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From the Saint’s Perspective
Today is the day I’m going to the dungeon with the princess and a girl from the Knights’ Order.
But lately, I’ve been troubled by something.
It’s the voice of God…
Usually, I hear a divine, majestic voice…
But lately, it’s been… how should I put it… sad?
I feel the same way. When I wake up in the morning, I’m drenched in sweat.
But I can’t remember what I dreamed about.
Yet every morning, I have the same thought:
“Have I done something I can never take back…?”
Cain Valencia
Really… is he the one who kidnapped me?
Only now do I recall how strange things were back then
The contract for the Assassin’s Guild bearing his name…
It was found, and everyone in the kingdom believed he was the culprit.
And then, he killed the princess’s personal maid.
Because of this, he was stripped of his title and expelled from the academy.
Looking back, there are so many things that don’t add up.
Why did everyone unanimously declare him the culprit based on nothing but rumors?
Sure, he had a bad reputation, but would they go that far…?
…Could it be that everyone’s thoughts were being manipulated?
But I’m the Saintess—there’s no way I could be manipulated that easily…
No, there was one person.
Cain Valencia himself.
That Holy-attribute magic I saw during the mock battle.
If he could use other spells with that level of proficiency, it might be possible.
When I think of it that way, everything falls into place.
The jealousy I felt when I saw his Holy-attribute magic back then…
Normally, even he wouldn’t have thought something like that.
Usually, I respect him when it comes to magic… that’s how it is.
But that day…
And I recognize that Holy-attribute magic.
Now that I think about it, it resembles the aftereffects I felt when I woke up after being kidnapped by the Assassins’ Guild.
If he was the one who saved me… then I… what…
But… but… there’s just one thing I don’t understand… If he really did save me, if he was actually “saving” everyone, then why did he make it seem like the hostility was directed at me?
What… what benefit would that bring him?
…No, it’s probably pointless to think about it
Next time… it might be hard to spot him again.
Still, if I can find him, I’ll ask him properly.
But… if my eyes aren’t deceiving me… no, even if they are, it’s definitely too late.
*From the female knight’s perspective
Cain Valencia
That was his name.
He never did anything to me directly.
But I had heard his name within the Order of Knights.
The “prodigal son”…
In fact, he had the Saintess kidnapped by the Assassins’ Guild and commissioned her murder.
And he killed the Princess’s personal maid.
He was stripped of his title and expelled from the academy.
Hearing it all laid out like this, it seems obvious… but I’d been feeling something off about it lately.
Why… didn’t he kill the Saintess himself?
A document was found showing he had commissioned the Assassins’ Guild. That’s what’s strange. Having sparred with him, I know his strength well.
With that kind of strength, why did he commission the Assassins’ Guild? It’s possible he didn’t want to get his own hands dirty, but if that’s the case, then why did he kill the Princess’s personal maid…? I can’t understand the reason he tried to lay hands on the Princess directly.
And then there’s the odd behavior of everyone back then, myself included.
The Knights’ Order, which prides itself on justice and fairness. If it were me, even if it were him, I would have investigated on my own before jumping to the conclusion that he was the culprit.
Yet, for some reason, only that time… that feeling didn’t fade until he was gone. Maybe… there’s a possibility he was manipulating us with magic.
I don’t know much about magic, but he can use such unreasonable techniques.
But why would he do something like that…
Or rather, isn’t Holy-attribute magic meant for those loved by God and who love God in return? To put it simply, isn’t it something only people who are mutually in love can use? I felt something was off right from the start… Why didn’t I notice?
…Next time I see him, maybe I should listen to what he has to say before drawing my sword.
*From the Princess’s Perspective
Cain Valencia, whom I recently banished
That scumbag who killed my personal maid… or so I thought.
My recent worry
It was brought to my attention by the nightmares I have every night where my personal maid is killed.
The maid who had taken care of me for so many years, dying right before my eyes.
Until I banished him, every time I had that dream, a rage would well up inside me, churning my insides. But recently, I’ve realized something.
Was my personal maid really that strong…?
I don’t want to admit it… but Cain Valencia really was strong.
In a mock battle, I couldn’t even put up a fight and got beaten to a pulp.
I heard that even that girl from the Knights’ Order lost to him.
And yet, he was likely struggling against her
His injuries had healed, but I could tell from the amount of blood on his clothes and the ground around him.
At first, I thought it was just splattered blood. But after he was banished, when I suddenly had a clear view of my surroundings, I realized. It wasn’t him who killed my personal maid—it was the Something he summoned.
If that’s the case, the hierarchy of strength would be:
Cain Valencia → Maid → Knights → Me
But that girl… she shouldn’t have been able to fight.
Or… was she hiding it? Why?
I just don’t know.
To begin with, I don’t even know why she was near my room at night.
After all, the maids’ quarters and my room are quite far apart.
Cain Valencia wouldn’t make a mistake that would get him noticed by a mere maid.
If that’s the case… then what was my personal maid…?
Why couldn’t I see things objectively back then?
I don’t know the reason.
But right now, I want to ask him directly.
What happened?
If it was all just a misunderstanding on my part…
The thought of that made my body tremble.
No… it’s already too late to undo…
Once a title is stripped, it cannot be restored.
What should I do… what should I do…
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