Fake Saint of the Year: You Wanted the Perfect Saint? Too Bad! Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 5] by kabedondaikou

Author:kabedondaikou
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 28: The Knights’ Hesitation

A week had passed ever since Ellize had been confined.

Lex, one of the members of the saint’s guard, stood in front of her door, deep in thought. Had they really made the right choice? He asked himself that question every single day, and he wasn’t the only one—all of the knights spent hours in a vicious cycle of self-loathing and attempted justification day after day.

After defeating the witch, the saint would die... They still didn’t know why, but they knew that much was true. Never had a saint survived after slaying the witch in the past. That was what had motivated them to work with King Aiz—surely he was right, they’d convinced themselves—and betrayed Ellize.

They’d convinced themselves that dirtying their honor was a small price to pay if it meant Ellize would live. However, they couldn’t help but wonder if they were simply fooling themselves. Perhaps they hadn’t betrayed Ellize for her sake... Perhaps they’d betrayed her for their own sakes. They told themselves that they were ready to do anything to avoid losing her, even if it meant turning into a traitor...but those were only petty excuses. At the end of the day, weren’t they just living in a lie?

Ever since she’d been trapped, Ellize hadn’t blamed Lex a single time. However, this was much harder for him to handle than her ire. He’d expected to hear Ellize call him a traitor, to be on the receiving end of curses, but he hadn’t prepared himself for the very opposite.

In fact, Ellize hadn’t said a word of reproach to any of them. She simply gazed at the outside world through the window with a sad face. Every time he and the other knights saw her do that, they suffered terrible pangs to their conscience.

He knew that sometimes, in the quiet of her room, she prayed. She must have been praying for the souls of the innocent people who were bound to suffer. Now that she couldn’t save them with her own two hands, she could only resort to prayers. Even in such a situation, Ellize’s thoughts were still of the people.

Ellize’s purity forced Lex to reflect on his actions. He couldn’t help but think what he’d done was immoral—that he’d sinned.

“Lex, tell me, have people been hurt by the witch or her monsters today?” Ellize asked through the door.

“No, Lady Ellize. The witch has yet to show herself... As for the monsters, the soldiers and vigilantes are taking care of them without issue. We haven’t received any worrisome reports.”

“I see. That’s good to hear.”

Ellize was truly always thinking of the people. She didn’t spend any of her time on self-pity. Instead, she only cared about others. No matter the circumstances, she was the perfect saint.

What in the world am I doing? Lex wondered. He felt tears well up in his eyes. He’d betrayed his master, forced her into confinement to protect some makeshift peace... How could he call himself a knight?

“Emergency! Intruders have entered the castle!” a runner yelled at Lex.

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