After my rebirth, Miss Saint turned evil

In a strange silence, the carriage entered the mountainous area around Gasalia, which was rumored to be the domain of the elves in the great forest.

Chapter 4 The Saint's Troubles

Mattia's long eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and her lips trembled slightly.

In the darkness, although she felt it was impossible to be discovered, in order to prevent the expression on her face from collapsing, Mattia still quietly persuaded her feelings.

The feeling called shame that violently echoed in my heart and burned my body.

Oh, what a shame! Why would I speak out my feelings like a fool who doesn't know how to think?

This is... too ridiculous.

Mattia knew her strengths lay in her rationality and careful calculation.

She has a face as tough as a rock but a heart as vicious as a snake, and she believes this is her way of dealing with the world.

Since she was young, she has been asked by her parents and believers to behave in a manner that suits her status. Living as a saint, she has fully understood this fact.

Mattia even thinks that showing emotions in life is the worst situation.

However, it was precisely because of this that her flushed fair face at this moment made her feel puzzled.

What the hell is going on? This is such an ugly situation now.

The feeling of the carriage swaying on the road was subtly transmitted to Mattia's knees, and she tried her best to stop her cheeks from twitching.

"I don't thank you—no, on the contrary, I resent you."

Ah, resentment.

Of course it's resentment.

If this person had not come to save him at that time, the curse that had been weighing on his shoulders would have fallen off in a few seconds.

While losing everything, she fought to the very end as a saint and was redeemed by death.

Even if... the result is the collapse of the Heraldry Church.

Thinking about it this way, no matter how strong the saint's mind is, the happiness brought about by liberation at that moment does exist.

But, ah.

Despite this, Mattia still had to doubt her actions.

Even if there was a burning hatred in my heart like magma, there was no need to tell him what I really thought now.

This body, whose life has been prolonged, must fulfill the duties of a saint until the end.

Therefore, it is only natural to express gratitude and make good use of this adventurer named Murphy in the future.

Mattia knew this was the best way to handle it.

So here, there is absolutely no need to conflict with them.

However, the emotions surging in my heart would not allow that approach in any way.

Either this or that.

Sure enough, all the reasons were caused by him, Murphy.

What a loser! The believers were clearly following the carriage.

As a saint who has received a series of training, I absolutely cannot show such hesitation.

So, Mattia bit her lip again.

In reality, Madea was saved by Murphy.

At this point, there is nothing wrong with expressing gratitude.

But no matter what, she could not forget what happened at that time.

Those words that made Madia's heart surge still remain in her mind.

——At a time like this, don’t wear the saint mask.

I am a saint, no matter where I go.

No matter when, I, who was given the name Mattia, am a saint.

However, this man actually denied the fact that he was a saint.

No, that's not right. There's more in my heart than that.

As expected, although there was gratitude for having his life saved, there was also resentment for being deprived of the opportunity to be liberated from all the heavy responsibilities through martyrdom.

Ah, I don’t know. I don’t understand it at all.

This is the first time this has happened.

It seems like there are several selves in my mind, arguing fiercely with different opinions.

Mattia couldn't help but blink, caught in a whirlpool of emotions.

Being unable to control my emotions like this is like being a kid again.

Before putting on the mask of rationality, yes, just like myself when I was not a saint.

But that's not a reason.

Mattia's expression tightened again.

From the past to the present, I have always lived as a saint.

There is no doubt that this will not change from now on, even until death.

Mattia didn't know why she had to be disturbed by such an unscrupulous person[1].

So, no matter what, we can't just expose our feelings like this, let's just end it here.

Now, in order to continue using him, I have to thank him properly and avoid any conflict with him.

So, Mattia exhaled gently, adjusted her breathing, and moved her lips.

—Are you dissatisfied? Could it be that you rescued me just to get my gratitude? A hero is only this far.

Just like that, after saying this, Mattia closed her lips without saying a word.

Then she closed her eyes tightly, and she could feel her cheeks twitching.

It was so strange. Some words must have come to my mind to cover up my inner thoughts, or to conceal my malicious intentions.

However, why are the only words that come to mind at this moment vicious and cruel?

Even when I was a child, I never said such emotional words to my parents and sister.

Mattia adjusted her breathing again and slowly pondered the words in her mind.

——Let me make it clear first, I won't sleep. After all, I don't know what you will do to me while I sleep.

So, until dawn, Mattia didn't say anything.

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Just as the sun was about to open its eyes, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Murphy opened her eyes, gently pushed the head that was leaning against her body away with her arm, and slowly raised her body.

As a result, he barely slept last night.

Because he couldn't sleep at all when he thought about the possibility of being attacked by the Goddess Cult.

Moreover, the Saint of the Church of Heraldry is also a little different from usual.

However, on the next day, he realized that all his messy thoughts might be in vain.

"Lady Saint—there's a demon beast in front of the carriage." The guard holding the reins continued, "What should we do?"

As if attracted by those words, Murphy suddenly looked past the guards and looked forward.

The land here is almost entirely covered with grass and trees, and there are no traces of human beings on the land.

In other words, this is their realm—the elves’.

The path that the carriage traveled on was cleared by the horses' hooves trampling the grass and trees.

In this case, of course we will enter the territory of wild beasts or monsters.

At this moment, a huge ape was sitting about a few horses' length in front of the carriage.

Roughly speaking, it is much larger than a horse.

And then, it's not just big.

A creepy scarlet light was flickering in that eyeball.

And there's a real mouth hidden in the fur and growing on its belly.

The muscles in the arms and legs seemed to be about to break, and the whole body seemed to be made up of steel bars twisted together.

In fact, it was not just muscles that looked good but were useless. The monster could easily break the rocks with just a flick of its hand.

"Huh, um... I haven't seen one. I heard new types of magical beasts have been added. Is this guy one of them?"

Just as Murphy leaned out of the carriage and looked at the extremely familiar monster, Filia also leaned out from the side.

As expected, he woke up from the rocking of the carriage, or maybe he woke up when I moved his head to the side?

Murphy casually guessed the reason, while the silver hair swayed gently beside him.

"If there's another way to go, just avoid it. If not... then we'll just have to go through it anyway."

After hearing this, the escorting knights immediately went to explore the surroundings.

Having said that, it would probably be a wasted trip.

After all, most of the elves' territory is covered with trees, and it is absolutely impossible to cut them down at will to create roads.

Even the road we are walking on now was probably built when this place was still a human domain.

After all, this is the territory of the elves. There is no doubt that they, who attach great importance to "respect", will never allow humans to do this in this forest.

Mattia turned her gaze slightly to the other side, and Murphy at the end of her sight understood the meaning of her eyes.

——At the critical moment, you must serve as a fighting force.

That look seemed to reveal this meaning.

But, oops.

Honestly, just let me go. That's not a monster that an ordinary person with insufficient strength can defeat head-on.

Without a doubt, that was someone that only a fully armed knight could fight against.

Although at first glance, the monster's size and momentum are indeed not enough to pose much threat.

But, um, at first glance.

"So, you seem to know a lot about new monsters. How about that guy? You're so good at hiding things, have you heard of that guy?"

——Boom.

Filia tapped Murphy's head lightly with her fingers, as if she suspected that Murphy was hiding something.

But, well, although it is true that there was concealment, isn't that something everyone would do?

"Hmm? Maybe... Don't overthink it. There's always a way out when push comes to shove. And even if the opponent is a monster, trampling on the elves' territory doesn't seem like a good idea."

After saying this, Murphy gently stroked her chin with her fingers and fell into thought.

At this moment, even the air around him seemed to become unusually heavy, caressing the depths of his internal organs.

But... so that's how it is. At this time, those guys have already started to run rampant around the elf territory?

Although this was expected, it was still a bit surprising.

Is this natural? The world seems to have begun preparing for that catastrophe.

It's really ruthless.

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[1] From Zuo Zhuan, Xianggong Ten Years, meaning a person who stirs up trouble due to dissatisfaction.

Chapter 5: Doubts Emerge

——Gahhhhhh!