The Saintess Is Too Good at Lying - Chapter 108

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The Saint Is Such a Liar! Episode 108
“Who would have guessed that the ash-covered maid from Vireli Territory was a noble saint and a noblewoman? If I’d known, I’d have treated you better, no?”
“……Are you saying you’ll tell my brother that I worked as a maid for seven years?”
“No, that’s impossible. If I did, your brother would kill me.”
Vireli laughed with a nervous chuckle.
“We could become a mutually beneficial relationship. I’ll testify that you weren’t a demon worshipper or anything like that, and you can go around saying I was a kind foster parent. How’s that?”
“You absolutely cannot tell the truth. It’s not just the honor of the Cassini Family—your brother will surely blame himself. That you suffered for seven years because of him……”
“Ha, anyone listening would think I was terribly cruel. I did scold you for poor work, but after all, I fed and housed you for seven years, didn’t I?”
“It seems the young lady had nowhere else to go and worked as a maid in that house. Since she apparently had never done menial work before, it seems she suffered considerable mistreatment, and perhaps even……physical punishment.”
The maid’s voice trembled as she spoke, as if she might weep at any moment. Sergio’s expression hardened into ice.
Yes, he wouldn’t have taken in a parentless child and raised her with care. He’d been prepared for that much.
But when he heard that Lumiel had desperately pleaded with Vireli, her face twisted with fear, all other thoughts fell away, and an overwhelming urge to beat the man senseless washed over him.
‘……Hold back. Right now, getting Lumiel out of this predicament comes first.’
Punishment could come later. Sergio barely composed himself and turned back to face Vireli.
“Thank you for letting me see Lumiel, Duke. I’ve been very worried about how she was faring, but seeing her treated so well puts my mind at ease before I depart.”
Yet watching the man speak with such brazen confidence made Sergio’s fists tighten. In the end, he had to clench his teeth and let him go unharmed.

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“……So something like that happened.”
Someone who knew of Lumiel’s past had come to the Cassini Duke demanding payment in exchange for testimony……
‘The timing couldn’t be more perfect.’
He’d judged this the moment when Lumiel’s past would fetch the highest price. Clever.
“I haven’t yet heard that the Archbishop has met with Vireli.”
“He’ll need time to gather evidence too.”
“He must be deeply hurt.”
At my sudden change of subject, Sergio looked at me with a puzzled expression.
“Lumiel, I mean. If she worked as a maid for seven years, we can imagine how much she must have suffered.”
After all, this was a man who’d punched Lumiel’s hit-and-run criminal without hesitation.
As I looked at him with compassionate eyes, Sergio’s throat bobbed visibly. He let out a sigh.
“……Yes, she must have.”
“……”
“It’s all because of me. If only I’d been more careful back then……”
“Brother.”
I gently took his hand and offered comfort.
“It’s already in the past. Please don’t blame yourself so harshly.”
“……”
“What matters is now. After all, Lumiel has returned to Cassini.”
“……You’re right.”
Sergio mumbled bitterly in agreement, and I watched him quietly before speaking once more.
“From what you’ve said about Vireli, he doesn’t sound like a good man.”
“You mean Vireli himself?”
“Yes. The way he appeared precisely now shows more than ordinary calculation, and the way the noblewoman kept avoiding the subject……”
In fact, everything fit together so perfectly that something felt off.
If Vireli resolved Lumiel’s past, it would eliminate any remaining suspicion of her.
Moreover, if her unfortunate history became known, sympathy would follow. And in turn, the Temple would face condemnation.
Was all of this coincidence?
“I think I need to visit Vireli Territory.”
“You?”
“Hearing your account made me uneasy. Perhaps there’s something else he didn’t mention—something he and Lumiel agreed to keep hidden.”
A flicker of fear crossed Sergio’s eyes at that.
Perhaps he was thinking that Lumiel might have endured something far worse.
I patted his hand reassuringly.
“It may just be my anxiety. But there’s no harm in checking. If he’s a wicked man, we can’t let him profit unjustly.”
“You don’t need to go to such lengths……”
“Lengths? Brother, this is for family.”
I spoke with conviction.
“It’s for the Temple as well. It’s the most certain way to prove Lumiel’s innocence.”
“……You’re right.”
Sergio nodded.
“I’m grateful for your effort, Justitia.”
“There’s no need to thank me. It’s only natural for family…….”
“No.”
Sergio shook his head.
“It’s not natural. I know what Lumiel did to you.”
I was genuinely startled by those words.
“You still trust me?”
I asked, my voice thick with emotion, and Sergio nodded. I was so taken aback that I murmured aloud.
“I truly thought you’d believe I was lying this time.”
“We have to separate the two matters.”
Sergio spoke with a sigh.
“You were never one who could lie easily, but after seven years of such hardship, you’d have had no choice but to lie to survive.”
“Brother…….”
I marveled at Sergio finally beginning to show some judgment, and whispered the words in wonder.
“I don’t think Lumiel is a bad person, though.”
“……That’s right. That’s how it should be.”
“Does the Noblewoman resent me?”
Sergio’s expression grew awkward.
So she must have complained to my brother, asking why I’m acting this way.
I spoke with a melancholy expression.
“I hope everything gets resolved soon and our relationship goes back to the way it was.”
Now that I had become Justitia, it was a perfect lie that would never come true.

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“So that happened.”
I sought out Formoso and relayed what I’d heard from Sergio, and he nodded thoughtfully.
“But surely there’s no need for you to go in person? We could send another priest.”
“The intention would be far too obvious. If I go, I can at least frame it as charitable work.”
I shook my head as I spoke.
“And it would give me reason to stay at the Vireli Mansion.”
“There’s no need to go to such lengths…….”
“Staying at the mansion is the most reliable way to verify his claims. If the Cassini Noblewoman lived there for seven years, there must be servants who knew her.”
“Very well.”
Formoso nodded, releasing a soft sigh.
“You leave the Cathedral far too often. You’re making me quite lonely.”
I lost control of my expression for a moment at words I’d expect to hear between a married couple, and blurted out a response.
“You meet countless people every day, yet…….”
“Among that crowd, seeing you is my only joy. Didn’t you know?”
“I had no idea.”
I shook my head with a vacant look.
“You should find other joys. Once I’m married, I won’t return here again. How could I leave with a clear heart if you say such things?”
Formoso smiled tenderly at my words.
As if you haven’t been broadcasting your unrequited love loud and clear. I deliberately looked away and changed the subject.
“I’ll bring Cassandro for protection, so there’s no need to worry.”
“You’re taking only him again?”
Formoso’s expression shifted.
“That won’t do this time. Take the other knights instead.”

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