Saintess?
by Shini
“So, there are two people currently on the altar? One is Lara, and the other is that girl named Lizzy from the August family?”
“Yeah. Oh, just so you know, Lizzy is originally a character who doesn’t appear in the main story because she gets caught up in the Imperial Palace Assault Incident, but after I intervened and saved her, she joined the Pharmacy Department…”
“I know who she is. I told you I read your walkthrough.”
“Ah, right. Anyway, Lizzy ended up tagging along with Lara during her witch trial and it’s been four weeks since they took the test together. At this point, they’re practically on the verge of becoming witches.
So from what I can see, unlike the original story, it looks like there might be two girls taking on the witch role. Even if Lara can’t join the party since she wasn’t a heroine in the original, just keep in mind that Lizzy might be someone you can recruit if you play your cards right.”
“…I’d rather not deviate from the walkthrough unnecessarily.”
“The world itself is already different from the walkthrough, so what’s the harm in adding a few positive variables?”
“I guess you’re right,” Kyetmajosyegigot muttered as we walked toward the altar together before suddenly looking up at me and asking:
“Wait a second. So according to what you’re saying, Lizzy is also sitting naked on the altar right now, just like Lara?”
“Yeah. They’re in the middle of their witch trial, so obviously.”
“…Then I’ll stop here. We have something to discuss as a group, so can you go call Ethan for me?”
“……Huh?”
Why is he suddenly acting like this when we could just go together and talk?
…Wait, is he feeling guilty about seeing Lizzy naked for no reason?
“Hey, Kyetmwa.”
“……”
“It’s not like they’ll notice even if we get close-they’re in the middle of their trial. It’s not like they’ll wear out just from being seen, so there’s no need to be so cautious.”
“…Whether they know or not isn’t the point. Lara might be fine with it since she’s a witch, but I doubt Lizzy would want me to see her like that.”
“Well, that’s true, but is it really that important? Besides, Prince Ethan and Prince Antonio have already seen her. Of course, they promised not to talk about it outside. And it’s not like they have a choice-they need protection during the witch trial.”
“…Even so, I’d like to stick to my principles if possible.”
“Principles? What principles?”
“The principle of not doing anything in this world that I can’t take responsibility for.”
“Huh?”
I tilted my head in confusion, wondering what he was talking about, before Kyetmajosyegigot briefly explained his personal principle in this world.
“To put it simply, I’m someone who will leave this world after defeating the Demon King, so I don’t want to form deep relationships with the original heroines.”
“Ahh, so you’re saying you won’t do any stat padding?”
“…Did you have to phrase it like that?”
“You’re the one who keeps calling me Lilgirlchang.”
“That was your gallery nickname, so it’s different. …Anyway, the phrasing aside, you’re not wrong.”
No wonder he hasn’t pursued relationships with heroines whose affection levels are already maxed out. If he’s been thinking like this all along, it makes sense.
As I always say, since the original
From what I’ve observed, the three girls whose affection levels are practically maxed out right now (Celista, Silena, and Seraphine) could be taken to bed by Kyetmajosyegigot anytime if he wanted.
Honestly, any guy would want to at least do it once with game characters even if they had to return to reality, so his patience in this regard is truly impressive.
“With that kind of uptight personality, how did you even play the original? Were you a pure love route fan instead of a harem route?”
“…If I had to pick, I do prefer pure love over harems, but when it’s just a game, it’s natural not to care about that stuff.
…But now that this is reality, and girls like Celista and Silena are breathing and living right beside me, I just don’t think it’s right to act irresponsibly.”
“Well, fine. It’s not like we were close in our past lives, and it’s not my place to judge your decisions.”
If I were in his shoes-forced to return to reality-I might have made a similar choice.
As a unicorn, deflowering the virgins of this world and then disappearing back to my original world would definitely weigh on my conscience.
Of course, if I were the one who got reincarnated as the protagonist, I wouldn’t even consider the option of returning to reality, so this hypothetical was meaningless. There was no reason to leave my favorite game’s world.
“Then I’ll go get Ethan from over there… Oh, wait, since we’re having a meeting anyway, we might as well gather everyone. Except those who don’t know I’m the Saintess.
If you’re not going to the altar, go back and bring Sir Colt and Prince Antonio. You can tell Karaham to stay there with them on guard.”
“Sir Colt? You mean that orange-haired female knight next to Antonio earlier?”
“Yeah. Oh, by the way, that’s Natalie noona.”
“…Just how much have you messed up the story? Why is Natalie noona appearing in Part 2? You *are* planning to help me with my walkthrough, right?”
“This is all because you forced me to go to the Witch’s Forest! If you had just gone there from the start, I wouldn’t have had to go through all this trouble…!”
“Ahh, fine. Let’s just go with that.”
…Ugh, this is annoying. He’s the one who tangled up the story, but he’s acting like he’s graciously forgiving me for it.
“Oh, right. And we need to think about our battle positions as partners too, right? Because of that excuse you just made up, I spent half of summer vacation in the Witch’s Forest…”
“…It’s a bit late to bring this up now, but I don’t think we need to do that anymore.”
“Huh? Why the sudden change?”
“Celista suddenly awakened as a Saintess. Now that you don’t need to inherit the Saintess’s power from me, there’s no need for us to fight as partners and sync up.”
“……What?”
What kind of ridiculous nonsense is this now?
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The hero party returned from the northeastern grasslands. Along with those of us who had been assisting the two girls with their witch trials in the Witch’s Forest.
Excluding Sir Colt, Prince Antonio, and Karaham, the remaining members gathered around a table to resume the previous “Saintess Conference.”
“…So, Hero, are you saying that Celista has truly become a Saintess?”
“Yes, Prince Blackwood.”
“Can you take responsibility for those words? Of course, if Celista has become a Saintess, it would be a joyous occasion for me as well. But given your past actions toward Lilith, I find it hard to trust you so easily.”
“We witnessed Saintess Celista using her divine authority, Sanctuary of Light, during the territory battle in the grasslands, Prince Ethan.
Beyond that, Saintess Celista’s divine authority and overflowing holy power were instrumental multiple times in the northeast. As a princess, I saw it with my own eyes, so my testimony is proof enough.”
“Hmm…”
Though Seraphine spoke with confidence, Ethan still wore an expression of reluctant acceptance, unable to fully dismiss the possibility that Kyetmajosyegigot was deceiving him.
Agnes, too, remained silent but clearly had lingering doubts, so further explanation was necessary for the two of them to understand.
“Well, it’s natural to be suspicious. After all, just a month ago, the real Saintess was Rilga-Lilith. Celista, could you demonstrate the divine authority you used during the territory battle one more time?”
“…Y-Yes, Hero-nim!”
At Kyetmajosyegigot’s request, Celista stood up to use Sanctuary of Light.
Gathering holy light in her hands, she lowered her stance and bathed the surrounding ground in a sacred boundary of light.
-Whoosh!
“So it’s true… she really is a Saintess…”
“…It was real?”
Even someone who had never seen a Saintess’s divine authority before would have no choice but to recognize the light, and Ethan and Agnes muttered quietly to themselves.
And now, the two of them must have realized-Celista had fully earned the qualifications of a Saintess.
“It seems the claim that you’ve awakened as a Saintess is true, Saintess Celista. Congratulations, Your Holiness.”
And those words also meant that I no longer needed to maintain the Saintess’s power.
“Yes, Lilith-nim. It’s all thanks to you.”
“No, it’s because of your efforts, Saintess Celista. Surely, even Goddess Aurelia must agree that you are more suited to the role of Saintess.”
“But still, if it weren’t for Lilith-nim, I wouldn’t have been able to accept that I could become a Saintess so easily.”
“…Huh?”
What is she talking about all of a sudden?
“Actually, the reason I gained the confidence to believe I could become a Saintess was because of your words, Lilith-nim.”
“What did I say…?”
“When you told me you would pass on your qualifications as the Saintess to me, I felt both joy and anxiety.
I kept wondering if I was truly worthy of being a Saintess. Or if I was committing some blasphemy against the Goddess’s teachings and would be punished for it.”
“……”
“But even then, you and the Hero kept telling me that I had what it took to be a Saintess, and I learned that being a Saintess wasn’t about others elevating me to that status.
It was about believing in myself as a Saintess and acting without hesitation in doing what a Saintess should do. That was the mindset I needed to have.”
“…Is that so?”
“Yes. And before we left for the grasslands, during the meeting, you also told me that once this was all over, you would give me the Saintess’s power. That part, more than anything, solidified my resolve.
I was going to become a Saintess anyway, so there was no need for me to be shackled by fear over my current status as a ‘fake Saintess.’ Once I started believing that my abilities were no different from a real Saintess’s, I suddenly found myself able to wield the Saintess’s divine authority.”
“Uh… um…”
Well, I’m glad she became a Saintess because of me, but… why does this feel so awkward?
It’s like when you planned to give your nephew a Nintendo Switch Lite for New Year’s money, only for him to show up with a Nintendo Switch he got from his parents instead.
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