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Episode 4:
My Magnificent Daily Life as the Saint
“YUL, ARE YOU SURE YOU WILL BE ALL RIGHT without me or Vio or the others coming with you?”
“Yes, Mother. I will do my best now.”
Of course, I wished they would come; it was almost enough to bring me to tears.
It was finally the day for me to depart for my tour of our land. Mother kept asking me this exact question up until she, Nanny, and the other servants saw me off as I got into the coach.
“I’ll be counting on you, Brigitte.”
Е́n ŭm̀ă. ì d
“You’re safe with me, Princess!”
As for this tour I’d been asked to do, our precise destination was a provincial city in a land that had no lord; Father was managing it with the aid of a baronet who was one of Father’s vassals. Which meant that, naturally, I would be bringing along ten of my guardian knights. Brigitte, whom I had taken to calling Bri in my head, was the Nosebleed Knight who had sworn her blade to me along with Sarah back at the palace. The mucous membrane of her nose must have been very delicate.
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Bri was very cool and like one of the actresses from that all-women’s theater troupe who played male roles. I always feared that she and Sarah might start singing and dancing for me one of these days.
Mother and Nanny were so worried because Vio and the others who had taken such good care of me weren’t coming along this time.
Those three had always been Mother’s attendants, after all, and had only acted as my maids because I was her daughter. Now I had my own attendants, although they were still in their evaluation period, so as the daughter of the grand duke, it was my duty to utilize them. In other words, the four of them would be coming along on this trip and were expected to be the ones taking care of me!
Was it possible for a demon to get stomach ulcers?
E ǹû m̌ à
The four of them were silent.
I was silent.
N-nobody’s talking.
The four of us were traveling in the big coach my family owned, but I had nothing to talk to them about. I supposed they didn’t have anything to talk about either since, from their point of view, I was like a boss they weren’t on particularly friendly terms with.
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Well, that wasn’t entirely true.
“Oooh, there’s the forest!” Fantine, known for being completely oblivious about any situation, was having a grand old time on her own as she looked out the window.
E n̂ ŭ m̀а̌ .і̆ d̄
And the other three were just doing whatever the heck they felt like. Christina was reading a book next to Fantine. Noir was polishing his pretty pocket watch, and his twin Ninette was grinning as she stared at her brand-new sword again.
That’s great and all that you’re enjoying yourselves, but what about me? Aren’t you supposed to be attending to me?
However, as middle management, it was my duty to improve the work environment. It wasn’t because I couldn’t stand this silence anymore or anything.
What should I talk to them about, though?
I supposed the one who seemed easiest to talk to was…Ninette, who seemed more mature as my guardian knight-in-training.
“Uh, Ninette? Do you like the sword?”
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Wait. Don’t get mad if she doesn’t answer right away.
“Uh, Ninette?”
“Huh? Oh, yes. I do. This is such an amazing sword. I had it ordered from a famous shop in the capital.”
“Oh?”
It does seem impressive. I can sense magic from the blade, so it must have been pretty expensive. I’m surprised she can afford it.
As I was thinking this, Noir looked up with a start from what his sister said and gave a shady smile. Before I could say anything else, he said, “My lady, you have nothing to worry about. Ninette is your guardian knight. Everything that she equips herself with is for the purpose of protecting you! And so, it is indispensable that we acquire what we need in order to fulfill our duties.”
W̃ê_b̆ n̊ ov еl Ėn ũ ṁа
“They give us anything we want when we say that my lady asked for it,” Ninette remarked.
As she dropped this bombshell, Noir’s smile widened into a smirk. I could practically see him greedily rubbing his hands together. “It’s all thanks to our lady, the princess of the grand duke! Right, Ninette?”
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“Oh, yeah. Our lady is the best. Thank you sooo much.”
I fell silent.
Uh-oh. This wasn’t good.
So, what they were saying was that they’d ordered this without anyone’s permission by using my name—the name of the grand duke?
Ẁ еbnо v̈_е̊l̄ Е̇ n u m̆а̃
And Ninette was in possession of an enchanted sword, yeah? I could tell, you know? It was a man-made enchanted sword that someone had made in imitation of the kinds of holy swords and demonic blades that humans could never forge themselves. Furthermore, the fact that she had ordered it from a “famous shop” meant that it was a brand-name luxury item, didn’t it? Like, the kind of car people’s bosses rode around in or swords only the knight commanders of the elite paladins would carry on their person, right? Just how many years of Ninette’s annual salary had that thing cost?
Don’t tell me Noir obtained his pocket watch in a similar way… It looked expensive and like it was made of silver, but I was pretty sure I had seen him wearing a gold one just the other day. How many of them had he bought? The watches in this world weren’t mechanical like the ones you’d find in the World of Light from my dreams either—they were made using magic formulas, just like the enchanted sword, so they were definitely not cheap.
I couldn’t take talking to them anymore. My stomach already hurt. So I tried talking to my lady-in-waiting-in-training, Christina, instead. She was currently reading a book.
“Hey, Christy, what are you reading?”
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“My name is Christina. I am reading a book.”
I fell silent again.
Е̊ň ům̌ ӑ . ï d̆.
Well, duh, you’re reading a book. What book, though? It seemed we still hadn’t reached the level where I could call her by a nickname yet. I supposed we would have to take it slow.
“Did you get that from the library? Do we have such old-looking books?”
“I found it in the private room at the back of the library.”
“Huh? But isn’t that…Father’s study?”
“I don’t know.”
But only family and our higher-ranking servants are allowed to go into Father’s study.
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Fantine was the only one I could count on now.
“Are you enjoying yourself, Fantine?”
What a dumb question for me to ask. Despite that, she turned to me with a grin, utterly oblivious to the mood in the coach, and said, “Yeah, I sure am. Won’t you look outside the window with me, my lady?”
“Uh, okay.”
She was the only one I could barely manage to have a conversation with. I wasn’t sure whether we were actually managing to communicate, though. But there was a very slim chance that I would manage to understand her someday, and then we might be able to graduate from simply mistress and servant and actually become friends.
I followed Fantine’s lead and got on my knees to look out the window. Doing something that a regular kid would do made me feel awkward and… Wait a second.
Ѐ nüm̆.а .і̌ d̃
“Where did you get those shoes?”
“Oh, these? They’re so pretty, aren’t they? I found them while exploring the manor!”
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“Is that so? They don’t belong to anybody?”
Fantine gave me a puzzled look and laughed. “Nah. Finders keepers, you know?”
I didn’t respond.
Oh-ho. I see how it is. So that was how Fantine’s mind worked. Of course they were pretty. They were my party shoes. Mm-hmm. I think I have a better understanding now.
E nüm̊ а̇. і̃d
I stood up amid the rocking of the coach, barged straight over to the door, and kicked it open.
Bam!
“Brigitte! Sarah! I demand that one of you let me ride with you!”
I’m so sorry, Father.
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Middle management isn’t for me!
I was never taking them with me anywhere ever again!
Ẃ e̊bn о́ v̄е̂ l. Е̊ n̈umа
I was going to live boldly on my own from now on!
“Manifest Light!”
Even under such stress, I could still cast holy magic just fine. I had just cast Rejuvenation on a miner who had lost his leg. The new limb sprouted out before our eyes. Eww.
“Ooooooooh!”
We had arrived a week prior at this town next to the mines. All kinds of people had gathered here in the lord’s manor and clamored at the spectacle of the spell.
But I didn’t care. I was more concerned about the hairs already vigorously growing on the new leg. “I guess I can make hair grow back too,” I murmured to myself amid the clamor.
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For some reason, the remark made several men’s shoulders slightly tremble.
“Th-thank you, Saint!”
“Don’t mention it.”
My oh my, what are you so scared about, Mr. Miner? I’m just hiding my expression because I’m stressed out, okay? Hm? Why are Sarah and Bri standing so far away? You’re supposed to be my guards, so come closer.
Things felt awkward as the baronet timidly approached me. “Th-thank you so much for your services, Princess Yulucia.”
“I’m glad that I can help the people.” I had a feeling that things might get more awkward if I didn’t, so I smiled at him.
Е̄ ṅù m̈ӓ
He gave a sigh of relief. Sorry about that. His head was gleaming with sweat. “You must be tired. We have a room prepared for you.”
“I’m still okay. Is there anyone else whose injuries require healing?”
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“That was the last of the people who were seriously injured. We still have some people with minor injuries to attend to, but we have a house of healing here and a priest of Kostor as well, so you needn’t trouble yourself with them.”
“If you say so.”
Having been told that, I supposed I couldn’t suggest stress-casting Feast of Blessings. Granted, most normal people couldn’t use this much magic, and I doubted anyone would look at me as human anymore if I did something like make it look like there were angels of light flying through the town.
“I’d like to invite you to stay at my manor tonight. And I’d be honored if you could join me for dinner as well, so that we can discuss your father, Lord Forte.”
Е̃ n̄ú mӓ
“Thank you. It would be my pleasure to accept your invitation. If we have time before then, would you mind showing me around the town?” Since I was here and all, might as well do a little sightseeing.
“But of course. I shall find someone who can give you a tour.”
“Brigitte, Sarah,” I called while the baronet went to go find someone.
“Yes, Princess!”
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Bri was the dame commander of my knights, but I’d called for Sarah too because the two of them were like a pair in my mind—or, rather, because Sarah was second in command. (Also, whenever I only asked for one of them, the other tended to start pouting about it.) Though every one of my guardian knights wound up coming over too.
“I have a favor I’d like to ask you,” I said.
Е ñ u̇m̂а̄_. і̃d
When I told them that I wanted to go sightseeing in town, the two of them got remarkably flustered.
“B-but you can’t, Princess! It’s too dangerous!”
“That’s right! You’re the one and only princess of the Holy Kingdom!”
Well, I understood their protests, so I used the fact that I was a child to my advantage by giving them doe eyes. “You mean I can’t?”
“P-Pwinsesh!”
“Wah?!”
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Bri collapsed to the ground as her nose suddenly started spurting blood, which I reflexively bent backward to avoid.
“Very well! We shall accompany you!” Sarah said with sparkling eyes, chopping Bri’s medulla oblongata relentlessly as Bri squatted with her nose still gushing.
Uh, I don’t think that helps to stop nosebleeds.
At any rate, nothing could win against a toddler’s begging. I couldn’t believe how weak Bri’s mucous membranes were, though. People didn’t normally get nosebleeds from seeing doe eyes, right? She was just a hot-blooded person, right?
However…
“I want to travel incognito, so only one of you can come.”
Wёbnо vē l Еn̆.umǎ
“But…”
“I’ll only be walking around this safe town… Please?”
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Even Sarah couldn’t withstand a second blow from my doe eyes.
I didn’t actually care about going incognito or anything; it was just that if everyone went, then those four would probably come along too. I had sent them away on a break already, so we had no need to call them for this. It wore on my fragile heart to have them around.
“Then I shall—”
“No, I shall, as the dame commander!”
Е nü m̊а̂ . і̆d
Sarah raised her hand just as Bri suddenly revived and spoke up.
I looked to my other guardian knights for help, but they all had their hands raised as well. They wanted to escort me too? Honestly speaking, I wasn’t sure why they would all volunteer like this for a scary child like me. I supposed they must all be very enthusiastic about their jobs.
As I tried to figure out how I was going to pick, the knights all started duking it out to decide who would accompany.
“I win!”
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Brigitte was the victor. Poor Sarah. I’m pretty sure she would have won if Bri hadn’t blinded her with that nosebleed attack. Which was all fine and dandy, but who was going to have to be the one to cast holy magic on all of you now that you were all beat up?
“I-is something the matter, Princess?”
Е̌ n̆u̇ḿ ȧ.і̌ d́
“Don’t worry about it,” I responded after a pause.
When the baronet came back, he was stunned by my guardian knights’ hair and clothes being in such a state of disarray even though they didn’t have a single scratch on them.
There was a young boy with him now who looked like a page. Oh, right, he said he was going to find someone to be my guide. This boy must be him, but… Huh?
“I-it’s so nice to be able to see you again, Lady Saint!”
The boy looked at me with a blush across his face… Who was he again?
I looked at the baronet as I tried to remember. He smiled with a nod. “Do you remember the boy? He was one of the children you saved during that incident.”
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“Oh, right.” Uh, of course I remembered him. This was the boy who had been kidnapped for that second demon-summoning incident and nearly died of abuse from that pretty woman I ate. “I believe you said your name was Noel?”
“That’s right! Thank you so much for saving me.” He beamed.
“You’re welcome.”
His gaunt cheeks were now plump and he wore nicer clothes too. He seemed happy.
I’m so happy for you, Noel. Though I did really enjoy it when you had that look of wonderful despair in your eyes back then. It almost hurt to heal you. I would not regret my past actions, though. I was going to live with a positive mindset.
While talking to Noel, I learned that he had once been a refugee, but had lost both of his parents. Father had entrusted the care of other orphans like him to his vassals who were capable of taking care of them! What a great guy my father was!
E̊n̊_ǔ ḿӑ . ïd̂
“I have always hoped that I would get an opportunity to see you again,” Noel said.
Aw, it was so cute how he fidgeted. But then a strange object blocked the cute image he was making.
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“He’s a very competent boy, Your Highness. It seems he also has some training in spellcraft too, even though he’s only seven years old. We’re hoping he’ll one day be able to work for His Grace.”
Oh, the baronet was back. And now I knew that Noel was two years older than me.
“Lady Saint, I will be happy to show you around the town!”
“Thank you.”
Е nūm_а. і d̀
I had been so let down by trying to get along with other kids of late, and he was helping me to feel better.
Now, how best should I go about darkening the glimmer in those eyes of his?
However, Noel, I see that you still insist on calling me “Lady Saint.”
And so, Noel, Bri, and I headed out into the town.
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Yaaay, I was free!
I gave Sarah and my other guardian knights some spending money and told them to take shifts watching my four attendants. Why, you may ask? Because I was worried about them, of course—worried that they would cause a scandal embezzling money.
Ėñùm̊а̌
“Do I look strange?” Everyone would immediately know who I was if I wore my usual kind of pretty gowns, so I asked the man to give me a dress that a common shopkeeper’s daughter might wear. There was nothing I could do about my glistening hair, so I tried hiding it under a hat, which also worked to hide my face too. My gaze was frightening, after all.
“You look great, Pr—my lady!”
Bri, you were clearly about to call me “Princess” again.
“Y-you look pretty, Lady Saint.”
And there Noel was again with the cute comments. A lady was watching us now with wide eyes. I had to say something.
“Noel? I’m supposed to be in disguise, so don’t call me ‘Lady Saint.’”
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“B-but then what should I call you?”
“Just call me by my name.” Anything but “Lady Saint”!
“I couldn’t possibly! I’m not worthy of calling you by your name!”
Noel was so stubborn.
“He’s right! At the very least, you can call her ‘Princess Yul.’ Now, say it from the heart!”
Bri… How could you…?
Е n u̇m ӑ.
“Brigitte.”
“Yes?”
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“The two of you are forbidden from calling me ‘Princess’ while we are here.”
“What?!”
Was this such a surprising thing to ask for?! I’d said that I was supposed to be in disguise!
“If you call me ‘Princess’ from now until we are finished with our walk, you must keep ten paces from me. Understand?”
Ẽ n.u m̈ а
“Yes,” they both said after a pause.
Even I had to put my foot down and make demands at times. Like with Sarah.
“Hmm, I guess for now, you should call me ‘Lucia.’”
That still not okay with you, Noel? I understood he worshipped me because I’d saved his life and all, but I had hardly any friends to speak of, so I was hoping we could be. But…I supposed I was left with no choice.
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I smiled at him as I gave a playful curtsy.
“I am Lucia, the daughter of a merchant right now. You’re my friend from this town, Noel. I’m just a regular girl, so it won’t be weird if you call me by my name.” I smiled to make doubly sure to convince him.
Е̇ ñum̀а́ .і d̊
Uh-oh, I think my smile might be frozen on my face. Furthermore, this is kinda embarrassing and now my ears feel all hot. And I do wish that Bri would stop with the nosebleeds.
As I smiled wordlessly at Noel, he was frozen in place until his mouth trembled open to say, “L-Lucia?”
“That’s right!”
He did it! And I finally did it too. I managed to graduate from that silly mascot nickname to a cuter one that sounded like it belonged to a proper lady!
“Now, let us be off.”
“Yes…Lucia.”
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“Yes, Princess!”
And so, Bri walked ten paces behind Noel and me.
Noel first showed us the big public square at the center of the town. It was the intersection of the two big roads going north to south and the other going east to west. There were also a lot of nice stores here.
“Is there anything you would like to take a closer look at, Lucia?”
“What is there to see?”
“Well, how about trying the fried potatoes our town is known for? They’re sweet and really tasty.”
Е ňú mа
Is it just me, or does this kind of sound like a date?
But I would rather avoid food. And this must have shown on my face, since Noel’s expression immediately turned dark.
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“I’m sorry. Of course you wouldn’t eat potatoes.”
“Uh, that’s not true! I love potatoes!”
“Really? Then I’ll go buy you a whole bunch!”
“I don’t need a whole bunch!”
Е̃ n̄úm а.і̊d̈
Ahhhhhhh! Noel brightened at my words and scampered off like a puppy without my approval.
“I bought you potatoes!”
“Uh, thanks.”
These fried potatoes were mashed potatoes that had been rolled into balls about the size of my fist and sprinkled with something that looked like sugar. He’d bought ten of these? Are you kidding me? Very well. This would be my last resort. I would eat about a third of one of these oily sweet things and then…
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“I’m full. You want some, Noel?” I feigned being the kind of girl who didn’t eat very much and offered him the rest.
Noel froze splendidly. Oh, wait, he probably didn’t want one that I had bitten into already. Boys were surprisingly picky about these kinds of things. Having no other choice, I offered eight of them and my partially eaten one to Brigitte instead. Starting with the half-eaten one, they disappeared down her gullet with terrific speed.
Ē.n̂ ŭ m.å. і̆ d
“Is something wrong, Noel?” I asked.
“No, nothing. I’m fine.”
Then why was Noel looking at Bri with such resentment? Oh, I get it. One probably hadn’t been enough for him. I really hadn’t expected her to eat every single one of the rest.
Noel seemed a bit sad, as if that really hadn’t been enough food for him. I wasn’t quite sure what to do. I supposed I should casually try to change the topic.
“Oh yeah, so I heard that you can use magic?” This topic had nothing to do with our tour around the town.
“Magic?” Noel looked confused for a moment before going along with it. “During my examination, they said I had affinities for fire, water, wind, earth, and…”
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“Wow, that many?” All I’d gotten was holy magic.
“And also… ､ .”
“Huh?”
When Noel said some word out loud, it turned into a mote of light and disappeared.
“All of them?!” Now Brigitte, who had been watching us from afar, joined me in my surprise. She had good ears.
Anyway, having all five was really impressive. Hey, baronet guy, Noel is far more than just competent!
Ėň um a.і̌d
Noel got a bit bashful over how surprised we were and humbly shook his head. “That’s not true. I had no aptitude for holy magic. But then, for some reason, I heard a voice and it became my light. The source of this power is…”
Noel knelt down before me and took my hands to touch them to his forehead.
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“You were the one who gave me this light.”
“Noel…”
Do remember that this is the public square.
I made Noel stand back up again. People were halfheartedly staring at us as I dragged him by the hand into an alleyway.
Ѐ_n̊u ṁ a
Why would Noel think something as ludicrous as that?
If I had to take a guess, though, after adoring me as the “Lady Saint” for having saved his life with holy magic and becoming obsessed with light, along with an onset of something like teenage cringe, some light spirit must have taken a liking to him or something.
Nothing nearby was growing dark at my presence, so this light spirit must have been very calm in nature. Though I bet it would run away and everything would get dark if I did make a serious effort.
Just how much did this boy love his Lady Saint?
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“Hm?”
“What is it, Lucia?”
Ėn um à . і̂d
We were out of sight of anyone else now that we had gone down an alleyway. That was when I noticed that everything around us had gotten darker. And this time it definitely wasn’t my fault.
“I sense a presence that’s…kinda strange.”
“You sense something?” Noel looked confused.
I supposed I would have to be more specific. I had sensed a beast earlier in the royal family’s forest. But why did I sense something here in the middle of this town?
“I’m sorry, I can’t really sense anything,” Noel said.
“Then maybe I’m mistaken. I’m probably just a little tired.” Though all I had done so far was eat a potato.
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“Oh, no. I’m sorry for not noticing!” Noel apologized.
Brigitte had come rushing over too. “Shall we return to the manor, Princess?”
Bri… Whatever. I guess it doesn’t matter anymore what she calls me.
“It’s okay. I’ll just sit down on that bench over there for a few minutes. Could you bring us some water, Brigitte?”
“Huh? Oh, all right.” Bri looked at Noel for a moment. After seeing how worried he looked, she agreed to the errand. Normally, however, I wouldn’t let Bri go since she was my guard and all.
I was silent as she went.
Е̊ n u m а
It was coming closer. A beast hunting its prey.
Was the prey Noel or me? Or did it not care who they were, so long as they were a child?
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Now that it was just us children, it was definitely coming closer.
Come closer now.
Vermin that dare to intrude upon my feeding ground…
***
W̃ e b̆ n̊ оṽе l Е ńū.mа
“Princess?!” At hearing a shriek from the alleyway, Brigitte dropped the drinks she was carrying and broke into a run.
It was considered a back alley, but it was in a quiet residential area of a safe town with high walls that fenced off gardens. Brigitte ran through the deserted cobblestone road and found Noel flat on his face.
“What happened?! Where’s the princess?!”
Noel must have been attacked by someone, judging from how he was now covered in injuries. Brigitte shook him back to consciousness. This wasn’t really an appropriate way to behave toward an injured child, but Noel didn’t complain and started trying to stand up again. “They took Lucia—I mean, the Lady Saint!” he said.
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“Which way?! Who were they?!”
“That way! It was a man and a woman dressed like commoners. But the way they moved wasn’t normal!”
Eṅu mӑ .іd̊_
Yulucia had been kidnapped. Brigitte nodded to acknowledge she had heard what Noel said and cursed her foolishness in abandoning her post and leaving her princess with only another child. She reached for the sword at her hip. “Noel, you go find the baronet! Tell him what’s happened and—”
“Dame Brigitte! Please, take me with you! I can use elementary-level magic!” Noel shouted, interrupting Brigitte’s orders and earning himself a glare.
They were losing time arguing. Plus, there may have just been two assailants at the time, but there could be more of them. She couldn’t afford to bring an injured child along. However…
“I beg you!” Enduring the pain, Noel got to his feet. His whole body began to shine with a faint light and his injuries began to heal, leaving Brigitte staring at him in astonishment.
“You just… Fine. But don’t count on me to protect you. Our objective is ensuring the safety of the princess and recovering her. Are you willing to possibly sacrifice your life for her?!”
“Yes, of course!”
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“Then we’re going! Don’t fall behind!”
“Yes, Dame!”
Without another glance, the two of them ran off in the direction that Yulucia had been taken.
Brigitte wasn’t being callous toward Noel. She just had to keep her priorities in line. In that short time, she understood that Noel was prepared to lay down his life for Yulucia and thus knew she could trust him.
And the same was true of Noel—he was prepared to sacrifice whatever it took, even Brigitte’s life or his own, if it meant rescuing Yulucia. Even if one of them fell, they knew that the other would save Yulucia no matter what.
“This way!”
Еǹ ũm̊ а
“Yes, Dame!”
Who were these kidnappers? They had been dressed as commoners, but that might have been a disguise. Had some noble family who detested the grand duke made a move against him? Were they spies from another kingdom? Or perhaps this was some kind of ploy instigated by a religious organization?
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Yulucia was innocent.
However, she’d been born with royal blood and was now a princess capable of wielding powerful holy magic, not to mention a matchless beauty beloved by all. These facts alone meant that Yulucia had many enemies. It was just that up until now, no one had dared to try to make a direct move against her.
Who could this enemy be? Brigitte was fit, yet still hadn’t caught up to the assailants, even though they were running with a child in their grasp.
However, they weren’t necessarily competent. Brigette and Noel had managed to trail them this far because they hadn’t bothered to hide their tracks—they still hadn’t gotten very far yet. However, Noel’s stamina would run out if they had to keep running at this pace.
E n üm̃а́
They were both silent.
Noel must have realized it as well. There was more panic than exhaustion on his face.
Just as such thoughts were beginning to wear on both of their morales…
Thoom…!
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The ground began to shake violently, causing the two of them to pitch forward.
What in the world was that? The two of them nodded at one another, having a bad feeling about this, before they started to run again. They turned down an alleyway and were confused by the spectacle that awaited them.
W̆е̂ b no̊ v е l̈ Ẽnû m а_
“Oh, Brigitte! Noel!” Yulucia waved as cheerfully as if she had just bumped into friends while on a walk.
Stunned, they raced over to her as fast as they could.
“Princess?! What happened?!”
“Lucia?! Are you okay?!”
How was she unhurt? What had happened to her kidnappers?
They found the man lying on the ground on his back staring absentmindedly at the wall. As Yulucia nonchalantly toddled over to them, Brigitte gasped and threw herself in front of the girl protectively. The knight unsheathed her blade and pointed it at the man just as Noel leapt at Yulucia to give her a hug.
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“Uh, Noel?”
“I’m so glad you’re okay, Lucia.”
Noel sounded on the verge of tears as he clung to her, and Yulucia was so surprised that she found herself unable to push him away. She looked at Brigitte’s back in hopes of rescue.
“Are you all right, Princess? Do you have any injuries?!” Brigitte asked over her shoulder as she kept an eye on the enemy.
“No, not at all.” For some reason, Yulucia’s voice cracked as she answered.
“Forgive me, Princess. This was all due to my error. Punish me as you see fit later, but right now, we must prioritize dealing with our enemies. Where is the woman?”
W̃ е b̈n̆ о̆ v̊ е̌ l .E num̌а̂
“Oh, uh, I somehow managed to take care of her with holy magic. Oh, by the by, my kidnappers aren’t actually humans, so feel free to do whatever you want with him.”
“Oh. All right.” Brigitte had felt such a sense of urgency up until then, but seeing Yulucia again had made that tension completely disappear. At first, she had merely been happy just to serve her princess, but she had grown fond of the charming girl the more time she’d spent with her. She was more than eager to dedicate her blade to her lovable young mistress; however, she’d never expected that it would prove difficult to maintain the willpower to fight when faced with a situation like this.
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Nevertheless, each and every one of her guardian knights loved Yulucia’s gentleness. If Yulucia’s personality had been as inhuman as her looks, then likely none of them would have been able to look directly upon her goddess-like beauty.
For now, Brigitte decided she would pretend not to have noticed the human-shaped smear on the wall that her mistress had indicated as where she had “somehow” managed to take care of the woman.
“Grrgh…” The man finally realized that his enemies had caught up to him and let out a beastlike growl.
Brigitte psyched herself up as she grasped her sword tightly in her hand.
Е̃ń_u m̃ а̊
“Lucia, stand back.” Noel finally released Yulucia from the long hug and protectively drew a knife.
Yulucia had said that this man wasn’t human. As if trying to prove her right, the man’s eyes grew bloodshot, and black claws grew from his hands as fangs tore through his mouth.
“Hah!” Brigitte leaped fearlessly at the man, sweeping her sword sideways at him.
The man parried it with his black claws, causing sparks to fly with a strange ear-piercing noise.
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The man darted left and right like an animal, trying to sink his claws into Yulucia, but Brigitte managed to block him. Brigitte tried to keep her distance, but as she was dressed in plainclothes instead of her armor, he managed to lightly graze her shoulder. She grimaced.
Brigitte was stronger as far as skill went. However, she was at a serious disadvantage since she was poorly equipped for a fight.
Е n̂ü.m̄а
“Don’t worry, Lucia. I’ll protect you no matter what,” Noel said encouragingly as he firmly grasped the handle of his knife. Nevertheless, his hand was trembling slightly.
He wouldn’t be able to use spellcraft very well in a situation like this. Seeing that Brigitte was at a disadvantage too, Yulucia took a quiet breath and then softly opened her cherry-blossom-colored lips. “Manifest Light.”
Vast light came pouring out of Yulucia and rained down on Brigitte and Noel. They gasped with surprise—it was holy magic, but it wasn’t a normal kind of spell.
Grace repelled evil.
Protection granted its target invisible armor.
Shell protected against spellcraft.
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Holy Weapon enchanted a weapon with holy power.
Invigorate reduced fatigue and helped a person’s stamina slowly recover.
Rejuvenation healed all kinds of wounds.
Bless increased a person’s luck and boosted all of their abilities.
Brigitte and Noel felt high-level support spells cast one after the other on them, including ones that they didn’t even recognize. Both they and the man watched Yulucia in astonishment. Yulucia then smiled bashfully at them as she twiddled her fingers.
“Does that help you feel a little better?”
Е̌ n̆umа̃..і d̂
“A little” barely described it. Who could possibly be capable of casting this degree of magic?
One might have trembled at beholding the might of the Saint, capable of using so much mana with a single spell. Yet, rather than grateful, the two of them were more shocked than anything by how excessively overprotective the act had been.
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It was almost as if she were the Saint blessing the Hero before the final battle against the Daemon King.
All had gone silent, until…
“Ugraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!” The man let out a howl of terror as his body began to twist and warp. He was becoming something that was no longer human—more like a carnivorous animal standing upright.
The sight of it reminded Brigitte of something. “No… He’s a lycanthrope?!”
Wеb̈n̂ о v̂_e l Е̃nù_ma
Lycanthropes were different from the demi-human beastfolk in that they were a type of monstrosity. From a common-knowledge perspective, he would have been called a werewolf—one of those people who transformed under the moon. Like werewolves, lycanthropes could only transform at night. Nevertheless, blood sprayed from all over the man’s body as he shapeshifted. It looked like he was disintegrating. He must have realized that he had no chance of winning and given up his life in order to transform.
Brigitte gasped at her enemy’s determination as he focused his fiery yellow eyes on her. The man who had just shifted into a beast lunged at Brigitte with blazing force.
Having been buffed with all kinds of support spells, Brigitte severed his claws with her blessed blade and then plunged it into his side. However…
“Graaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!” The man let out a scream, ignoring the gash in his side as he ducked around Brigitte to pounce on Yulucia behind her.
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“No!” Noel blocked his path, protecting Yulucia with his knife. However, he was still just a seven-year-old boy, even if he’d had all kinds of spells cast on him. He would end up torn to shreds trying to protect Yulucia.
“Noel!” the girl he was trying to protect called out from behind him.
Еǹ ü m̌a.. ï d̄
And then it was like a miracle happened—the man who was now a beast froze in fear of what he saw behind Noel.
They say that wicked people fear those who are truly pure.
Remembering that phrase, the blessed light energized Noel and her voice allowed him to summon the true power hidden inside of him.
“ ､ (Light)!”
It wasn’t the incantation of a spell. It was a Primal word exclusively used by high-ranking elementals—no normal human could ever manage to utter it.
It was the power to summon Light that only the Chosen One could wield.
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Dazzling light emanated from Noel’s whole body, reaching all the way to the blade of his knife. He stabbed into the petrified man.
Brigitte watched in mute astonishment. Even Noel was shocked at what he had just done as he stared at the man on the ground.
What had just happened to Noel? And just what was this man who had attacked Yulucia?
They had defeated the enemy. They had rescued their charge. But there were just too many lingering questions.
They were just about to express their feelings when they heard the voice of the girl. “Thank you both.”
All doubt and distress instantly vanished at the sight of Yulucia’s radiant smile. Their minds went completely blank.
E n̊ù m̄.а
“Now, let us continue with our tour of the town.”
“Huh? Lucia?!”
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“P-Princess?! We should—”
“Shh.” Yulucia cutely put a finger to her lips, laughing as her skirt whirled around her as she turned. “What happened here today is to remain a secret between the three of us. I don’t want to be lectured by Father, okay?”
That smile…
After putting their lives in danger to protect her, that smile was the greatest reward that they could have possibly received.
Е nu m̊а . і́d̊
And so, two days later, the troublesome party of the Saint began its journey home.
“Lady Saint… Lucia…”
Noel sank into thought as he watched the coach getting smaller and smaller.
He had once longed for death after his friends and family were killed and he had lost all hope when he had been forced to live in suffering. But the pretty little Saint had saved him when she had harshly reprimanded him and made him understand the error of his ways with love in her eyes.
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He had impressed everything about her—including her purity and beauty—upon his heart, and his feelings for Yulucia were such now that they bordered on worship. Even two years later, those feelings for her had not faded. In fact, they had grown into something even stronger, which was when Noel was permitted to see her again.
During their reunion, he had seen that she had grown even more beautiful. Her selflessness even made her seem to sparkle and he had felt unworthy to be in her presence. She was the princess of the grand duke and the princess of the Holy Kingdom. People said that she was wise, pretty, calm, always kept her composure, and that she was the true Saint who would watch over all of the people with her gentle gaze.
Ёǹ u m̂ a .і̄ d
But that wasn’t true.
No matter how much they extolled her as the Saint, she was still a girl—and that worried him. She was happier to be called by her name like a regular girl than to be hailed as the Saint. She was the kind of girl who looked with wonder as she stuffed her cheeks with simple food she likely had never tried before. Although she was so pretty—practically dazzling—she was the kind of girl with a carefree personality who had a somewhat sleepy gaze and liked to have casual conversations.
Noel smiled at the memory of how different she actually was from what everyone said about her. He recalled how when she had been kidnapped, he had lost all hope at the terror that he might lose her, like his heart was being squeezed. When they had gotten her back, he had realized what the true nature of his feelings were.
He wanted to protect Lucia. For the rest of his life and forever.
Noel had finally realized that his light had been given to him by the gods to fulfill that duty.
He wanted power.
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So that he could protect her.
So that no one could ever steal Lucia from him ever again.
There was a legend in the Holy Kingdom.
That a person would be chosen by the elemental of light when a great evil appeared, and they would save the world.
“I’m going to keep moving forward, Lucia.”
That day, the boy had taken his first step to adulthood, all so he could stand by the side of the one and only Saint.
Е ňǔ m̆а. і d̃
And he would one day come to be known as the Hero of the Holy Kingdom.
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“Oh dear, one of my manservants has died.”
The woman had just gotten out of her “bed” in the dark room. She hadn’t turned on any lights and a maid was brushing her hair in the dark when she noticed that one of her black stones was now broken.
“When did it happen?”
“It was like this when we awoke, so it must have been this afternoon,” the maid replied.
Ẇеbnöv̄ е̂ l Еn̈um а́
“What a bother. Find me a replacement, then.”
“It shall be done, my lady.”
The girls were restricted in their actions, so they used those who could live in the dark and work in the day as manservants. However, they had few who would work for money and sometimes they betrayed her, so she used spellcraft to control their minds through the usage of the mana stones that came from monstrosities.
Creatures that had mana stones inside of their bodies were classified as monstrosities. Animals that lived in areas dense with mana created mana stones that then turned them into savage monstrosities. People tended to live in places with little mana, but those who did live in areas lush with it did not turn into monstrosities, but were instead transformed into elf-like beings called demi-humans. The demi-human races closest to darkness were called daemons.
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But what were these girls who took those closest to darkness as manservants?
“Camilla. You used one of my manservants without my permission again,” the silver-haired girl said reproachfully to the woman enjoying a cup of tea out on the moonlit terrace.
Ẅе̃ b.ń ov̀ẽl̃ Е n uṁа_
“My, that is no way to speak to your mother, Miss Mylene,” the beautiful woman in her late twenties with long, flowing, black hair replied snidely, to which Mylene responded in kind.
“Would you prefer I spoke in a way more befitting of your station, Countess Auber?”
Indeed, these were Camilla, the Countess of Auber, and Mylene, the daughter of Count Auber. They were mother and daughter, but not a single thing about them was alike.
“Why, yes. How I do wish I could have a cute child for myself. I’d rather like a young girl with golden hair.”
“If you did that, though, surely you would have to leave the country.”
The two glared at one another. They gave off a maelstrom of bloodlust that caused their butlers and lady’s maids to go pale. That was when someone cut into their conversation.
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“Stop this. Bickering among ourselves is a waste of time.”
The women didn’t reply to the middle-aged man. Instead, Mylene silently sat down at the same table as Camilla.
Count Auber approached his wife and only daughter.
Their family was known for never leaving their lands and not associating with other nobles much because their daughter was sickly, so not many people knew what they looked like. However, if the people who lived on Count Auber’s lands or the nobles of the older generation saw them, they would likely ask themselves, “What in the world are these people?”
Count Auber smoothed back his gray hair and sighed at their behavior as he joined them at the table.
“Mylene, are there not any girls of better quality?” Countess Auber asked.
Е̃ n uḿа . і̇ d
“We wouldn’t want the upper nobility to come sniffing around.”
“Nevertheless, I crave a girl of higher quality. I’m tired of these low-ranking nobles,” said Camilla.
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“This is why I told you not to act without my permission, Camilla. You’re just not smart.”
“Mylene!”
“Stop it.” Count Auber glared at the two, who were now scowling at one another as they began to bicker again. “Let me remind you that we need many girls with noble blood. In doing so, we will obtain greater power.”
“Yes.”
Ŵеb̀ ń ó vе̃l Ẽṅ ù m а
“We know that.”
“Then you know what must be done. We must teach those who laid a trap for us a lesson.”
Hearing this, everyone began to move. Once away from her family, Mylene murmured to herself, “So you say, but you’re the ones who abandoned your ally.”
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