Chapter 20
Chapter 20
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 20
Chapter Title: Aeria, Judgment (1)
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📝 Strategy Guide Title: Complete Lilith Conquest Guide (2) Author: LilWhoreFan Continuing from the last guide. (Photo of the corridor in front of the grand bath on the 1st floor of Blackwood Mansion) If you've infiltrated the interior of Blackwood Mansion via the underground waterway, you'll emerge into the 1st-floor grand bath. Head right immediately upon exiting. Left is patrolled by guards.
(Photo of the auxiliary stairs on the 1st floor of Blackwood Mansion) Turn right twice, and you'll find auxiliary stairs leading upstairs. From here, go straight up to the 3rd floor. The 2nd floor is just a farming map with nothing special, so skip it if you're lazy.
(Photo of the maids' quarters area on the 3rd floor) Search the maids' rooms on the 3rd floor for items. If rummaging through everything is a hassle, just hit Isabel's room and Aeria's room.
Isabel's room has "Isabel's Handwritten Notes," a Lilith-exclusive accessory. Aeria's room yields "Thanacia's Necklace"—equip it on any female character after the episode or use it as crafting material later.
(Photo of Head Maid Melissa's room on the 3rd floor) At the deepest room in the maids' quarters, labeled Head Maid Melissa's room—push the wardrobe, and stairs to the upper floor appear behind it. Head straight to the 4th floor.
(Photo of the secret room on the 4th floor) Enter, unlock with the Thanacia's Necklace you just got, and exit to a long corridor. Only the second room on the left opens, so go in and...
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💬 Comments — Anon Wasn't this dude just a troll? Why's the guide so detailed? — 39.7 It's hilarious seeing a guy with that nick seriously posting a Lilith guide lol — 223.38 Daily curses calling Lilith a filthy whore, but he's actually the most serious about her... — Anon Lmao for real — LilWhoreFan Shut up — SaviorPureLove Can't find Thanacia's necklace in Aeria's room. Where the hell is it? — LilWhoreFan It's in the first drawer of the storage chest. Start from the third drawer and you gotta click the chest three times. — SaviorPureLove Oh, gotta click two more times. Found it, thanks! — TrulyGodGame But it's Thanacia's necklace—why's it in Aeria's room? Isn't Thanacia's room on the 4th floor? — Anon Aeria probably snuck it out. Fits that bitch's personality perfectly. — TrulyGodGame Why'd Harold just sit on it? It's Thanacia's belonging—not managing it properly? Just a lore glitch? — Anon Dunno, she probably stole it and pinned it on some other girl. — LilWhoreFan No official lore, so who knows. ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "How would you know about that...?"
Harold shot me a glare laced with suspicion.
This was the most crucial moment.
To clear the suspicions pinning Katarina and utterly doom that bitch Aeria, I had to play the innocent "Lilith Rosewood" to perfection.
"I... I think I've seen it before."
"......"
"Back when I was in Senior Maid Aeria's room, I saw a flashy, expensive-looking necklace..."
Thanacia's Necklace.
Anyone who'd dived into Lilith Rosewood's route in Luminor Academy had probably heard of it at least once.
It was an essential item you had to pick up mid-episode for the Lilith conquest, and as an accessory, its stats weren't half bad either.
Of course, to folks skipping her route over the non-virgin heroine controversy, it might be unfamiliar.
But for me, with over 500 hours sunk into Lilith routes alone, it was impossible to overlook.
In fact, during my previous playthroughs of Luminor Academy, this item had always bugged me.
Why could you acquire Thanacia's memento from Aeria's room, not Thanacia's own, Harold's, or even Ethan's?
If Aeria had swiped it behind Harold and Ethan's backs, how the hell did she dodge his suspicions?
Until now, I'd just vaguely guessed and moved on, but Aeria's slip-up just confirmed it.
Aeria had definitely stolen Thanacia's Necklace.
And somehow, she'd framed Katarina for it—probably.
That brazen bitch had a knack for feigning innocence and swaying opinions in her favor.
'No wonder Katarina doesn't even show up in the main story.'
She'd likely already taken the fall for Aeria like this, gotten extra punishments piled on, and been booted from the main plot by then.
Or maybe, like Lilith now, she'd tried helping her and gotten screwed over.
Or swallowed the blame for Aeria's other crimes and got punished outright.
Though she never appeared in Luminor Academy, Katarina might've had a life as rough as Lilith's.
...Not anymore, though.
"L-Liar! How would you know... N-No! When did you even enter my room?!"
"During last year's trainee maid training, Senior Aeria. Cleaning the family members' private quarters was part of it, including the senior maids' rooms."
No noble would let unvetted trainees into their private spaces, even for training.
Throw a rookie in for practice, and sloppy work could offend the staff.
Or valuables and secrets could get stolen.
Like Aeria sneaking Thanacia's necklace.
"I think I saw it in the back of Senior Aeria's storage chest drawers. First drawer or third... I don't quite remember."
"...Go verify."
"““Yes!!””"
At Harold's low mutter of a command, the mansion guards bolted from the etiquette classroom.
Finding Thanacia's necklace was just a matter of time now.
"L-Liar...! That bitch is lying...!"
"I'm just telling you what I saw with my own eyes."
"Don't make me laugh...! I knew about the trainee period too...! You think I'd leave something like that carelessly hidden in my chest on that day?!"
"So you're saying you hid it somewhere else on days I cleaned?"
"Of course... N-No! Not that I stole it, but if I had, that's what I'd do!! Anyway, it's a lie! No way she saw it!!"
Yeah, total lie.
Lilith's memories had no such discovery while cleaning Aeria's room.
That cunning bitch wouldn't risk leaving a hot item in her room with trainees poking around.
She'd probably carried it on her or stashed it in Alicia's or Katarina's room for a few days.
But so what? It's in your room now, right?
Exactly where it was in the Lilith conquest episode from my past life.
Guards are already raiding the 3rd floor—how's a lowly maid like you gonna stop them?
What can you even do?
Besides whine lies and play victim in front of me, you worthless shit?
-Thud thud thud thud thud.
As Aeria made her final desperate tirade against me, commotion erupted outside the door.
The guards who'd gone searching rushed back into the etiquette classroom.
The lead one clutched a golden necklace gleaming with a blue gem.
"We found it! Lord Harold! It's Lady Thanacia's memento, just as Miss Lilith said!"
"In Miss Aeria's storage chest, first drawer!"
"Ah, Mom's necklace!"
Aeria's face drained white as the guards spoke, frozen in place.
They handed the necklace straight to Harold.
After inspecting it closely, he gripped Thanacia's keepsake tight and murmured softly.
"...It's the one I gave her."
He pocketed it in his suit, then slowly approached the trembling Aeria.
With eyes murderous enough to slaughter ten men.
"......"
"M-Master... Th-this is a misunderstanding..."
"Stand straight."
"...Y-Yes?"
-SMACK!!!!!
An explosive impact rang in my ears without warning.
Right after, I saw Aeria embedded in the classroom wall.
"Guhk, kuh... Krhk...!"
Solar plexus smashed, she'd flown nearly four meters in one hit.
Others flinched away, fearing implication, leaving her to crash alone and groan in agony.
-Crunch.
"Kyaaak! M-Master?!"
Next, Harold yanked Alicia by the hair, dragging her before Aeria.
The servants parted like the Red Sea to evade his untouchable killing intent.
Soon, Harold issued an expulsion order, barely containing his rage.
"...Everyone except these two, back to your duties."
"““““Yes!””””"
Stick around, and the splash damage hits us too. Time to bail.
Never thought I'd see Harold's berserk pattern outside Lilith conquest—here, of all places.
Before his single-target turned AoE, all us servants fled the classroom and upstairs.
As we climbed the stairs, screams started echoing from behind.
'Aaaah!! Master!! Mercy, please spare me!! Aaaaah!!!'
'I-I only did what that bitch Aeria told me! I didn't know about Lady Thanacia's memento... Aak! Aaaaah!!!'
...Whew, brutal.
Should've picked your side better.