Melina's face brightened at the Emperor's declaration.
On the other hand, my expression couldn't help but darken.
That would be the case because appointing Melina as a Saintess meant banishing me.
'It's not like I didn't show my skills, so why are you kicking me out so easily?'
Even though Melina worked miracles, it was the same for me.
For months, I traveled to countless sites to stop disasters and save people from the brink of death.
Of course, it wasn't my ability but Delton's power that I borrowed, but the Emperor didn't know that anyway.
But you're going to change the Saintess so easily?
As I looked at him with wide eyes, the Emperor hurriedly waved his hand.
“No, I’m not saying that I’ll drag you down from your position as a Saintess. The current situation is too chaotic for you to handle alone, so I’m saying that I’ll increase the number of constellations to two for the time being. After all, there’s a saying that even holding a single piece of parchment is better. If there are two Saintesses, it will be much easier to deal with the disaster.”
Oh, a joint Saintess system.
This was something that had never happened in Catalonia's history, which spanned over two thousand years.
As my expression grew colder and colder, the Emperor, who had been avoiding eye contact, opened his mouth again with a solemn expression.
“It is not my place to appoint a Saintess, but His Holiness is in a weak state, and the chaos in the empire is increasing day by day, so I have made a decision, even if it is temporary. I hope you will understand my decision.”
Then he said to Melina.
“The times are what they are, so although I have appointed you as a Saintess, I have not been able to get the temple’s verification, so there will definitely be talk. Don’t feel wronged, and work even harder to prove that you are truly the daughter of the goddess.”
“Of course, Your Majesty. As a daughter of the goddess, as a Saintess of the empire, I will give my life to save this empire.”
Melina's appearance, with her head bowed slightly with a gentle smile, was very similar to my past self.
“I, Shayne Veloce, am honored to have become the Saintess of Catalonia by following the will of the Goddess. I will dedicate my body and soul to helping Catalonia regain its former glory.”
After the trial of the trash was over, I shamelessly made a promise to the imperial people who welcomed me.
'Although they are sisters who inherited the same blood, I thought it was strange that they didn't have a single thing in common... Now that I look at it, I see that they do have something in common.'
It was funny how they confirmed the similarity in this way, but the Emperor and nobles were shocked at how they interpreted it.
“Yeah, yeah, of course you should. Okay, I guess I’ll be going now. I have some urgent plans.”
“I, I have something to do at home, so I’ll go first.”
“I should probably go down to my territory now. The damage will be enormous.”
“I, I’m going to go now. Today is my dog’s birthday.”
“Oh my, this is so bad. The chickens I raise are in a state of flux today and tomorrow.”
After I actually started doing something, the Emperor and the nobles, who must have been going crazy because they could see my every move, made all sorts of excuses and left the audience room.
The Crown Prince looked at me with a complicated expression as if he had something to say, but soon let out a deep sigh and left.
As the crowd ebbed away, Melina and I quietly looked into each other's eyes.
Unlike me, whose expression was always stiff, Melina had a victorious smile on her lips.
Melina, who was staring at me with confident eyes, approached me with an elegant gait.
“What kind of fate is this, where sisters who had the same father become sisters who have the same mother?”
“That’s right. You and I must have had a very close relationship in our past lives.”
“I guess so. I don’t know if it was a good relationship or a bad relationship.”
Melina, who had been laughing, soon shrugged her shoulders and opened her mouth again.
“Anyway, since it has come to this, do your best, Sister. As His Majesty said, there is nothing wrong with having two Saintesses, right? Just think of the people of the empire, us.”
Melina, who had made a provocation disguised as a friendly gesture, passed me by with her lips wide open.
Her shoulders were raised as she confidently left the audience room, her pink hair fluttering.
Thus began a two-Saintess system unprecedented in two thousand years of history.
The empire was naturally thrown into chaos.
“Oh, really. Two Saintesses? Does that make sense?”
“So what is His Majesty thinking, releasing an unverified Saintess into the world?”
“Why are you trying to understand something like that? It’s not like the Emperor has been doing stupid things for a day or two.”
“Yes, it must have been a decision made without much thought, thinking, ‘Surely if there are two Saintesses, things will get done faster, right?’”
“Haha, just looking at the fact that His Majesty got into an accident right after that woman appeared, something seems suspicious, but you don’t seem to think about it at all.”
“How much must our saintly lady’s heart burn inside at having to share the constellation with the daughter of the enemy who killed her parents?”
“The Saintess is a Saintess, but I am worried that the goddess will be angry again because a fake has taken over the constellation.”
“Hey, why do you keep thinking that woman is fake? Rumor has it that she had a goddess’s mark on her forehead.”
“Yeah, if it was fake, how could that have happened? Let’s all stop being so suspicious.”
Although some supported her, most were suspicious of Melina's identity and worried about the Emperor's hasty decision.
But that was only for a moment.
Public opinion toward Melina began to gradually change in favor.
“Did you hear? That woman has already solved over a hundred disasters.”
“Is that true?”
“That’s right. Hundreds of people were caught up in disasters and on the verge of hell but were saved thanks to that woman.”
“Wow, it’s only been three weeks since she started her activities, but the results are amazing.”
“I heard she travels around the country day and night, sleeping in her carriage. I heard she hasn’t been back to the palace since she started her tour.”
“Huh, but it seems like she really cares about the people of the empire.”
“That’s how it is. When I see her constantly running around with her frail body that looks like it could collapse if you hit her, it makes me so sad that I almost cry.”
“Wherever that woman has been, the place is already filled with praise for her.”
First of all, the first reason was Melina's sincerity in going around the disaster site without resting for even a moment, and the next reason was...
“By the way, did you hear that?”
“What are you talking about?”
“The area that she visited is said to be free from disasters.”
“It won’t happen again?”
“Yes, it was just one room. It’s already been three weeks, and there hasn’t been a single place where the disaster has occurred again.”
“Oh, how strange. Our Saintess also goes around like that, almost dying, but doesn’t it take two weeks for another disaster to strike?”
“That’s right. Even though the Saintess visited the Botanical Garden up there, they say that in less than a week, the drought began again.”
“It seems like that woman’s divine power is stronger than that of the Saintess.”
“I wonder if the goddess favors that woman more than the Saintess?”
Melina's reputation, which had been changing little by little, had changed 180 degrees after about a month.
“Wow, it’s already been a month without another disaster. Is this the first time we’ve had this much peace?”
“That’s right. Since Saintess Melina appeared, the empire has never been this quiet. It’s as if we’ve gone back to the time before the disaster.”
“At first, I was worried that we would make an unverified woman a Saintess, but now I see that His Majesty made a very wise choice.”
“Yes, that’s true. There’s no way an Emperor who rules such a large country would make such a decision without thinking. He did it because it was likely to happen.”
“Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live Saintess Melina!”
The empire was completely revitalized.
The people of the empire praised Melina and the Emperor dozens of times a day, but they never mentioned my name.
In that way, I was gradually losing my position.
On the other hand, my expression couldn't help but darken.
That would be the case because appointing Melina as a Saintess meant banishing me.
'It's not like I didn't show my skills, so why are you kicking me out so easily?'
Even though Melina worked miracles, it was the same for me.
For months, I traveled to countless sites to stop disasters and save people from the brink of death.
Of course, it wasn't my ability but Delton's power that I borrowed, but the Emperor didn't know that anyway.
But you're going to change the Saintess so easily?
As I looked at him with wide eyes, the Emperor hurriedly waved his hand.
“No, I’m not saying that I’ll drag you down from your position as a Saintess. The current situation is too chaotic for you to handle alone, so I’m saying that I’ll increase the number of constellations to two for the time being. After all, there’s a saying that even holding a single piece of parchment is better. If there are two Saintesses, it will be much easier to deal with the disaster.”
Oh, a joint Saintess system.
This was something that had never happened in Catalonia's history, which spanned over two thousand years.
As my expression grew colder and colder, the Emperor, who had been avoiding eye contact, opened his mouth again with a solemn expression.
“It is not my place to appoint a Saintess, but His Holiness is in a weak state, and the chaos in the empire is increasing day by day, so I have made a decision, even if it is temporary. I hope you will understand my decision.”
Then he said to Melina.
“The times are what they are, so although I have appointed you as a Saintess, I have not been able to get the temple’s verification, so there will definitely be talk. Don’t feel wronged, and work even harder to prove that you are truly the daughter of the goddess.”
“Of course, Your Majesty. As a daughter of the goddess, as a Saintess of the empire, I will give my life to save this empire.”
Melina's appearance, with her head bowed slightly with a gentle smile, was very similar to my past self.
“I, Shayne Veloce, am honored to have become the Saintess of Catalonia by following the will of the Goddess. I will dedicate my body and soul to helping Catalonia regain its former glory.”
After the trial of the trash was over, I shamelessly made a promise to the imperial people who welcomed me.
'Although they are sisters who inherited the same blood, I thought it was strange that they didn't have a single thing in common... Now that I look at it, I see that they do have something in common.'
It was funny how they confirmed the similarity in this way, but the Emperor and nobles were shocked at how they interpreted it.
“Yeah, yeah, of course you should. Okay, I guess I’ll be going now. I have some urgent plans.”
“I, I have something to do at home, so I’ll go first.”
“I should probably go down to my territory now. The damage will be enormous.”
“I, I’m going to go now. Today is my dog’s birthday.”
“Oh my, this is so bad. The chickens I raise are in a state of flux today and tomorrow.”
After I actually started doing something, the Emperor and the nobles, who must have been going crazy because they could see my every move, made all sorts of excuses and left the audience room.
The Crown Prince looked at me with a complicated expression as if he had something to say, but soon let out a deep sigh and left.
As the crowd ebbed away, Melina and I quietly looked into each other's eyes.
Unlike me, whose expression was always stiff, Melina had a victorious smile on her lips.
Melina, who was staring at me with confident eyes, approached me with an elegant gait.
“What kind of fate is this, where sisters who had the same father become sisters who have the same mother?”
“That’s right. You and I must have had a very close relationship in our past lives.”
“I guess so. I don’t know if it was a good relationship or a bad relationship.”
Melina, who had been laughing, soon shrugged her shoulders and opened her mouth again.
“Anyway, since it has come to this, do your best, Sister. As His Majesty said, there is nothing wrong with having two Saintesses, right? Just think of the people of the empire, us.”
Melina, who had made a provocation disguised as a friendly gesture, passed me by with her lips wide open.
Her shoulders were raised as she confidently left the audience room, her pink hair fluttering.
***
Thus began a two-Saintess system unprecedented in two thousand years of history.
The empire was naturally thrown into chaos.
“Oh, really. Two Saintesses? Does that make sense?”
“So what is His Majesty thinking, releasing an unverified Saintess into the world?”
“Why are you trying to understand something like that? It’s not like the Emperor has been doing stupid things for a day or two.”
“Yes, it must have been a decision made without much thought, thinking, ‘Surely if there are two Saintesses, things will get done faster, right?’”
“Haha, just looking at the fact that His Majesty got into an accident right after that woman appeared, something seems suspicious, but you don’t seem to think about it at all.”
“How much must our saintly lady’s heart burn inside at having to share the constellation with the daughter of the enemy who killed her parents?”
“The Saintess is a Saintess, but I am worried that the goddess will be angry again because a fake has taken over the constellation.”
“Hey, why do you keep thinking that woman is fake? Rumor has it that she had a goddess’s mark on her forehead.”
“Yeah, if it was fake, how could that have happened? Let’s all stop being so suspicious.”
Although some supported her, most were suspicious of Melina's identity and worried about the Emperor's hasty decision.
But that was only for a moment.
Public opinion toward Melina began to gradually change in favor.
“Did you hear? That woman has already solved over a hundred disasters.”
“Is that true?”
“That’s right. Hundreds of people were caught up in disasters and on the verge of hell but were saved thanks to that woman.”
“Wow, it’s only been three weeks since she started her activities, but the results are amazing.”
“I heard she travels around the country day and night, sleeping in her carriage. I heard she hasn’t been back to the palace since she started her tour.”
“Huh, but it seems like she really cares about the people of the empire.”
“That’s how it is. When I see her constantly running around with her frail body that looks like it could collapse if you hit her, it makes me so sad that I almost cry.”
“Wherever that woman has been, the place is already filled with praise for her.”
First of all, the first reason was Melina's sincerity in going around the disaster site without resting for even a moment, and the next reason was...
“By the way, did you hear that?”
“What are you talking about?”
“The area that she visited is said to be free from disasters.”
“It won’t happen again?”
“Yes, it was just one room. It’s already been three weeks, and there hasn’t been a single place where the disaster has occurred again.”
“Oh, how strange. Our Saintess also goes around like that, almost dying, but doesn’t it take two weeks for another disaster to strike?”
“That’s right. Even though the Saintess visited the Botanical Garden up there, they say that in less than a week, the drought began again.”
“It seems like that woman’s divine power is stronger than that of the Saintess.”
“I wonder if the goddess favors that woman more than the Saintess?”
Melina's reputation, which had been changing little by little, had changed 180 degrees after about a month.
“Wow, it’s already been a month without another disaster. Is this the first time we’ve had this much peace?”
“That’s right. Since Saintess Melina appeared, the empire has never been this quiet. It’s as if we’ve gone back to the time before the disaster.”
“At first, I was worried that we would make an unverified woman a Saintess, but now I see that His Majesty made a very wise choice.”
“Yes, that’s true. There’s no way an Emperor who rules such a large country would make such a decision without thinking. He did it because it was likely to happen.”
“Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live Saintess Melina!”
The empire was completely revitalized.
The people of the empire praised Melina and the Emperor dozens of times a day, but they never mentioned my name.
In that way, I was gradually losing my position.
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