Chapter 18: Why is the saint here?

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After sending Helmine back to the inn, I returned to the house before reporting the incident to the village chief.I brought the water from the well to a boil and added the tea leaves.After pouring it into a wooden cup with a distorted shape, I placed it in a tray and brought it to the table.Sophie was sitting in a rattling chair.「Thank you.」She thanked me and drank the tea I served her.「Unlike the bigshots, I'm not going to play with my words. I'll just ask you what I think. That staff is familiar to me. So Sophie, are you a saint?」*Kotori*(sfx of placing a glass on the table). A glass was placed on the table.

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After a few seconds, Sophie opened her mouth.「I am Sophie Frieze, the 13th choosen Saint of the Kingdom of Rondalto.」It was a fact that I would have preferred to be left out of it. It's impossible to expect such a big name to live in Yang.I swallowed down the complaint, that I was about to spit out with my tea.「My family name was given to me when I became a saint. I was born a commoner.」A saint is not chosen by bloodline, nor by position or money.Women with a high aptitude for 《Holy Magic》 are chosen for the position. Many times in the past, they have been chosen by commoners.The roles of such saints vary. They may heal aristrocrats with an incurable disease, or accompany a Knight Order in the extermination of monsters.

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And they continue their activities all the way until they are unable to move due to illness or injury, or until they die.Healing, barrier, purification, there are many things that can only be done with holy magic. There was no way Sophie, who stood at the top of the list, could be weak.「I see. Why is the saint here?」Yes, that's the problem. She is staying in a village that is not even a town, although it is not deserted, but she is moving there.You can imagine that her fiancé kicked her out, but that's as far as it goes.I wanted to know why.「Saint .... ? ....」I know it's hard to say, but you have to tell me.I was going to wait for hours until Sophie was ready.

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「The current saint is the 14th generation. She is inferior to me, but she has a high aptitude for holy magic and is a convenient pawn for those in power.」「Could it that you were kicked out by pressure from the nobles ......?」If so, that's a big problem. The Church had maintained its independence by staying away from politics.If the opinions of the powers that be were to influence the change of saints, it would mean that the healers who learned holy magic in the church would be surrounded by the powers that be.There were some healers who became adventurers like Eva in the previous party, but that won't happen anymore.「That's right. The current Pope, the one who was my fiancé, had a policy of acquiring power by strengthening ties(connections). He kicked me out as a symbol to sweep away the old ideas.」That sucks. It looks like things are even worse than I expected.It's not that they've succumbed to power, but that even the top of the Church is corrupt.I'm sure the nobles will continue to suck the sweet juice out of it and never leave.

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That's what people in power are like.It will be difficult to purify the church.「I see. I understand the situation of the Church. So, won't they come after us?」「I was a Saint, but I was an outcast. If they assassinate me, there will be a riot. They don't want to do anything about it, so they've decided to stay out of it for now. They're harassing me in such a way that I can't follow them, though.」As soon as she finished, Sophie laughed dryly.「So, what about me, ......?」「『I want you to shut up.』 Isn't that what you're saying?」「...... Yes.」「All right. I won't say anything.」I had a rough idea of what was going on.As long as Sophie lived quietly, she would not be touched any time soon.

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