Chapter 20 – Christian Lionheart

The next day, I woke up very sleepy, but remembering everything that happened yesterday, which felt like it was a dream….

‘Wait, was it?’ I immediately check my pants for the facts and realize that I didn’t make that horrible mistake of mistaking reality for a dream (wet dreams) …

‘Wait, I’m a woman, I need a more thorough check.’ I immediately began to check myself more thoroughly, fearing the worst.

“my lady, I see you are as insatiable as ever.”

“uwaaa!!”

The sudden voice startled me and I immediately realized I was not alone in the room and turned my face towards the source of the voice who was looking at me with coldness and contempt for doing that so early in the morning, which made me shudder.

‘wait Elena it’s a misunderstanding’ 

I didn’t know what to say at this point my hands were still in my crotch and I didn’t know how to explain the situation.

I also remembered what happened yesterday at the end, if it was true then I should be thinking about what to say instead of checking if I had wet dreams or not, slowly and naturally I pulled my hands out and started to speak as natural as possible.

“G-good morning Elena, how did you wake up, did something happen or do you have any discomfort from yesterday?”

I was awake now and I knew what happened yesterday was real, so I tried to test the waters with Elena.

“Why should I feel any discomfort about yesterday, did something bad happen…눈_눈”

‘Yessss, she doesn’t remember. At last luck is on my side.’ 

However, I couldn’t avoid her look of suspicion. In fact, I cleaned everything thoroughly and even washed her uniform, something that as a master I should never do, but screw it, my life was at stake.

I even bathed her and cleaned her thoroughly, as my fear was so great that at no time did I become aroused again.

Fearing to wake her up and face a tragedy, I made sure there was no evidence left. Luckily, everything went perfectly.

“It’s nothing…, I just think that, now except when we’re intimate, you don’t stop being formal, you used to do it even when we were alone, don’t you think it’s a step backwards’ “.

“…(¬_¬).”

‘Hey, say something.’ 

Honestly, having such a feminine name like Seraphina, I wasn’t left with many alternatives on what to call me and I didn’t want to use my name from my previous life.

In fact, I already had a name for my male version, but to those close to me with my normal appearance I simply settled for Phina.

Although it’s still very feminine, once you get used to it there’s no problem.

What I don’t understand is Elena, who even though she says it easily when we have sex, she doesn’t do it outside of it and still calls me ‘my lady’.

I don’t like that she is still formal, and I want her to call Phina. Curiously, I had managed to get hto be informal while we were alone, but since we started our relationship, she only does it whener we are intimate, which I don’t understand.

She always says something about keeping private life separate from work, but I’m sure no maid in this world would cast cold glances at her master or insult her directly or indirectly.

While I accept that I sometimes bring it on myself, my point is that I don’t fully understand Elena, and the memories of my alternate self don’t help either.

It seems that even as a woman I can’t understand women thoroughly, so I just gave up and accepted that she would call me whatever she wanted and whenever she wanted.

The only reason I brought it up was to divert the conversation away from what happened yesterday, but it was still worth a try, who knows if she might change her mind.

“My lady, Mistress Victoria reported that in one hour we will be leaving for the capital without any more stops.”

‘Hey!, Elena change the subject haah~…. well I wasn’t expecting anything.’ 

Well, whatever. Looks like it’s time to start academy. Honestly, according to the plan, this is going to be the calmest and quietest time I’ll have, not counting the past three years.

I can already see myself surrounded by girls in a romantic comedy setting… of course, with the harem genre included.

‘Hueheuhueh… Hey!!, Elena, I appreciate your cold stare, but I didn’t even laugh out loud.’

I couldn’t help but complain, as suddenly and without any apparent reason, Elena gave me an icy stare, which I appreciated, but I still think it was irrational.

No matter. I wiped the drool from my face, not knowing when it even appeared, and got ready. I already had everything I needed to start this Chapter of my life.

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After a few days, we finally arrived at my family’s mansion in the capital. As one of the highest-ranking families in this kingdom, our mansion was immense, second only to the royal castle.

Nothing particularly noteworthy happened, except for the fact that the butler was Sebastian’s twin, also named Alfred.

I wondered if it was a coincidence that their names were so generic and perfectly fit their profession.

I decided it was a serious topic worth investigating. But for now, I’d focus on what I had planned.

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The day after we arrived, I went out to train to see if my plan was viable. As I walked through the busy streets of the capital, I thought about what was coming.

In less than half a month, the kingdom would begin classes—or rather, they had created a one-year course for geniuses, commoners, and nobles alike to join.

The goal was to gather the top talents to represent the kingdom. The course would last only one year, and anyone between the ages of 15 and 20 with talent was eligible.

It was held only once every five years, and this would be just the second generation of students. There are many reasons why they do it this way, but that’s not important right now.

As for why the kingdom is doing this now, it’s because the Gods want it that way.

I’m not really sure how much the kingdom knows about the real purpose behind it, but what I do know is that they know that the gods seek talents.

The more talented and numerous they are, the better the Gods’ chances of obtaining ‘That’ thing everyone desires.

Unfortunately, I don’t know if my alternate self didn’t exactly know either or purposely excluded it, but that part about the gods’ intentions is not in my memories. But I can honestly deduce a few things.

‘What more could almost omnipotent beings who have everything want?’

I don’t have to be a genius to deduce it, that’s why I don’t understand the need to omit that, but anyway I have to work with what I have.

As for the kingdom, it would gain powerful beings backed by gods who would preserve the integrity of the kingdom in this turbulent era.

Although it may not seem like it, this is the most direct way to become strong quickly, I knew I had to make the most of my time at the academy for the sake of my dreams.

I can’t form a harem without thinking about it; what if someone stronger than me takes them away?

If that were to happen, I’d have no choice but to suffer NTR without being able to resist, something I hope to never experience, but it’s absolutely possible.

Especially when there’s a bastard out there who has the legacy of lust from the Enchantment path.

If he finds me, I don’t even want to imagine my fate, or worse, not being able to protect them due to my lack of strength.

That’s not something I want. So I need to become strong to achieve my dream, and I won’t hesitate to do it.

That’s why getting into the academy is so important… it’s not like it’s just to expand my harem or something, ‘although I’ll definitely try.’

As a high-ranking noble, my entry was secured regardless of whether I was talented or not. I even managed to enroll Elena. That was one of the power-abusing tricks I liked to use.

On the other hand, the kingdom paid special attention to this academy, so that was the limit to how much I could interfere.

But that doesn’t mean that if I’d gone through the legal method, I wouldn’t have gotten in. In fact, that’s what I’ll do. I’ll create a second identity with my male appearance and introduce him to the academy.

Under the name Christian Lionheart.

Supposedly, Christian—my male version—had a recommendation from the duchy.

I skipped the strength and talent tests, which started a few months ago, and went straight to the final tests.

Even if I couldn’t enroll directly, I avoided unnecessary trouble. That’s the good thing about having authority and power.

There were only the final tests left, which the academy designed to bring out the cream of the crop, to select the best and see if they had any hidden skills or blessings.

In fact, even if the remaining participants couldn’t get into the academy, they were allowed to take a blessing-awakening potion, just in case there were cases like Elena.

Or they’d be inspected at the temple for powerful innate abilities, which would also contribute to their approval for entry.

So from now on, I just have to pass those last tests with my male version, who’s backed by the duke.

I even listed my affinity for lightning and my true rank, so I think that even if I don’t pass, I’ll be prioritized for entry.

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