Thumping sound resounded as the carriage shook. The one riding inside Chloe Sereknight, was absent-mindedly gazing at the surrounding scenery. Just a moment ago, she was the fiancée of Prince Leddorio, the first prince of the Coloflare Kingdom.

The behavior she currently shows makes it seem as though the impudent and disgraceful attitude she had displayed when she was condemn at Sacred Church were all a farce. However, Chloe had always been bold and impudent, hence, her current manners make it seem as though she was possessed by something else.

"You must be tired, milady."

The one who anxiously greeted her was none other than her exclusive butler, Sheen Purpleton. Chloe who gave him a side glance, emitted a self-depreciating smile which puzzled him.

"I guess so. Too many things happened to day..., if only I knew that things would end up like this..., I would've prepared more for it. But well, since you're with me, I guess all is good. But Shin, are you really okay with this. Having to escort someone like me?"

"What is milady even asking? I will be wherever milady resides in.“

"That's fine and all, but no matter what you say now, you cannot possibly follow me up to the convent, do you?"

From this day onwards, Chloe's engagement with the first prince is annulled. She is also disowned by the Ducal House Sereknight, and sent to live her life at the convent. The carriage they were currently riding at is headed to that place for that purpose.

Chloe's pointless chattering as the carriage shook were reflected in huge mirror set against a wall.

Looking at it with grimace, or to some, expressionlessly, was her former fiancée and the one responsible for the annulment of their engagement, Leodorio Bertnand Calaflea. Beside him were Sei Bruno, his foster brother as well as the son of the minister to the left, Dy Nable, an apprentice knight who is also the son of a general, and lastly Darck Sereknight, the oldest son of the minister to the right and Chloe's older brother.

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They are currently in the middle of observing the ducal lady, whom they had banished away from the capital, by monitoring her through the magical brooch of Shin, whom betrayed his mistress and now acts as Leddorio's spy. The footage and the sound recorded by the magical item can be sent towards a reception brooch a considerable distance away and can be viewed real time through a mirror by using the brooch as a projector.

They are not entirely willingly monitoring the criminal whom they have just chased away. They are doing this solely to ease the anxiety of their beloved, Momo Palette, even just a little. If Chloe were to do any suspicious behaviors, Shin is ordered to immediately arrest her on the spot and with the irrefutable evidence, send her towards the gallows.

"You can't put up this strong façade for long, you damn false saint."

The sound of teeth grinding against each other resounded in the personal room of the first prince.

Once in several decades, the miasma within the territories of the Coloflare Kingdom thickens, giving birth to demonic beasts that places the kingdom under great risk. Subjugation forces are sent towards them in such times, but due to their incessant spawning, there is almost no end to them.

One day, as if she was a response to the existence of the demonic beasts, a lady appeared who had purified all of the miasma

The Holy Church designated the lady as the Saintess. From there on, a rule was set that if the miasma shows any signs of thickening again, the church is to find a Saintess, and if they failed, they must nurture one from scratch.

But not only has the church, even the royal family made a royal decree in regards to the matter of the Saintess. They had determined that the Saintess as the savior of the country, shall be sheltered by the royal family.

In actuality, the Saintess did become the queen in the end.

The generation of Leddorio and his entourage are right at the start of the miasma thickening, but even after searching the entire kingdom, they weren't able to find something that matches her characteristics. This prompt the holy church to nurture a saintess from scratch, which also led to the House Sereknight, to send their daughter, Chloe immediately for sacred teachings.

When she reached the age of 10, she was unofficially declared as the temporary saint, and at the same time became engaged to the crown prince.

However, Leddorio couldn't accept Chloe as the saintess, much less his future partner.

The reason for that is the latter's proud and vain personality. Chloe only ever thought of her fiancée as nothing but accessory to her name, and she has the disposition to never ever accept having her most prized accessory, who never loved her, be stolen by from her side.

The prince was about to reach his limits of putting up with the suffering of having to stand next to her as her fiancée. It was around that time when he met, Momo Palette, whom they found in the country side, and awakened her abilities to attend the academy as the true saintess.

She was an honest and bright lady who has the heart treat everyone with indiscriminate kindness. Her figure stole the eyes of the prince and before he knew it, he always thought of her every time he relaxed his mind. He doesn't even remember when he started to desire monopolizing her attention.

As he grew more repulsive towards Chloe whom intensified her harassment of Momo due to severe jealousy, his feelings for Momo just keep growing day by day.

Finally, in the middle of the trial of the Holy Church to determine the true saintess, he had her actions condemned in the middle of countless believers of faith.

When the countless evidence recorded by the magical brooch were presented, Chloe turned pale. She then clung towards the Prince Leddorio who shielded Momo Palette behind him.

"No, you're mistaken, highness! That woman was acting intimately with engaged gentlemen, which is why I..."

"Don't touch me! How presumptuous of someone like you to dare call yourself a saintess..., I will have to talk to father to have our engagement reconsidered."

"No way!"

Hanging her head low, Chloe's hand and knees fell to the ground. Leddorio only looked at her coldly while his arms wrapped around Momo's shoulders.

"I shall inform the House Sereknight of this matter. You best behave yourself until then..., well then, everyone, start the ceremony of Momo's formal recognition as the saintess immed-"

The holy church believers began have our engagement reconsidered."

"No way!"

Hanging her head low, Chloe's hand and knees fell to the ground. Leddorio only looked at her coldly while his arms wrapped around Momo's shoulders.

"I shall inform the House Sereknight of this matter. You best behave yourself until then..., well then, everyone, start the ceremony of Momo's formal recognition as the saintess immed——"

The holy church believers began leaving the banquet hall one after another. Not even a single one of them bothered to look at Chloe, who still remained prostrated on the ground.

After the designation of the Saintess had ended, Leddorio's entourage obtained permission to use the lounge of the Holy Church and met with Momo there. Although he'd rather be alone with Momo instead, they are not officially a couple yet. She is a lady that is indiscriminately kind to everyone else and in turn, everyone else also yearned for her as well, save for that woman of course.

"Momo, you'll have to fulfill your mission as the saintess from now on. It may be a tough endeavor, but worry not because we'll be here to help you."

"Y-Yes... thank you very much. I am grateful, your highness however.."

Momo averted her eyes from the prince. She looked somewhat troubled even though they had just gotten rid of the one who harassed her.

"What's the matter? What are you worried about?"

"It's about Lady Chloe. Is it really fine for me to be at ease from now on? After all, she... loved Benny so much that she harassed me."

Benny was a nickname derived from Leddorio's middle name, "Bertnand." It was the prince himself who asked her to call him that way as a proof of their friendship. Although Chloe also tried to call him that way, he ignored all her attempts.

Leddorio's face cramped in disgust to Momo's words.

"It doesn't matter however she feels. No matter what anyone one says, the only one I will ever love is you, Momo."

"B-But..."

"I-I love Momo as well! No matter what filthy means that wench pulls, I'll be here to protect you!"

Leddorio held the hands of Momo attempting to court her but Dy interjects. Although the prince was fond of his muscle brain friend, he will not yield an inch when it comes to love.

"At any rate, once she is disowned by the House Sereknight, she wouldn't be able to do anything anymore. Darth is supposed to tell us the particulars but..."

Sei only shakes his head in response to the gaze of the prince. Although they are rivals in many things as both sons of the minister to the left and minister to the right, his only two commonalities with Darck were their love for Momo and hatred for Chloe. Everyone in this room are not only rivals in love for Momo, but also those who wants to protect her safety.

Before long, Chloe's brother, Darck arrives at the lounge.

"It has been determined that Chloe will be sent to the convent. The place is in our territories, an institution that has the favor of the duke."

"What a shallow punishment...., so she is not disowned? Isn't that just pulling her out of public?"

"They could've just sent her to the Nansonia region instead."

"That hard to reach and inconvenient region huh, that would prevent her from returning to the capital with the mountain range barring her. That could be enough atonement for that woman. She is not the kind to reflect on her actions after all."

"T-That's no good!"

As the group were discussing additional punishment, Chloe turned pale and interjects into the conversations

"The more you push her to such extreme circumstances, the more she will resent me in return. Your highness should not underestimate the grudge of a woman."

I should know, after all I've been on the receiving end of her harassment, or so the personal experience seems to leak from her words. Although the prince feels like that this kind of punishment alone wouldn't be enough to restrain Chloe, if Momo asserts this much then there's something that needs to be done about it.

"If that's the case, let's put her under monitoring. If Chloe dares to create any disturbance we'll dispose her immediately. That responsibility.... falls to you Shin."

Shin who had been observing everything while leaning against the wall swallows his breathe upon the nomination

He who was previously Chloe's exclusive butler, had also been touched by Momo's kindness, resulting to his secret betrayal of the lady. Because he ended up betraying his mistress and assisted in gathering evidence against her ultimately, one can easily imagine what kind of treatment he receives.

"I will put pressure to the Duke so that he'll change the destination to a convent in Nansonia instead. If he tries to go against it, I'll send him there together with his daughter. So Shin, you are to volunteer as her guard, and keep using that brooch to show us her circumstances."

"Very well, my lord."

He thought he had finally gotten away from Chloe's rule, only to be pulled away from Momo's side and back to following his mistress' whims again. Although that's rather bad on its own, if things go well, he'll be given the chance to settle his vengeance personally.

Furthermore, Shin wondered just what kind of face that woman will make if her longest most trusted tool were to betray her. Still, that would have to wait until Chloe actually show signs of plotting revenge.