How Could the Villainous Young Master Be a Saintess?

"You're such a bother!"
Winnie didn't even know who she was saying this to, she was just complaining to herself inside her mind.
It wasn’t that she had a split personality; she could feel that all her actions were her own, but it was hard to control herself, just like a person with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Some actions weren't things she wanted to do, but if she didn’t do them, she’d feel unbearably uncomfortable, mentally tortured, and the pressure would increase.

After spending the whole day in close contact with herself, she realized that the bloodline granted her was that of a perfect lady who had to do everything perfectly. If something wasn’t done just right, she’d feel uneasy and agitated.
This kind of personality was really troublesome in reality.
Sneaking back home, Winnie opened her bag and looked at the numerous grooming products she had bought. There were products for skincare, haircare, and even different lotions for different body parts, hands, ankles, face, and more.

She had carefully chosen the most suitable products for each part of her skin.
She couldn’t help it; she really didn’t want to buy them, but she just couldn’t resist, so she bought everything.
Looking at the wide array of bathing products and lotions arranged on the shelf in the bathroom, she couldn’t help but think that her body had never been treated so meticulously before in her life.

How did it end up like this??
Winnie covered her face, unable to express her feelings.
All thanks to that heartless goddess—how could she do this to a junior?

Winnie opened her wallet with a painful heart. These products were not cheap. They were things only noble girls could afford, made with precious herbs and rare animal essences, and endorsed by famous alchemists from the Kingdom of Camellia.
Including the dinner from tonight, it had cost her three gold coins.
Three gold coins! This was something she would never have dreamed of before.

For commoners, this was already an unaffordable expense. To put it into perspective, one silver coin could support a family of three for a month.
On the other hand, Winnie was also extremely grateful to those two “rich gods” she met. If they judged by appearances and not by hearts, those two were truly good people—great people!
Feeling moved for less than a second in her mind, Winnie stood up.

It was getting late, and she had spent too much time picking out these grooming products. At this time, she would normally already be asleep.
Yawning, Winnie took out the products one by one and placed them on the shelf in the bathroom that had barely been used since its installation.
She placed them with great care: the bathing products on one side, hair care products on the other, and skincare products for the whole body from head to toe, in sequence, so she could easily use them in order.
After finishing all that, Winnie looked at herself in the mirror, silent. Her hands twisted nervously in front of her chest, unsure of what to do next.

In the past, she wouldn’t have hesitated. After all, she was the only one living in the house, and no one would be peeking at her while she bathed. She would just throw her clothes somewhere, heat the water with a magic stone, and use it right away.
But now...
Looking at the young girl with light pink hair and a perfectly shaped body in the mirror, Winnie swallowed hard.

Looking down, she could see the voluptuous, beautiful valley, surrounded by mist in the bathroom. The dim and ethereal atmosphere made everything look even more enchanting.
She didn’t know where to begin.
The buttons and straps of her luxurious dress were so complicated that they made her dizzy; she didn’t know how to undo them.

This dress was magnificent, decorated with countless embellishments that made it look like it came from the stars. It was clear from just looking at it that it was one of those outfits that was difficult to take off once it was put on.
But in fact, that wasn’t the real issue. This clothing was just the manifestation of her [Armor Form]; if she wanted to take it off, all she needed to do was deactivate the [Armor Form].
But if she deactivated the Armor Form, that would mean...

She'd have to confront herself honestly.
What was so embarrassing about being honest with herself?
Winnie remained silent for a moment, then quietly took the mirror out of the bathroom, took a deep breath, and deactivated her [Armor Form].

Mmm, the walls are really white and big. They’re so white they almost hurt her eyes.
Looking at the yellowing wall, Winnie silently thought to herself.
Heaven have mercy, how could the pure-hearted great mage in her previous life never have imagined that the first opposite sex she would come into contact with would actually be her own...

The magic stone heated the water, and the pink-haired girl, moving gracefully like a noble white swan, lifted her delicate, long leg and stepped into the water, her snow-white arch of the foot first, followed by her slowly reclining in the bathtub, letting the warm water slowly engulf her body.
———
At the Fanghui Church headquarters, the Saint Aeciphysis Cathedral.

At the center of the altar, the white cherry-blossom-colored holy fire, which was worshipped by thousands of believers, suddenly began to stir, casting colorful reflections on the stained glass windows.
A spark flew out and landed at the feet of the towering goddess statue.
"What... what is this??" At this moment, the clergy who were praying in the cathedral exchanged glances.

The bishop in charge of today’s prayer frowned slightly. This holy fire had been left by the previous Saintess of Fanghui. It was the child flame of the [Blessed Flame of All Gods], which had always been mild when placed in the cathedral, never making the devout believers feel any heat. Why had it suddenly become so agitated today?
Soon, the flame of the [Blessed Flame of All Gods] calmed down, as if the moment before had been a mere illusion.
"Bishop, do you see?"

"...It’s nothing. Tell everyone not to panic." The bishop pondered for a moment and attributed it to an extremely rare occurrence, not giving it much thought.
"Should we report this to the Pope?" the vice-bishop hesitantly asked.
"No need. The Pope is very busy. This small matter doesn’t need to be reported to him." The bishop waved his hand, but his gaze was thoughtful as he looked at the flame burning on the altar.

———
"Finally, it’s back to normal." Winnie sat on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Yesterday’s experience felt like a dream to him.
This afternoon, when it was exactly twenty-four hours later, he had transformed back into his male form.

After returning to his male form, he felt weak in his legs, his limbs tired, and collapsed onto the bed, unable to move.
After a bit of recovery, he looked at the mithril hammer hanging on the wall and tried to lift it, but it was as heavy as a thousand pounds. He strained and flushed red but couldn’t budge it.
Sure enough, it was Winnie who possessed the natural strength and skill in all martial arts, not him, Winnie. Once he transformed back, he lost everything.

He tried to summon the [Blessed Flame of All Gods], but nothing happened; the holy power was unusable.
That being said, it still felt more comfortable this way.
Winnie rolled over, and his double-barrel shotgun and his good buddy were back. He was finally able to stop pretending to be a lady, which had been torturous.

Glancing at the mirror, the pale-faced young man still made it hard for him to believe.
After transforming back, he was surprised to find that the freckles on his face had disappeared, and his rough, yellowish skin had improved slightly.
With the freckles, the biggest obstacle to his appearance gone, his looks naturally skyrocketed, and his face appeared more delicate and refined.

This must be a side effect of his bloodline awakening.
His appearance had greatly improved, but there was a downside: the intimidation factor of his face had weakened.
"The new student entrance exams at Kareriman Academy should be in about a month," Winnie thought, looking at his remaining Virtue points: 4.

He had a month to make an effort and earn more Virtue points.
He analyzed the situation: his male form had strong physical defense but no resistance to magic, while his female form had overall magic resistance and magic absorption, but low physical resistance.
However, this didn’t matter much. When he became Winnie, he felt like he had unlimited strength and could handle any weapon with ease, especially hammer-type weapons. It was like muscle memory; he could wield them with his eyes closed.

On top of that, with the Saint’s Blessing and Soul of Origin to back her up, her combat power was vastly superior to his male form.
Ah, why couldn’t he just swap forms?
It seemed absurd, but when he remembered this was an otome game, he immediately understood.

In otome games, everyone knows: men have no rights. Finding a partner usually ends with betrayal or something worse.
Also, unless absolutely necessary, he couldn’t reveal that he had awakened the Aeciphysis bloodline.
So, for the entrance exam, he would probably have to rely on his "real" male strength to get through.

Unfortunately, the original protagonist, Aeciphysis, was on this year's entrance exam list.
Tch... What a misfortune. But with so many people taking the entrance exam, there was a good chance they wouldn’t cross paths, right?
Speaking of which, if he encountered Aeciphysis in a situation where she wanted to kill him, how likely would it be for him to survive a fight with her in his current form?

How many moves could Winnie last against the only designated "cheat" player of this game?
Winnie couldn’t help but think about it.