“Eh! Amalda-sama, did you meet with the fiancé of the incompetent god saintess just for her sake!?”
“How kind! But isn’t that girl the little sister of the Duchess that Amalda-sama talked about!?”
“Even the Duchess suddenly ignored Amalda-sama, even though she is her best friend, and she also bullied you, right? And yet, you can do that without batting an eye for the sake of that person’s younger sister!?”
They were in the dining hall of the Shrine.
There was a cafeteria dedicated to high-ranking saintesses, and Amalda Ridge was currently shaking her head inside it.
Her hand holding the teacup stopped, then she looked around with a troubled expression at the other saintesses who surrounded her. .
“I didn’t really do something praiseworthy. It’s just that, it’s related to me, so I thought I should have explained it.”
“That’s so great of you! You’re already busy as the Saintess of the Supreme God, but you still allotted some time to help other people!”
“Even if you say ‘other people’, she is still my best friend. Besides, the Count of Kuradeel is also taking care of me. It’s nothing much.”
When she told them that it was only natural, cries of admiration rose from her surroundings.
She was a bit embarrassed, but the memory of the other day when she met Eleanor’s fiancé floated to her mind.
Eleanor’s fiancé was Eric Cervan, the count’s son.
He was not a flashy guy, but his features were pleasant, and he even politely welcomed Amalda into his mansion despite her abrupt visit.
Even more so when he knew that she was Eleanor’s best friend.
He was still friendly even though he encountered the Supreme God’s Saintess, so Amalda was a bit happy.
‘He’s such a sincere person. Not introducing him to me, how terrible of you, Nor-chan.’
Amalda knew she had a fiancé, but Eleanor never introduced him to her even till now.
Rather than that, she even told him that ‘I was forced by the Saintess’, causing a bit of misunderstanding between them.
‘But I explained properly, so he already understands.’
Eleanor wished it herself — that’s the only part she lied about, but it was an order from the Shrine, so it couldn’t be helped.
Amalda didn’t want to lie, too.
Besides, the other things were all truths.
Eleanor desperately wanting to become a saintess, agreeing to become the incompetent god’s saintess, becoming Amalda’s proxy —
Everything except that lie was told with as much sincerity she could muster.
<b>‘The situation is very clear to me now. Thank you very much, Saintess Amalda-sama.’</b>
He told her just as she was leaving the mansion. Amalda shook her head back then.
<b>‘Please do not treat me as a Saintess, Eric-sama. I came here as Nor-chan’s best friend, as simple as that. Please treat me like Nor-chan — just like any other normal girl.’</b>
<b>‘…No, I cannot treat you the way I treat Eleanor — Nor. That person is totally different from you. Shameless, naggy…you’re nothing of the sort…. I never treated Nor as a girl in the first place.’</b>
<b>‘Oh my! I cannot let Nor-chan hear that. I will keep this as a secret between Eric-sama and I, alright.’</b>
<b>‘……………….Yeah.’</b>
Amalda recalled how Eric smiled at her before she left.
He must have smiled so gently because he was able to open up his heart.
‘He told me to write to him even after I returned to the Shrine. Really, he’s such a great person.’
‘I should write to him soon’ — Amalda’s head was filled with these thoughts as she reached out to her teacup.
The fragrant black tea was brewed with only the finest tea leaves, fit for the saintesses of the deities.
“Amalda-sama is such a kind person, and yet the Duchess hated her — there must be something wrong with her personality.”
The other saintesses kept on yammering beside Amalda as she sipped her tea.
She was sitting in the center, while the other saintesses were chatting as they ate the delicate sweets made from the highest quality of sugar.
“Maybe because she is too kind? Because she had the worst personality, she couldn’t stand the pure-hearted Amalda-sama.”
“Yes, that’s true. She probably can’t stand her own ugliness. The people around the Duchess probably noticed her maliciousness already —”
“Ah! That’s it! If Amalda-sama is there, the Duke would probably choose her over the Duchess, right? That’s why the Duchess is so scared of Amalda-sama.”
“No, no, maybe the Duke is already captivated by Amalda-sama!? They already met once, right!?”
All the saintesses trained their gazes to Amalda.
Under their expectant gazes, she unwittingly brought her hands to her mouth.
“No way! We already met, but the Duchess — Marion-chan was also with us.”
After saying that, Amalda then softly whispered.
“But —”
Now that they said that, certainly —
“…The Duke was really caring about me. Even if Marion-chan was beside us, he kept on talking to me, and he was smiling all the while, as if he’s having fun….”
“That’s it! He really fell in love with her!”
“Amalda-sama, maybe you were supposed to be the true Duchess!”
“But the Duchess forcefully kept Amalda-sama away…Whoa… The Duke’s really pitiful.”
The other saintesses were in an uproar, but Amalda just stared at them without trying to stop them.
She thought she was being hated even though she did nothing, but —
‘Yes, Duke-sama. In reality you were… towards me…’
This is troubling. Amalda muttered without anyone hearing.
‘That shouldn’t have happened.’
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T/N: Title should be ※ Deluded, Poisonous Homewrecker, cough, Saintess’ POV. 😛
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Now I’m wondering whether Amalda’s exuding brainwashing magic unconsciously.
Now, how will our dear Eleanor react to all of this? :3
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