She’s a Saint Who Was Banished for Being a Late Bride, but She’s Being Spoiled to the Fullest by the

Chapter 29

Chapter 29: I feel like I don't know yet

Europa, who was on her way to the royal capital with His Highness Igna….

The next day I received a letter from her.

“Evelyn-sama, I hope you are well today. I’m in good spirits, thinking only of you, Evelyn-sama, but without the holy mud clinging to my clothes, I wouldn’t have been able to endure this painful loneliness. I don’t think I could have. Oh, Evelyn-sama! You are the light for me and for the world. I still think of how it was when I first met you, you were so pretty, and you spared nothing of your dazzling beauty.”

“Theodore-sama, can I have a summary?”

“Yes… It’s on the sixteenth to seventeenth sheet of letterhead. It seems that His Highness Oz found out that we met with Evelyn-sama in Shem Town.”

(I knew it…)

I had a vague idea that this was going to happen, so Kira and I, as well as Theodore-sama, weren’t too surprised.

We’re in a meeting right now in the living room of the Manilas house.

Maybe it’s because I’ve lived here so long as a simple glutton, but I’m treated like a member of the Manilas family by Jackson-sama, Mrs. Manilas and the servants. They are all so kind to me that I feel very much at home in this house.

“What did His Royal Highness Oz say?”

“It seems to say that Evelyn-sama’s banishment was the sole decision of His Highness Alex and Miss Mary and that the priests had nothing to do with it —And that they desperately want Evelyn-sama to return as soon as possible.”

Kira asked as he sipped the juice Mrs. Manilas had brought him.

“What’s the opinion of that strange woman?”

“Europa seems to think that inviting Evelyn-sama to the Capital is no problem.”

(She’s a strange woman…)

“Hmm. I see.”

“…Is that all?”

Theodore-sama was frowning slightly while Kira was looking at me at the same time.

“Because you’ve already made up your mind, haven’t you, Evelyn?”

“… Yes. Are you coming with me, Kira?”

I glared at him. Kira shrugged as if he had no choice.

“Okay. You’re going to get yourself in a lot of trouble again if I leave you alone.”

“Thank you! I love you, Kira!”

When I went to hug him, Kira jumped off the couch with feline agility.

Kira was about to leave the living room. At that moment, Jackson-sama comes over.

“Oh, Kira! Are you free right now?”

“Yes. I’m free.”

“Then let’s go bug hunting in the forest! I smeared honey on the trees this morning, so we’d get lots of bugs!”

“Yeah, yeah. Oh, there’s a step, so be careful.”

Kira goes and shows himself caring like a caregiver towards the childish Jackson-sama.

I watched his back, squinting as I held onto the air with both hands.

(Kira…it’s not just my Kira anymore…).

I turned around with tears in my eyes, and somehow Theodore-sama was standing in front of me.

“Wah! You scared me. What’s wrong?”

“That’s… I was hoping to get a hug from Evelyn-sama…”

(So honest!)

Theodore’s blushing face was so cute, I couldn’t believe he was a grown man —I wanted to give him a little hug, but I kind of held back. It’s going to be a weird atmosphere.

We both blushed and sat back down in the seats next to each other.

Theodore-sama was silent with his head down, so I decided to address it first.

“…Theodore-sama. I think I will return to the Great Temple after all.”

“…Does this mean you’re going to be a Saint again?”

“No.”

Theodore-sama looked up. I smiled cheerfully.

“The average tenure of a Saint is between five and ten years… I think that twenty-three years is a little too long.”

“…Yes. Evelyn-sama was an excellent saint.”

“As long as I’m a Saint, I can’t get married. This has made me miss my chance to marry by far.”

I chuckled.

Most saints are betrothed to royalty at a young age.

This is due to the fact that the trait of holy magic is often passed on to the children. For this reason, Saints are almost invariably selected for marriage with royalty or with relatives.

“Now that my power is diminished, I think it’s right to give up my role to someone else.”

(And I think I know just the person for that role, but..)

What will she really think?

I haven’t confirmed this yet, so I can’t speak lightly about it.

For some reason, Theodore-sama didn’t say anything, so I said somewhat mischievously.

“But even a Saint who is late for marriage is worth it. I thought there would be a surprising number of nobles who would want to marry me.”

“Evelyn-sama, are you being mean?”

Eh? I tried to nod my head. I looked next to him, and for some reason, Theodore-sama had an angry expression on his face.

“I believe there is a man standing before you who has asked you to marry him.”

“…Tsu!”

(That’s right!)

A lightning bolt struck my brain.

Lately, I’ve been meeting people with too many unique characteristics, falling into a bottomless swamp, and almost getting lost in the woods, and I almost forgot…

(Theodore-sama proposed…)

As I remember this, heat suddenly rises to my face.

I struggled to move my mouth to cover my dizziness.

“But, but that was… Because Theodore-sama —He was only half-asleep… I had just healed his injuries, and in your eyes, I looked divine…”

“Evelyn-sama. I’m not in a dream anymore.”

Suddenly he grabbed my right hand, and my heart nearly jumped out of my mouth.

His hand was unusually hot. I don’t even know which body temperature it was anymore.

“…I like you a lot.”

He squeezed my hand tightly, and my heartbeat quickened.

In the eyes that stare earnestly at you, you see a bright red reflection of yourself… I’m embarrassed, but for some reason, I can’t look away.

“Do you not like me, Evelyn-sama?”

“No. It’s not like that.”

(Not like that, but…!)

…I don’t know. I really have no idea about such things.

I’m twenty-eight years old, and I think it’s really pathetic.

I have lived in the Great Temple since I was five years old.

I had a fiancé who I didn’t really know from then on, but we weren’t really close —While I was doing my best to fulfill my role, I found out he was involved with my sister.

I’ve spent my life believing that love is the last thing on my mind.

It’s a world of glitz and glamour that only exists in fairy tales.

(But… it’s not that I don’t like Theodore-sama…)

That much I know.

He is an awkward but kind man. He’s fun to be with, exciting, and he makes me a little happy.

So I wanted to seriously think about it and give a real answer.

“N-not yet… Please wait a little longer for my answer…”

“…How long is a little longer?”

“Let’s see, yes… Until I return to the Great Temple and sort things out!”

I said to him.

Theodore-sama rolled his eyes for a moment, then… his face hardened.

“All right. I’ll wait.”