SAINTESS [Chapter 27: No one knows what it means]

“Winiya, what are you suddenly talking about?” Aesphyra looked at the light blue-haired girl in front of her with surprise.

“Tsk, there's no one else here, you can stop pretending, right?” Winnie put her hands on her hips. “I ignored you at the dinner table before, and if you continue to pretend now, it won't be interesting. Tell me, how did you find out Winiya was me?”

Aesphyra looked at Winnie with a smile, not speaking.

“Stop pretending. If you keep pretending, I'll take off the wig.” Winnie knew that it was useless to say anything now, so he chose to expose himself.

Anyway, Aesphyra already knew, so his confession could minimize the loss and force Aesphyra to admit defeat.

“Really, can’t you let me enjoy the full experience, Winiya?” Aesphyra gasped after a moment of silence.

“Experience my ass! Have you really gotten into character? Also, change the address back to 'this young master'! Stop calling me that name! You think it's fun, right?” Winnie said irritably.

“It's not just me who's gotten into character?” Aesphyra looked at Winnie with a smile, leaning forward, and her eyes flashed with a dangerous glint.

“W-what are you doing? Be careful! This young master is a man, a pure man! I am not into your scope!” Winnie pursed his lips and took a step back.

“Pfft, you almost forgot to change the way you address yourself, Winiya. This is your first time cross-dressing and you are so skilled at getting into character that you can't return to normal. You are really more suited to be a girl,” Aesphyra said playfully.

“Get lost! Do you think this is someone else's fault? By the way, I haven't settled the score with you yet. You damn silver-haired nut, how dare you deceive this young master! You didn't tell me the rules, and I fell into a trap. Not only that, but you're also the organizer?”

“You deliberately dug a hole for me to jump in, and you said you didn't know the competition rules! Bah! You scheming bastard, why are you so wicked?” Although Winnie changed his address back to “this young master,” he was still using a disguised voice, which created a very contrasting effect.

A boy who normally glared with dead-fish eyes, always looking fierce and calling himself Camella’s delinquent, was now cross-dressed as a delicate schoolgirl—speaking in a soft voice, yet still referring to himself as “this young master” while cursing at people. To outsiders it sounded wicked, but those who knew him understood he had never truly done anything bad; at heart, he was a good person.

This contrast caused Aesphyra to have a huge emotional fluctuation.

“Virtue + 60.”

“Current Virtue: 11784.”

Holy crap.

Winnie was shocked again.

He felt that he had discovered another astonishing secret today, which was that Aesphyra, who was essentially domme, seemed to have the potential to be a Masochist.

Based on his observation of Aesphyra's virtue changes, Aesphyra's emotional fluctuations were clearly not caused by anger from being cursed at. It was a joke. If attacking weak points couldn't increase her virtue, how could such a harmless remark?

Then, it could only be positive emotions. But how could her virtue increase when he cursed at her?

Damn it, this silver-haired nut is really sick.

“Ah? But, Winiya, doesn't she usually call herself the 'Young master of Camella'?” Aesphyra said with a laugh. “Oh, no, she should call herself a 'young lady' now?”

“Get lost! Go as far away as you can, nut ball. Oh, no, you can't roll away, you have to admit defeat, admit you lost, and meow. You haven't forgotten that, have you? Don't try to renege!” Winnie pointed at Aesphyra.

“Oh, oh? Winiya is so concerned about this?”

“What, do you want to deny it?” Winnie tilted his head and snorted.

“No, if Winiya wants to see it, she absolutely can.” Aesphyra said with a smile.

“You, ah?” Winnie was stunned. He thought Aesphyra would still try to wriggle out of admission defeat. He didn't expect her to be so decisive.

“Meow~ I admit defeat meow, Winiya won meow, Winiya is the best meow, I shouldn't tease have been Winiya meow, I was wrong meow~” Before Winnie could react, Aesphyra in front of him raised a hand and meowed like a lucky cat, looking charming and alluring.

Well, this time the proud princess had really turned into a kitten.

This girl admitted he was wrong and admitted defeat actually volunteered in front of him?

This was the first time Winnie had ever seen her like this.

For Aesphyra, who had always been proud and never admitted defeat, this was truly a strange event.

He was a little afraid to look directly at the scene, for fear that his soul would be hooked by those beautiful, alluring eyes.

“Cough, hmph, that's more like it.” Winnie unconsciously took a few steps back, slightly averting his gaze.

“To express my apology, can Winiya allow me to offer a more advanced apology meow?~”

“Hmm, ah? What more advanced apology?” Winnie was stunned for a moment, thinking that Aesphyra was going to give him more prizes, and subconsciously agreed. “Alright then, considering your sincerity is enough, this young master will reluctantly accept your gifts.”

“Whoosh!” Before Winnie could finish speaking, a gust of wind carrying the scent of roses and thorns rushed towards him, making him gasp for breath.

Winnie's pupils contracted, and he curled up in the corner, speechless.

At this moment, he was cornered by Aesphyra in an alley.

W-what the—?!

After a long, tense silence, with Aesphyra’s violet eyes glimmering strangely under the moonlight, Winnie finally realized he had been cornered by her.

He, the young master of Camella, was actually cornered in an alley by this iron-blooded man hating girl.

The protagonist and the villain of the original work, two irreconcilable enemies, appear in an alley in such an ambiguous posture.

Wasn't there something wrong somewhere?

At this moment, Winnie was shocked and bewildered, unable to believe that Aesphyra would do such a thing to him, a grown man.

Moonlight scattered, illuminating the girl's dazzling, lustrous silver hair and her charming eyes.

Was this still the Aesphyra he knew?

Catching the faint fragrance so close to his nose, Winnie didn’t dare meet her gaze.

The petite silver-haired girl leaned closer, her small nose twitching slightly, as if sniffing something.

Winnie felt an inexplicable itch on his neck, even though they hadn't touched each other yet.

“Um, hey, you, what are you doing??”

“Winiya, are you nervous?” Aesphyra giggled, her laughter like silver bells, as pleasant and melodious as a lark. “Your face is so red? Really, shouldn't Winiya be the one taking the initiative?”

“...” Winnie remained silent. Aesphyra's words meant that even though he was a man, he was the passive one.

“As expected, worthy of being a direct relative. Although they are two different people, Winiya gives me many similar feelings.” Aesphyra's next words made Winnie's heart skip a beat.

Who she was referring to, needless to say, could only be Vanessa.

“You, what are you talking about...”

“So, Winiya, what is your relationship with Miss Vanessa?” Aesphyra's captivating eyes were close at hand, as if she were about to pull out his soul, as if all the secrets hidden in his heart were exposed before these eyes.

“Well, you won't tell me anyway, so asking is useless, right?” Before Winnie could answer, Aesphyra smiled meaningfully. “However, this is more interesting. If you know the answer too early, it won't be fun.”

“So, please let me continue to maintain this curiosity?” Aesphyra's soft murmur was like a feather lightly brushing the palm of his hand, ticklish, soft, and fragrant.

“W-what curiosity?” Winnie was stunned.

“Hmph~” Aesphyra gasped enigmatically, without any explanation, and walked away slightly. “Goodnight, Winiya, and congratulations on winning the championship.”

Wait, she left again?

Winnie's tense body relaxes, feeling a sense of lingering fear.

Meeting Aesphyra’s gaze was overwhelming.

Moreover, what did Aesphyra's words just now mean? What did she think his relationship with Vanessa was? She left without giving a conclusion.

What had she discovered, or did she not have conclusive evidence?

Perhaps only Aesphyra knew.

Winnie felt that continuing to guess would be mental self-consumption, which would only deplete his remaining energy and spirit.

He carried his prize plate back to the dormitory. He was tired after a long day, feeling exhausted and weak. He just wanted to lie down on a bed and sleep forever.

“Hey, Winnie, are you back?” Hearing the knock on the door, Shikondell opened the door and poked her little head out. Then she saw Winnie, who looked exhausted, holding a black and gold prize plate in his hand, on which lay a dazzling medal, golden roses, and a bottle of potion emitting an ice-blue glow.

“Eh, eh?” Shikondell's eyes broadened when she saw what Winnie was holding.

“Winnie, you, you, you won?” Shikondell asked curiously.

“Did I win?” Winnie repeated Shikondell’s question, and after a long time, he seemed to nod. “I think I won.”

But it seemed like he didn't win. Who knew? He couldn't say for sure.

“Eh, eh?” Shikondell's eyes were full of question marks. Winning is winning, why the “it seems”?

However, she didn't ask further because she could feel the strong fatigue emanating from Winnie.

To put it another way, if the Winnie who left at noon, freshly made up, had been like a brand-new product, then the current Winnie was like a battle-worn veteran, exhausted, like a hostess returning home after a full day’s work.

She didn't know what had happened, but it seemed really difficult.

Shikondell silently thought so.

So, what happened in a beauty pageant?

Shikondell felt that with her intelligence, she couldn't figure it out at all.

“Winnie, are you, are you really okay?”

“No, not at all.” Winnie said weakly. He handed the black and gold prize plate to Shikondell, kicked off his shoes, and even skipped the act of taking off his shoes, indicating how tired he was.

“Ah, ah, ah.” Winnie entered the living room and then stared with dead fish eyes, lying on the sofa like a dried salted fish, not moving at all.

“Winnie, um, do you want to remove your makeup?” Shikondell walked over and couldn't help but ask.

“Ah, remove makeup?” Winnie took a long time to realize what Shikondell had said, and shook his head with difficulty. “Uh, uh, I'll talk about it later. I'm really tired now.”

Then Winnie continued to lie on the sofa in this state for a long time.

After Shikondell tidied up Winnie's prizes, she walked over and saw the light blue-haired girl in such a dejected state. For some reason, she found it had a unique charm.

Winnie, when dressed as a woman, is really beautiful, as if he was born for it.

At that thought, Shikondell’s cheeks turned slightly red.

“Virtue + 30.”

“Current Virtue: 11814.”

As for Winnie, he was too lazy to care about the change in virtue. He was so tired now that he wanted to stick out his tongue and pant. He had no time to bother with changes in virtue.

“What, do you like it?~”

“Eh, eh, eh???” Shikondell was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, she reacted and quickly looked around.

Who, who was speaking in her ear?

Was it her imagination?

Shikondell couldn't help but think.

“By the way, Winnie, have you eaten?” Shikondell suddenly remembered this question. “I saved some food for you.”

Shikondell was always so thoughtful.

“I've eaten, thank you for your concern, Dell.”

“Winnie, did something happen?” Shikondell couldn't help but ask.

“Alas, don't mention it, it was really twisted and bizarre.” Winnie sighed slightly.

“Umm Umm?” Shikondell still didn't understand what happened, but she knew Winnie didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't ask further.

Soon, Winnie, who had rested enough, turned over, removed his makeup, took off his wig and clothes, washed up, and went to bed like a dead pig, snoring loudly.

This storm seemed to have ended just like that.

The next day, when Winnie saw Aesphyra again, he expected the situation to be awkward. To his surprise, her attitude towards him was still the same as usual, as if nothing had happened before.

Strange, didn't this guy suspect his relationship with Vanessa before?

Winnie couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it.

As he said before, only Aesphyra knew what she was thinking.

Soon, the weekend arrived.

Registration for the exploration of the Mars Dungeon also began.