Surely a young woman in her early twenties, but a thin body and an impression like a frightened little girl.

From the sunlit, shining silver hair to the clear skyblue eyes, the pert nose, and the stubbornly pursed pink lips.

It was certain.

The biggest waste, trash, the worst character whose existence itself was a nuisance in

.

It was the appearance of Saintess Angelica.

[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon] [Wow, I’ve raised Angelica with so many potions, and she just dies at the end of Act 2. I knew she was fragile, but she was doomed from the start?] [Didn’t you know? She dies no matter what you do, so it’s best to leave her alone.] [If you leave her alone, she languishes, causing the entire party to be afflicted with a depression debuff, so how can you just leave her?] [Just barely keep her alive by feeding her potions and take her around ㅇㅇ her skills are so subpar, no need to raise her.]

I recalled a pitiful newbie’s post that I couldn’t resist commenting on even in the midst of my busyness.

That’s right.

Angelica was a nuisance character who would die anyway due to a timelimit setting, and even if you left her alone, she would fall sick and call a debuff effect to the entire party.

Since her abilities were also worthless, all the users hated her, but since she became a party member in the game’s story, they had no choice but to take her along.

‘……Why Angelica of all people? This is a real dog dream.’

If it were a dream of being a healthy character, I wouldn’t have to clutch my chest and sides and roll on the ground just from running.

I tried not to strain myself and walked with a limp.

Ordinarily, I should have played the role of a saintess and waited for the protagonist’s party to come to Keisi, but I had no intention of doing that.

‘Angelica just kept being used in Keisi.’
That method was not ordinarily cruel either.

The mines of Keisi were known for their abundance of rare minerals, but they were also filled with toxic gases.

In any other village, they would have used canaries, sensitive to toxic gases, to ensure the safety of the miners.

But in Keisi…

‘Angelic was used.’

There was only one reason.

Canaries were expensive, and Angelica was weak and prone to falling, but she didn’t die thanks to her meager divine power.

It’s nice to call her a saint, but in fact, she was less than an animal.

I twisted my lips.

I had never really thought about Angelica’s past.

For a gamer who moves from the protagonist’s perspective, she was nothing more than an annoying party member.

But even in a dream, being in her situation…

‘Really lived a miserable life. That’s why she clung desperately when the protagonist saved her.’

Even in a dream, I didn’t want to be in her situation.

I arrived at a structure that looked more like a crumbling ruin than a temple.

I was able to navigate Keisi without getting lost, as I knew where everything was since I had been there several times.

‘Let’s see… Altar, holy fire. There should be one more.’

I searched the temple thoroughly for something that was essential for Angelica.

‘I found it!’

A small rosary sparkled between the columns.

It was a sacred relic with a worthless power like Angelica, but it was better than nothing.

What happened in the mine was a mere coincidence.

To use a clergyman’s skill, such a relic was needed.

I hung the rosary on my wrist and took a deep breath.

“……Rox.”

The light flared brightly.

‘Easy, it’s easy.’

I smiled slightly.

I was done here.

I knew all too well that there was nothing here but moldy bread, faded cloaks, and musty quilts, except for the relic.

I was about to leave right away, but I hesitated for a moment.

‘…Just in case, I should take precautionary measures.’

It was when I had just taken the socalled ‘precautionary measures’ and was crawling out of the temple entrance, entangled with ivy.

A group of miners stood silently at the entrance, arms folded.

A miner with a union leader badge on his chest spoke up.

His voice was openly mocking.

“Where are you going, leaving your work behind, Holy Lady?”

“…….”

I gripped the rosary tightly.

Angelic’s ability was really worthless, so besides the basic clergy skills of igniting holy fire and blessing, she only had three usable skills when she first joined the party.

The lightbrightening ‘Rox,’ the tiny healing ‘Artine,’ and ‘Setun,’ which could put one person to sleep for a moment.

If the person who came looking for me was just one, I could have used ‘Setun,’ but…

‘I have to go with a frontal attack.’

I looked straight at the union leader. Startled by the unexpectedly cold look, he stiffened.

“What’s it to you?”

As my clear voice resonated, the union leader’s face twisted.

“What’s it… to me? Don’t we have a favor to you, taking care of you all this time?”

Righteous voices seeped out from various places.

“But you attack the village elders and run away here. I’m really disappointed, Holy Lady.”

Oh, you’re talking nonsense.

After using Angelica as a slave all this time.

“It’s rather fortunate. You don’t have to take care of me anymore.”

“What do you mean?”

I didn’t say much.

Since no excuse or explanation would get through to them, it seemed best to simply notify them of my decision.
“I’ll leave Keisi.”

For a brief moment, silence lingered.

And then…

“Ha, ahahahahaha!”

The union leader burst out laughing, as if he’d heard a truly amusing joke.