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And then, the next day.

Despite only two days passing since the day we experienced the monster wave at the palace, Edan and I had returned to our usual daily routine.

To the location of Edan, the noble heir of the Blackwood family who receives swordsmanship training from Harold every day, along with his personal maid, Rilis.

Fortunately, it seemed that Edan had not suspected anything when I pretended to be a noble orphan the day before, and he didn’t inquire about it again the next day.

On top of that, I even received a firm promise to keep my secret, so it was an ideal situation for me.

Strangely enough, my mind felt more at ease than before. After confiding in Edan about my secret, in addition to Katarina, a part of me felt a bit relieved.

Of course, the fact that I was a saint was still a forbidden secret that had to be kept buried deep.

This secret must be taken to the grave if necessary. Considering the story of the “Luminor Academy,” I couldn’t afford to entrust myself to the church at this point.

Thus, the daily life of Rilis, the maid who was on the verge of being in deep trouble overnight, returned to its original course without any issues.

“I never thought we could just go back to our daily lives without any trouble.”

Just two days ago, when I used a mana blast at the palace gate, I never thought we could return to this kind of routine.

Luckily, only Seraphine, the princess, and Edan had witnessed me using magic directly, and it was a great relief that these two were cooperative.

Well, Edan had been quite close to me for a long time, so it wasn’t surprising that he was willing to cooperate.

However, it might have seemed strange to many people that Princess Seraphine, being a royal, would protect my secret as a commoner.

“Considering Seraphine’s personality, it’s actually a natural choice.”

In the “Luminor Academy,” Seraphine always acted with the future in mind, trying to save as many lives as possible.

The fact that she came to fetch me, a common maid, instead of Agnes, a verified mage and heir of the Elizabeth family, was evidence of that.

It was probably because she foresaw that I would show a slightly more cooperative attitude than Agnes in the future.

In the original story, it was Edan Richard Blackwood who defended the palace gate, not Agnes.

If Agnes had been left to defend the eastern gate and had to be convinced to go to the gate, it would have required a lengthy persuasion.

It was a given that the other soldiers at the eastern gate, who Agnes had been blocking, would be in danger.

“On the other hand, I was seen as willingly following without much resistance, so Seraphine, true to her character, would naturally choose Rilis.”

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

Of course, just as I knew about Seraphine, she would have learned a lot about me overnight.

She would know about Seraphine’s ability, the future sight, and even other secrets I held.

Anyway, for various reasons, Seraphine would have chosen me in that situation.

One of the most important aspects of Seraphine’s future sight ability.

No matter how unbelievable it may seem, the future shown in Seraphine’s future sight holds the possibility of happening.

Although the events seen in the future may not necessarily come to pass depending on Seraphine’s choice, on the contrary, if Seraphine chooses the future she saw, there is a high probability that it will happen.

The difference in status between a noble magician and a common maid no longer held any meaning to her, as she had seen the future where I used Mana Blast to defeat King Serpent.

She likely just chose whoever would be more cooperative with her out of the two of us.

By cooperating without asking too many questions, I was able to quickly move towards King Serpent and shorten the time it took to defeat the boss monster.

Especially since one of the two soldiers who were swallowed whole by King Serpent and rescued was on the brink of death, my active cooperation must have been undeniably helpful.

If it had been Agnes instead of me who had taken them from east to west, there might have been even more sacrifices in many ways.

Not only did we fail to rescue the soldiers who were swallowed by King Serpent in time, but perhaps…

“….”

The image of Edan collapsing after holding out against King Serpent until the very last moment briefly flashed before my eyes.

It was a strange feeling, almost a sense of fear, to think that he might have died in battle two days ago.

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

But somehow, the thought of Edan almost dying now subtly touched my heart.

“I don’t really want to see Edan getting hurt or dying somewhere I don’t know.”

Well, it was a natural sentiment considering the time we had spent together.

If anyone spends time with someone, seeing their face four or five times a day, it’s only natural for affection to build up in less than a year, and I had been Edan’s exclusive maid for almost three years.

After possessing Lillis and the first few months of being hostile towards Edan, I had already washed away any negative feelings towards him.

And judging by Edan’s attitude towards me yesterday, he seemed to have washed away any negative feelings towards me as well.

It’s not strange to not want to see someone you know getting hurt or dying, right?

In addition, I couldn’t bear the discomfort of Edan suddenly disappearing in front of me one day.

Based on the official story, Edan’s death occurs in the middle of the second part. In terms of academy years, it was during the winter break transitioning from the first year to the second year.

Since there are still two more years left, Edan should at least be alive for another two years.

For Edan to suddenly die before the first winter break at the academy, when he was not even a mid-boss, would be quite unusual.

If such a future were to come to pass, I would undoubtedly feel a strange sense of guilt.

The actions I took as the ‘regretful maid Lillis’ after possessing her ultimately led to Edan’s untimely death.

Even though Edan was not a character with a predetermined route to die, despite being a mid-boss.

Choosing not to rescue Lillis after the battle with Edan meant there was no need to take Edan’s life.

Of course, most players would choose to kill Edan and take Lillis with them due to the later part of the story.

Still, there were players who, out of laziness, chose not to kill him and play the game.

There may be people who feel reluctance to kill a human who has not fallen to the level of a demon, and above all, if Edan is not killed, the battle with Harold, the boss of Part 2, can be skipped.

Edan, who is considered a villain based on the “Luminor Academy,” may not have any reason to hesitate in killing, but the subsequent battle with Harold, the Empire’s Sword Master, was an uncomfortable and awkward production in many ways.

Although it started with the intention of rescuing the abused maid, Lilith, in the end, it turned into a situation where even the neck of Harold, the Empire’s Sword Master, was at risk due to Lilith’s rescue story.

As a result, the portrayal of the downfall of the Blackwood family in the epilogue was bitter in many ways.

Furthermore, whether Edan is killed or not, he exits the story in Part 3, so apart from the absence of Lilith, there is little impact on the gameplay.

In the original game where Edan almost died, he chooses to drop out of the academy before the start of Part 3.

Of course, in order to take Lilith with him, it was necessary to kill Edan in the final battle, and having spent 500 hours in the previous life only conquering Lilith, it was only natural that almost everything happened after the battle with Edan…

“…Let’s not worry about it. After all, it was just something that happened in the game.”

The Edan in the game was different from the one now.

It was more appropriate to see everything as different individuals from the beginning to the end, rather than just a character in the game and the person in front of you.

Above all, the reason why the Edan in the previous life ended up dead was because he was retaliated against by the protagonist for turning his exclusive maid into a sex slave and abusing her.

The current Edan, on the other hand, was more like a savior who saved countless lives rather than committing such crimes.

Even though he was barely able to defend the Imperial Palace gate in the extreme moment when his life was almost extinguished, it was still an inadequate level of skill, no matter how much he was criticized.

Unless you’re a sociopath, how can you treat someone like that the same as the Edan in the previous life?

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

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

“Well, in the end, everything worked out well in various ways. Let’s just think about the good things now.”

There’s no need to feel uneasy with negative thoughts.

It can’t be said that the incident of the Imperial Palace attack using the monster wave didn’t cause any sacrifices, but compared to the original story, the damage in the current world was much smaller.

First and foremost, there was the case of Riji Lin Ogwist, the beloved daughter of the Ogwist Changbaek family, whose life I saved by intervening.

She may seem like just one life, but in fact, she was a precious daughter who grew up as the forbidden leaf of the Ogwist family.

In preventing the corruption of the Ogwist family and avoiding further sacrifices, she held more value than just one life.

And the level of sacrifice in the other three gates, excluding the North Gate, was also reduced in its own way.

Originally, the South Gate, which had to defend only with the Imperial Palace guards without any other support troops, was on the verge of a large-scale sacrifice, but with Agnes joining, it was reported that they were able to prevent it without major damage.

And at the South Gate, not only the Imperial Palace soldiers but also some noble hostages were almost killed by monsters, but thanks to Seraphine’s appearance, they were able to handle the situation without major sacrifices.

The appearance of King Serpent at the western gate naturally involved significant sacrifices, but even so, the casualties on this side were relatively minimal compared to the original story.

In the original plot, with all the other soldiers dead and only Agnes left, the scenario where Serafin joins and defeats King Serpent is the climax, as in the original story.

Therefore, it is only natural to assume that the defense unit guarding the royal palace gate had almost been completely wiped out.

On the contrary, thanks to Edan and my efforts in this world, a few lives were saved, so it could be considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

…And not only that, but I also managed to secure some personal gains to some extent.

2000 experience points distributed upon defeating King Serpent.

Thanks to that experience, Lilith achieved the remarkable feat of leveling up three times at once.

Name: Lilith Rosewood

Title: Brave Exclusive Maid

Gender: Female

Age: 22

Occupation: 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

Remaining Experience Points: 657

Current Skills >>

Clean

Shockwave

Mana Arrow

Mana Blast

Current Health: 52 / 52 → 94 / 94

Current Mana: 941 / 941 → 1694 / 1694

Not receiving the rewards given for defeating King Serpent at the royal palace? It doesn’t really matter to me.

I’m already so thrilled with just this that I feel like I might go crazy.