Is she the maid-in-training?
Yes. Her name is Micah.
Ms. Micah, please introduce yourself to my lady and my gentle sister, Melody.
There's no mistaking it.
She's...
The Silver Saint and the Five Oaths
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Cecilia Leginbarth
Luciana Rudleberg
Ms. Micah?
Oh, I-I'm sorry!
I-I'm Micah, and I was taken in as an apprentice here a few days ago.
Pleased to be working with you!
Likewise. Let's get along!
A pleasure to meet you, dear Micah.
I'm Melody, and I'm also a maid who works at this mansion.
Let us work hard together!
Y-Yes.
Why is the heroine here?!
Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!
Episode
The Jealous Witch Incident
Seriously, why is the heroine a maid?
And on top of that, Luciana Rudleberg
isn't acting as the early-game mid-boss, the Jealous Witch, either.
How was I even supposed to recognize that cute girl as her?!
Come to think of it, it's June already, isn't it?
There should be a sub-story happening at the orphanage.
And yet, as of yesterday, nothing like that has happened.
Now that I think about it, that orphanage
didn't seem like it was going through any hardship, did it?
I woke up one day as a child in an unfamiliar town.
That boy saved me and brought me to the church.
I heard there was a sudden attack at the castle ball the other day.
How terrifying.
When I heard the crown prince, Christopher, was attacked,
and Marquis Victillium's daughter was with him...
A sudden attack on a ball...
Crown Prince Christopher...
The House of Marquis Victillium...
An orphanage...
Sister Annabelle...
That was when I realized that the world I was in
was The Silver Saint and the Five Oaths.
Huh? Wait? Then that means...
Right now, it's April.
In May, a sub-story is supposed to unfold at the orphanage
where the crown prince and the heroine visit in secret.
They'll find it struggling to get by, and...
Even if it is part of the scenario,
I don't want something bad to happen to the orphanage that cared for me.
That's why I decided to look for a job to earn some money.
I knew it. I'm not old enough for any of these.
You're really accepting servants to a noble's house without a referral letter?
Yes. No one has shown interest, so we don't have much of a choice.
U-Um...
Would you please hire me?!
But when I think back on it,
the orphanage wasn't going through any financial trouble at all!
Oh, gosh! Was I...?
No, there's no doubt about it! I was totally putting in the effort for nothing!
But it's clear the scenario's been changed, right?
The heroine's even working as a maid! How much more absurd can it get?!
I need to find out the cause.
The Dark One still exists in this world,
and if the heroine doesn't become the Saint, the world will be destroyed!
Destroy... everything...
He truly seemed like a human talking in his sleep.
It was adorable.
Oh, really? I would have liked to have seen that, too.
I'm glad you liked it.
Oh, Grail.
Maybe he hasn't had enough to eat?
I wonder if the choker had some built-up static electricity?
All right, then, I'll be overseeing your work today.
Yes, ma'am! Madam Melody... Oh, I meant Ms. Melody!
Madam...
My apologies! I'll be sure not to make the same mistake again next time.
No, that was quite all right!
Please call me Madam when it's just the two of us, okay, dear Micah?
Was the heroine always like this?
She seems like a whole different person...
A different person? Could the heroine be a reincarnator, too?!
What if the heroine was reincarnated with her knowledge of the game,
hated the idea of having to live as the count's daughter
and became a maid instead?
Um, Madam Melody, may I ask you a question?
Sure, you can ask me anything!
Then, do you know of The Silver Saint and the Five Oaths?
Is that some sort of story?
Huh?
Come to think of it, didn't Lady Anna-Marie ask me the same question once?
It seems like she really doesn't know about it.
Is that something that's popular in the royal capital?
Should I ought to know about it?
N-No, it's okay!
It's nothing like that, so please don't concern yourself!
Oh?
If she's not reacting to the game's title, does that mean she's not a reincarnator?
Then why is she a maid?!
Um, why did you become a maid, Madam Melody?
Why, because...
I love maids, of course!
Why are you smiling like you've just confessed your love to someone?!
Ever since I was little, I've admired maids so much.
I even promised my late mother
that I would become the world's most wonderful maid, and...
After that, I became able to use maid magic!
Maid magic?
I'll explain it by demonstrating, okay?
What?
This is maid magic.
Okay, there's no mistake here.
This girl is definitely the heroine.
The Next Day
I'm going to leave the luggage to you, Melody.
Yes, my lady. Have a wonderful day.
Oh, good morning,
Your Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Maxwell.
Hey, good morning, Lady Luciana.
Oh, Your Highness!
Is something the matter?
Oh, no...
My, what a beautiful heart full of envy you have.
It makes you worthy of becoming my pawn.
Late that night, rain imbued with evil mana fell upon the Royal Academy.
However, not a soul noticed it.
July
You lost your pencil?
I did.
I do recall you only carrying one.
Was everything all right?
Yeah. Luna lent me hers.
Certainly, a friend in need is a friend indeed!
The Next Day
My lady, you seem to not have your handkerchief with you.
What? Wasn't it in my skirt?
Maybe I placed it in my bag.
It's not there.
I can't believe I lost two things in one week.
What's all this?
Then, what will happen to our classes moving forward?
They said they'll move us to another classroom and carry on as usual.
His Highness said,
"We're already behind schedule with our lessons,
so it wouldn't be a good idea to delay them any further."
And his class was the one that was targeted, too...
He's a brave man.
My lady, twirling your pencil like that is most unladylike.
Huh? That's...
Yep. It's the pencil I lost the other day!
Where was it?!
Apparently, when the teacher was inspecting the trashed classroom,
he found it lying near the podium.
Maintain composure and stillness... Silence.
I cast the soundproofing spell, so we're good.
Phew. I never thought I'd end up using the secret passage.
So? Given that you had us meet in secret, it's gotta be about the game, right?
The first event in The Silver Saint and the Five Oaths...
There's no doubt that the Jealous Witch Incident has begun.
You're talking about this morning's incident, right?
Yes. The Jealous Witch, who has been charmed by the Dark One,
cooks up a plot to frame the heroine.
There are three incidents in total.
The first one is the Classroom Paint Incident.
The second is the Desk Ransacking Incident,
mainly targeting students who are commoners with outstanding grades.
And the third one is the Water Soaking Incident,
where a certain female student is splashed with water by someone.
They're all... kind of lame.
If you were actually caught up in one, you wouldn't be saying that.
Anyway, I wanted to talk about what measures to take moving forward.
With the dear heroine missing,
we still have no idea who the other characters are, either.
In the game, the Jealous Witch was dear Luciana.
But for this scenario, it's pretty much confirmed that she's the stand-in heroine.
It was that pencil, right?
Right. A pencil that had been lost gets found in the trashed room.
In the game, it belongs to the heroine, you see.
In order to frame someone,
something belonging to them is planted at the crime scene.
It's a common tactic.
To be honest, I do have some idea of who the culprit might be, but...
Oh, yeah? Who?
There's no solid proof yet, so I'll hold off on naming anyone.
Uh-huh. Speaking of which,
who's the young lady who gets water splashed on her in the third incident?
Oh... right.
It's Olivia Rincot'dor, the duke's daughter.
That's why I can't be certain.
It's true that she's been hostile towards Luciana.
But for this incident, she's supposed to be a victim as well.
Just who is the Jealous Witch charmed by the Dark One?
A few days later...
With the cleaning finished,
Luciana and the others returned to their original classroom.
That's all the books Lord Lect asked for.
There we go.
Melody, who had come to the academy library to borrow some materials,
had been given permission from Lect
to freely spend time in the library until the appointed time.
It was special treatment given to the girl he liked.
Oh, this.
It might be good for my lady.
Introduction to Basic Magic for Children.
If I could, I would check it out,
but since I'm here under Lord Lect's orders, I guess I shouldn't.
Glow with warmth... Luce!
My lady, you mustn't give up.
Please believe in yourself!
Glow with warmth... Luce!
Luce!
Silence
I can't take it anymore! Why?!
Maybe I really don't have any aptitude for magic.
Why don't we rest a bit?
I'll pour some tea right now, and... Huh?
The inside of the pot is empty.
My apologies. I'll go steep some more for you.
Okay.
I wonder why it doesn't work...
If I could use magic, I could be just like Melody, and say...
Come forth, crystal water... Fare Acqua.
Huh?
M-My lady, did you just...
Come forth, crystal water... Fare Acqua.
Fare Acqua! Fare Acqua! Fare Acqua!
I... I...
I did it!
Luciana has learned "Fare Acqua!"
I'm so glad, my lady!
Fare Acqua!
Wow! That's amazing, Luciana!
Starting in the second term, let's take Applied Arcane Studies together!
I need to start working harder, too!
By the way, Melody mentioned
she found a book called Introduction to Basic Magic for Children at the library.
It looked useful, so why don't you try borrowing it?
All right, I'll do just that.
Luna?
Luciana?
What's wrong? Why are you sitting out here?
Oh, goodness.
I woke up early this morning to practice magic and fell asleep partway.
You were practicing magic? Outside?
I figured it might be a good change of pace.
I told you, didn't I?
That I was going to work harder, too.
I see.
Good morning, Perriand.
What's going on?
Oh, Lady Luciana... You see...
Lucif!
Good morning, Lady Luciana, Lady Luna.
G-Good morning. But this is...
Luna, let's put it back to the way it was. Please help.
A-All right, understood.
No.
Please leave it the way it is for now.
Lady Anna-Marie. But...
I understand how you feel.
However, it is necessary to inspect the extent of the damage.
I'm terribly sorry, Lord Gelman.
Please don't be, Lady Anna-Marie.
This is truly troublesome.
Who in the world
would do such a troublesome thing, and for what reason?
Unfortunately,
we do not have any information about the culprit at this time.
Is that truly so?
Last time, the entire classroom was vandalized,
but this time, the desks of specific students were targeted.
There must be something that could point to the culprit, no?
Oh...
Did you realize something?
Oh, yeah, but...
It's fine if it's wrong. Please tell us.
Um...
I was thinking, the students whose desks were ransacked were all commoners...
Those with outstanding grades, at that.
There are five students who were affected this time,
all students who ranked within the top thirty percent
of first-year students, from the looks of it.
If that's the case, isn't it odd that Perriand wasn't part of those affected?
That's probably because...
In other words, the victims all share a common background
of being commoners from wealthy families who academically excel?
That is true. My family is not wealthy.
I wonder if the culprit's motive was jealousy.
Students who possess both talent and wealth despite being commoners
quickly become targets of envy for both commoners and nobles alike.
However,
it seems commoners who were simply top-performing were not targeted.
Perhaps what the culprit didn't like was their financial status?
Is Lady Olivia suspecting me?
Is she steering everyone toward Luciana so that they'll wrongly suspect her?
For now, I need to get the situation under control.
Huh?
Oh?
Is that my handkerchief?
What?
This is yours, Ms. Luciana?
I lost it the other day, and I've been looking for it since.
But why is it here of all places?
A few days ago, something similar happened, didn't it?
What?
Oh, shoot, now I've done it!
To think I'd be part of the scene where the game's heroine gets suspected!
Melody, you're home.
Yes. Lord Lect's class was canceled as well.
I hear the classroom was vandalized again.
Yeah.
My lady?
I'm okay, just a little tired.
What?!
It seems word has spread among the faculty and staff, too.
Not sure where the rumors are coming from, but...
So that's why my lady seemed down...
To think she won't turn to me when she's suffering so much.
There is no way my lady is the culprit.
I'm not particularly close to her, but, well...
She certainly doesn't seem like the type to pull an underhanded stunt like that.
Thank you very much, Lord Lect.
W-Well, she's your mistress, after all.
I wouldn't suspect her.
Welcome home, my lady.
Yeah, I'm back.
I've already prepared our belongings for the trip home.
We can leave whenever you'd like.
Oh, really?
Though... is it okay if I have a cup of tea before we go?
Yes, of course.
Shall I prepare a light meal for you?
You haven't eaten much lately, either last night or this morning.
Melody, did you happen to hear the rumors about me?
Huh? Oh, well...
Yes.
I see. I'm sorry for not saying anything.
No, it's all right...
However, you do seem to look slightly better than yesterday.
A few of my classmates told me that they believe me.
It's so strange.
Just knowing that a few people believe me warms my heart so much.
I believe you, as well, my lady!
As a maid in your service, I believe in you more than anyone!
Thank you, Melody.
That warmed my heart again.
Please warm up as much as you'd like!
Yeah? Then, in that case...
Warm me up with that soft skin of yours!
I'll have you know that I did not mean it in that way!
Luciana Rudleberg is back, baby!
I feel like I can take on the world!
Seriously, where have you been learning phrases like that?!
And what will you say to His Lordship and Her Ladyship?
I think I'll keep it to myself.
I wouldn't want to worry them with something like this.
You can tell me all about what you're hiding later.
Please tell me about it once you've settled in with your work here.
Huh?
Oh, Luciana. It's written all over your face.
Did you truly think we wouldn't notice?
It's only been two months since I was born,
but I'd like to believe that I understand you the most, gentle sister.
Two months since you were born?
What does that mean?
You haven't explained that to her yet?
Come to think of it, I haven't really had the chance to.
Micah dear, Serena is a maid doll that I created using magic.
Allow me to reintroduce myself. I am Serena, the doll maid.
Pleased to be working with you.
A doll... maid?
What?!
We simply cannot allow them to continue spreading malicious rumors about Luciana!
Isn't there some way to track down the real culprit?
We mustn't assume that the real culprit is also the one who spread the rumors.
It's the rumors we need to deal with.
In the game, it was the same person, though.
I see. Dear Luciana is taking on the heroine's role.
But you'd be the culprit if this were the game!
What's happening?!
Well, the main heroine herself is off being a maid, so I guess anything goes.
Still, if we manage to expose the real culprit,
won't that put a stop to the rumors as well?
That may be true, but...
This...
It feels like we're on a path to a bad ending.
Desperate times call for...!
U-Um, I have a favor to ask.
What is it?
Please allow me to attend the academy, too!
I'll get us through this event with my knowledge of the game!
Translation: Yukari Murase-Louden Timing: Edgar Cruz Editing and Typesetting: Gabriella Alabanza Quality Check: Geoff Mazzolini Final Quality Check: Elizabeth Ellis
Episode
The Choice the Ladies Make
Illustration: Yunohito