After my rebirth, Miss Saint turned evil

It is merely a title bestowed upon the one with the closest qualities among all the Saint candidates present.

Moreover, even though she is a saint, she is still just a candidate.

So the singer's saint is still a pseudonym.

However, even candidates[1] are extremely rare among the candidates for the Saint.

And among them, I am the chosen one.

Ella couldn't hide the joy and sense of superiority that welled up in her heart.

The slender white fingers were covered with scars, and the spirit was exposed in the gutter of shame.[2]

After going through so much hardship, I finally caught something.

However, it was not until this moment, seeing the treatment of the carriage she was riding in, that Ella completely understood.

Because of this, tears almost welled up in her eyes.

Moreover, this journey now is also an effort to keep moving forward and to push my own pace.

——Only the pilgrimage can make a person a sacred body.

This is the teaching of the Cathedral and the revelation of the one and only God, Cassia.

The god Cassia brings revelation to people on the path they should follow and grants them salvation.

The so-called saint is an awe-inspiring person who is close to God.

Because of this, in order to get closer to the gods, one must bear it all on one's own shoulders, even if it means putting one's own life in danger.

The ceremony held for this purpose is called a pilgrimage.

It is precisely because of the existence of such teachings and rituals that there are so many candidates for saints, but only a few saints.

The so-called pilgrimage is not just a ritual act of walking along a prescribed route.

This journey is also a gift from God.

The saints of all generations, according to the revelations of the goddess Cassia, overcame the dangers that attacked their bodies and the threats that devoured their spirits, stepped on them, and successfully completed the pilgrimage.

Sometimes this path soothes the flames of war, sometimes it brings a bountiful harvest, and sometimes it even brings absolute victory.

In other words, a pilgrimage is a journey of redemption and of creating miracles.

Therefore, no matter how outstanding one is, no matter how amazing one's talents are, one cannot become a saint without the revelation of the one and only God, Cassia.

However, it is said that saints who receive divine revelation will gain powers close to those of God.

Yes, it’s just “rumored”.

But this is only natural.

After all, the saint who appeared at the end was just a record in the documents.

Obviously, that was a long time ago.

No one living in the present has ever truly seen the Saint.

But in this age, in this chaotic age when the Grand Master and the Heraldry were at war with each other, the Revelation was brought and read by the Holy Official.

Moreover, the object of that revelation was Ella herself.

So, Ella thinks she is really lucky.

Giving her the path to becoming a saint like this can only be called luck.

Ella squinted her eyes as she felt the soft blanket wrapped around her body and the slight rocking of the carriage.

The long-lost feeling of comfort made my eyelids feel heavy.

It's okay to fall asleep like this.

Now I am allowed to do this.

Currently, the destination designated for revelation is a city-state called Belphein, located near Crossmaria.

Ella knew that nothing would be safe there.

Rather, it was because of what happened there that I was inspired to go there.

However, this slight uneasiness was also hidden by the mist of expectation.

Yes, that city is very close to the free city of Crossmaria, which is the current base of the Church of Heraldry.

Well, if we could happen to meet each other... I only have a small expectation, but maybe we could meet.

And the person I haven't seen for a long time, and even my childhood friend, Murphy, whose voice I haven't heard for a long time.

Deep in Ella's still shaken heart, she still has great doubts about whether Murphy, the great sinner of the Cult of Heraldry, is the same person as her childhood sweetheart.

Although she had learned that the criminal's appearance and figure were the same as her childhood sweetheart in her memory.

But even so, she still didn't think that her childhood sweetheart was someone who could do such a big thing.

The one who always finds reasons to stay with me and is stubborn in his own way.

If, by any chance, the person called the great sinner is really my childhood sweetheart, what should I do?

Ella could no longer understand the color of the emotions that filled her heart.

If this great sinner of the Cult of Heraldry was really her childhood sweetheart, then perhaps they would be able to meet.

If that happens, I will be very happy.

But once that happens, Murphy will become his enemy.

That would be very painful.

No, that can no longer be expressed with words like "pain".

Ella almost slipped into a dream, those black eyes flickering.

——Murphy, you, are on my side. Otherwise, I...

No one could answer this question, it just quietly disappeared in the snow covering the surroundings.

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"Excellent! You finally managed to straighten up that heavy back. Very good! Excellent!"

Those words were exaggerated. They weren't spoken by anyone, but by the surrounding darkness.

A shadow appeared in the darkness, its outline flickering, as if illuminated by the flickering of a candle.

But, indeed, its outline began to solidify, becoming ever clearer.

The shadow opened its mouth.

"That's good, Serla. In the end, it's not us who decide everything, but people. Only those who are powerless, who can only take a step forward after suffering and entanglement, can decide everything."

The shadow, swaying, waved more actively with enthusiasm and made sounds.

As if there were an audience in this dark kingdom, the shadow made exaggerated gestures and spoke in an exaggerated tone.

"Ah, how simple it is. You never gave it to him once, so I gave it to him once!"

This is all we can do, after all.

Shadow laughed dramatically, as if he found it ridiculous.

Just like that, it disappeared into the darkness again.

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[1] In this article, the term "Virgin Candidate" and "Virgin Candidate" are actually different.

Ella, who originally stayed in Lars, obtained the status of a candidate saint, perhaps because of her own divine skills.

But it is obvious that she is not the only candidate for the title of Saint. In the vast Kingdom of Leiden and the Garcia Empire, there are many people who have obtained the status of Saint.

Then, the Grand Cathedral will, in accordance with the oracle, gather the candidates for saints from all over the world and bring all of them to the Grand Cathedral in the capital of the Garcia Empire for further screening.

Only a very small number of candidates for the Sainthood remain among them.

Afterwards, the candidate for the saint designated by the oracle will become a real saint after completing the pilgrimage.

[2] Ella was just an orphan, and one can imagine the treatment she received in the cathedral, which was almost entirely populated by children of nobles and the elite. To put it simply, it was bullying.

Of course, Ella’s own methods were not simple, so she was able to gain a firm foothold in the Cathedral, preventing others from bullying her.

But it was also because of her methods that her interpersonal relationships in the Cathedral became very poor.

Chapter 7 The Messenger

The con man, surprisingly, doesn't try to take anything from the rich or powerful.

After all, the rich become rich because they don't reveal any flaws. If you want to cheat the rich or the powerful, you must be prepared accordingly.

Moreover, even if you have spent a lot of effort and made complete preparations, there is still a possibility of failure.

So for them, the poor people who are ragged and don’t even know if they can have food to eat tomorrow are their main customers.

After all, all it takes is a simple hand outstretched, followed by gentle words to seduce them, and the poor will kiss it, even if it is the hand of the devil.

After that, the scammers can do whatever they want.

They could forcibly take away the rags from the poor and rob them of everything, even the props they used for begging.

Take everything from the poor and make it your own, then say goodbye to them.

Therefore, when humans are weak and when they extend a hand when they are at a disadvantage, they must carefully consider whether it is feasible or not.

I have come to understand these things well through experience.

After all, those guys who were born and raised in the back streets always think they are experts in deceiving others and seizing their property.

But in fact, these poor guys were cheated several times by other scammers without knowing it, and things like this happened again and again in the back streets every day.

And in this repetitive process, people who believe from the bottom of their hearts that everyone except themselves is a fool are born.

In the back streets, everyone lives like this.

They even believe that this is the way to survive.

So, here we are now.

Is the so-called Heraldry Cult a strong or weak force? Which one is it?

"—Our city-state of Belphein, like the free city of Crossmaria, seeks the protection of the Church of Heraldry..."

Such statements that place excessive emphasis on etiquette make it difficult to understand their meaning.

It even sounds troublesome, but why do people seem to like using this expression so much?

If we keep adding completely unnecessary things to various things, those things will eventually be abandoned by the times because they are useless.

Thinking of this, Murphy let out a sigh.

He sat at the end of the long conference table, staring at the figure of the envoy who was speaking at length.

When the messenger from Belphein set foot on the land of Crossmaria, the meeting was shrouded in a cold and silent atmosphere.

If the messenger hadn't suddenly rushed into the war room, his left arm would have been broken long ago.

It wasn't any enemy that did this, but it was Filia's doing.

In this sense, he is undoubtedly a life-saving messenger.

The envoy was sent by the city-state of Belphein.

Like Crossmaria, it is one of the city-states that exercises independent self-government, and is also one of the powerful city-states around Crossmaria.

Belphein is indeed the closest city to here, and trade with Crossmaria should be very frequent.

It can be said that Belphein has been able to achieve such great development precisely because of the presence of Crossmaria, a commercial city, nearby.

In other words, among the surrounding city-states, Crossmaria serves as a commercial center.

Then Belphein is the military center, also known as the mercenary city.

There is no doubt that from the perspective of military strength, it is second to none among city-states.

Then, a place like this actually said it wanted to join forces with the Church of Heraldry and come under its protection?

Murphy was too lazy to speak anymore. He could only close his eyes and endure the whole process of the messenger kneeling on the ground until he left the room.

By the way, etiquette shouldn't have the only advantage of taking a longer time.