The Executed Saint Reincarnates as a Princess and is Loved by Her Older Brothers - Episode 21

Without any interval after the queen’s death, the king also passed away in an unprecedented situation, causing great turmoil among the royal family and the citizens.

It was as if the Kingdom of Coral, lacking its saint, was beginning to lose the goddess’s grace.

Amidst the chaos that was shaking the nation, Nathan hurriedly donned the crown without even being fully prepared.

“Such a thing… this can’t be happening…”

My strong father was supposed to be alive for another ten or twenty years.

I never imagined that I would fall so early, become so weak that I couldn’t even properly hand over my duties, and leave this world in such a hurried manner.

At least at that time, it was fortunate that Lionel was sealed in the Rochelle territory…

Lionel is Nathan’s half-brother. He inherited his father’s dark gray hair color and is a one-eyed boy with an unsightly bandage wrapped around his face.

Lionel, who was suddenly introduced during his father’s lifetime, was given the distant territory of Rochelle on Nathan’s suggestion and was relegated to a dilapidated old castle.

Even though they are half-brothers by bl00d, Nathan and Lionel are on different levels. This treatment was not wrong to clearly distinguish between lord and vassal.

Even though Lionel became the Duke of Rochelle at a young age, he has no relatives or supporters.

With the desolate, barren land and impoverished subjects he has to deal with, Lionel would find it impossible to plot a rebellion. Not only would it be difficult to raise a banner of revolt, but it would also be extremely challenging to maintain his territory.

While feeling relieved, Nathan’s reign, which had just begun to set sail, was already running aground on a reef just as it was about to reach its second year.

“A saint will be born again soon anyway! This time, it should be from among the nobility!”

This time, a pure and righteous saint, born of noble bl00d, will be reborn.

The incorrect needle will be corrected to the right position by the goddess’s hand──.

Nathan’s expectations, which he had anticipated, were now about to be utterly overturned.

“Why?!”

Stepping irritably on the fallen candlestick, Nathan trembled with anger.

“Why hasn’t the saint appeared yet!?”

Three years since Juliet’s execution. The saint, who should have been recognized by the priests and welcomed into the temple by now, still has not a single candidate.

The conditions to be recognized as a saint are three.

The fact that she was born immediately after the previous saint passed away.

Having a stigmata in the shape of a rose somewhere on the body.

Having special healing powers.

Regarding the day of birth, it can be confirmed immediately, but the stigmata are often so faint in infancy that they can be mistaken for mere bruises. As for the healing power, it takes even longer to manifest, and it cannot be exercised until around the age of three.

However, even after searching through all the noble families listed as part of the Kingdom of Coral, there was no girl born at the same time as Juliet’s death.

Producing a saint is the pride of the family. It is unthinkable to hide it; they would willingly come forward to claim it.

Three years passed mercilessly without finding a single young lady who met the conditions of the saint.

The anxious Nathan rushed to the temple and ordered them to perform divination.

Why are no saints being born? Ask the heavens for the reason──.

And the answer that came back was this.

“The saint has already been born, it seems.”

“Already been born, you say!?”

Nathan doubted his own ears.

“If you are indeed alive, then where on earth are you!?”

Flinching at Nathan’s fierce demeanor, the priest continued to speak.

“No matter how many times we read the fortune, the same result comes out. The saints has already been reincarnated──they say.”

『N-No way…!』

The reign of the new king Nathan has begun with misfortune and calamity.

The queen mother was brutally murdered by Juliet, who had fallen into witchcraft.

My father, the king, was possessed by illness amidst the chaos caused by the missing saint, and he died after being worn out.

Although he took the Duke of Turenne’s daughter, Hortense, as his wife, three years passed without them being blessed with children, and Nathan had no heir.

For some reason, even the weather has been unstable, and the cold damage caused by the prolonged rain has resulted in poor harvests across the country. Food prices continue to soar year after year.

Even though we are facing such calamities, we can’t even smoothly find a new saint. Nothing is going well.

“What on earth did I do!?”

Nathan grimaced in regret and bit his lip.

“Sigh… So, the new saint also comes from commoner origins…”

Welcoming a commoner-born saint for two consecutive generations is nothing but undesirable, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

“It can’t be helped. Search the streets. If we thoroughly investigate the country, we should definitely find a girl who meets the conditions.”

I heard that Juliet was at a rundown orphanage in a remote area.

If we expand our search efforts to that extent, we will undoubtedly find the next saint.

“Understood, Your Majesty.”

The Duke of Turenne, having received the king’s command, respectfully placed his gloved hand on his chest.