The Saint is Not My Sister, The Real Saint is Me - Episode 23

How did things end up like this?

Ever since the moment we were born, Yuna-oneesama and I, Emil, have always been together.

My twin sister, Yuna-oneesama, was bright, kind, and full of life—she was my pride and joy. In contrast, I was a weak child. Our parents, I believe, preferred my energetic and cheerful sister over me.

“Emil, I love you.”

“Yuna-oneesama, I love you too.”

Since we were little, Yuna-oneesama was always kind to me. I loved her so much. But at the same time, I was jealous of her because everyone adored her.

“Emil, this is incredible! You can use healing magic… and such powerful magic at that! To be able to wield such strong magic at such a young age—it’s unbelievable!”

“You must be a saint, Emil!”

“Me… a saint?”

When our parents discovered that I could use healing magic, they began calling me a saint instead of my sister.

Ever since our birth, the barren lands of the Kotokoris territory had miraculously transformed into a land of abundance. People had speculated that one of us twins might be the Saint.

Once I was called a saint, my parents, who had always doted on Yuna-oneesama, started favoring me instead. The townspeople showered me with admiration.

I was happy.

I felt like I had finally become someone special, someone loved by everyone.

I didn’t truly feel like a saint, but if everyone said I was, then maybe I really was.

Then one day, Yuna-oneesama told me something unexpected.

“Emil, I think I’m the real saint, not you.”

—Yuna-oneesama is the saint? Not me?

If that were true… then I would no longer be special.

No one would love me anymore.

I hated that thought from the bottom of my heart. So, I came up with a brilliant idea.

“I think it’s better if I remain the saint. Yuna-oneesama, you’d live for our family… for me, wouldn’t you?”

I thought it was a perfect plan.

If we did things my way, our family would stay happy. We could be a loving family, full of smiles and warmth.

I love Yuna-oneesama.

If she lives for me, I will continue to love her forever.

She will always be with me.

Yuna-oneesama will be mine and mine alone.

That’s why I always protected her.

Even when our parents spoke cruelly to her, even when the townspeople treated her harshly, I shielded her. I always stayed by her side.

I made sure she wasn’t treated unfairly.

When I received a new dress, I asked our parents to buy one for Yuna-oneesama too. That way, we could match. We could always be together.

If she made a friend, would she start liking them more than me? That would be awful. So, I took her friends for myself. That way, she would always be mine.

She wanted to go to school? I didn’t want her to leave me. I wanted her to stay with me forever because I loved her.

Even when our parents said they wanted to throw her out of the house because she was useless, I pleaded with them to let her stay.

I have always cherished Yuna-oneesama.

And yet—

“My sister is not the saint. The real saint is me.”

Why?

Why would she do something so cruel?

If she had just continued to live for our family… for me… we all could have been happy.

I protected her. I pleaded for everyone not to blame her, even though she was a false saint.

No… if this goes on, I’ll really be exposed as a fraud.

Yuna-oneesama will leave me.

I can’t let that happen.

But what should I do?

Emil had always believed that Yuna-oneesama would love her unconditionally.

She never imagined that Yuna-oneesama could betray her like this.

“Yuna-oneesama… no, I don’t want this. I don’t want you to leave me. You’re mine, and mine alone. Yuna-oneesama, I love you.”

Emil believed she was simply loving her sister.

But if she lost her, she would lose her status as a saint.

She would no longer be loved by everyone.

She couldn’t let Yuna go.

She had to keep her by her side.

She had to be the only one in Yuna’s life.

At some point, her pure love had twisted into obsession.

She had bound her sister, keeping her to herself.

“It’s okay. We’re twins, so we’ll always be together. Yuna-oneesama will come back to me. She’ll live for me again.”

Emil never doubted that her feelings were pure love.

And she never doubted that Yuna-oneesama loved her just as much.