The Saintess Is Too Good at Lying - Chapter 81

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The Saint Is Such a Good Liar! Episode 081
“You’re awake!”
The moment my eyes opened, a bright voice greeted me from beside the bed.
I turned my head toward the familiar voice, and the Orphanage Director exhaled a sigh of relief while examining my condition.
“Are you alright? Is there anywhere that feels uncomfortable?”
“Yes… I’m fine.”
My voice still sounded childlike. As I sat up, the Orphanage Director spoke with concern in his tone.
“We found you collapsed inside the wardrobe and brought you here. But who are you? How did you know about this place?”
“Ah…”
I was at a loss for how to explain myself.
“I heard there was an orphanage here and came to visit.”
Cassandro appeared and answered on my behalf.
I stared at him with a blank expression, and Cassandro gently stroked my head before speaking.
“I’ll step out for a moment, Director. It seems the Saint left without informing me.”
“Ah, I see. The Saint is quite diligent, rising early like this.”
The Orphanage Director turned to me and asked in a kind voice.
“Would you like to stay here with us?”
I nodded and followed Cassandro as he left the Room. He heard my footsteps and turned around.
“I won our game of hide-and-seek. I was the one who found you in the wardrobe.”
“…”
“If you want to play more, now isn’t the time…”
“Cassandro.”
When I called him by his usual name, Cassandro’s expression became peculiar for a moment.
“Did I ever tell you my name?”
“You told me more than just your name. For example, that you like plain bread.”
“You…”
“But you pretended to enjoy the butter-laden bread I made for you, even though it tasted awful.”
“It didn’t taste bad.”
Cassandro furrowed his brow to correct me, then suddenly dropped to one knee before me.
I panicked and pulled him up.
“What are you doing? People will think it’s strange.”
“Forgive me. I was disrespectful to you, Saint…”
“It’s Justitia.”
“I apologize for that as well.”
Watching his head bow even deeper, I couldn’t help but laugh.
“That’s enough. Get up before someone sees us.”
Cassandro stood, though his expression remained flustered.
“What happened?”
“Let’s call it a miracle of the Barion Faith. Isn’t it said that nothing is impossible for the faithful?”
“I didn’t know such things were possible through holy power…”
You’ve never heard of it before. I don’t know. Let’s just say I’m the first, okay?
“I’ll stay like this for just one week, so don’t worry.”
Cassandro didn’t look entirely convinced, but he seemed to be accepting it anyway.
Then, as if he’d realized something belatedly, he furrowed his brow.
“Justitia, could it be….”
“Could it be what?”
“Are you thinking of getting kidnapped yourself instead of the children?”
“Why wouldn’t I?”
At my casual response, Cassandro’s expression grew even worse.
“That’s not acceptable. It’s far too dangerous.”
“So you want me to make the children do that dangerous job instead? A former saint?”
Cassandro’s expression became momentarily speechless. I pressed my advantage and persuaded him.
“You said yourself you didn’t like using the children as bait.”
“But you are a child right now, Justitia.”
“My mind is still an adult’s. It’s fine. Someone has to do it anyway.”
I smiled faintly and spoke to Cassandro.
“Here’s my plan. First, I’ll blend in naturally with the children here and go out to play. Then I’ll separate myself from them. That way, the criminals will naturally target only me….”
“Justitia.”
Cassandro cut off my words with a pained voice.
“I cannot accept this.”
“And you’ll protect the remaining children.”
I finished my sentence regardless. Cassandro stared at me with his eyes narrowed.
“There must be a better way.”
“This is the best way.”
“I came all this way to protect you, Justitia.”
“That’s exactly why I’m ordering you now. Protect the children instead of me.”
I spoke firmly.
“You can’t come with me. If someone as frightening as you is by my side, the criminals will never show themselves….”
[There is an alternative.]
[Holy Knight Cassandro can also become a child. The condition is a 5% gauge deduction.]
No, don’t solve the problem like this. And if another 5% is deducted here, the gauge consumption becomes too great!
This is clearly the system playing tricks. And yet….
“Still, I cannot accept this. Let us find another way. I cannot cooperate with this.”
Cassandro’s gaze was resolute.
He clearly won’t let me go alone. Should I ask, ‘If you become a child like me too, will you cooperate with getting kidnapped together?’
‘I might be treated as crazy.’
But there’s no better option here anyway.
“What if you also became a child like me? Then would you cooperate with getting kidnapped together?”
“What kind of nonsense are you….”
Cassandro, who had been furrowing his brow, looked at my appearance for a moment before asking.
“…Is that even possible?”
“If it is possible. There will be some bleeding, but.”
I mumbled the last part timidly, but Cassandro didn’t seem to hear it. He paused for a moment before speaking.
“It would certainly be better than sending Justitia alone.”
“You’re saying you’ll cooperate?”
“If that’s the only way.”
Then Cassandro thought for a moment before asking.
“Wouldn’t it be better if only I were kidnapped?”
“What? How did you reach that conclusion?”
“Isn’t one person being kidnapped better than two? And I can protect myself….”
“No, stop. Don’t waste the effort I went through to become a child with that nonsense.”
I should have said that before spending 5% of my gauge! Now that I’ve already transformed, it would be such a waste if I don’t move forward with this.
“I’m not someone without loyalty. And now that I think about it, there’s another reason why we both need to go.”
“What’s that?”
“The original plan was to move around with the orphanage children, but if we both become children, we don’t need to drag the kids into this situation.”
“I see.”
Cassandro nodded seriously.
“Then I would also like to become a child with you and be kidnapped, Justitia.”
The serious expression on his face made it seem oddly amusing. Though the situation itself was anything but amusing.
“How do I become a child?”
[Will you use 5% of your gauge to transform Holy Knight Cassandro into a child?]
Yes, use it, use it. I have to stay in this wretched world at least ten more days than planned.
[Successfully deducted.]
[Current gauge: 59.9%]
I stared helplessly at the despair of watching the first digit change to 5, when Cassandro called out to me carefully.
“Saint?”
“Go take a nap or something. When you open your eyes, you’ll be a child.”
I spoke weakly and waved my hand dismissively. Cassandro nodded despite his confusion and withdrew.
In the meantime, I received a tour of the orphanage from the Orphanage Director and told him what name to call me.
“Titi.”
Justitia would be the same as my adult name, which was inconvenient, and Jus was Alfonso’s exclusive nickname, so I didn’t prefer it.
“Titi, would you call the knight? It’s time for lunch.”
“Okay.”
By now, Cassandro should have transformed into a child as well. I thought for a moment before speaking.
“The, the knight said earlier that he wasn’t feeling well and wanted to eat in his room.”
“He did? You’ve become close to the knight awfully quickly.”
The Orphanage Director didn’t think much of it and handed me a tray with food.
“Then take this to the knight’s room and come back.”
I nodded and went to Cassandro’s room.
I set the tray on the floor and knocked on the door—tap, tap—but there was no response.
“May I come in?”
“….”
“Cassandro?”
When he still didn’t answer, fear suddenly gripped me. What was this? Had something gone wrong?
“Cassandro!”
Unable to bear the anxiety any longer, I flung the door open—and a shocking sight flooded my vision.

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