The Saint is Not My Sister, The Real Saint is Me - Episode 46

“…So, Yuna-oneesama, you’ve fallen in love with Lord Rein, haven’t you?”

Emil whispered quietly, just loud enough for only me to hear.

Thank goodness Lord Rein didn’t hear that! Don’t just crush my feelings the moment I realize them!

“…And what of it? It has nothing to do with you, Emil!”

“It does! Lord Rein is in love with me, you know?”

…Huh?

“I remembered when my father mentioned Lord Rein’s name. He was once a candidate for my fiancé.”

…Yeah, I know that. But wasn’t that just your father proposing an engagement between you and Lord Rein, the son of Duke Ainakura, only to have it rejected?

“But since I ended up marrying Lord Luki, Lord Rein had no choice but to give up on me with tears in his eyes.”

That sounds like a lie your father and Lord Luki made up for their own pride. Do you seriously believe that?

“Uh… I don’t think that’s true.”

“That’s why! I wanted to meet Lord Rein and properly apologize for what happened back then!”

…So you’re not going to listen to me at all, huh?

“Lord Rein! I’m so sorry for rejecting our engagement back then! I had no idea you were such a wonderful person… I regret turning you down.”

Emil blushed, casting a passionate gaze toward Lord Rein behind me, her expression filled with longing like a woman in love.

“I love you, Lord Rein. I’ve fallen in love with you. Please, take me away!”

Wait, hold on—Emil, you’re still married, right?! You’re still Lord Luki’s wife, aren’t you?! Stop boldly declaring your intent to cheat!

“As the son of Duke Ainakura and the strongest magic knight, taking me away from Lord Luki should be easy for you, right? Even if he demands compensation, you’d be able to pay it effortlessly, wouldn’t you?”

So selfish…

Are you seriously just trying to steal someone better than Lord Luki now?

“I love you, Lord Rein. Please, hold me in your arms.”

Taking my fiancé wasn’t enough for you, now you’re trying to steal the man I love too.

You hurt me so easily, Emil. I hate you—no, I despise you.

“—Who would ever hold someone like you? Not a chance.”

“…Huh?”

Emil must have thought this would be the moment when Lord Rein accepted her confession, and they’d embrace lovingly.

And then, she probably expected me to watch, heartbroken and miserable.

But contrary to Emil’s expectations, Lord Rein rejected her outright.

“W-What? Lord Rein, you love me, don’t you?”

“I would never love a vile woman like you.”

“Lies! But I’m adored by everyone! All men love me—!”

“That’s only because you were the Saint of Kotokoris. Now, no one wants you.”

Before, there were always men around Emil, fawning over her, trying every trick to win her favor. But now, there was no one at her side.

She must not even understand the reality of her situation yet.

“If only Yuna-oneesama returned to my side, I could be the Saint of Kotokoris again! Everyone would be happier with me as the saint, not Yuna-oneesama! I have charm, I’m bright, and I’m cute—I should be the saint!”

“…I see.”

Now that I think about it, Emil used to say things like that to me when we were children, pushing me into the shadows.

“If I return as the Saint of Kotokoris, I’ll choose Lord Rein instead of Lord Luki! Someone as wonderful as Lord Rein is the only one worthy of me! Lord Rein, I love you.”

Emil continued to passionately profess her love for Lord Rein, completely ignoring my presence between them.

“‘Worthy of you?’ Who do you think you are?”

“Huh? I mean, compared to Yuna-oneesama, I’m loved by everyone, and someone like me deserves to be with someone like Lord Rein—”

“Do you have any idea how much people despised you?”

“D-Despised…? Me?”

As if unable to believe what she was hearing, Emil’s face went blank with shock, like a pigeon struck by a peashooter.

“Do you have any idea how much trouble your selfishness caused everyone? You’d say things like ‘I love you all’ and ‘I’ll help everyone,’ but the moment something didn’t go your way, you’d abandon your duties as a saint and treat the citizens with arrogance. You were completely unfit for the role.”

“T-That’s not true! Everyone loved me! That’s why they naturally cherished me! I wasn’t selfish, and I wasn’t a troublesome woman! There’s no way they liked Yuna-oneesama more than me!”

Even my airheaded, oblivious sister seemed to sense something was wrong—she was clearly shaken.