I Supported My Fiancé for 10 Years After He Said, 'Let's Get Married When I Succeed,' but When He Finally Did, He Dumped Me. By the Way, I'm a Witch and Turning 30 Next Year!! - Final Episode
After that, Alyssa was restrained by the Holy Knights, and an investigation began.
Apparently, there is an association that offers some protection to witches, but it was decided that Alyssa’s actions were too severe to defend.
Trying to wither the World Tree was a grave crime, and according to Ie, she would most likely face the death penalty.
Alyssa’s daughter—was her name Emilie? Alyssa had claimed she had given her only daughter up for adoption, but that was a lie. She had secretly raised her in hiding.
However, Alyssa never treated Emilie as her daughter, but as a witch.
Emilie was in the middle of being trained as the next Dark Witch.
The Holy Ministry found her difficult to handle as a dangerous being, but the Witch Association took custody of her.
She would probably receive an education to become a proper witch from now on.
The mystery of the True Saintess remained unclear, but afterward, Merv Maple explained the situation to me.
Apparently, fifty years ago, the person who served as Saintess in the Holy Church was the previous Herb Witch.
However, the previous Herb Witch’s younger sister grew jealous of her position and used dark magic to steal the role of the Saintess.
Under the influence of mind control, people believed the false Saintess was real, and the true Saintess—the previous Herb Witch—was exiled.
Afterward, the previous Herb Witch lived a modest life deep in the forest as the ‘Herb Witch.’
For many years, she searched for a successor but never found someone worthy of being a Saintess.
Then, Merv Maple scouted me and guided me to the previous Herb Witch.
Believing that I could take on both the role of Saintess and the companion of Merv Maple, the previous Herb Witch entrusted me with the responsibility.
She had also told Merv Maple to explain everything to me when the time was right.
Merv Maple had been looking for the right opportunity to tell me, but I had been too busy dedicating myself to Rymer.
Even after separating from him, I was so occupied that there was no time to talk about it.
Honestly, it was all quite shocking.
By the way, I had no plans to make this public, so Saintess Sui would continue in her role.
Saintess Sui happily carried out her duties, while I had no interest in being treated as an idol. Both Saintess Sui and Carbuncle agreed with this arrangement, so things would continue as they were.
An investigation into the real Saintess Sui also began.
When her room was searched, a letter resembling a will was found.
For some reason, I was the only one who could read it.
Apparently, she had once encountered Alyssa, who tried to sacrifice her as a living offering.
She barely managed to escape, but her voice had been sealed.
Additionally, she had been cursed so that she could not tell anyone about Alyssa.
As a last resort, she studied a script that only the True Saintess could read, leaving behind a message for an unknown person to solve the case.
But that wasn’t her only plan. She realized that she could no longer fulfill her duties as the Saintess. Being highly responsible, she decided to exchange her soul for a new one that could take on the role in her place. That was the truth behind the soul exchange.
Later, Carbuncle successfully tracked down the soul of the real Saintess Sui.
Her soul was not in the celestial realm but in a country called ‘Nihon.’
In an exchange, she had been revived in this world in Saintess Sui’s body, yet she was still able to use the holy magic she had learned.
She healed illnesses and was now living happily under the guise of having amnesia.
She had no intention of returning to this world, and Saintess Sui also declared, ‘I like it here!’
Could this be called the right person in the right place?
Since both souls were happily living their lives, I decided to leave things as they were.
Cardinal Claiburg, upon learning that I was the True Saintess, could no longer object to my marriage.
He seemed incredibly frustrated about it.
I wondered if we could ever reconcile, but it was probably impossible.
Since I wouldn’t have to meet the Cardinal of the Holy Church often, I figured it didn’t really matter.
One unexpected thing, however, was that although the charm magic on the Holy Knights had been broken, they still remained deeply devoted to Cardinal Claiburg.
Perhaps the charm magic had only amplified their already existing feelings.
Now, the Holy Knights served Cardinal Claiburg with an even greater sense of loyalty than before.
Even after everything was settled, I continued running my apothecary as usual.
I brewed herbal medicines, made potions, gathered ingredients, managed inventory—along with continuing the lunch service.
Today’s menu featured the flavors of spring: broad bean potage, simmered potatoes, mustard greens meatloaf, and milk pudding.
By noon, a long line had formed, and it seemed the food would sell out just from those in line.
Merv Maple handed out numbered tickets to keep the queue organized and prevent inconvenience to others.
After the lunch service ended, Ie arrived. He had been busy lately and hadn’t come to eat, so he hadn’t saved a meal. Hearing that it was already sold out, he slumped his shoulders in disappointment.
“Would you like to go eat at another place for lunch?”
“Sure.”