I Was Deemed a Worthless Saint Without a Level-Up Blessing and Was Sent Off to Marry a Neighboring Country, but It Turns Out My Blessing Was Actually Level Cap Removal - Episode 34

“No! Why do I have to go on an expedition? I just went the other day! It’s inconvenient, it’s hard, and above all, it’s dangerous… No! I’m not going on any more expeditions!”

As soon as the topic of the next expedition was brought up, the fierce demeanor of Emelia, who raised her voice and started to rant, made Prince Cleves of the Klein Kingdom, who was approving documents at his desk, furrow his brows involuntarily.

However, I calmly spoke to Emelia, who quickly composed herself, sat on the sofa, and crossed her arms in indignation.

“What are you talking about? Didn’t you hear the knights’ words of gratitude? They praised your support for their level-up so highly… Why are you suddenly complaining so much? You’ve been on expeditions many times before, haven’t you?”

“Because I have to be away from the royal capital for more than five days!? You have no idea what kind of inconvenience I’m going to endure during that time…!”

A five-day expedition is not particularly long for the knight order.

However, now that I think about it, whenever Ferulina was around, Emilia had only participated in expeditions that were close enough to the capital for her to return home within a night at most.

That’s right, with Ferulina gone, we had to go on distant expeditions, and we were fed up with the inconvenience.

However, now that Ferulina is gone, we absolutely need Emilia to go on the expedition.

The presence or absence of a saint is directly linked to the safety of the knights.

As autumn deepens, this time of year is when the movements of monsters become more active in preparation for their winter hibernation.

Before winter makes expeditions difficult, we must reduce the number of monsters as much as possible, or the poorly guarded frontier villages will be attacked by monsters.

If it’s about four or five villages, it wouldn’t hinder the kingdom’s operations, but dealing with the nobles’ complaints is a hassle.

For that reason, Emilia must properly fulfill her duties as a saint.

Cleves tries to placate Emilia with the gentlest voice possible.

“I see. The expedition was tough, huh? Maybe the habits from the time of Ferulina are still lingering. You are a wonderful saint who can’t even be compared to Ferulina… I’ll make sure to give the knight order a stern warning from me. I promise that in the next expedition, I won’t let you feel any inconvenience.”

“I don’t want to!”

At Cleves’ words, however, Emelia shook her head without a second thought.

“Why do I have to go on a dangerous expedition with those scruffy knights? Ferulina should be the one doing that dirty work!”

For a moment, Cleves doubts whether Emelia has lost her memory.

Even though Ferulina was sold off to marry into the Gobules Kingdom, have you forgotten that?

However, it seems that was not the case.

Leaning on the armrest of the sofa and leaning over the desk, Emilia curled her lips into a smirk.

“Hey, let’s go bring Ferulina back.”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

Unintentionally, a genuine voice of exasperation escapes.

“Ferulina officially married into the Gobules Kingdom with a formal document, you know? To ask for it back… The Gobules Kingdom would never agree to that. More importantly, what will happen to the materials traded with the Gobules Kingdom? If we are accused of breaching the contract and forced to return them, it will become questionable whether our country can safely get through this winter!?”

This is why uneducated saints are so exasperating.

Although she was engaged to Cleves because she was a saint, Emilia, who was merely a viscount’s daughter, was not of a status that would normally allow her to be engaged to the crown prince.

However, the saint is a being that every country desires desperately.

Therefore, even though I am engaged to the crown prince to prevent a properly protected saint from being leaked to another country…

Since Emelia’s value lies only in her good looks and being a saint, we can’t have her neglecting her duties as a saint.

If it was going to turn out like this, then it was hasty to let go of Ferulina, who silently accompanied every expedition without a single complaint, even without her protection. For the first time, Cleves regretted parting with Ferulina.

As if reading Cleves’ mind, Emelia smiled gently.

“No way, do you really think that useless person without any blessings is managing well in the Gobules Kingdom? They must have been deemed useless there too. Or maybe they’re crying over the harshness of the Gobules Kingdom, which is close to a demon realm… Either way, they must be longing for the Klein Kingdom.”

“However, the contract stipulates that neither the Klein royal family nor her father, the baron, can intervene in Ferulina’s affairs from now on.”

In other words, it means that the Gobules Kingdom has no intention of ever letting go of the saint they have obtained.

No matter how much Ferulina cries and resists, the Gobules Kingdom is definitely forcing her to use the Saint’s power.

On paper, the imposing figure of the second prince, who became Ferulina’s husband, comes to mind.

The fearsome appearance that truly matches the nickname “The Cursed Gray Bear of Gobules,” and the gaze filled with a firm resolve to definitely bring back the saint.

Surely that man is mercilessly exploiting Ferulina. There’s no way that man would ever let Ferulina go.

“But, isn’t it up to Ferulina herself to decide what to do?”

“…What does this mean?”

Unable to gauge what Emelia was trying to say, she frowned. Emelia snorted in exasperation.

“Then, what if Ferulina ran away of her own accord? The contract doesn’t specify that, does it? In that case, we can just let Ferulina escape to the Kingdom of Klein on her own. That useless one would probably be having a hard time finding a place to belong in the Kingdom of Gobules anyway. There’s no way someone like her could fulfill the role of a prince’s consort. If we send a messenger to say, ‘If you escape the royal castle on your own, we’ll take you back to the Kingdom of Klein and hide you,’ she’ll definitely

“I see… Even if the Gobules Kingdom protests, they were the ones who treated the Saint poorly first. If we say that we brought her back reluctantly after she herself asked for protection, it wouldn’t be a breach of contract. After all, it was the Gobules Kingdom that broke the contract to ‘protect the Saint first.”

Muttering in a low voice, I consider Emelia’s proposal.

Indeed, it’s not a bad plan. The Klein Kingdom can obtain both supplies and the saint.

The Gobules Kingdom will surely protest, but since they are the ones who want the saint, they won’t be able to come at us too strongly.

Depending on the circumstances, we could return Ferulina to the Kingdom of Klein and, in exchange for a large reward, lend her to the Kingdom of Gobules for a limited time.

If we do that, we can enrich the Kingdom of Klein not just for a moment, but for many years to come.

“That’s true… After all, she served as a saint in our country for many years. We should at least show some obligation by checking on how she’s living in another country.”

Cleves murmurs with a relaxed smile, as if reassuring himself.