After the "Coming of Age Ceremony," I spent three days locked in my room.
The truth is, I was overwhelmed by too much information, felt drained, and was just spacing out.
However, it turned out to be quite useful for avoiding my brother.
Aldio, being a genius, was determined to find out about my familiar contract with the black dragon.
If I talked to my brother, who would relentlessly corner me with logic, I could only see a future where I confessed everything.
So, I decided to lock myself in my room, and what do you know?
The noble knight known as the "Knight of Ice" would not enter a woman's room without reason, even if it was his sister's.
Ha ha, wonderful! Just as expected of the noble "Knight of Ice"!!
This morning, Father, my brothers, and my sister were all returning to the knight's order, so I finally managed to leave my room to see them off and came to the back of the mansion.
After spending three days locked in my room, my head felt clear.
I had also managed to recall the main parts of my memories.
First, it has been about 300 years since I lived as the Great Saint.
And in this life, I was born in the same country as in my previous life.
It is said that the blood of the legendary me is inherited by the current royal family, but that is a lie. After all, I died without ever falling in love, let alone getting married. Ah, thinking about it, I feel depressed remembering my gray past……
In my previous life, everyone had magic power and was either a "user of offensive magic" or a "user of healing magic." The ratio was 1:9, with healing magic users being overwhelmingly more common.
However, the incantation for offensive magic is completely different, and using healing magic requires a vast amount of magic power. An average magic user would run out of magic power after using healing magic just once.
Therefore, in my previous life, everyone had a contract with a spirit.
By contracting, one could use the magic elements in the air as energy, allowing the use of healing magic with a ratio of 90% magic elements and 10% magic power.
This is just a guess, but I think that for some reason, the contracts with spirits were lost over these 300 years.
Those who have a contract with a spirit have a contract mark on the back of their hand, but I have never heard of the current saint having such a mark.
…So, where does the current saint's power come from?
I think the answer is "the descendants of those who had a contract with a spirit."
Spirits are very considerate and grant the power of the contract to the children, grandchildren, and so on of the contract holder.
However, this power gradually weakens, so in my previous life, people did not rely on the power inherited through blood but instead each formed a direct contract with a spirit.
The exact timing is unclear, but if, for example, the contracts with spirits were lost 100 years ago, then the current saint's power would be the weakened power inherited from a contract formed 100 years ago, passed down to a great-grandchild or great-great-grandchild.
In other words, it is an extremely weak power, relying on a contract from three or four generations ago.
Originally, unless the ancestor had a contract with an exceptionally strong spirit, the power would have disappeared and not been passed down.
"Thinking about it, it makes sense why there are so few saints in this life……"
Those who managed to inherit the power of the spirit contract and, by chance, have a talent for healing magic are recognized as "saints" in this life.
And since almost no one can use healing magic in this life, even a weak power is welcomed. Yes, it makes sense why saints are revered.
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……I.
If it were to be revealed that I am a "saint," the monster that killed me in my previous life would come looking for me…… right?
I was told as much at the moment of my death in my previous life.
…………………….
……Yeah, I would definitely die.
My sword skills are not strong enough to repel the right arm of the Demon King alone.
My three brothers in my previous life were despicably cruel but incredibly strong.
Originally, saints specialize in healing and function well when combined with attackers.
Going in alone would definitely result in a futile death.
"……Alright, I've decided! I'll seal the power of the 'saint' until I have about three swordsmen at the level of my previous brothers as companions!!"
I felt refreshed and looked up at the sky.
If the power of the saint can be useful, I want to be of help.
"So……"
I drew my sword and crouched down.
I closed my eyes and confirmed the magic power flowing through my body.
This is why I came to the back of the mansion in the first place.
Swinging my sword horizontally, a tree about 10 years old was cleanly cut in half.
"Wow, amazing!"
I cheered at a movement I could never have done before.
……Good, good, it feels great.
At this rate, I might be able to use the power of the saint from my previous life quite well.
The power will be weaker, and the number of times I can use it will decrease.
If I use healing magic with only magic power, the monster that killed me in my previous life should not be able to find me.
In this life, those who can use healing magic are called saints, but in my previous life, those who had a contract with a spirit were called saints, and the monster would search for saints based on the residue of the spirit.
If I don't use the power of the spirit, there will be no residue of the spirit, and the magic elements in the air will not be disturbed. There is no way I would be noticed.
"……I understand why I have been abnormally fixated on becoming a knight all along. Deep down, I remembered that becoming a saint would mean being killed, so I tried my best to become anything but a saint."
There are three months until the knight's order entrance exam.
I will test the power of the saint one by one and confirm what I can do.