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Chapter 211 - The Blessed One

The scene changes again. This is Yuri.

He was aware that he had gotten himself into a complicated situation by carelessly accepting an Appraisal, but for the time being, his mood, which had been sinking, lifted slightly with the tentative plan to keep quiet about the appraisal certificate and somehow silence the priest later with some excuse. He wasn't a pessimistic person to begin with, and since his rebirth, he had resolved to live positively. He wouldn't be defeated by such misfortune.

With that thought, Yuri returned to Adon's mansion, but...

"Hello, little miss, what are you doing here... oh, no, excuse me. It's you, Yuri-sama."

"? Yes, I'm back. Um, may I pass?"

"Of course. My apologies for the mistake."

Both Yuri, who had been mistaken, and the gatekeeper who had made the mistake, had somewhat awkward expressions, but the matter was settled for the time being.

Internally tilting his head, and the gatekeeper did the same, Yuri headed for the entrance. But just as he opened the door and stepped inside...

"Young Mistress! I've told you so many times not to go outside alone... oh, it's Yuri-sama."

The one who called out to him was the head maid of Adon's mansion.

"?? Yes, it's me. Um?"

"No, my apologies. I thought Young Mistress Yana had gone outside by herself again."

"Eh? Yana-chan went outside again?"

Yana, Adon's granddaughter, his eldest daughter's daughter, was currently five years old. She was at a curious age. If you took your eyes off her, she would try to go outside on her own, so she was supposed to be under the strict supervision of her family and all the servants.

"No, it seems I was mistaken. My sincerest apologies again."

"No, it's fine if it was a mistake."

Yuri was inwardly puzzled at being mistaken by the head maid following the gatekeeper, but the head maid, and for that matter, the gatekeeper from earlier, were just as puzzled. If they looked closely, the person in front of them was undoubtedly Yuri. From any angle, he was a boy. There should have been no reason to mistake him for a girl seven years younger. It was true that Yuri had a baby face and looked younger than his age, but... no? Was it his imagination, or had his face become a little more feminine?



(Hmm, what in the world is going on?)

After dinner, Yuri, who had retired to his room, was sunk in confusion.

Starting with the gatekeeper and the head maid, many of the people he met would momentarily mistake him for a girl. They would quickly realize their mistake and apologize, but when something like that happens repeatedly...

(It's definitely strange, isn't it? But, the only thing I can think of is...)

He could only think of the blessing he had received at the church during the day. But could receiving a goddess's blessing cause him to be mistaken for the wrong gender?

(It's true that Lady Anatea gave off a gender-ambiguous impression at first glance, but still, there's no way something like this could happen!!)

Suddenly, what flashed through Yuri's mind was the other name for the goddess Anatea.

Hadn't Priest Naudo called her the "protector of ambiguous things and those who exist on boundary lines?" If that was the case, then the blessing of the "protector of ambiguous existences, Anatea" was...

(Don't tell me my gender has changed?)

In a state of confusion, he checked his own body and confirmed his status.

"It's okay, I'm still a boy."

There was no change in his gender, and his facial features didn't seem to have changed in particular, but...

(Could it be that just the first impression I give off has become girly?)

What a troublesome blessing, Yuri thought as he collapsed. But...

(No, on the contrary, this means I can confuse eyewitness testimonies based on a mere glance, right? If so, this might have its uses. Ah, but it would be bad if it became known that I'm confusing. Still, it seems like it could be useful depending on how I use it.)

He decided to look at it positively.

(If I don't think of it that way, I won't be able to get through this.)