Fake Saint Of The Year

― ― The Castle of Our Lady.

It is a structure built hundreds of years from now to raise and protect the saint, and to confine the saint in times of need.

Many times in history, they were rebuilt and repaired, and sometimes they were broken in the war, and they were rebuilt from scratch, so no one knows the exact construction time even now that the prophet Professor is dead.

However, the building was built after the appearance of the witch and the birth of a new Saintess, and did not exist at least during the time of the First Saintess Alfrea.

This castle was inhabited until recently by Elise, who kept the name of the greatest saint of all time, but now she lives with another saint because she withdrew from her saintly throne.

The name of this person is Alfair, the first Saintess.

As a Saintess of the Beginning, she is originally a person who cannot be in the modern world, but there are various pastures, and now there are four Saintesses in this world.

Originally, there should be only one Saintess in one era, but only in this era did irregulars occur continuously, and such an abnormal situation has occurred.

First, Elise, the modern saintess.

Called the greatest saintess of all time, she performed many miracles and ended the chain of tragedies of witches and saints for thousands of years.

The holy lady who saved the people without division, brought grace, and was loved by the most people... "

But in fact, she's not a saint. However, she was born in the same village as the saintly lady by accident, but she was only mistaken.

This mistake has been called "the greatest mistake in history" by a very few people who know the truth, but we cannot now admit that those who have accomplished great things so far are "not holy ladies".

Therefore, she was given the title of "High Saintess" as a separate frame on the holy lady, and the truth that she was not actually a holy lady is hidden.

The second is Eterna, the true saint of modern times.

Until recently, she was thought to be just a knight cadet from a small village.

She had an unbelievable beauty and power in the name of the Saintess, but no one thought of her as a true Saintess... well, the comparison object was too bad.

Eterna was by no means inferior to the saints of her time.

However, if you line up with Elise, the Historical Saints will simply be summed up and cleared up.

There was also a voice that pushed Eterna to succeed her after Elise had retired from the saintly seat, but by her own strong refusal, Eterna would not assume the saintly seat, and only some men knew that she was a true saintly woman.

The only reason I refused to do so was because it was ridiculous to call myself a true saint after Elise.

It is the right thing to do.

The third was Alexia, a former witch who was a saintly woman of the ancestors.

Now that she had freed herself from the grudges that had made her a witch, she was not a witch, but a saintly woman.

But that's why we can't spread the word to the public.

As far as she is concerned, it is not good to keep her alive secret.

Alexia was the least active witch in history because she collided with the extraordinary miracle of Elise.

Still, Alexia was certainly a witch in the ten years since Elise was born until she actually started her activities as a saint.

They have increased the number of monsters, attacked villages and towns, sometimes went to the battlefield themselves, and killed and injured many people, both directly and indirectly.

Of course, many people have a grudge against her. As soon as they knew that he was alive, they would say, "Alexia, you should execute him," and they might attack you.

Therefore, I cannot treat her as a saint.

Alexia, the witch, had to die because she was beaten to death by the Saintess Elise.

And the fourth one... was the first Saintess, Alfrea, the real daughter of the first witch Eve.

A person who was temporarily suspended by Eve, and who took over the role of Saintess without becoming a witch after being sealed for a thousand years.

There is no reason to keep her a secret, so she is widely known as the First Saintess, but Elise's impressions are too strong to be known to the public.

And it was she, Alfair, that took the throne after Elise had retired.

It is strange to say that the Saintess who succeeded the one who ended the tragedy of a thousand years started, but in fact, she is the most suitable.

Alexia's very existence was hidden, and Eterna could not claim to be the true Saintess.

In that regard, Alfrere is a saintly lady who has been here for a thousand years. I'm not hated like Alexia, and I don't find it confusing to come forward like Eterna.

In addition, it is not as famous as Elise, and it has become the name of the school.

Because of these circumstances, Alfrer lived in the Castle of Our Lady.

... and became a source of trouble for the knights.

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"Master Alfrere, may I bless the followers in the church today..."

"Oh, no. It's troublesome."

The head knight told Al Flair that he was going to die in bed, but he was rejected.

This pathetic head knight, named Rex, became the cauldron of his predecessor, Leila Scott.

Layla had followed Elise as she retreated from the throne, and at the same time returned the name of the Head Knight to herself, so Rex became the Head Knight.

Naturally, there was a voice to keep her, but Leila said that at this time, "I am not the knight of the saintly lady, but the knight of Elise."

Lex was very envious of Layla, but he couldn't follow Elise the same way.

After all, Elise was ordered to become one of the first Alfrea's close associates.

In that case, it would be an injustice to Elise to leave it alone.

And since Alfrea became the Saintess after Elise retired, Rex became the head knight.

"...... I don't mean to be troublesome..."

"No. What is the first blessing?" I can't do that, can I? The power of a saintly lady is basically to make witches and monsters rusty, so even if you're good at defeating them, you're no different from someone who can use ordinary magic to protect and heal allies.

Well, since the Saintess is much more magical than ordinary people, she may be able to recover and support more than normal, but... it's simply that she has more magic power, and what she can do is really no different from you.

If you have thousands of years of know-how, you're even better than me. "

"W-Well, that's..."

The Holy Lady is by no means omnipotent or transcendent.

He was just a normal person with a lot of talent for witches.

The power of the Saintess is the power that can break through the dark attribute magic of the witch, but in fact, the ability to manipulate the space that becomes invincible by creating a space that does not even let light pass is the true nature of the dark attribute.

And it is also the same spatial manipulation power that can break through the defense by spatial manipulation... that is, the power of the Saintess is the same dark attribute magic as the witch.

If there's a difference, it's just the call. Dark Attribute Magic is used by witches, and its image is bad.

Besides, it is possible to know that the Saintess will be the next witch if she is called by the same name.

That's why I've been misled about the power of the saintly lady by the vague term "the power of the saintly lady".

In other words, even though the Saintess has the power to act on space... she doesn't have the power to bless people.

Growing plants to give everyone fruit to eat? Purify water you can't drink to make it drinkable? Shake the light and make people healthy?

... I don't know what that is... I'm scared... That was Alfrere's honest feelings.

"Servant, I really don't need to use any magic." However, speaking of blessing in front of the believers..... "

"But Elise was really doing something, wasn't she? And yet you're not going to let me down just because I'm in shape?"

"That might be... but..."

”Oh, by the way, what was Elise's blessing like?”

"It changed depending on the time... to heal the injury, to heal the disease, to boil vitality, to restore the faded body function... to make the skin and hair gloss visible and better..."

"I'm sorry, honestly, I don't know what that means."

I asked myself a question, but when I returned the answer, Alfrea's face suddenly turned real.

No matter how many times I ask, it is out of common sense.

I can assure you that the Holy Maiden has no such power.

Alfre falls down on her bed, then rolls sluggishly.

"You guys are misunderstanding the saintly lady... but the saintly lady is basically like a hunter who has been ridiculed by the world and only has weapons for witches." Rather than blessing, I'm honestly uncomfortable with our blessing as if the world were pressing a curse on us.

That's why it's a pass. Bring me more sweets than that. "

Alfre asks Rex to do some chores while lying on the bed.

The white saintly lady's dress is wrinkled because it is wobbly, and the skirt is rolled up and visible up to her thighs.

Rex deliberately coughs away his gaze.

"Nh...! I didn't ask you to do the same thing as Elise-sama."

However, at least you're acting a little more like a saintly lady... "

"I honestly don't know how to behave like that Saintess."

In my day, there was no such thing as a saintly lady, and I was called the second witch until I defeated my mother once.

So, I defeated your mother... well, I was deceived by the pretence of death... but the world was temporarily at peace, and the king finally returned my palm and gave me the title of "Saintess". "

"Oh, is that so..."

"Yes. In other words, a saintly woman is a title given to me if I follow Omoto." In other words, it's not like me to be a saintly woman. "

"Um, um... yes, is that so...?"

Rex thought into Alfrere's words as he roared.

Certainly, in a sense, it is a righteous argument.

If we trace Daiyuan, the name Saintess was given to Alfrea.

If that's the case, then being a saintly woman might mean being like Alfrea...

However, in fact, it is Alfrea who is saying this, but it is not that we do not know the image of the Saintess people imagine in this day and age.

In fact, immediately after she was released from the seal, she tried to rectify her appearance and even tried to speak in a saintly tone.

... but I couldn't act personally at all, so now I seem to have given up completely.

"Anyway, I have plans." We have a carriage outside. Now, please get ready quickly. "

"I can't help it." Ahhh, I thought I could have fun and live every day, but the saints of this era do a lot of things. "

Unlike the days of Alfrea, when the name Saintess did not even exist, today the Saintess has been educated at a high level since she was a baby, and has many roles.

The main roles are "to defeat the witch", "to remove the anxiety of the people", "to meet with the king and the nobility".

The first need not be spoken, and the second is the blessing of the Lord to the people, and the prayer of abundance.

Of course, the Saintess does not have such power, but even if it is ineffective, people want peace of mind in the days of despair, and the existence of the Saintess is needed.

It can be said that Elise, who was really effective in blessing and harvesting, was extremely large and irregular.

The third is that, in nominal terms, it is a discussion of the policy to be taken by the country and measures to be taken against monsters, but in fact, it is only a place for the printing to teach the saintly lady to hear the tragedy of each country and the sacrifice of the people and to strongly teach that "if you do not defeat the witch, the situation will not improve".

However, the first role was completed by Elise, and all the culprits disappeared.

At this point, the Saintess herself was no longer necessary, but the kings and archbishops of various countries discussed and decided to leave the position of Saintess for the time being.

Now that you've fulfilled your role, you don't need a saintly lady anymore... but you're too selfish, and you can expect a backlash from the people.

Besides, the church is troubled when the saint is gone, because the saint is a symbol of the saintly church.

Also, now that the witch is gone, I don't know if the next Saintess will be born.

Until now, when the previous saint maiden died or became a witch, a new saint maiden was born... but now there are three saints.

Will there be three saints when they are born in the future? Or does it only correspond to the death of Eterna, the modern saintess?

... or maybe you won't be born without a Saintess anymore?

Whether you want to keep the title of Saintess in the future or not, you should still see how it goes. Yes, they all judged.

It was a long time before the three saints, Eterna, Alfrea, and Alexia went to sleep.

For the time being, the holy lady who lost her role continued to bless the church, baptize the children who were born, and pray for abundant crops.

And......

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Oh my God! Alfred's gone!

"Is it again?! Is it again?!" If you let go a little, you'll get away with it! You're too free! Kids, that one! "

"Speaking of which, it looks like I was just looking at the tavern from inside the carriage with my fingers in my hand..."

"Over there! Let's go!"

― ― Arriving at the castle town, Alfrea quickly got lost.