Saint she had, so it was possible to transfer it, as explained, so even now, it probably wouldn’t be impossible to transfer the power to Cerista even if I awakened.

I didn’t want the power of the Saint that I ended up having, just like Lillis in the game, so I was feeling desperate about it.

“100 percent, it’ll work, right?”

“…It probably will. At least, I tried changing the variables in the game three times, and it all went through properly.”

“Just that alone is enough to be sure…”

“And if it does work, it’s good news for Cerista too. If she truly awakens as the Saint, the other priests will figure it out on their own, so she won’t have to deal with being called a fake Saint anymore, and most importantly, she won’t have to live feeling guilty anymore.”

“…”

“Well, I think I know what you’re worried about, so I won’t force you. But since it’s necessary to kill MacHart anyway, I’ll persuade Cerista on my own.”

It was better in many ways to persuade Cerista rather than getting involved in a conspiracy charge for not being able to prove the connection to the demons after killing MacHart. Anyway, if I just awakened as the Saint, most things would be resolved.

“Then, before you do that, promise me one thing.”

“Hmm?”

“If you receive Cerista’s blessing and successfully awaken as the Saint, defeat MacHart with that power, and when you transfer the power of the Saint to Cerista, come straight to me.”

“Okay.”

“If, by some chance, you find yourself in a situation where you can’t transfer the power of the Saint you have to Cerista.”

“…If that happens?”

“If that happens, you also join the hero party with Cerista. That’s the minimum condition I can agree to.”