Chapter 244

Clael and Reina left the lounge, and soon the glow of the statue of the goddess also faded.

As their footsteps gradually receded, the air distorted like ripples on a lake's surface.

"Kuh... To think she's fulfilling her duties even during a trip... How noble Saint Reina is..."

Something emerged from the wall of the lounge.

Like an insect or reptile shedding its camouflage, a sister in black monastic robes appeared.

The sister, who looked to be in her early twenties, had tears streaming like waterfalls from both eyes. Though her features were beautiful enough to be called a beauty, her swollen eyes and dripping nose ruined the effect.

"Y-yes, Saint Reina truly is magnificent... Uuu, she's so precious... She's so overwhelmingly divine that I can't stop the sacred fluids from my eyes and nose...!"

Sniffling as she muttered something disturbingly creepy, the mysterious sister wiped her nose.

Her true identity was a member of the 'Lady Reina's Personal Guard'.

She had no name. Of course, it wasn't that she didn't have one, but under the belief that she should be a mere component watching over the Saint during missions, she had discarded it.

The 'Lady Reina's Personal Guard' was an unofficial group formed voluntarily by clergy members affiliated with the Grand Shrine.

All of them were people whom Reina had saved in the past.

Those rescued from abusive senior priests, those helped when bullied for being commoners, those picked up after being demoted to dead-end posts for angering high-ranking priests.

Victims of the dark side of the Grand Shrine. They were a gathering of people saved by Reina's arrival at the Grand Shrine, which had exposed the rot and brought salvation.

"To think she would leave her room so early and go out... Ah, even in the middle of enjoying a trip, she's thinking of the people of the kingdom. How wonderful. Truly wonderful. Saint Reina is the nation's greatest treasure, and it's as if the kingdom exists merely to glorify her. No, it's more like the entire world exists just to adorn Saint Reina..."

Muttering to herself, the sister clasped her hands in front of her chest, overwhelmed with emotion.

Astonishingly, this sister had concealed her presence not only from Clael but even from Reina, tailing them on their journey.

Just earlier, she had completely blended into the wall with her body, hiding in the same room without being noticed.

A master of stealth and infiltration. If she had become an assassin, she might have been able to take down a king—yet she used that talent to stalk Reina.

Just to be clear in her defense... Even as a member of the Personal Guard, she didn't follow Reina around 24/7.

When the Temple Knights were acting as Guards, she left it to them, and she refrained from entering bedrooms, toilets, and baths.

A true devotee never causes trouble for their idol but watches over their happiness from the shadows.

She had also vaguely noticed the relationship between Clael and Reina... But at the very least, this sister had no intention of interfering.

Because...

"Ah... I hear the goddess's oracle.'Supporting your idol means accepting them, not forcing your desires upon them''I won't deny those who fall deeply in love, but even idols have the right to love'. As you will it, goddess. I shall protect your beloved child in your stead..."

Because that is what a true devotee should be. That's what she believed.

She would uphold her faith. And for that, she would not hesitate to make any sacrifice.

The nameless sister.

One of the top fans of Saint Reina, and a slightly unhinged fanatic woman.

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